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Cassandra vs Couchbase Enterprise vs MongoDB Enterprise Advanced comparison

 

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Mindshare comparison

As of April 2026, in the NoSQL Databases category, the mindshare of Cassandra is 7.8%, down from 11.5% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Couchbase Enterprise is 7.8%, down from 11.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of MongoDB Enterprise Advanced is 13.7%, down from 19.8% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
NoSQL Databases Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
MongoDB Enterprise Advanced13.7%
Couchbase Enterprise7.8%
Cassandra7.8%
Other70.7%
NoSQL Databases
 

Featured Reviews

Monirul Islam Khan - PeerSpot reviewer
Head, Data Integration & Management at a non-profit with 10,001+ employees
Has maintained secure document storage and efficient data distribution with peer-to-peer architecture
The functions or features in Cassandra that I have found most valuable are that it is a distributed system similar to Mongo. It's good enough for comparison with another SQL database, so it's smooth and organized for distributed database system. The peer-to-peer architecture in Cassandra is helpful for network decentralization, and I have already introduced that feature. Cassandra features in peer-to-peer as well as another monitoring, so basically, it's good enough for our service. The tunable consistency level in Cassandra is good, and we are using that feature already. In terms of built-in caching and lightweight transactions in Cassandra, the transaction level is good, and it's optimized, so there are no more issues in that database. Based on my experience, Cassandra is good for document management system, as well as distributed database system, and the automatic recovery process is there. Additionally, the database monitoring system or auditing system is well-comparable with other database systems, so we are actually happy to be using this Cassandra database.
Nitansshu Jain - PeerSpot reviewer
Experienced Software Developer at Amdocs
Integrated caching and SQL-style queries have improved real-time billing performance
Couchbase Enterprise can be improved by addressing the complex setup. The initial setup and configuration can be tricky and requires careful tuning of cluster settings, memory quotas, and indexes, which I have already faced. Another area for improvement is the learning curve. Although N1QL is powerful, there is still a learning curve, especially for developers coming from traditional relational databases. The licensing cost is something to consider as well. Enterprise licensing can be expensive and may not be ideal for startups or smaller organizations. There is operational overhead with Couchbase Enterprise, such as managing clusters, monitoring performance, and handling failovers, which require strong DevOps expertise. It would be better if it simplified these aspects and provided better documentation.
FG
Architecte Cloud at Visiativ SA
Offers reliable engine for legacy needs but requires enhanced cost management and AI features
While MongoDB is a good product, it is also an expensive product for support, and its scalability is acceptable, but the big problem with MongoDB is the cost. For security in MongoDB, we work with encrypted databases by default, but we have not contracted the security options in our contract because it is too expensive, so we only implement encrypted databases without the security pack, which is very expensive for us; in security, we are at the first steps, just using encrypted databases. I think additional features needed in MongoDB include perhaps vector databases, as I think they are not supported right now.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The most valuable features of this solution are its speed and distributed nature."
"The most valuable features are the counter features and the NoSQL schema, and it also has good scalability because you can scale Cassandra to any infinite level."
"I am getting much better performance than relational databases."
"I am satisfied with the performance; so far it has done fairly well and there haven't been any complaints."
"The time series data was one of the best features along with auto publishing."
"Ability to achieve write speeds 10k tps: Compared to existing, it is 300% percent higher."
"Cassandra is good, it's better than CouchDB, and we are using it in parallel with CouchDB, as Cassandra looks better and is more user-friendly."
"Our primary use case for the solution is testing."
"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 Enterprise has positively impacted our organization by reducing latency by 60%; with its inbuilt cache, our performance improved significantly by 50%, and the time taken to search in Couchbase was also reduced, leading to an overall performance improvement of 78.3%."
"Couchbase was a stable solution for us."
"It is pretty stable."
"I am very happy with this solution, and I would rate Couchbase a nine out of ten."
"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."
"It can scale horizontally, and we are looking to expand our capacity."
"Couchbase has not given any performance problems as of now."
"One of the most valuable features is the ability to Text Search can be used anywhere and anytime."
"MongoDB is a NoSQL tool that gives us much freedom to manipulate how the data works."
"One of the most valuable features is the ability to Text Search can be used anywhere and anytime."
"MongoDB is a document database that we use for internet applications, logs, and all kinds of things that need quick answers, especially in the document area."
"Opting for MongoDB could be beneficial, especially for storing large volumes of records, even for transient data."
"MongoDB is cool; there is a difference between relational databases and newer databases like MongoDB, and MongoDB is scalable and fast."
"We find the query and speed very valuable."
"MongoDB is also great for managing logs."
 

