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Aerospike Database vs Couchbase Enterprise comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Feb 16, 2026

Review summaries and opinions

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

Categories and Ranking

Aerospike Database
Ranking in NoSQL Databases
11th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.8
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Couchbase Enterprise
Ranking in NoSQL Databases
6th
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
7.0
Number of Reviews
18
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of February 2026, in the NoSQL Databases category, the mindshare of Aerospike Database is 3.2%, down from 3.7% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Couchbase Enterprise is 8.0%, down from 11.3% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
NoSQL Databases Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
Couchbase Enterprise8.0%
Aerospike Database 73.2%
Other88.8%
NoSQL Databases
 

Featured Reviews

Manikandan Gunasekaran - PeerSpot reviewer
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.
BG
Chief Executive Officer at Lister Studios
Effortless synchronization and reliable performance streamline everyday operations
It just works. I used other products and they didn't do what Couchbase does. It works out of sight once everything is set up. When the user makes changes on their list in the app on their mobile phone, it syncs straight away. If there's an internet interruption, it resumes as soon as internet is available. I didn't have to do anything as a developer.It's great because it's very different from MySQL where you have to update tables. With document type databases, you just say there's a new element in your document, and that's fine. It's really good to use.

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 pretty stable."
"The valuable features of Couchbase are the many documents and index types, and they made a lot of features available enabling us to use it as a complete solution for our needs."
"Couchbase has not given any performance problems as of now."
"Sync Gateway is a great feature that supports the mobile application."
"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."
"The most valuable features are the ease of application and the merging of data."
"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."
 

Cons

"The lack of automation in upgrading clusters from development to production is a concern."
"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."
"Needs some capacity planning to deal with too much memory, CPUs and displays."
"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."
"Overall as a tool, I see room for improvement in Couchbase in certain aspects."
"It is very difficult to load the backup of the older version to the newer version."
"The failover and failback could be a bit easier. When I looked at it last time, it had to be manually done. It also took over an hour for us to rebalance all the nodes."
"The performance could be quicker and better, especially in the querying process."
 

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."
"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."
"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."
"It can range between 25,000 to 40,000 Euros per year depending on company requirements."
"I would rate this solution a nine out of ten for pricing as it is affordable."
"I wouldn't say Couchbase offers good value for money."
"The price of this solution is better than some of the other competitors."
"The licensing cost of Couchbase is quite expensive compared to other databases."
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Top Industries

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Financial Services Firm
14%
Computer Software Company
11%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Performing Arts
9%
 

Company Size

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Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
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By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business8
Midsize Enterprise2
Large Enterprise7
 

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 in upgrading clusters from development to production is a concern. A tool for a...
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 organization. It is a critical part of our workflow, as without it, we wouldn't be able ...
What needs improvement with Couchbase?
The main issue we keep facing from the past couple of years, observing other teams using Couchbase, is that whenever there is an upgrade, we see many issues with compatibility or nodes not intercon...
What is your primary use case for Couchbase?
Basically we have clusters, Couchbase clusters, databases, and that is how we use Couchbase with XDCR. All the clusters are set up and then we use Couchbase. It is a complex application setup we us...
What advice do you have for others considering Couchbase?
It is a good solution, but as every product needs improvement, this also needs some enhancement. It is a good product. I rate Couchbase seven out of ten.
 

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