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Microsoft Azure Cosmos DB vs Red Hat Data Grid comparison

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Categories and Ranking

Microsoft Azure Cosmos DB
Ranking in NoSQL Databases
1st
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
7.0
Number of Reviews
112
Ranking in other categories
Database as a Service (DBaaS) (3rd), Managed NoSQL Databases (1st), Vector Databases (1st)
Red Hat Data Grid
Ranking in NoSQL Databases
21st
Average Rating
0.0
Number of Reviews
0
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of September 2026, in the NoSQL Databases category, the mindshare of Microsoft Azure Cosmos DB is 5.9%, up from 5.9% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Red Hat Data Grid is 2.2%, down from 4.2% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
NoSQL Databases Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Microsoft Azure Cosmos DB5.9%
Red Hat Data Grid2.2%
Other91.9%
NoSQL Databases
 

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Michael Hasenfang - PeerSpot reviewer
Director, Platform Engineering - Infrastructure Systems and Automation at a computer software company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Collecting compliance data has become more efficient while managing unstructured inputs for reporting
The features that I find most valuable within Microsoft Azure Cosmos DB are probably the cost, as the cost optimization is good. The storage and queryability are good for what we're doing; it's a lot of unstructured data, so having a platform to put that in and then be able to harvest that data out for the reporting we do is essential. In terms of cost saving, it was probably easily 30 to 40% cheaper than doing a standard SQL, which is what we saw just on piloting and getting in there. We were initially thinking 20 to 25%, but we were probably more at the 35 to 40%. We are using Microsoft Azure Cosmos DB's hybrid search today. The value that it has added to my AI or search workloads is that I think it's optimized that process and made it easier. We have a lot of unstructured data coming from different dissimilar systems and different data sources, so correlating those things together and making sense of it has been very beneficial. Microsoft Azure Cosmos DB has had pretty good performance with searching through large amounts of data; it's been fast, and we haven't seen a lot of performance degradation while building larger queries and bringing in a large set of data. The dynamic auto-scale or serverless model from Microsoft Azure Cosmos DB has helped reduce costs and operational effort; however, it's hard to quantify how that plays out since you're using a shared service. It shifts my focus away from building, managing, and upgrading to adding value.
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
11%
Outsourcing Company
10%
Legal Firm
10%
Manufacturing Company
7%
Financial Services Firm
34%
Computer Software Company
14%
Government
7%
Insurance Company
6%
 

Company Size

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Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business34
Midsize Enterprise25
Large Enterprise58
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Questions from the Community

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I would see improvements in Microsoft Azure Cosmos DB, particularly concerning integration with more tiers. They should integrate products like IBM Watson for analytics and offer more options for e...
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Also Known As

Microsoft Azure DocumentDB, MS Azure Cosmos DB
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Sample Customers

TomTom, KPMG Australia, Bosch, ASOS, Mercedes Benz, NBA, Zero Friction, Nederlandse Spoorwegen, Kinectify
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