# Amazon DynamoDB vs Couchbase Comparison

| | Amazon DynamoDB | Couchbase | 
|---|---|---|
| **Star Rating** | 4.4 out of 5 | 4.3 out of 5 | 
| **Total Reviews** | 530 | 150 | 
| **Largest Market Segment** | Enterprise (34.1% of reviews) | Small-Business (39.4% of reviews) | 
| **Entry Level Price** | No pricing available | No pricing available | 

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## Top Pros & Cons

### Amazon DynamoDB

Pros:
- Scalability (10 reviews)
- Ease of Use (8 reviews)

Cons:
- Expensive (8 reviews)
- Query Complexity (7 reviews)

### Couchbase

Pros:
- Ease of Use (15 reviews)
- Scalability (11 reviews)

Cons:
- Complex Configuration (8 reviews)
- Difficult Learning (7 reviews)

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## Ratings Comparison
| Rating | Amazon DynamoDB | Couchbase | 
|---|---|---|
  | **Meets Requirements** | 8.7 (379 reviews) | 8.5 (127 reviews) | 
  | **Ease of Use** | 8.7 (382 reviews) | 8.4 (128 reviews) | 
  | **Ease of Setup** | 8.9 (177 reviews) | 7.9 (77 reviews) | 
  | **Ease of Admin** | 8.8 (164 reviews) | 8.2 (62 reviews) | 
  | **Quality of Support** | 8.6 (359 reviews) | 8.3 (112 reviews) | 
  | **Has the product been a good partner in doing business?** | 8.9 (155 reviews) | 8.3 (56 reviews) | 
  | **Product Direction (% positive)** | 9.0 (355 reviews) | 8.6 (120 reviews) | 

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## Pricing

### Amazon DynamoDB

#### Entry-Level Pricing

No pricing available

#### Free Trial

No information available

### Couchbase

#### Entry-Level Pricing

No pricing available

#### Free Trial

Yes

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## Features Comparison By Category

### IoT Connectivity Management

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Amazon DynamoDB** | N/A | N/A |
| **Couchbase** | N/A | N/A |

#### Platform

| Feature | Amazon DynamoDB | Couchbase | 
|---|---|---|
| **Dashboard** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Plan Information** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Connection Status** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **SIM Management** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Account Alerts** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Subscription Billing** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Reporting

| Feature | Amazon DynamoDB | Couchbase | 
|---|---|---|
| **Data Usage** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Available Bandwidth** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Cost Analytics** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

### Key Value Databases

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Amazon DynamoDB** | 8.7/10 | 147 |
| **Couchbase** | 8.2/10 | 33 |

#### Data Management

| Feature | Amazon DynamoDB | Couchbase | 
|---|---|---|
| **Data Model** | 8.4 (130 reviews) ✓ Verified | 8.4 (29 reviews) ✓ Verified | 
| **Data Types** | 8.4 (132 reviews) ✓ Verified | 8.1 (29 reviews) ✓ Verified | 

#### Availability

| Feature | Amazon DynamoDB | Couchbase | 
|---|---|---|
| **Auto Sharding** | 8.7 (103 reviews) ✓ Verified | 8.3 (30 reviews) ✓ Verified | 
| **Auto Recovery** | 8.9 (112 reviews) ✓ Verified | 8.0 (29 reviews) ✓ Verified | 
| **Data Replication** | 9.1 (114 reviews) ✓ Verified | 8.3 (27 reviews) ✓ Verified | 

#### Performance 

| Feature | Amazon DynamoDB | Couchbase | 
|---|---|---|
| **Integrated Cache** | 8.5 (101 reviews) ✓ Verified | 8.0 (25 reviews) | 

#### Security

| Feature | Amazon DynamoDB | Couchbase | 
|---|---|---|
| **Role-Based Authorization** | 8.9 (119 reviews) ✓ Verified | 8.0 (26 reviews) | 
| **Authentication** | 9.0 (118 reviews) ✓ Verified | 8.3 (24 reviews) | 
| **Audit Logs** | 8.5 (112 reviews) ✓ Verified | 8.1 (26 reviews) | 
| **Encryption** | 8.8 (108 reviews) ✓ Verified | 8.1 (24 reviews) ✓ Verified | 

#### Support

| Feature | Amazon DynamoDB | Couchbase | 
|---|---|---|
| **Multi-Model** | 8.3 (100 reviews) ✓ Verified | 8.4 (29 reviews) ✓ Verified | 
| **Operating Systems** | 8.6 (101 reviews) ✓ Verified | 8.6 (28 reviews) ✓ Verified | 

### Document Databases

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Amazon DynamoDB** | 8.7/10 | 111 |
| **Couchbase** | 8.5/10 | 48 |

