CouchDB Alternatives

CouchDB is described as 'Apache CouchDB is a distributed, fault-tolerant and schema-free document-oriented database accessible via a RESTful HTTP / JSON API. It includes incremental map / reduce mechanics for queries and keeps data safe with an append-only datastore' and is a relational database in the development category. There are more than 50 alternatives to CouchDB for a variety of platforms, including Linux, Windows, Mac, Self-Hosted and Web-based apps. The best CouchDB alternative is PostgreSQL, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like CouchDB are MySQL Community Edition, MongoDB, MariaDB and Redis.

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  1. VoltDB icon
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    VoltDB is a blazingly fast NewSQL database system. It is specifically designed to run on modern scale-out architectures - fast, inexpensive servers connected via high-speed data networks.

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  2. The MySQL-compatible serverless database platform.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
  3. With high throughput, sub-second latency and powerful functionality to automate business processes, BigchainDB looks, acts and feels like a database with added blockchain characteristics.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  4. The GridGain In-Memory Data Fabric is a proven software solution, which enables high-performance transactions, real-time streaming and fast analytics in a single, comprehensive data access and processing layer.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  5. lowdb icon
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    ?? lowdb is a small local JSON database powered by Lodash (supports Node, Electron and the browser)

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Electron / Atom Shell
    • Node.JS
    • npm
     
  6. Apache HBase icon
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    HBase is an open source, non-relational, distributed database modeled after Google's BigTable and is written in Java. It is developed as part of Apache Software Foundation's Apache Hadoop project and runs on top of HDFS (Hadoop Distributed Filesystem), providing...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Online
     
  7. ScaleOut icon
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    ScaleOut Software's advanced in-memory data grid products help you meet a wide range of technical and business challenges. Whether you need a scalable storage solution for storing session-state or shopping carts on your ecommerce Web farm or you have to perform lightning...

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  8. Database Labs icon
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    A Postgres Database as a Service platform so you can focus on writing your app, not on becoming a database administrator.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • BSD
     
  9. Bluzelle is a decentralized and open source database powered by PBFT Consensus Engine. It is a NoSQL key-value store database. Learn about trustless computing and discover the benefits of a decentralized by joining our Beta testing for free.

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Java Mobile
     
  10. Amazon RDS icon
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    Amazon Relational Database Service (Amazon RDS) is a collection of managed services that makes it simple to set up, operate, and scale databases in the cloud. Choose from seven popular engines — Amazon Aurora with MySQL compatibility, Amazon Aurora with PostgreSQL compatibility...

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    • Amazon Web Services
     
  11. UnQLite icon
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    UnQLite is a in-process software library which implements a self-contained, serverless, zero-configuration, transactional NoSQL database engine. UnQLite is a document store database similar to MongoDB, Redis, CouchDB etc.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  12.  2 likes

    SnapJSON is a lightweight, open-source ORM for Node.js that uses simple JSON files as a datastore.

    7 snapjson alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Mac
    • Node.JS
     
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