Aerospike Database 7 vs Couchbase vs MongoDB comparison

Read 15 Couchbase reviews

2,139 Views
1,418 Comparison Views

100% willing to recommend

Read 79 MongoDB reviews

3,725 Views
2,961 Comparison Views

92% willing to recommend

Aerospike Database 7

Comparison Buyer's Guide

Download the report

Executive Summary

We performed a comparison between Aerospike Database 7, Couchbase, and MongoDB based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

Find out what your peers are saying about MongoDB, ScyllaDB, Microsoft and others in NoSQL Databases.

To learn more, read our detailed NoSQL Databases Report (Updated: May 2025).

Download the complete report

NoSQL Databases

May 2025

Helped 850,491 peers since 2012

Review summaries and opinions

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

Mindshare comparison

As of May 2025, in the NoSQL Databases category, the mindshare of Aerospike Database 7 is 3.7%, up from 2.6% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Couchbase is 10.1%, down from 11.3% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of MongoDB is 17.4%, down from 26.1% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

NoSQL Databases

Featured Reviews

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.

Read full review

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.

Read full review

Uzair Faruqi

Head Of Analytics at Mjunction Services

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…

Read full review

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."

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

"It is pretty stable."

"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."

"The main advantages were associated with it being a no SQL database. It helped us send out metrics or rewards to multiple players in our game at a very low latency."

"Sync Gateway is a great feature that supports the mobile application."

"The most valuable feature of Couchbase is document indexing. It is better than MongoDB. Additionally, the solution is easy to use."

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

"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."

More Couchbase pros

"MongoDB is cool. There is a difference between relational databases and newer databases like MongoDB. MongoDB is scalable and fast."

"One of the first things I noticed when I had my first experience with MongoDB was how easy it was to use. I was expecting more difficulties or at least some challenges, but it was very, very easy to use. It's great technology, performs well, and is very convenient."

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

"The aggregation framework is very powerful when elaborating on data."

"MongoDB is highly stable, and I would rate its stability at nine out of ten."

"MongoDB is easy to use."

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

"The geospatial index feature is useful for dealing with latitude and longitude data."

More MongoDB pros

Cons

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

"There are some limitations to the database. The SQL database cannot handle real-time processing for critical IoT scenarios. What we have to do is store our data into the database then code it out, this wastes a lot of time."

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

"Needs some capacity planning to deal with too much memory, CPUs and displays."

"Although it worked pretty well, in some scenarios, we noticed issues where the replications and the sharding were not happening correctly."

"One thing that could improved upon is the level of concurrency. The documentation for this solution could also be improved."

"The platform's grouping features need improvement."

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

"It is very difficult to load the backup of the older version to the newer version."

More Couchbase cons

"Its security features can be better. Sometimes, my higher authority says that we are not going to use MongoDB because it doesn't provide that much security for the RDBMS or relational data that we use for transactions. Instead of MongoDB, we will use Oracle Database because for a transactional service, you have to rely on RDBMS ACID properties. I would love to work on MongoDB by using my mobile phone. When I am working remotely or traveling and have some instances deployed on my server, I should be able to check through my mobile whether all the data is being pulled. GitHub has a similar feature, where it lets you read from the laptop, and you can also pull and push with your mobile phone. I would request MongoDB to provide such a feature. Basically, I want a mobile version for both iOS and Android versions."

"There was a need for integrating relational database capabilities, however, MongoDB has introduced a relational converter that allows conversion between SQL and NoSQL."

"The free tools, like MongoDB Compass, could be enhanced."

"It could be more stable. It would be better if it were more user-friendly like Oracle, which is very easy. For example, creating an index is simple in Oracle. In MongoDB, it's quite challenging to do that. Performance could be better. It's fast and good, but you cannot put every application that you would like to in MongoDB."

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

"The solution should more easily integrate with custom code."

"The performance could be faster."

"The solution should have better integration."

More MongoDB cons

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."

"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."

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

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

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

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

"I'm using the free version of MongoDB."

"MongoDB is an open-source solution."

"I believe that MongoDB is free."

"I don't know, but I have heard from people who procure it that it is much cheaper than Oracle."

"The pricing is favorable if you opt to install MongoDB on an Amazon EC2 instance as you won't have to pay for the extra Atlas services and can instead manage the scaling yourself. This allows for a cost-effective solution and using MongoDB on a small scale, I have been able to utilize it for free."

"Our customers pay for yearly licenses for MongoDB."

"MongoDB is an open-source product."

More MongoDB pricing and cost advice

See which vendors are best for you

Use our free recommendation engine to learn which NoSQL Databases solutions are best for your needs.

See recommendations

850,491 professionals have used our research since 2012.

Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Computer Software Company

16%

Financial Services Firm

12%

Insurance Company

Non Profit

Financial Services Firm

22%

Computer Software Company

15%

Manufacturing Company

Retailer

Financial Services Firm

19%

Computer Software Company

15%

University

Manufacturing Company

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

No data available

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?

I would like Couchbase to provide more functionality via the UI, as some operations, such as time-based scaling, curr...

What is your primary use case for Couchbase?

Our primary use case for Couchbase is related to the iGaming industry, particularly for high-performance reads and wr...

What advice do you have for others considering Couchbase?

Couchbase, especially under high load conditions, is imperative for providing a great user experience due to its stab...

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 ...

ScyllaDB vs Aerospike Database 7

Comparisons

Compared 28% of the time

Apache HBase vs Aerospike Database 7

Compared 16% of the time

Neo4j Graph Database vs Aerospike Database 7

Compared 16% of the time

SingleStore vs Aerospike Database 7

Compared 14% of the time

More Aerospike Database 7 Competitors

Cassandra vs Couchbase

Compared 27% of the time

ScyllaDB vs Couchbase

Compared 21% of the time

Redis vs Couchbase

Compared 9% of the time

Apache HBase vs Couchbase

Compared 3% of the time

Microsoft Azure Cosmos DB vs Couchbase

Compared 3% of the time

More Couchbase Competitors

InfluxDB vs MongoDB

Compared 16% of the time

Cassandra vs MongoDB

Compared 8% of the time

Milvus vs MongoDB

Compared 8% of the time

Qdrant vs MongoDB

Compared 5% of the time

Faiss vs MongoDB

Compared 5% of the time

More MongoDB Competitors

Product Reports

Download Aerospike Database 7 product report

NoSQL Databases

May 2025

Download Couchbase product report

May 2025

Download MongoDB product report

April 2025

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.

Aerospike

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.