Why develop with Couchbase?
Couchbase is an award-winning distributed NoSQL cloud database that delivers unmatched versatility, performance, scalability, and financial value for all of your cloud, mobile, on-premises, hybrid, distributed cloud, and edge computing applications.
Flexible
JSON means your data can adapt to agile workflows and changing requirements. Multi-model means you can consolidate multiple data technologies into one Couchbase database.
- Human-readable JSON standard data
- Key-value, SQL++, indexing, full-text search, analytics, and eventing all built in
- Flexible modeling and access that enables iterative, agile development cycles
Fast
Couchbase has a built-in managed cache to enable a memory-first architecture. Read and write operations run at the speed of RAM.
- Microsecond latency and lightning-fast performance
- Easy scale-out to accommodate your growing workloads
- Automatic sharding, automatic failover, and automatic replication
Familiar
Couchbase brings together the best of NoSQL document databases and relational databases.
- SQL++ engine enables SQL queries on JSON data
- ACID transactions in SDKs and in SQL++ for enhanced data consistency
- Scopes and collections provide data organization levels similar to relational schemas and tables
- SDKs in 11+ languages plus a variety of extensions and integrations
Distributed Database Architecture
Inside Capella is Couchbase, the fast, feature-rich distributed NoSQL database that combines the flexibility of JSON documents with unmatched speed and scale in a modern cloud database platform.
MongoDB™ Atlas vs. Couchbase Capella
See how Couchbase Capella beats competitors
The Modern Cloud Database Platform
Couchbase Capella
Fully Managed in the Cloud
Develop faster and more easily with Capella. Get more features, flexible JSON data modeling, easy SQL access, better performance, and lower TCO.
Couchbase App Services
Edge-ready Mobile Database
Securely sync data from the cloud to the edge to the device. Store, query, search, and analyze data on the device regardless of internet connectivity and experience the advantages of peer-to-peer sync.
Compare Cloud Database Alternatives
DynamoDB
Capella’s multi-model capabilities built into a single database platform allow customers to do more with less and save both time and money when compared to DynamoDB.
MongoDB
Capella’s high performance and predictable scale enables customers to use the Couchbase platform for mission-critical applications they’ve never entrusted to others like MongoDB.