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Couchbase pros and cons

Vendor: Couchbase
4.1 out of 5
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PROS

Couchbase provides horizontal scalability and stable performance.
The ability to handle multiple database paradigms and document types is a key advantage.
The analytics engine and document indexing offer valuable data processing capabilities.
Sync Gateway effectively supports mobile applications with low latency.
Couchbase enhances operational efficiency and scales with increased user capacity.

CONS

Failover and failback processes require manual intervention and can be time-consuming.
Performance, especially in querying, could be enhanced.
Integration with libraries can create issues.
Issues are noted with replications and sharding not functioning correctly in some scenarios.
Documentation for new versions and functionalities like Couchbase Mobile requires updates and improvements.
 

Couchbase Pros review quotes

reviewer2072331 - PeerSpot reviewer
Jan 13, 2023
The whole stack is valuable, but the portion of the stack that we're finding really handy is the analytics engine because that allows us to take and pre-build views.
BG
May 27, 2025
I rate Couchbase a nine out of ten.
Heinrich Venter - PeerSpot reviewer
Dec 21, 2022
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.
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Ravi_Singh  - PeerSpot reviewer
Aug 27, 2024
The product's initial setup phase is easy.
QS
Nov 19, 2020
I have found the views to be very valuable.
KA
Feb 21, 2025
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.
NG
Dec 26, 2022
Sync Gateway is a great feature that supports the mobile application.
Kallol Chakravarty - PeerSpot reviewer
Aug 5, 2024
Couchbase has not given any performance problems as of now.
Asad Rizvi - PeerSpot reviewer
Jan 10, 2023
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.
reviewer2702670 - PeerSpot reviewer
May 6, 2025
Couchbase was a stable solution for us.
 

Couchbase Cons review quotes

reviewer2072331 - PeerSpot reviewer
Jan 13, 2023
It's easy to deploy. Where the challenge comes in is when you start putting data in, doing the indexes, and doing the integration with systems. Integration is one of their weakest points. Natively, there should be a wide range of integration options to be able to get data in.
BG
May 27, 2025
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.
Heinrich Venter - PeerSpot reviewer
Dec 21, 2022
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.
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Ravi_Singh  - PeerSpot reviewer
Aug 27, 2024
Although it worked pretty well, in some scenarios, we noticed issues where the replications and the sharding were not happening correctly.
QS
Nov 19, 2020
It is very difficult to load the backup of the older version to the newer version.
KA
Feb 21, 2025
I would like Couchbase to provide more functionality via the UI, as some operations, such as time-based scaling, currently require using the API.
NG
Dec 26, 2022
Needs some capacity planning to deal with too much memory, CPUs and displays.
Kallol Chakravarty - PeerSpot reviewer
Aug 5, 2024
The main problem has been with integration with the services.
Asad Rizvi - PeerSpot reviewer
Jan 10, 2023
One thing that could improved upon is the level of concurrency. The documentation for this solution could also be improved.
reviewer2702670 - PeerSpot reviewer
May 6, 2025
Couchbase needs to improve the consistent reliability of the replication feature. Sometimes, the replications would be delayed.