Couchbase
Tom Pattison
Mar 16, 2020
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CommentsWhat is Couchbase?
Developed as an alternative to traditionally inflexible SQL databases, the Couchbase NoSQL database is built on an open source foundation and architected to help developers solve real-world problems and meet high scalability demands.
Couchbase is a tool in the Databases category of a tech stack.
Key Features
JSON document databaseN1QL (SQL-like query language)Secondary IndexingFull-Text IndexingEventing/TriggersReal-Time AnalyticsMobile Synchronization for offline supportAutonomous Operator for Kubernetes and OpenShift
Couchbase Pros & Cons
Pros of Couchbase
- ✓Flexible data model, easy scalability, extremely fast
- ✓High performance
- ✓Mobile app support
- ✓You can query it with Ansi-92 SQL
- ✓All nodes can be read/write
- ✓Both a key-value store and document (JSON) db
- ✓Equal nodes in cluster, allowing fast, flexible changes
- ✓Open source, community and enterprise editions
- ✓Automatic configuration of sharding
- ✓Local cache capability
Cons of Couchbase
- ✗Terrible query language
Couchbase Alternatives & Comparisons
What are some alternatives to Couchbase?
MySQL
The MySQL software delivers a very fast, multi-threaded, multi-user, and robust SQL (Structured Query Language) database server. MySQL Server is intended for mission-critical, heavy-load production systems as well as for embedding into mass-deployed software.
PostgreSQL
PostgreSQL is an advanced object-relational database management system that supports an extended subset of the SQL standard, including transactions, foreign keys, subqueries, triggers, user-defined types and functions.
MongoDB
MongoDB stores data in JSON-like documents that can vary in structure, offering a dynamic, flexible schema. MongoDB was also designed for high availability and scalability, with built-in replication and auto-sharding.
