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FEATURES

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What’s included
Built-in session caching for performance at scale
Semantic caching for AI models
AI model hosting with NVIDIA
Built-in conversion of unstructured data to vectors
Tracking AI agent interactions
Billion-scale vector search
Memory-first replication and sync
Programmatic key-value access
Active-active clustering
SQL query with joins
Patented distributed ACID transactions for JSON
Index service scaling
Full-text search
Eventing service
Multi-dimensional scaling
Embeddable mobile DBMS
Peer-to-peer sync
Time-series data
Columnar storage
Real-time analytics, dedicated engine
Multisource, zero ETL for JSON
Write-back to operational database
Couchbase
MongoDB
DynamoDB
Redis
Cosmos DB
DataStax
Oracle

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What customers are saying

“Couchbase is the beating heart of our payment data and of all the functionality we provide to our customers.”

Stuart Brand, Platform Engineering Manager, BR-DGE

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FAQ

NoSQL cloud database comparison FAQ

Get quick answers about key NoSQL cloud database features to help you identify the right solution for your needs.

Couchbase leads enterprise NoSQL with SQL++ querying, multicloud deployment, mobile/edge sync, and built-in vector search – capabilities that MongoDB and DynamoDB don’t fully match.

MongoDB offers a flexible document model with rich querying; DynamoDB prioritizes speed and AWS-native scalability but has limited query flexibility and no multicloud support.

DynamoDB offers PartiQL, a SQL-compatible language, but lacks full JOIN support and complex query capabilities. Couchbase and MongoDB both offer richer query languages natively.

Couchbase runs across AWS, Azure, and GCP with no vendor lock-in. MongoDB Atlas supports multicloud clusters. DynamoDB is AWS-only with no native multicloud deployment option.

Couchbase outperforms MongoDB on TCO, mobile/edge support, and vector search at billion-scale. MongoDB has a larger developer community and broader ecosystem of third-party tools.

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