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Keith L.

Chief Technology Officer

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

6/12/2015

"Couchbase and ElasticSearch - dynamic duo"

4.5/5

What do you like best about Couchbase?

As an entry point into NoSQL, Couchbase is great. Setting up a cluster was amazingly easy. I almost felt like I had installed Chrome. The web interface also is quite rich, and easy to use, and it has built in monitoring so you can see how well it is performing. We looked at mongo, but it was more difficult to set up. We also have found Couchbase to be quite fast. It also integrates well with our windows environment and with .Net as well. We had already migrated our apps into a Service Oriented Architecture and Couchbase slide right in. Also the plug-in with ElasticSearch greatly increases the power of Couchbase giving you a premier search index on your data. The community is also quite vibrant and a good source of help. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Couchbase?

Documentation is pretty thin. What is available is well written but not deep enough. Also to determine which design patterns for your data documents to use is missing. They leave you on your own, and it is not clear how to fully leverage the product with your design. N1QL is coming out, but without it to find data in your buckets you have to write code. Also the web front end will not display large documents so I had to write a front end to see a lot of my documents. Also when updating the OS for nodes in my cluster is a pain. The failover process can get hung up with unclean virtual buckets and you have to write code to populate all 1024 v-buckets so that they will balance properly otherwise it will get stuck Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Couchbase:

The product is very simple to setup. But knowing how to structure your data is a real challenge. This challenge exists for all SQL to NoSQL conversions. I strongly suggest using the ElasticSearch plugin. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Couchbase solving and how is that benefiting you?

Search Search Search. With Elasticsearch as our index and Couchbase as a store we now have awesome search capabilities. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Couchbase Reviews & Product Details

Couchbase is a multi-model NoSQL database for mission-critical applications. It is designed to help deliver ever-richer and ever more personalized customer and employee experiences. Built with powerful NoSQL technology, the Couchbase Data Platform was architected on top of an open source foundation for the massively interactive enterprise. The geo-distributed Engagement Database promises to provide developer agility and manageability, as well as performance at any scale. Customers include industry leaders Amadeus, AT&T, BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company), Carrefour, Cisco, Comcast, Disney, DreamWorks Animation, eBay, Marriott, Neiman Marcus, Tesco, Tommy Hilfiger, United, Verizon, Wells Fargo, as well as hundreds of other household names. For more information, visit www.couchbase.com.

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Bogdan Denis A.

Marketing Specialist

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

3/10/2025

"A robust solution for enterprises that are are AI adopters"

4/5

What do you like best about Couchbase?

I believe AI-driven features such as Capella iQ - it is a time-saving and helpfull tool that is making decisons taking more eficient and easy to use.

Also, the integration with others platforme like Google Cloud - are really beneficial for a Company that is having a multicloud strategy. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Couchbase?

Regarding the customer support - i'm not really enjoying that Couchbase is having a smaller developer community Than other platforms.

Setting up Coucbase clusters - requores specializa expertise, if you are not a having a background experience in areas like this, it is not a really ease of implementation for you. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Jennifer W.

billing/credentaling coordinator

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

3/6/2025

"great NoSqul Solution you need to try"

4/5

What do you like best about Couchbase?

This has such an ease of that it makes it a go to and handy tool to use daily use the ability to handle a wide range of data. it has great performance and the NoSql feature definitely make it a powerful tool Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Couchbase?

Documents can lack clarity in some areas that make it difficult to troubleshoot. There can be some learning curves Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Machinery

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

3/7/2025

"I feel like its pretty straightforward and easy to use"

4/5

What do you like best about Couchbase?

it is easy to use and user friendly, gives a very clear overview and it runs smoothly on my browser and on an average performance pc. i do use it on a daily basis Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Couchbase?

you do need a bit of time to learn how to get around it and having previous experience with similar platforms helped me, but overall it is easy to use, but it does take some time to get used to it Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Albert H.

Company Owner

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

8/14/2024

"NoSQL experience, recommended"

5/5

What do you like best about Couchbase?

The NoSQL feature combined with the great performance make Couchbase a powerful tool to fast development, is easy to use, and I use it every day for my recent projects. It is an easy integration and ease of implementation, and I'm experimenting with existing projects like Nodejs or PHP and the documentation is easy to understand. I don't try Customer Support because I think this is for an easy tool, I do not need that :) Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Couchbase?

I don't like the documentation code background, I blink and have a problem with my eyes and the background color bothers me after about 10 minutes of reading the code in the documentation Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Dhruvil S.

Software Engineer

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

8/8/2024

"A great NoSql solution company"

3.5/5

What do you like best about Couchbase?

Couchbase is a NoSQL database that stands out for several reasons, but what I like best is its hybrid architecture, which combines the best aspects of both relational and NoSQL databases. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Couchbase?

Couchbase's powerful features, such as Multi-Dimensional Scaling (MDS) and Cross-Datacenter Replication (XDCR), can make the initial setup and ongoing management complex. For organizations without dedicated database administrators or significant expertise in Couchbase, this complexity can lead to steep learning curves and potential misconfigurations. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Couchbase solving and how is that benefiting you?

Traditional relational databases often struggle with scaling horizontally, particularly as data volumes and user traffic increase.Couchbase is built to scale horizontally by adding more nodes to a cluster. It handles large amounts of data and high-traffic loads efficiently by distributing data across multiple nodes.

This makes it easier to support growing applications without significant re-architecting or performance degradation. If you're working on applications that need to handle millions of users or petabytes of data, Couchbase can scale to meet those demands. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Aman Y.

Data Engineer

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

8/7/2024

"Ease to use"

4.5/5

What do you like best about Couchbase?

The best thing I like about the couchbase is the it's ease of use. I've been using the artifical intelligence services created by couchbase using GenAI for my daily coding activity and it really comes in handy! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Couchbase?

While couchbase offer various features, but its intial setup and configuration can be challenging for a new user. Additionally, while the document is very well documented however lacks clarity in certain areas and making troubleshooting. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Couchbase solving and how is that benefiting you?

Couchbase addresses several key issues related to data management and application performance. Primarily, it solves the challenge of handling high-speed transactions and large-scale data processing. By using Couchbase, I benefit from its high availability and low latency, which are crucial for real-time applications. The platform’s ability to efficiently manage large volumes of data and provide quick access through its key-value store improves the overall responsiveness and reliability of applications. Furthermore, the ease of scaling Couchbase horizontally means that as data grows, performance remains consistent, ensuring a smooth user experience. This scalability and efficiency ultimately lead to better resource utilization and reduced operational costs. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Nikita B.

Freelance Product | UX / UI Designer

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

3/10/2025

"My experience of using Couchbase"

4/5

What do you like best about Couchbase?

Easy to use database out of the box, but not without the downsides Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Couchbase?

Steep learning curve, not so obvious AI-features Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Oreoluwa O.

Specification Executive

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

3/11/2025

"G2 is recommendable"

3.5/5

What do you like best about Couchbase?

Its in-memory architecture ensures lightning-fast data access.

Scalability – Easily handles growing workloads with horizontal scaling. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Couchbase?

Initial configuration and cluster management can be challenging

High memory and CPU usage, especially at scale. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Computer Software

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

3/7/2025

"Powerful NoSQLDatabse. Overall good expeirience."

2.5/5

What do you like best about Couchbase?

It is ideal for applications that require real-time data access. Really easy to use and the implementation process was simple aswell.

Overall I was really impressed by the support and actual use of the tool. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Couchbase?

The initial setup was quite complex and we did not use if enough. A lot of the advanced settings were only available with the enterprise version. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.