Cons

"I want Cassandra to update its open-source version more quickly. It's already feature-rich, but I'd appreciate better integration with other NoSQL databases like MariaDB or MongoDB. If I ever need to work with customers or vendors using different NoSQL databases, having native integration in Cassandra would make managing and interacting with their databases much easier."
"Cassandra could be more user-friendly like MongoDB."
"Depending upon our schema, we can't make ORDER BY or GROUP BY clauses in the product."
"Fine-tuning was a bit of a challenge."
"There could be more integration, and it could be more user-friendly."
"The disc space is lacking. You need to free it up as you are working."
"Cassandra is very complex to manage. Sometimes, I need to involve a senior DevOps engineer if we encounter a problem."
"Cassandra could be more user-friendly like MongoDB."
"The reason I chose nine out of ten is that there should be a dedicated feature that allows it to come up with a single click for the ease of everyone, which is why I leave that one point off."
"Needs some capacity planning to deal with too much memory, CPUs and displays."
"There are some limitations to the database. The SQL database cannot handle real-time processing for critical IoT scenarios."
"The platform's grouping features need improvement."
"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."
"We would like to have a better management of Kubernetes with the free, open source version of Couchbase."
"It is very difficult to load the backup of the older version to the newer version."
"The main problem has been with integration with the services."
"You need integration with other tools to run the query in MongoDB."
"The solution should have better integration."
"The performance of the solution could be improved."
"There was a need for integrating relational database capabilities, however, MongoDB has introduced a relational converter that allows conversion between SQL and NoSQL."
"MongoDB should better support small and medium companies. There are a lot of clients out there that are interested, however, they need something lighter and less complex and something not so expensive upfront."
"Actually, with MongoDB, it's difficult to calculate the return on investment; it's too expensive for our use."
"The performance can be improved."
"MongoDB can improve large-size video or media frame operations. There are a lot of customers who want to upload media frames and video games but there is some difficulty."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"I use the tool's open-source version."
"I don't have the specific numbers on pricing, but it was fairly priced."
"Cassandra is a free open source solution, but there is a commercial version available called DataStax Enterprise."
"There are licensing fees that must be paid, but I'm not sure if they are paid monthly or yearly."
"We pay for a license."
"We are using the open-source version of Cassandra, the solution is free."
"I would rate this solution a nine out of ten for pricing as it is affordable."
"The licensing cost of Couchbase is quite expensive compared to other databases."
"The price of this solution is better than some of the other competitors."
"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."
"It can range between 25,000 to 40,000 Euros per year depending on company requirements."
"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."
"MongoDB is a free solution. We wanted to have high availability and the subscription cost was quite expensive because the basic one is free and then when you want to have some other replications or other features you will need to pay money. Overall the solution is expensive."
"I'm using the free version of MongoDB."
"The pricing is normal. Price-wise, the product is not too much expensive."
"There are different licenses available to be purchased, such as individual, premium, or enterprise."
"MongoDB is a bit expensive compared to its competitors."
"The product is affordable."
"MongoDB's pricing is not reasonable, but it is not as expensive as the others."
"I only used the open-source version."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
13%
Computer Software Company
7%
Retailer
7%
Comms Service Provider
7%
Financial Services Firm
11%
Manufacturing Company
10%
Computer Software Company
10%
Retailer
10%
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Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business8
Midsize Enterprise2
Large Enterprise14
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business9
Midsize Enterprise2
Large Enterprise14
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business35
Midsize Enterprise13
Large Enterprise38
 

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Cassandra?
The pricing for Cassandra is a little bit high, so it would be better for our community services if they consider com...
What needs improvement with Cassandra?
Regarding areas of improvement for Cassandra, currently, we are not facing significant issues. Some issues arise from...
What is your primary use case for Cassandra?
My use case for Cassandra is for a document and other unstructured data management system as well as structured data ...
What needs improvement with Couchbase?
Couchbase Enterprise is a great product overall, however I suggest improvements as there were some instances when ret...
What is your primary use case for Couchbase?
Couchbase Enterprise serves as our primary solution for persisting data into the database, and as a document-based da...
What advice do you have for others considering Couchbase?
One additional feature to mention is that while working on the PI Sync microservice, we used Elasticsearch alongside ...
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?
For a small company, the cost of MongoDB Enterprise Advanced is reasonable, but for heavy data usage, we see a little...
What needs improvement with MongoDB?
The integration between data warehouse could be improved. Nowadays, a lot of data is getting generated, so certain ET...
 

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Sample Customers

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