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Couchbase vs MongoDB comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Apr 20, 2025

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
8.6
Couchbase delivers ROI by reducing costs, accelerating market entry, and enhancing productivity while supporting increased user volume efficiently.
Sentiment score
5.1
Users report varying ROI with MongoDB; experiences range from fair to high returns, with some favoring CosmoDB.
Reducing costs by half and supporting around five times the non-peak user volume during peak hours.
Couchbase maintained consistent productivity as a finished solution that worked well, saving us time dealing with something less efficient.
Actually, with MongoDB, it's difficult to calculate the return on investment; it's too expensive for our use.
 

Customer Service

Sentiment score
7.3
Couchbase customer service is generally good but varies, needing improvement in solutions and root cause analysis. Ratings: 7-10/10.
Sentiment score
6.2
Users find MongoDB support variable, with community resources valuable for Community Edition, while paid services generally satisfy users.
The support team has been helpful with VNET configuration, Sync Gateway, and other technical issues.
We used the documentation, which was well-written and clear.
 

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
7.6
Couchbase is praised for strong scalability, efficient performance, and adaptability despite challenges in data structuring and configuration.
Sentiment score
7.6
MongoDB is praised for scalability and performance, though some users encounter issues with replication and complex configurations.
It was easily scalable, which is expected from a NoSQL database.
Couchbase is extremely scalable, which is critical when handling high throughput and load.
In CosmoDB, the scalability is much better than with the MongoDB ReplicaSet models.
MongoDB is highly scalable.
Overall, on a scale of one to ten, I would rate MongoDB an eight; it's mostly because we're still running a monolithic environment on old hardware, so there are some limitations with read-write access.
 

Stability Issues

Sentiment score
7.6
Couchbase is stable and reliable, with minor index challenges; it's best for Linux-savvy users needing ongoing performance.
Sentiment score
7.6
MongoDB is highly rated for stability and reliability, with occasional issues requiring maintenance and workarounds for high-volume queries.
We didn't experience any downtime, and the data stayed there consistently.
Couchbase is highly stable, rated at nine out of ten.
Once it's set up, it's easy to use, and there are no headaches.
 

Room For Improvement

Couchbase improvement areas include failover, integration, documentation, scalability, security, UI, support, Kubernetes management, version upgrades, and features.
MongoDB users seek enhanced security, scalability, transaction management, and improved documentation, while addressing cost and integration challenges.
I would like Couchbase to provide more functionality via the UI, as some operations, such as time-based scaling, currently require using the API.
This delay meant that data on another database, Elasticsearch, was not always up to date, which could be noticed in the games.
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.
While solutions for other databases like SQL or PostgreSQL already exist, MongoDB requires additional integrations for developing AI solutions.
We have not contracted the security options in our contract because they're too expensive; thus, we implement just encrypted databases and not the security pack.
 

Setup Cost

Couchbase offers flexible licensing with mixed affordability perceptions, impacting costs due to integration needs and varied usage prices.
MongoDB provides cost-effective options for small businesses, though enterprise and cloud solutions may lead to higher expenses.
They did update, and since then, I haven't had any problems anymore.
It can range between 25,000 to 40,000 Euros per year depending on company requirements.
We have to pay approximately 2,000 euros per month for MongoDB.
We use the free version of MongoDB, so there are no licensing costs.
 

Valuable Features

Couchbase provides scalability, fast querying, diverse support, and high performance, ensuring efficient and flexible data management and usability.
MongoDB excels in scalability and flexibility, supporting JSON storage, offering robust features, and thriving with a supportive community.
The best thing about Couchbase is its versatility in handling data.
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.
We didn't experience any downtime.
MongoDB's dashboards offer more functionalities and allow you to create a dashboard with MongoDB database data.
MongoDB has definitely helped us improve our network monitoring and reporting dashboard.
It offers flexibility in schema adaptation, allowing us to change the schema and add new data points.
 

Categories and Ranking

Couchbase
Ranking in NoSQL Databases
4th
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
7.3
Number of Reviews
17
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
MongoDB
Ranking in NoSQL Databases
1st
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.6
Number of Reviews
81
Ranking in other categories
Open Source Databases (5th), Managed NoSQL Databases (9th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of June 2025, in the NoSQL Databases category, the mindshare of Couchbase is 9.8%, down from 11.3% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of MongoDB is 16.3%, down from 26.0% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
NoSQL Databases
 

Featured Reviews

Ravi_Singh  - PeerSpot reviewer
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.
Uzair Faruqi - PeerSpot reviewer
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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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
19%
Computer Software Company
15%
Retailer
6%
Manufacturing Company
6%
Financial Services Firm
17%
Computer Software Company
14%
University
7%
Manufacturing Company
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

What needs improvement with Couchbase?
What is missing is that they have a new version, Couchbase ( /products/couchbase-reviews ) Mobile three, but they haven't really updated or provided help or documentation about what needs to change...
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 feature with Sync Gateway.In another product, I use what they call N1QL, which is a ...
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 I started using Couchbase, they insisted on running Couchbase on bare metal serv...
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 like SQL or PostgreSQL ( /products/postgresql-reviews ) already exist, MongoDB r...
 

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