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Couchbase vs MongoDB comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Oct 8, 2024
 

Categories and Ranking

Couchbase
Ranking in NoSQL Databases
4th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.4
Number of Reviews
13
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
MongoDB
Ranking in NoSQL Databases
1st
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.9
Number of Reviews
78
Ranking in other categories
Open Source Databases (5th), Managed NoSQL Databases (8th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of December 2024, in the NoSQL Databases category, the mindshare of Couchbase is 12.5%, up from 11.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of MongoDB is 23.3%, down from 27.2% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
NoSQL Databases
 

Featured Reviews

Ravi_Singh  - PeerSpot reviewer
Supports multiple data models and offers AI capabilities
With some of the operations, we used to face some challenges with scalability. Although it worked pretty well, in some scenarios, we noticed issues where the replications and the sharding were not happening correctly. In recent versions, we also faced some issues in terms of enabling advanced operations like FTS and vectors. Although it works pretty well, in some places, we do face challenges, especially on a heavy scale. I think all issues are being addressed in the latest version of Couchbase. The resources are not that good for Couchbase. The tool's documentation is pretty extensive, but if you go for any kind of courses or tutorials, there are very limited resources available. It also becomes a little bit challenging for new people to get onboard into it. MongoDB and other such open-source database tools perform really well as they're really widely adopted, and they have resources available to get you onboarded pretty quickly. I think that we do face some challenges with Couchbase, but luckily, we have the tool's enterprise version solution, so we get all the support from the product team.
Hamidul Islam - PeerSpot reviewer
Lightweight with good flexibility and very fast performance for searching data
I used the solution in the production level to search data and create education-based tutorials for a project. We had 30 managers, senior architects, tech leads, and software engineers working on the project.  Currently, I use the solution for my personal work.  The solution has good flexibility…

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"I can input any kind of document into the solution and it is integrated using a dynamic API. This has been the most valuable aspect of using this solution."
"The product's initial setup phase is easy."
"The most valuable feature of Couchbase is document indexing. It is better than MongoDB. Additionally, the solution is easy to use."
"It is highly available for support and does not impact our operations significantly during failures."
"The valuable features of Couchbase are the many documents and index types, and they made a lot of features available enabling us to use it as a complete solution for our needs."
"It can scale horizontally, and we are looking to expand our capacity."
"The most valuable features are the ease of application and the merging of data."
"Couchbase has not given any performance problems as of now."
"The most valuable features of MongoDB are the variety of translations available and the ability to deploy it on the cloud is useful. The cloud users can access the data, work on the data, and if they want to import or manipulate some data they can."
"We find the query and speed very valuable."
"We've found the product to be scalable."
"It is very easy to create a MongoDB cluster. You can deploy three nodes in one hour. You can do small configurations to enable routing. It is easy to implement."
"MongoDB's approach to handling data in documents rather than traditional tables has been particularly beneficial."
"In our case, it is most important to have redundancy."
"The most valuable feature is the geometric information done with GeoJSON."
"The solution is user-friendly with a good object retrieval feature."
 

Cons

"The performance could be quicker and better, especially in the querying process."
"There are some limitations to the database. The SQL database cannot handle real-time processing for critical IoT scenarios. What we have to do is store our data into the database then code it out, this wastes a lot of time."
"It is very difficult to load the backup of the older version to the newer version."
"One thing that could improved upon is the level of concurrency. The documentation for this solution could also be improved."
"I have tried multiple libraries in a demo they provide and it works fine, but when it merges with libraries, it creates a problem."
"Couchbase could improve the design of the UI because it should be optimized for viewing statistics or a similar feature."
"The main problem has been with integration with the services."
"Needs some capacity planning to deal with too much memory, CPUs and displays."
"Sometimes, the tool goes down temporarily. There are some stability issues in the product."
"Some of the solution's transaction capabilities can be improved."
"The user interface is not as friendly as Oracle, which is something that can be improved."
"I think it would be good to have more search options such as an index resource. This will provide more options and resources to do advance searches."
"They could improve the UI and the analytics part."
"It isn't easy to recognize entities with MongoDB."
"At the start, connecting to the database via Compass or through a direct ID was a challenge."
"The solution should more easily integrate with custom code."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The price of this solution is better than some of the other competitors."
"I would rate this solution a nine out of ten for pricing as it is affordable."
"It seems very reasonable. It's a lot cheaper than Redis, but we've got an enterprise license. So, it's about normal. It's not outrageous in price as far as we've seen. From Couchbase, there's no additional fee as far as I'm aware, but when you're integrating, there's an additional fee because a lot of times, they don't have an integration stack."
"The licensing cost of Couchbase is quite expensive compared to other databases."
"I wouldn't say Couchbase offers good value for money."
"We estimate that it's not very expensive, however, the pricing that you can get from the account managers, e.g. the public pricing, could be a bit expensive."
"MongoDB's pricing is reasonable."
"We are using the Community Edition of MongoDB."
"It's a community edition, so we do not pay anything."
"We use the open-source version, which is available to use free of charge."
"MongoDB's pricing is not reasonable, but it is not as expensive as the others."
"I don't know, but I have heard from people who procure it that it is much cheaper than Oracle."
"This is an open-source solution."
"The solution is open source so is free."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
23%
Computer Software Company
14%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Retailer
7%
Financial Services Firm
18%
Computer Software Company
14%
Manufacturing Company
7%
University
6%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Couchbase?
The whole stack is valuable, but the portion of the stack that we're finding really handy is the analytics engine because that allows us to take and pre-build views.
What needs improvement with Couchbase?
With some of the operations, we used to face some challenges with scalability. Although it worked pretty well, in some scenarios, we noticed issues where the replications and the sharding were not ...
What is your primary use case for Couchbase?
In my company, we use the enterprise version of Couchbase, and it is used across the organization for its database operations. We do only use the NoSQL database, not Couchbase Capella. The tool is ...
What do you like most about MongoDB?
MongoDB's approach to handling data in documents rather than traditional tables has been particularly beneficial.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for MongoDB?
MongoDB is free of charge. that said, there is also a paid version. We use both free and paid versions.
What needs improvement with MongoDB?
If something is wrong on the cluster, then you need to contact the support team. The stability could be better.
 

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