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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
76
Ranking in other categories
Open Source Databases (5th), Managed NoSQL Databases (7th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of November 2024, in the NoSQL Databases category, the mindshare of Couchbase is 12.6%, up from 11.2% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of MongoDB is 23.6%, down from 27.7% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
NoSQL Databases
 

Featured Reviews

AsdasdAsdasd28 - 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

"The main advantages were associated with it being a no SQL database. It helped us send out metrics or rewards to multiple players in our game at a very low latency."
"The most valuable feature of Couchbase is document indexing. It is better than MongoDB. Additionally, the solution is easy to use."
"It can scale horizontally, and we are looking to expand our capacity."
"I have found the views to be very valuable."
"Sync Gateway is a great feature that supports the mobile application."
"It is pretty stable."
"The product's initial setup phase is easy."
"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."
"MongoDB's best features are scalability, document management, and data security."
"The aggregation framework is very powerful when elaborating on data."
"It facilitates the generation of heatmaps for graphical data analysis."
"The installation is very easy to do and understand."
"The solution does not hold data in tabular format like SQL does but rather clusters data so that it can link on a large scale."
"I find the integration with other tools very easy."
"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."
"The most valuable feature of MongoDB is the ease of connections, aggregation, and queries."
 

Cons

"Couchbase could improve the design of the UI because it should be optimized for viewing statistics or a similar feature."
"Although it worked pretty well, in some scenarios, we noticed issues where the replications and the sharding were not happening correctly."
"We would like to have a better management of Kubernetes with the free, open source version of Couchbase. We don't have any major complaints other than that."
"The platform's grouping features need improvement."
"The scripting language for this solution could be improved. A big selling point is that they're like SQL server but there is still quite a lot of missing functionality."
"One thing that could improved upon is the level of concurrency. The documentation for this solution could also be improved."
"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."
"The performance could be quicker and better, especially in the querying process."
"We find it difficult to incorporate MongoDB in some projects."
"The on-premises version of the solution is still pretty expensive, especially compared to the cloud version."
"The solution can be a bit tough to set up if you don't have knowledge about how the database works."
"I suppose it could be a little more secure."
"MongoDB should improve its data loading part."
"There are some problems with bugs appearing in sharding when the data is too high."
"It has certain limitations when it comes to handling hierarchical data, enforcing relationships, and performing complex joins, which should be taken into account when designing databases for applications with intricate data requirements."
"Lacks sufficient scalability and elasticity."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"I wouldn't say Couchbase offers good value for money."
"I would rate this solution a nine out of ten for pricing as it is affordable."
"The licensing cost of Couchbase is quite expensive compared to other databases."
"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."
"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 price of this solution is better than some of the other competitors."
"The pricing is favorable if you opt to install MongoDB on an Amazon EC2 instance as you won't have to pay for the extra Atlas services and can instead manage the scaling yourself. This allows for a cost-effective solution and using MongoDB on a small scale, I have been able to utilize it for free."
"MongoDB has a free version. You can also buy the enterprise edition, which is cheaper than Oracle."
"I only used the open-source version."
"Our customers pay for yearly licenses for MongoDB."
"I don't know, but I have heard from people who procure it that it is much cheaper than Oracle."
"MongoDB is not expensive."
"We are using the Community Edition of MongoDB."
"This is an open-source solution."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
23%
Computer Software Company
14%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Retailer
6%
Financial Services Firm
17%
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?
The free tools, like MongoDB Compass, could be enhanced. This is especially relevant for the IDEs or similar tools.
 

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