RethinkDB vs TinyDB
RethinkDB
rethinkdb.comTinyDB
tinydb.readthedocs.ioSide by side
| Figure | RethinkDB | TinyDB |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | — |
| Free plan | Yes | — |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | Yes | — |
| Web | Yes | — |
| Windows | Yes | — |
| macOS | Yes | — |
| Linux | Yes | Yes |
| API | Yes | — |
| Self-hosted | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 1 | 0 |
| Spec score · Document Databases | 8.3 (#8) | 6.6 (#22) |
| Extensibility | Developers can implement drivers using the documented ReQL wire protocol and ql2.proto definitions. | Users can add custom storage implementations and middleware. |
| License | The Linux Foundation licenses RethinkDB under the permissive Apache License 2.0. | The project metadata identifies the license as MIT. |
| Limitations | The FAQ says RethinkDB is not a good fit when full ACID support or strong schema enforcement is required, and notes that multi-document updates are not atomic. | The documentation advises against TinyDB when an application needs multi-process or multi-thread access, table indexes, an HTTP server, relationships, ACID guarantees, or high performance. |
| Security | The documentation describes TLS encryption for server, client, and web UI connections, and recommends setting a password for the admin account, which has no password by default. | The security policy asks vulnerability reporters to use GitHub’s private vulnerability reporting feature and says it aims to respond within seven days. |
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TinyDB
TinyDB has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.