#### Data Management

| Feature | Amazon DynamoDB | Couchbase | 
|---|---|---|
| **Data Model** | 8.8 (90 reviews) | 8.8 (44 reviews) | 
| **Data Types** | 8.8 (90 reviews) | 8.6 (45 reviews) | 
| **Built - In Search** | 8.5 (84 reviews) | 8.7 (44 reviews) | 
| **Event Triggers** | 8.5 (74 reviews) | 8.2 (41 reviews) | 

#### Availability

| Feature | Amazon DynamoDB | Couchbase | 
|---|---|---|
| **Auto Sharding** | 8.7 (77 reviews) | 8.5 (40 reviews) | 
| **Auto Recovery** | 8.9 (80 reviews) | 8.0 (40 reviews) | 
| **Data Replication** | 8.9 (83 reviews) | 8.5 (37 reviews) | 

#### Performance

| Feature | Amazon DynamoDB | Couchbase | 
|---|---|---|
| **Query Optimization** | 8.4 (87 reviews) | 8.8 (40 reviews) | 

#### Security

| Feature | Amazon DynamoDB | Couchbase | 
|---|---|---|
| **Role-Based Authorization** | 8.9 (82 reviews) | 8.6 (40 reviews) | 
| **Authentication** | 9.1 (81 reviews) | 8.7 (39 reviews) | 
| **Audit Logs** | 8.5 (75 reviews) | 8.3 (38 reviews) | 
| **Encryption** | 8.7 (78 reviews) | 8.5 (35 reviews) | 

#### Support

| Feature | Amazon DynamoDB | Couchbase | 
|---|---|---|
| **Multi-Model** | 8.5 (70 reviews) | 8.6 (39 reviews) | 
| **Operating Systems** | 8.4 (73 reviews) | 8.6 (40 reviews) | 
| **BI Connectors** | 8.3 (57 reviews) | 7.9 (34 reviews) | 

### Database as a Service (DBaaS)

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Amazon DynamoDB** | 8.8/10 | 188 |
| **Couchbase** | N/A | N/A |

#### Configuration

| Feature | Amazon DynamoDB | Couchbase | 
|---|---|---|
| **Application Performance** | 9.0 (167 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Orchestration** | 8.7 (153 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Database Monitoring** | 8.9 (162 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Anomaly Detection** | 8.4 (131 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Network Security** | 9.0 (142 reviews) | Not enough data | 

#### Database Administration

| Feature | Amazon DynamoDB | Couchbase | 
|---|---|---|
| **Provisioning** | 8.8 (141 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Governance** | 8.9 (130 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Auditing** | 8.6 (125 reviews) | Not enough data | 

#### Availability

| Feature | Amazon DynamoDB | Couchbase | 
|---|---|---|
| **Scalability** | 9.3 (165 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Backup** | 9.0 (158 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Archiving** | 8.7 (145 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Indexing** | 8.9 (154 reviews) | Not enough data | 

#### Security

| Feature | Amazon DynamoDB | Couchbase | 
|---|---|---|
| **Data Masking** | 8.8 (89 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Authentication And Single Sign-On** | 9.0 (102 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Data Anonymization** | 8.8 (91 reviews) | Not enough data | 

#### Data Management

| Feature | Amazon DynamoDB | Couchbase | 
|---|---|---|
| **Data Replication** | 8.9 (109 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Advanced Data Analytics** | 8.7 (91 reviews) | Not enough data | 

### NoSQL Databases

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Amazon DynamoDB** | N/A | N/A |
| **Couchbase** | N/A | N/A |

#### Database Features

| Feature | Amazon DynamoDB | Couchbase | 
|---|---|---|
| **Storage** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Availability** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Stability** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Scalability** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Security** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Data Manipulation** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Query Language** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

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## Categories
**Shared Categories (3):** [Document Databases](https://www.g2.com/categories/document-databases), [Database as a Service (DBaaS) Providers](https://www.g2.com/categories/database-as-a-service-dbaas), [Key Value Databases](https://www.g2.com/categories/key-value-databases)


**Unique to Couchbase (1):** [IoT Connectivity Management Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/iot-connectivity-management)


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## Reviewer Demographics

### By Company Size

| Segment | Amazon DynamoDB | Couchbase | 
|---|---|---|
| **Small-Business** | 32.5% | 39.4% | 
| **Mid-Market** | 33.3% | 26.8% | 
| **Enterprise** | 34.1% | 33.8% | 

### By Industry

#### Amazon DynamoDB

- **Computer Software:** 27.1%
- **Information Technology and Services:** 16.7%
- **Financial Services:** 7.2%
- **Hospital & Health Care:** 3.2%
- **Banking:** 3.0%
- **Computer & Network Security:** 2.8%
- **Accounting:** 2.2%
- **Marketing and Advertising:** 2.2%
- **Retail:** 2.2%
- **Education Management:** 2.0%
- **Other:** 31.3%

