Fauna
Ragic
| Feature | Fauna | Ragic |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free / from $0.01/mo | Free / from $25/mo |
| Free Plan | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| Rating | 4.1 / 5 | 4 / 5 |
| Best For | serverless-developers, jamstack-apps, globally-distributed-apps, startups | business-analysts, operations-teams, manufacturing, administrative-teams |
| Founded | 2012 | 2008 |
| Acid Transactions | ✓ | ✗ |
| Document Relational | ✓ | ✗ |
| Graphql Native | ✓ | ✗ |
| Global Distribution | ✓ | ✗ |
| Event Streaming | ✓ | ✗ |
| Multi Tenancy | ✓ | ✗ |
| Temporality | ✓ | ✗ |
| Form Builder | ✗ | ✓ |
| Workflow Approval | ✗ | ✓ |
| Subtables | ✗ | ✓ |
| Reports | ✗ | ✓ |
| Api Access | ✗ | ✓ |
| Role Based Access | ✗ | ✓ |
✓ Fauna Pros
- Globally distributed with strong consistency
- Combines document and relational models
- Native GraphQL and FQL query support
- Serverless with no infrastructure to manage
✗ Fauna Cons
- Proprietary query language (FQL) has learning curve
- Can be expensive at high read/write volumes
- Smaller community compared to MongoDB or PostgreSQL
✓ Ragic Pros
- Intuitive spreadsheet-to-app conversion
- Strong form and workflow features
- On-premise deployment available
- Good for structured business data
✗ Ragic Cons
- Dated visual design
- Limited collaboration features
- Steeper pricing for larger teams
The Verdict
Fauna is built for serverless developers and jamstack apps, with a focus on acid-transactions and document-relational. Ragic targets business analysts and operations teams and leads with form-builder and workflow-approval.
On pricing, Fauna is the clear winner for budget-conscious users — starting at $0.01/mo compared to $25/mo for Ragic. That $24.99/mo difference adds up quickly for growing teams.
Both offer free plans, so you can test each with your real workflow before committing to a subscription.
Feature-wise, Fauna offers broader built-in capabilities (7 features vs 6), while Ragic takes a more focused approach — which can mean a simpler, faster onboarding experience.
This is a genuinely close comparison. If you can, sign up for both free trials (where available) and run a one-week test with your actual team tasks before deciding.