G2

James R.

CTO and Co-Founder

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

1/26/2018

"Quality scalable and easy-to-use database"

4/5

What do you like best about RethinkDB?

ReQL, RethinkDB's query language is one of my absolute favourite things it offers. As someone who isn't very fond of generic SQL databases, ReQL feels just like programming, and I don't have to shift mind-sets to think about another language. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about RethinkDB?

Unfortunately, RethinkDB is no longer actively developed, and was the company behind RethinkDB officially shut down in October 2016. The project has since joined The Linux Foundation and has seen one update in mid-2017, but the future for RethinkDB isn't looking too positive currently. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering RethinkDB:

RethinkDB is a great database engine, but be wary of the fact that its release cycle has slowed down drastically since moving to The Linux Foundation. We're hoping that this improves in 2018, but are starting to discuss internally about its viability in the next few years. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is RethinkDB solving and how is that benefiting you?

RethinkDB's powers all of our database needs in our business. From managing customer game servers, to running our entire OAuth 2.0 API, RethinkDB is behind it all. Its real-time queries have been a godsend for managing real-time data with game servers and other aspects of our API. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.