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At a Glance
CouchDB
CouchDB
Star Rating
(64)3.9 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (62.7% of reviews)
Information
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
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MongoDB
MongoDB
Star Rating
(531)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (37.6% of reviews)
Information
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about MongoDB
AI Generated Summary
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  • Users report that CouchDB excels in its Data Model, scoring a remarkable 9.3, which allows for flexible document storage and easy handling of JSON data. In contrast, MongoDB, while still strong at 8.8, is noted for its more complex data relationships.
  • Reviewers mention that CouchDB's Data Replication feature is highly praised, achieving a score of 9.0, which facilitates seamless synchronization across distributed systems. MongoDB's replication, while effective at 8.7, is often seen as less straightforward in setup.
  • G2 users highlight CouchDB's Disaster Recovery capabilities, scoring 7.8, which some users find less robust compared to MongoDB's higher score of 8.1, indicating a more reliable backup and recovery process.
  • Users on G2 appreciate MongoDB's Query Optimization, which scores 8.6, allowing for faster data retrieval and processing. In contrast, CouchDB's score of 7.2 suggests that users may experience slower query performance in more complex scenarios.
  • Reviewers say that CouchDB's Multi-Model support is a standout feature, scoring 9.0, which allows for diverse data handling. MongoDB, while still offering multi-model capabilities at 8.6, is often seen as more focused on document-oriented storage.
  • Users report that MongoDB's Quality of Support is significantly better, with a score of 8.5 compared to CouchDB's 7.3, indicating that users find MongoDB's support team more responsive and helpful in resolving issues.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
CouchDB
No pricing available
MongoDB
No pricing available
Free Trial
CouchDB
No trial information available
MongoDB
No trial information available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
7.6
56
8.8
411
Ease of Use
8.0
56
8.6
412
Ease of Setup
8.6
28
8.4
184
Ease of Admin
7.8
27
8.1
173
Quality of Support
7.3
38
8.5
356
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
7.3
20
8.5
153
Product Direction (% positive)
5.7
57
9.1
393
Features by Category
8.2
45
Not enough data
Management
8.3
7
Not enough data
7.5
6
Not enough data
8.8
7
Not enough data
7.9
7
Not enough data
Solution Provision
7.5
6
Not enough data
8.9
6
Not enough data
8.3
6
Not enough data
8.4
82
8.5
1,131
Data Management
9.3
5
8.8
83
8.6
6
8.9
84
8.1
6
8.4
77
7.7
5
8.5
75
Availability
7.7
5
8.2
70
8.7
5
8.4
74
9.0
5
8.7
74
Performance
7.2
6
8.6
78
Security
8.3
6
8.4
76
8.6
6
8.6
80
8.7
5
8.5
75
8.1
6
8.6
73
Support
9.0
5
8.6
74
8.9
6
8.9
76
8.3
5
8.0
62
Not enough data
Not enough data
Management
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
Reporting
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Security
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
CouchDB
CouchDB
MongoDB
MongoDB
CouchDB and MongoDB are categorized as Document Databases
Unique Categories
CouchDB
CouchDB is categorized as Data Replication
MongoDB
MongoDB is categorized as AWS Marketplace
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
CouchDB
CouchDB
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
62.7%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
23.7%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
13.6%
MongoDB
MongoDB
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
37.3%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
25.1%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
37.6%
Reviewers' Industry
CouchDB
CouchDB
Computer Software
35.6%
Information Technology and Services
11.9%
Marketing and Advertising
8.5%
Internet
6.8%
Retail
3.4%
Other
33.9%
MongoDB
MongoDB
Computer Software
22.9%
Information Technology and Services
20.7%
Internet
5.2%
Financial Services
3.8%
Education Management
3.0%
Other
44.4%
Most Helpful Reviews
CouchDB
CouchDB
Most Helpful Favorable Review
DL
Dave L.
Verified User in Computer Software

The best feature of CouchDB is it's simplicity and use of familiar technology and concepts: - A RESTful API means I can use any language to access it (even using shell and curl). - It plays well in the HTTP-based world with things like proxy servers,...

Most Helpful Critical Review
Weldys S.
WS
Weldys S.
Verified User in Information Technology and Services

CouchDB use your all disk if you do not be careful. You index system could be dangerous and freeze you system.

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
Surbhi G.
SG
Surbhi G.
Verified User in Higher Education

Quite a new thing it is for me, so I get stuck with few syntax and semantics and that troubled me. Apart from it so far learning in MongoDB is giving me plaesure.

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Discussions
CouchDB
CouchDB Discussions
Monty the Mongoose crying
CouchDB has no discussions with answers
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
What is MongoDB used for?
2 comments
AA
Apart from being a NoSQL, would be happy to tell it provides a lot of flexibility with changing document schemas, and really good for analytics. Recently I...Read more
Is MongoDB a software?
2 comments
Bhanu Pratap  S.
BS
It's a platform not moreover a softwareRead more