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Couchbase Enterprise vs SingleStore comparison

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Review summaries and opinions

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

ROI

Sentiment score
5.3
Couchbase Enterprise reduced costs, improved speed-to-market, enhanced efficiency, and increased user capacity, delivering strong ROI for organizations.
Sentiment score
5.9
SingleStore enhances performance and efficiency with minimal setup, delivering transactional and analytical capabilities while reducing operational overhead.
Time is also saved because the N1QL query language is very similar to relational databases and traditional databases, so developers do not need much time learning the N1QL query language.
Experienced Software Developer at Amdocs
We have indeed seen a return on investment with Couchbase Enterprise, as it allowed us to save costs by using it for all services, which improved interaction efficiency with microservices and reduced persistence time by 60%.
Senior Associate Technology L2 at a media company with 10,001+ employees
After starting to use Couchbase Enterprise, we cut the response time to below half.
Software Engineer at a tech vendor with 5,001-10,000 employees
The efficiency has increased significantly, and our workflows are consolidated into a single platform, thus reducing the operational overhead we previously faced.
SDE III at a tech vendor with 1,001-5,000 employees
The objective was to scale as data loads with high-performing query model responses.
Senior Software Engineer at Honeywell
I have seen a return on investment in terms of time saved.
Devops Engineer at a tech vendor with 51-200 employees
 

Customer Service

Sentiment score
6.3
Couchbase Enterprise support is praised for responsiveness, though improvement is needed in upgrades and project-specific advice.
Sentiment score
7.9
SingleStore provides exceptional customer support with 24/7 availability, dedicated teams, and an intuitive interface, earning high satisfaction.
We used the documentation, which was well-written and clear.
Backend Developer
The customer support helped me with the licensing part and assisted me in setting up Couchbase Enterprise.
Experienced Software Developer at Amdocs
I would rate the customer support of Couchbase Enterprise a nine.
Software Development Engineer at a tech services company with 10,001+ employees
The customer support is very proactive and responsive twenty-four hours per day, seven days per week.
Senior Software Engineer at Honeywell
Their team is capable of resolving issues efficiently, allowing users to create tickets and receive support.
Devops Engineer at a tech vendor with 51-200 employees
We have our own account manager who keeps us informed of the latest solutions and improvements in the system.
Vice President, Research & Development at a computer software company with 11-50 employees
 

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
7.2
Couchbase Enterprise efficiently scales with easy node addition and configuration flexibility, receiving high user ratings for scalability.
Sentiment score
7.9
SingleStore efficiently scales with minimal downtime, supporting both vertical and horizontal scaling, and handles increased data loads effectively.
Couchbase Enterprise is very efficient in handling growth and increased workloads, proving to be effective during traffic spikes and addressing any problems with horizontal scaling.
Senior Associate Technology L2 at a media company with 10,001+ employees
It was easily scalable, which is expected from a NoSQL database.
Backend Developer
Automatic increases in database instances based on user load are effective in handling peak traffic.
Software Development Engineer at a tech services company with 10,001+ employees
As our data volumes grow, we can expand resources without significant performance degradation.
SDE III at a tech vendor with 1,001-5,000 employees
SingleStore's scalability is really nice, as the process model includes master aggregator and slave aggregators or child aggregators, making it very well scalable both vertically and horizontally.
Vice President, Research & Development at a computer software company with 11-50 employees
I have added both storage and additional instances many times, and it worked perfectly.
Database Administrator at Twingo
 

Stability Issues

Sentiment score
7.8
Couchbase Enterprise is stable, reliable, handles peak loads efficiently, and is preferred over alternatives despite occasional compatibility issues.
Sentiment score
8.3
SingleStore is highly rated for its stability, consistent uptime, effective workload handling, and reliability as a main database engine.
We didn't experience any downtime, and the data stayed there consistently.
Backend Developer
Couchbase Enterprise has not shown any low latency in handling peak loads or high user traffic; its performance remains excellent.
Software Development Engineer at a tech services company with 10,001+ employees
There are no significant issues with Couchbase Enterprise.
Technical Lead at a tech consulting company with 1,001-5,000 employees
It handles large workloads and maintains consistent performance very well overall.
SDE III at a tech vendor with 1,001-5,000 employees
The performance and usability of SingleStore as a main database engine are significantly superior to other both paid and open-source solutions.
Vice President, Research & Development at a computer software company with 11-50 employees
I have not seen any downtime.
Senior Software Engineer at Honeywell
 

Room For Improvement

Couchbase Enterprise needs improved documentation, onboarding, and integration, alongside better support, performance, automation, UX, compatibility, and security enhancements.
SingleStore needs improvements in data distribution, SQL features, documentation, integration, error handling, administration, monitoring, migration, and community support.
There is operational overhead with Couchbase Enterprise, such as managing clusters, monitoring performance, and handling failovers, which require strong DevOps expertise.
Experienced Software Developer at Amdocs
There are no dropdown options, and I have to manually enter the key and its value to retrieve any specific document, so adding some toggles or dropdowns would be an improvement.
Software Development Engineer at a tech services company with 10,001+ employees
I also heard from a peer about a complex multi-document transaction requiring strict consistency, which Couchbase Enterprise did not support effectively, whereas MongoDB was mature and predictable for such transactions.
Software Engineer at Lowe's Companies, Inc.
Error handling needs attention. When it fails due to memory, it only indicates that but not exactly in which process it failed.
Senior Software Engineer at Honeywell
The data which is sent to DataDog sometimes does not match with the SingleStore dashboard.
Devops Engineer at a tech vendor with 51-200 employees
Better documentation for advanced use cases, especially where data volumes are very high and queries are frequent, would help us manage the feature more efficiently.
SDE III at a tech vendor with 1,001-5,000 employees
 