#### Couchbase

- **Computer Software:** 21.8%
- **Information Technology and Services:** 19.0%
- **Telecommunications:** 7.0%
- **Retail:** 4.9%
- **Computer Games:** 4.2%
- **Banking:** 2.8%
- **Computer & Network Security:** 2.8%
- **Airlines/Aviation:** 2.1%
- **Utilities:** 2.1%
- **Consumer Services:** 2.1%
- **Other:** 31.0%

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## Alternatives

### Alternatives to Amazon DynamoDB

- [Azure Cosmos DB](https://www.g2.com/products/azure-cosmos-db/reviews) — 4.2/5 stars (68 reviews)
- [MongoDB Atlas](https://www.g2.com/products/mongodb-atlas/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (370 reviews)
- [Redis Software](https://www.g2.com/products/redis-software/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (134 reviews)
- [Google Cloud Firestore](https://www.g2.com/products/google-cloud-firestore/reviews) — 4.2/5 stars (97 reviews)
- [MongoDB](https://www.g2.com/products/mongodb/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (556 reviews)
- [Arango](https://www.g2.com/products/arango/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (115 reviews)
- [DigitalOcean](https://www.g2.com/products/digitalocean/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (749 reviews)
- [ScyllaDB](https://www.g2.com/products/scylladb/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (427 reviews)
- [Google Cloud SQL](https://www.g2.com/products/google-cloud-sql/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (366 reviews)
- [IBM Db2](https://www.g2.com/products/ibm-db2/reviews) — 4.1/5 stars (682 reviews)

### Alternatives to Couchbase

- [Arango](https://www.g2.com/products/arango/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (115 reviews)
- [Redis Software](https://www.g2.com/products/redis-software/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (134 reviews)
- [ScyllaDB](https://www.g2.com/products/scylladb/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (427 reviews)
- [Aerospike](https://www.g2.com/products/aerospike/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (83 reviews)
- [MongoDB](https://www.g2.com/products/mongodb/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (556 reviews)
- [MongoDB Atlas](https://www.g2.com/products/mongodb-atlas/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (370 reviews)
- [Azure Cosmos DB](https://www.g2.com/products/azure-cosmos-db/reviews) — 4.2/5 stars (68 reviews)
- [Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS)](https://www.g2.com/products/amazon-relational-database-service-rds/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (907 reviews)
- [DigitalOcean](https://www.g2.com/products/digitalocean/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (749 reviews)
- [Oracle Database](https://www.g2.com/products/oracle-database/reviews) — 4.3/5 stars (1010 reviews)

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## Top Discussions

### Amazon DynamoDB

- Title: [Which of the following is a feature of DynamoDB?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/which-of-the-following-is-a-feature-of-dynamodb) — 3 comments
  > **Top comment:** "It is document database and it has capacity to scale horizontally more than 10 trillion request per day with peaks greater than 20 million requests per second."
- Title: [What is Amazon DynamoDB describe an application that can benefit from Amazon Dynamodb?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-is-amazon-dynamodb-describe-an-application-that-can-benefit-from-amazon-dynamodb) — 3 comments
  > **Top comment:** "Nice"
- Title: [how do i create a amazon dynamodb table locally?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/how-do-i-create-a-amazon-dynamodb-table-locally) — 2 comments, 2 upvotes
  > **Top comment:** "There is no way that you can setup a DynamoDB locally. In fact, there is no AWS service that you can setup locally. 
However, there are some other tools..."
- Title: [What is the most complex usage of dynamodb?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/32345-what-is-the-most-complex-usage-of-dynamodb) — 2 comments, 1 upvote
  > **Top comment:** "G2 is not honest.

I wrote 4 detailed reviews because I should win a $10 Amazon gift card for each review. According to G2 dashboard, my reviews reached..."
- Title: [What kind of database is DynamoDB?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-kind-of-database-is-dynamodb) — 1 comment
  > **Top comment:** "In short, Fast, Scalable, Robust NoSQL"

### Couchbase

- Title: [How do I start a couchbase server?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/how-do-i-start-a-couchbase-server) — 1 comment *(includes official response)*
  > **Top comment:** "For information on how to get started with Couchbase, check out our free trial of Couchbase Capella here: https://cloud.couchbase.com/sign-up 

And check..."
- Title: [What is couchbase server used for?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-is-couchbase-server-used-for) — 1 comment *(includes official response)*
  > **Top comment:** "Here is a quick 5 minute video on what Couchbase does: https://youtu.be/7OKSgtDt1lo?feature=shared

To learn more about Couchbase use cases, industries and..."
- Title: [We need stored procedure functionality](https://www.g2.com/discussions/26828-we-need-stored-procedure-functionality) — 1 comment
  > **Top comment:** "Yes sir! We need It.. "

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**Source:** [G2.com](https://www.g2.com) | [Comparison Page](https://www.g2.com/compare/amazon-web-services-aws-amazon-dynamodb-vs-couchbase)