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At a Glance
Couchbase
Couchbase
Star Rating
(145)4.3 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (40.1% of reviews)
Information
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
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MongoDB
MongoDB
Star Rating
(533)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (37.4% of reviews)
Information
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about MongoDB
AI Generated Summary
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  • Users report that Couchbase excels in its integrated cache feature, which enhances performance significantly, while MongoDB's query optimization is noted for its efficiency, making it a strong contender for complex queries.
  • Reviewers mention that Couchbase's auto-sharding capability is robust, allowing for seamless scaling, whereas MongoDB also offers auto-sharding but users feel Couchbase's implementation is more user-friendly.
  • G2 users highlight that MongoDB's role-based authorization and authentication features are more advanced, providing a higher level of security, which is crucial for enterprise-level applications.
  • Users on G2 report that Couchbase's built-in search functionality is a standout feature, making it easier to retrieve data quickly, while MongoDB's search capabilities are considered adequate but not as powerful.
  • Reviewers say that Couchbase's ease of setup is slightly lower than MongoDB's, with some users finding MongoDB's initial configuration more straightforward, which can be a deciding factor for smaller teams.
  • Users mention that while both products offer good support, MongoDB's quality of support is rated higher, with users appreciating the responsiveness and helpfulness of the support team compared to Couchbase.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Couchbase
No pricing available
MongoDB
No pricing available
Free Trial
Couchbase
Free Trial is available
MongoDB
No trial information available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.4
123
8.8
413
Ease of Use
8.4
124
8.6
414
Ease of Setup
7.9
76
8.4
186
Ease of Admin
8.2
61
8.1
175
Quality of Support
8.2
108
8.5
358
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.3
55
8.5
155
Product Direction (% positive)
8.6
116
9.1
395
Features by Category
8.2
33
Not enough data
Data Management
8.4
29
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Verified
Not enough data
8.1
29
|
Verified
Not enough data
Availability
8.3
30
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
29
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
27
|
Verified
Not enough data
Performance
8.0
25
Not enough data
Security
8.0
26
Not enough data
8.3
24
Not enough data
8.1
26
Not enough data
8.1
24
|
Verified
Not enough data
Support
8.4
29
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
28
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
48
8.6
97
Data Management
8.8
44
8.7
85
8.6
45
8.9
86
8.7
44
8.4
79
8.2
41
8.4
77
Availability
8.5
40
8.1
72
8.0
40
8.3
76
8.5
37
8.7
76
Performance
8.8
40
8.6
80
Security
8.6
40
8.4
78
8.7
39
8.7
82
8.3
38
8.5
77
8.5
35
8.6
75
Support
8.6
39
8.5
76
8.6
40
8.8
78
7.9
34
7.9
64
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - AWS Marketplace
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Database Features
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Couchbase
Couchbase
MongoDB
MongoDB
Couchbase and MongoDB are categorized as Document Databases
Unique Categories
Couchbase
Couchbase is categorized as Key Value Databases
MongoDB
MongoDB is categorized as AWS Marketplace
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Couchbase
Couchbase
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
40.1%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
27.7%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
32.1%
MongoDB
MongoDB
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
37.4%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
25.2%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
37.4%
Reviewers' Industry
Couchbase
Couchbase
Computer Software
22.6%
Information Technology and Services
16.8%
Telecommunications
6.6%
Retail
5.1%
Computer Games
4.4%
Other
44.5%
MongoDB
MongoDB
Computer Software
22.8%
Information Technology and Services
20.8%
Internet
5.2%
Financial Services
4.0%
Education Management
3.0%
Other
44.2%
Most Helpful Reviews
Couchbase
Couchbase
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Joseph O.
JO
Joseph O.
Verified User in Computer Software

The Python API is pretty good for data access and view deployment. It took me a little while to figure out how to do what I wanted because there weren't a lot of examples out there on how to do what I wanted, but once I figured it out it was pretty good. ...

Most Helpful Critical Review
Verified User
G
Verified User in Computer Games

The N1Ql queries is something useless, in my opinion. They are very slow! I've used couchbase in a very big project with many concurrent requests and I noticed that at some point when you make lots of requests with n1ql, the couchbase server restarts, even...

MongoDB
MongoDB
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Eddy W.
EW
Eddy W.
Verified User in Leisure, Travel & Tourism

- Ease of use - Easy to become productive - Easy indexing - Easy to install - Query language - Easy to scale - I was able to implement a polyglot solution combining MongoDB and Neo4j, a graphdb. The architecture has not fundamentally changed since...

Most Helpful Critical Review
Luisa S.
LS
Luisa S.
Verified User in Computer Networking

When there is an error, it should provide more information on what isn't working. Perhaps highlight the error field?

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MongoDB
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Discussions
Couchbase
Couchbase Discussions
We require the functionality of a stored procedure.
1 comment
Prathmesh B.
PB
Yes sir! We need It.. Read more
How do I start a couchbase server?
1 comment
Official Response from Couchbase
For information on how to get started with Couchbase, check out our free trial of Couchbase Capella here: https://cloud.couchbase.com/sign-up And check...Read more
What is couchbase server used for?
1 comment
Official Response from Couchbase
Here is a quick 5 minute video on what Couchbase does: https://youtu.be/7OKSgtDt1lo?feature=shared To learn more about Couchbase use cases, industries and...Read more
MongoDB
MongoDB Discussions
How to make MongoDB to accept joins
2 comments
Ambreen Z.
AZ
As MongoDB is a document oriented Database. So data is distributed across different nodes and in order to apply joins, a data should be collected on a...Read more
Is MongoDB a software?
2 comments
Bhanu Pratap  S.
BS
It's a platform not moreover a softwareRead more
What is MongoDB used for?
2 comments
Vivek K.
VK
MongoDB is a NoSQL database, that works on concepts of documents, and collections rather than tables and relations. Read more