Setup Cost

Couchbase is praised for pricing flexibility but can be costly, with setup complexities impacting overall cost efficiency.
SingleStore offers transparent pricing with cloud and on-premises options, though costs vary; free trials are available for exploration.
They did update, and since then, I haven't had any problems anymore.
Chief Executive Officer at Lister Studios
The setup cost is costly because it takes time to set up and is complex, so it is not very cost-efficient.
Experienced Software Developer at Amdocs
Setup costs and licensing have been reasonable when comparing the services offered.
Senior Associate Technology L2 at a media company with 10,001+ employees
My experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing is that it can be a bit expensive for startups.
Senior Software Engineer at Honeywell
The setup cost was surprisingly good, and our transfer to Helios was almost seamless, as far as databases go, and it was not expensive.
Vice President, Research & Development at a computer software company with 11-50 employees
 

Valuable Features

Couchbase Enterprise offers scalability, low latency, robust security, and multi-model support, enhancing performance and reducing infrastructure costs.
SingleStore offers fast, scalable data handling with resilience, supporting complex operations and improving productivity through integration and ease of use.
The best thing about Couchbase is its versatility in handling data.
Founder and CEO at Onshore Technology Consultants
We have big customers such as Marriott who have around 10,000 to 20,000 features configured under their chain, and we have tried retrieving data multiple times, employing batch jobs and cron jobs without facing any latency.
Software Development Engineer at a tech services company with 10,001+ employees
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%.
Senior Associate Technology L2 at a media company with 10,001+ employees
SingleStore has impacted my organization positively by enabling us to run low-latency analytics and model-driven use cases at scale, which is quite difficult for OLAP and OLTP databases alone.
Senior Software Engineer at Honeywell
A very nice and useful feature is its compatibility with MySQL API, letting any system that can connect to MySQL also connect to SingleStore, thus solving many interoperability issues with different systems.
Vice President, Research & Development at a computer software company with 11-50 employees
SingleStore is a distributed database that has the advantage that at any moment when resources are insufficient, there is a possibility to add more nodes, and everything is added online.
Database Administrator at Twingo
 

Categories and Ranking

Couchbase Enterprise
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.6
Number of Reviews
27
Ranking in other categories
NoSQL Databases (4th)
SingleStore
Average Rating
8.8
Reviews Sentiment
7.1
Number of Reviews
11
Ranking in other categories
Database as a Service (DBaaS) (9th), Vector Databases (9th)
 

Mindshare comparison

While both are Databases solutions, they serve different purposes. Couchbase Enterprise is designed for NoSQL Databases and holds a mindshare of 5.8%, down 8.5% compared to last year.
SingleStore, on the other hand, focuses on Database as a Service (DBaaS), holds 3.7% mindshare, up 2.6% since last year.
NoSQL Databases Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Couchbase Enterprise5.8%
MongoDB Enterprise Advanced11.5%
Cassandra8.7%
Other74.0%
NoSQL Databases
Database as a Service (DBaaS) Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
SingleStore3.7%
Amazon RDS12.7%
MongoDB Atlas10.3%
Other73.3%
Database as a Service (DBaaS)
 

Featured Reviews

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.
Kelvin  Ben - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Software Engineer at Honeywell
Real-time analytics has transformed daily decisions and delivers fast dashboards from streaming data
The best features SingleStore offers include fast data recovery and data compression by 80 percent. Having the information in sheets helps me to process the information quickly. Simplicity in T-SQL is another aspect I appreciate. Data recovery and sheet-based processing help my team on a day-to-day basis by enabling us to handle information efficiently. I would like to add that the data compression by 80 percent helps us in an excellent way since we are very fast in obtaining the data for our dashboards and the compression of the information is great. SingleStore has impacted my organization positively by enabling us to run low-latency analytics and model-driven use cases at scale, which is quite difficult for OLAP and OLTP databases alone. It has been very helpful because our internal clients are happy to have the data and make data-driven decisions easily. Making decisions based on data within a two-hour delay to the transactional database is excellent since we went from twenty-four hours to two hours. I think the best contribution is decision-making with data that is close to reality. Reducing that delay from twenty-four hours to two hours has significantly affected my team and business outcomes by increasing productivity. We have been able to serve all our customers, and they are very happy. We can deliver to them on time.
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Manufacturing Company
12%
Financial Services Firm
11%
Construction Company
9%
Performing Arts
8%
Financial Services Firm
28%
Comms Service Provider
9%
Outsourcing Company
8%
Computer Software Company
8%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business10
Midsize Enterprise2
Large Enterprise15
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business7
Large Enterprise5
 

Questions from the Community

What needs improvement with Couchbase?
Bucket concepts such as bucket, scope, collection, VBucket are very new to users and take time to understand. Better guided onboarding and simplified documentation with real-world examples could he...
What is your primary use case for Couchbase?
I have used Couchbase Enterprise in a different way. I used it in Informatica to set up an end-to-end flow for the connector. Informatica used to connect to Couchbase for all three applications: II...
What advice do you have for others considering Couchbase?
Organizations that Couchbase Enterprise is best suited for include medium to high e-commerce companies, streaming services, some financial companies, though banking may not be the primary focus. Mo...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for SingleStore DB?
The setup cost was surprisingly good, and our transfer to Helios was almost seamless, as far as databases go, and it was not expensive.
What needs improvement with SingleStore DB?
In my opinion, SingleStore could be improved, and we are talking about this directly with SingleStore. I have a relationship with their employees who are in California, and we are gradually improvi...
What is your primary use case for SingleStore DB?
The primary use case for SingleStore in my company is a project to migrate a large system from MS SQL to SingleStore. Specifically, I am currently migrating the data insert process from MS SQL Serv...
 

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