What is Couchbase Capella and why is it different?

Capella is a fully managed NoSQL Database-as-a-Service built for cloud-native speed, flexibility, and operational efficiency. Our unified database platform delivers leading price-performance for fast and flexible GenAI applications, millisecond operations, billion-scale vector search, always-on mobile apps, and real-time JSON-native analytics. It’s the only DBaaS that manages the entire data lifecycle for RAG and agentic systems, with contextual memory and response validation, letting you build sophisticated AI-powered applications – quickly and affordably. Use it for free today.

Whether you're tackling development, architectural, or deployment challenges, there are many great reasons to future-proof with Capella.

Capella key capabilities

Capella automates setup, scaling, management, and security – so teams can focus on innovation and getting to market faster. Explore powerful DBaaS features that streamline operations in any environment.

Get started with Capella today

Use Capella’s free tier and be up and running in minutes.

  • Hyperscale vector search for AI apps
  • Sync services for mobile
  • AI-assisted for SQL
  • Sample data included, or use your own
  • Learning playground

Use Capella on your cloud of choice – AWS, Azure, or GCP. No credit card required.

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See how you can use Capella for SQL-like querying, search, AI, and edge apps.

Pricing

Choose the pricing plan that fits your needs – from a free Database-as-a-Service tier to full enterprise readiness. Capella’s flexible pricing supports everything from startup launches to modernizing legacy systems.

Start building

Check out our developer portal to explore NoSQL, browse resources, and get started with tutorials.

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