Shop.com
Rich, seamless experiences for the most demanding online shoppers
Industry
Customer application
- E-commerce platform
- Mobile shopping app
NoSQL solution
Use case
- Caching
- Session management
- Mobile data management
- User tracking
- Fraud identification
Product
Key features
Shop.com is an online shopping comparison site that provides a comprehensive collection of well-known stores, brands, and products in one place. To meet the expectations of demanding shoppers, Shop.com’s website has to deliver a flawless experience even when mobile users lose their connection. Couchbase’s memory-first database gives Shop.com high performance and scalability with simplicity. At the same time, Couchbase Mobile’s always-on solution allows them to quickly develop new functionality without having to build full-fledged APIs.
“Being a memory-first database, the simplicity, performance, and scalability were all factors in choosing Couchbase. But, the biggest reason was Couchbase Mobile.”
Senior Applications Architect, Shop.com
CHALLENGES
- Needed to create a flawless experience for demanding online shoppers
- Required always-on performance for mobile shoppers with unreliable connections
- Wanted the ability to add new functionality on the fly
OUTCOMES
- Fast, reliable performance for a responsive customer experience
- Couchbase Mobile works seamlessly with or without a wireless connection
- Flexible NoSQL enables developers to quickly deploy new functionality without having to build full-fledged APIs
