Aerospike Database 7 vs Couchbase vs MongoDB comparison

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Aerospike Database 7

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Mindshare comparison

As of July 2025, in the NoSQL Databases category, the mindshare of Aerospike Database 7 is 3.6%, up from 2.8% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Couchbase is 9.5%, down from 11.7% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of MongoDB is 14.7%, down from 25.6% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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Manikandan Gunasekaran

Director of Engineering at Ola

Boost authentication and session management with reliable and fast data handling

There is a lot of technical debt in our company, and we need to update to the latest versions. The lack of automation in upgrading clusters from development to production is a concern. A tool for automatically handling such upgrades would reduce operational huddle. Additionally, it would be beneficial if Aerospike had a community version to encourage broader adoption and experimentation.

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Ravi_Singh

Manager at Tesco

Supports multiple data models and offers AI capabilities

With some of the operations, we used to face some challenges with scalability. Although it worked pretty well, in some scenarios, we noticed issues where the replications and the sharding were not happening correctly. In recent versions, we also faced some issues in terms of enabling advanced operations like FTS and vectors. Although it works pretty well, in some places, we do face challenges, especially on a heavy scale. I think all issues are being addressed in the latest version of Couchbase. The resources are not that good for Couchbase. The tool's documentation is pretty extensive, but if you go for any kind of courses or tutorials, there are very limited resources available. It also becomes a little bit challenging for new people to get onboard into it. MongoDB and other such open-source database tools perform really well as they're really widely adopted, and they have resources available to get you onboarded pretty quickly. I think that we do face some challenges with Couchbase, but luckily, we have the tool's enterprise version solution, so we get all the support from the product team.

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Uzair Faruqi

Head Of Analytics at a computer software company with 501-1,000 employees

Transforms data flow with adaptable schema and smooth public cloud deployment

One of our business units uses MongoDB, and we developed an ETL pipeline that extracts data from MongoDB and transfers it into our data warehouse MongoDB is a NoSQL database that is similar to a document database. It offers flexibility in schema adaptation, allowing us to change the schema and…

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Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:

Pros

"It shows better compression and compaction, which is valuable."

"The principal advantage of Couchbase is that we can have multiple database paradigms in the same product, without deploying multiple databases. We also like that it has lower latency, when compared to its competitor: Cassandra."

"Investing in Couchbase has significantly lowered our operational costs and increased throughput, reducing costs by half and supporting around five times the non-peak user volume during peak hours."

"It is highly available for support and does not impact our operations significantly during failures."

"I rate Couchbase a nine out of ten."

"It can scale horizontally, and we are looking to expand our capacity."

"The most valuable features of Couchbase include the key-value storage due to its speed and the multi-master capability, which provides more speed and scalability compared to master-slave databases."

"The best thing about Couchbase is its versatility in handling data."

"I can input any kind of document into the solution and it is integrated using a dynamic API. This has been the most valuable aspect of using this solution."

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"MongoDB's best features are scalability, document management, and data security."

"The solution's most important aspect is its seamless database."

"It is very easy to create a MongoDB cluster. You can deploy three nodes in one hour. You can do small configurations to enable routing. It is easy to implement."

"One of the most valuable features of MongoDB is it is Its open source."

"The most valuable feature of MongoDB is the predefined functions available when using Node.js. These functions simplify the query process, making it user-friendly and straightforward."

"The installation is very stable."

"The community is great if you have problem."

"I like the document storage feature. It's pretty simple."

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Cons

"The lack of automation in upgrading clusters from development to production is a concern."

"Couchbase could improve the design of the UI because it should be optimized for viewing statistics or a similar feature."

"The performance could be quicker and better, especially in the querying process."

"I would like Couchbase to provide more functionality via the UI, as some operations, such as time-based scaling, currently require using the API."

"The main problem has been with integration with the services."

"The scripting language for this solution could be improved. A big selling point is that they're like SQL server but there is still quite a lot of missing functionality."

"Couchbase needs to improve the consistent reliability of the replication feature. Sometimes, the replications would be delayed."

"What is missing is that they have a new version, Couchbase Mobile three, but they haven't really updated or provided help or documentation about what needs to change to update to the latest mobile version."

"I would like Couchbase to provide more functionality via the UI, as some operations, such as time-based scaling, currently require using the API."

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"The analytics needs improvement."

"Some of the solution's transaction capabilities can be improved."

"The improvements could be made to intelligence to detect disk storage and prevent MongoDB from crashing."

"The on-premises version of the solution is still pretty expensive, especially compared to the cloud version."

"It would be good to have scalability for clusters. For example, if we have three clusters, we should be able to increase to five clusters if required. I am not sure if such a feature is currently there. I hope there is good documentation for this."

"MongoDB should incorporate more features, particularly search functionality, and real-time communication capabilities, to improve the database and provide data listening services. Currently, we rely on the Atlas offering, but it would be fantastic if MongoDB could develop a new solution or updated version that includes these features within its internal database and driver. However, I am uncertain if this would be a viable or profitable move for them, and I am speaking from a mobile-centric viewpoint."

