rethinkdb/rethinkdb
The open-source database for the realtime web. observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
56/100
- Activity 74
- Release rhythm 8
- Longevity 100
Flags: no_license
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-02. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 5055
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 158
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
26994 stars · 1849 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
RethinkDB is an open-source, distributed NoSQL database that stores schemaless JSON documents and pushes updated query results to applications in realtime via changefeeds instead of requiring polling. It supports sharding, replication, automatic failover, joins, geospatial queries, and client drivers for many languages.
Use cases
- build realtime collaborative apps like Google Docs or Trello clones
- stream database changes to clients without polling
- build multiplayer game backends with low-latency state sync
- create realtime dashboards and streaming analytics
- store and query JSON documents in a scalable distributed database
- build IoT infrastructures streaming data between connected devices
- run geospatial queries for location-aware apps
When to choose
- your app needs continuous push of updated query results to clients
- you want a self-hosted NoSQL JSON document store with changefeeds
- you need easy sharding, replication, and automatic failover
- you build collaborative or realtime web/mobile applications
When to avoid
- you need heavy write throughput or strict ACID transactions across entities
- you want a database with a large, actively growing ecosystem
- you need SQL or wide relational modeling support
- your project depends on cutting-edge features and frequent releases
Facets
application · maturity maintenance
database streaming search-engine databases web-development backend windows cross-platform self-hosted nosql json-database changefeeds distributed-database reql realtime-push document-store real-time linux macos docker
10 sources
- readme: https://github.com/rethinkdb/rethinkdb · fetched 2026-08-28 · d4856afa85d0
- homepage: https://rethinkdb.com · fetched 2026-08-29 · 9c9533fda561
- site_page: https://rethinkdb.com/docs · fetched 2026-08-29 · e34fb6ad8bb0
- site_page: https://rethinkdb.com/install · fetched 2026-08-29 · 44136fa355b3
- site_page: https://rethinkdb.com/docs/install-drivers · fetched 2026-08-29 · 5bdb0a432d17
- site_page: https://rethinkdb.com/docs/architecture · fetched 2026-08-29 · dc962de3d861
- site_page: https://rethinkdb.com/docs/table-joins · fetched 2026-08-29 · 6b1e0d4f4281
- site_page: https://rethinkdb.com/docs/geo-support · fetched 2026-08-29 · 44136fa355b3
- site_page: https://rethinkdb.com/docs/storing-binary · fetched 2026-08-29 · 44136fa355b3
- site_page: https://rethinkdb.com/faq · fetched 2026-08-29 · b1fef31f7993
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| rethinkdb/rethinkdb | main | 56 |
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