Compare IBM Cloudant and SimpleDB 
At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (46.2% of reviews)
Small-Business (36.7% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
$0.14 per Amazon SimpleDB Machine Hour
IBM Cloudant
Star Rating
(42)3.8 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (46.2% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Not enough data
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about IBM CloudantSimpleDB
Star Rating
(51)4.1 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (36.7% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$0.14 per Amazon SimpleDB Machine Hour
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When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found IBM Cloudant easier to use, set up, and administer. However, reviewers preferred doing business with SimpleDB overall.
- Reviewers felt that SimpleDB meets the needs of their business better than IBM Cloudant.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that SimpleDB is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of SimpleDB over IBM Cloudant.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
IBM Cloudant
No pricing availableSimpleDB
Machine Utilization
$0.14
per Amazon SimpleDB Machine Hour
First 25 Amazon SimpleDB Machine Hours consumed per month are free
Free Trial
IBM Cloudant
No trial information availableSimpleDB
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.7
31
9.0
44
Ease of Use
8.6
31
8.5
45
Ease of Setup
9.2
10
8.4
17
Ease of Admin
8.5
10
7.9
15
Quality of Support
8.0
29
8.6
40
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.2
10
8.5
14
Product Direction (% positive)
5.2
27
6.9
38
Features by Category
Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Solution Provision
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Data Management
9.0
8
Not enough data
8.8
7
Not enough data
8.5
8
Not enough data
8.6
7
Not enough data
Availability
8.7
5
Not enough data
8.9
6
Not enough data
9.4
6
Not enough data
Performance
8.8
7
Not enough data
Security
7.5
8
Not enough data
8.8
8
Not enough data
8.7
5
Not enough data
8.7
5
Not enough data
Support
Not enough data
Not enough data
9.0
5
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Reporting
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Security
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Configuration
8.2
19
8.0
17
8.7
17
7.3
16
Feature Not Available
7.6
17
Feature Not Available
Feature Not Available
8.5
17
7.9
17
Database Administration
8.9
18
7.8
15
Feature Not Available
8.3
15
Feature Not Available
7.6
13
Availability
8.9
19
8.3
16
7.9
20
7.8
16
8.1
19
7.8
16
7.3
20
7.8
16
Security
8.5
8
Not enough data
8.3
10
Not enough data
8.5
8
Not enough data
Data Management
8.3
8
Not enough data
8.5
8
Not enough data
Database Features
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
IBM Cloudant and SimpleDB are categorized as Database as a Service (DBaaS) and Data Replication
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
IBM Cloudant
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
SimpleDB
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Computer Software
28.2%
Information Technology and Services
10.3%
Utilities
5.1%
Retail
5.1%
Logistics and Supply Chain
5.1%
Other
46.2%
Information Technology and Services
22.4%
Computer Software
16.3%
Telecommunications
6.1%
Higher Education
6.1%
Research
4.1%
Other
44.9%
Alternatives
Discussions
What is cloudant database?
1 Comment
PC
Cloudant is a open source, distributed and non relational database. It works on open source BigCauch and CauchDb project.Read more
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