"The scalability of the solution has room for improvement."

"Data encryption is possible using third-party tools but they should have their own encryption capability built-in to this solution."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"We use around half a TB of data and spend approximately $36,000 to $40,000 USD per year on Aerospike."

"The price of this solution is better than some of the other competitors."

"It seems very reasonable. It's a lot cheaper than Redis, but we've got an enterprise license. So, it's about normal. It's not outrageous in price as far as we've seen. From Couchbase, there's no additional fee as far as I'm aware, but when you're integrating, there's an additional fee because a lot of times, they don't have an integration stack."

"We estimate that it's not very expensive, however, the pricing that you can get from the account managers, e.g. the public pricing, could be a bit expensive."

"I wouldn't say Couchbase offers good value for money."

"It can range between 25,000 to 40,000 Euros per year depending on company requirements."

"The licensing cost of Couchbase is quite expensive compared to other databases."

"I would rate this solution a nine out of ten for pricing as it is affordable."

"It's a community edition, so we do not pay anything."

"MongoDB is a bit expensive compared to its competitors."

"You only have to pay for the paid version, not the open-source version."

"The solution is open source, so it is free."

"At the moment, all customers are using the community version."

"There is an enterprise license and it could be cheaper. We are using the free open source version."

"I currently use the solution's community edition which is free."

"MongoDB's pricing is not reasonable, but it is not as expensive as the others."

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Financial Services Firm

16%

Computer Software Company

14%

Comms Service Provider

10%

Government

Financial Services Firm

19%

Computer Software Company

15%

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Manufacturing Company

Financial Services Firm

17%

Computer Software Company

13%

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Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Aerospike Database 7?

We use around half a TB of data and spend approximately $36,000 to $40,000 USD per year on Aerospike.

What needs improvement with Aerospike Database 7?

There is a lot of technical debt in our company, and we need to update to the latest versions. The lack of automation...

What is your primary use case for Aerospike Database 7?

Aerospike is mainly used as the first step for authentication, authorization, and session persistence in our organiza...

What needs improvement with Couchbase?

What is missing is that they have a new version, Couchbase ( /products/couchbase-reviews ) Mobile three, but they hav...

What is your primary use case for Couchbase?

I have two use cases right now. I have a shopping list app where users can share their lists, so I used the Sync feat...

What advice do you have for others considering Couchbase?

Currently, I only use it in a datacenter, not on AWS ( /products/amazon-aws-reviews ). The reason being is that when ...

What do you like most about MongoDB?

MongoDB's approach to handling data in documents rather than traditional tables has been particularly beneficial.

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for MongoDB?

We use the free version of MongoDB, so there are no licensing costs.

What needs improvement with MongoDB?

There is room for improvement in integrating MongoDB with agentive AI solutions. While solutions for other databases ...

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Overview

Aerospike is an enterprise-class, NoSQL database solution for real-time operational applications that delivers predictable performance at scale, superior uptime, and high availability at the lowest Total Cost of Ownership compared to first-generation NoSQL and relational databases.

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Couchbase is a versatile database solution for healthcare, automation, e-commerce, gaming, caching, and analytics. It supports 920 nodes and 420 clusters, making it scalable and extensible. Its valuable features include multiple database paradigms, low latency, dynamic API integration, Sync Gateway for mobile apps, and a user-friendly interface.

Couchbase has helped organizations with low latency metrics, large user updates, and cost-effective caching. Its built-in data replication and disaster recovery features make it a complete solution for various needs.

MongoDB is a flexible and scalable NoSQL database solution that efficiently handles both structured and unstructured data. It is known for its ease of use, JSON capabilities, and efficient data handling, making it ideal for developer-friendly environments.

MongoDB stands out with features like sharding, geospatial indexing, and its open-source nature. Users find it fast and appreciate its seamless integration into different applications. Despite being powerful, it remains straightforward to set up and use, bolstered by a clustering and aggregation framework that enhances its functionality. While generally appreciated for its cost-effectiveness and broad application compatibility, there is room for improvement in security, enterprise integration, and the creation of more robust training and documentation resources. Enhancing performance and adding support for traditional relational database concepts could also prove beneficial.

What are MongoDB's most important features?

Scalability: Efficiently manages growing data volumes.
Flexibility: Supports structured and unstructured data with ease.
Sharding: Distributes data across multiple servers.
Geospatial Indexing: Enables location-based data handling.
Open-source: Wide community support and customization.

What benefits or ROI should users look for?

Cost-effectiveness: Reduces overall database management expenses.
Ease of Use: Simplifies database setup and maintenance.
Developer-friendly: Accelerates application development with supportive tools.
Scalable Solutions: Adapts to evolving business requirements.

MongoDB finds widespread application across industries like healthcare, logistics, and telecommunications. It efficiently powers IoT platforms, data analytics, and document management systems. Its schema flexibility and JSON storage capabilities make it ideal for real-time processing and multi-server databases, essential for handling large-scale data volumes in modern applications.