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SingleStore (formerly MemSQL)
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Likelihood to Recommend
CouchDB
Great for REST API development, if you want a small, fast server that will send and receive JSON structures, CouchDB is hard to beat. Not great for enterprise-level relational database querying (no kidding). While by definition, document-oriented databases are not relational, porting or migrating from relational, and using CouchDB as a backend is probably not a wise move as it's reliable, but It may not always be highly available.

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Engineer in Corporate
Computer Software Company, 1-10 employeesSingleStore (formerly MemSQL)
SingleStore [formerly (MemSQL)] is very well suited for places- where the components are processing very large amounts of data and requires very low latency.- Columnstore compression of data reduces the time to respond. Compression resulted in quick responses which are not achieved using the other DB tools.- The concept of Rowstore and implementation on frequently used tables results in support of high OLTP.Not suited/less appropriate- The In-memory(Rowstore) and col-store does not share the same language compatibility. When required the transition form other table type more efforts are required.- SingleStore DB (formerly MemSQL) connection between AWS cloud failed when partitioning is higher for data processing.- Administration is sometime bit confusing when providing layered access to different teams.

Verified User
Manager in Quality Assurance
Financial Services Company, 10,001+ employeesFeature Rating Comparison
NoSQL Databases
CouchDB
7.9
SingleStore (formerly MemSQL)
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Performance
CouchDB
8.0
SingleStore (formerly MemSQL)
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Availability
CouchDB
8.5
SingleStore (formerly MemSQL)
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Concurrency
CouchDB
8.5
SingleStore (formerly MemSQL)
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Security
CouchDB
6.0
SingleStore (formerly MemSQL)
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Scalability
CouchDB
8.0
SingleStore (formerly MemSQL)
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Data model flexibility
CouchDB
7.0
SingleStore (formerly MemSQL)
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Deployment model flexibility
CouchDB
9.0
SingleStore (formerly MemSQL)
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Pros
CouchDB
- It can replicate and sync with web browsers via PouchDB. This lets you keep a synced copy of your database on the client-side, which offers much faster data access than continuous HTTP requests would allow, and enables offline usage.
- Simple Map/Reduce support. The M/R system lets you process terabytes of documents in parallel, save the results, and only need to reprocess documents that have changed on subsequent updates. While not as powerful as Hadoop, it is an easy to use query system that's hard to screw up.
- Sharding and Clustering support. As of CouchDB 2.0, it supports clustering and sharding of documents between instances without needing a load balancer to determine where requests should go.
- Master to Master replication lets you clone, continuously backup, and listen for changes through the replication protocol, even over unreliable WAN links.
Developer
Carrot - a VICE companyBroadcast Media, 201-500 employees
SingleStore (formerly MemSQL)
- Ease of use (installation, managed service, pipelines)
- Hybrid configuration (on-premise & cloud), analytical and transactional workload
- ANSI SQL as a standard
- Runs on any major cloud platform
Partner, Founder
Connected Data GroupInformation Technology and Services, 1-10 employees
Cons
CouchDB
- NoSQL DB can become a challenge for seasoned RDBMS users.
- The map-reduce paradigm can be very demanding for first-time users.
- JSON format documents with Key-Value pairs are somewhat verbose and consume more storage.
Risk Insight Product
TelkomselTelecommunications, 1001-5000 employees
SingleStore (formerly MemSQL)
- Does not provide adequate support for data discovery apps, i.e. Power BI.
- It would be great to have a native load balancing component for dealing with aggregator failure. Otherwise having a Child Aggregator becomes optional since not all the customers can afford an external balancing solution and does not feel confortable with switching between aggregators manually.
- They used to have certifications and training in development and administration. That is very important to have, since other competitors does provide access to those sort of things and although they have free tutorials/videos, that doesn't provide an in-depth understanding.
CEO
handytecTelecommunications, 11-50 employees
Likelihood to Renew
CouchDB
CouchDB 9.0
Based on 9 answers
Because our current solution S3 is working great and CouchDB was a nightmare. The worst is that at first, it seemed fine until we filled it with tons of data and then started to create views and actually delete.
Sr. Software Engineer
PerformicsComputer Software, 201-500 employees
SingleStore (formerly MemSQL)
SingleStore (formerly MemSQL) 5.0
Based on 1 answer
I still want to see the performance about using latest version of spark and memsql. About renewal, if there is a new and better version of spark-memsql connector, then maybe.
Data Scientist & BioScience Project Manager
Fed Centric TechnologiesBiotechnology, 11-50 employees
Usability
CouchDB
CouchDB 8.0
Based on 1 answer
Couchdb is very simple to use and the features are also reduced but well implemented. In order to use it the way its designed, the ui is adequate and easy. Of course, there are some other task that can't be performed through the admin ui but the minimalistic design allows you to use external libraries to develop custom scripts
General Manager
SupermioComputer Software, 1-10 employees
SingleStore (formerly MemSQL)
SingleStore (formerly MemSQL) 7.7
Based on 6 answers
[Until it is] supported on AWS ECS containers, I will reserve a higher rating for SingleStore. Right now it works well on EC2 and serves our current purpose, [but] would look forward to seeing SingleStore respond to our urge of feature in a shorter time period with high quality and security.

Verified User
Employee in Engineering
Computer Networking Company, 10,001+ employeesSupport Rating
CouchDB
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
SingleStore (formerly MemSQL)
SingleStore (formerly MemSQL) 7.7
Based on 6 answers
Very responsive to trouble tickets - Often, I think, the SingleStore's monitoring systems have already alerted the engineers by the time I get around to writing a ticket (about 10 - 20 mins after we see a problem). I feel like things are escalated nicely and SingleStore takes resolving trouble tickets seriously. Also SingleStore follows up after incidents to with a post mortem and actionable takaways to improve the product. Very satisfied here.
Program Mgr
John L ScottReal Estate, 1001-5000 employees
Implementation Rating
CouchDB
CouchDB 9.0
Based on 2 answers
it support is minimal also hw requirements. Also for development, we can have databases replicated everywhere and the replication is automagical. once you set up the security and the rules for replication, you are ready to go. The absence of a model let you build your app the way you want it
General Manager
SupermioComputer Software, 1-10 employees
SingleStore (formerly MemSQL)
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
Alternatives Considered
CouchDB
It has been 5+ years since we chose CouchDB. We looked an MongoDB, Cassandra, and probably some others. At the end of the day, the performance, power potential, and simplicity of CouchDB made it a simple choice for our needs. No one should use just because we did. As I said early, make sure you understand your problems, and find the right solution.Some random reading that might be useful:http://www.julianbrowne.com/article/viewer/brewers-cap-theoremhttps://www.couchbase.com/nosql-resources/why-nosql\https://www.infoq.com/articles/cap-twelve-years-later-how-the-rules-have-changed
CTO & Co-founder
Datawhere.comComputer Software, 11-50 employees
SingleStore (formerly MemSQL)
I guess the main difference is how the memory is used for stacking and storing data until it reaches the final destination, the performance is awesome compared with others and when you have a real time business with a certain complexity. The development team would be more familiarized with the SQL environment and there’s practically a zero learning curve, when you compare this with other data bases you’re going to find that there’s a huge saving in time and money.
Chief Technology Officer
alboFinancial Services, 201-500 employees
Return on Investment
CouchDB
- It has saved us hours and hours of coding.
- It is has taught us a new way to look at things.
- It has taught us patience as the first few weeks with CouchDB were not pleasant. It was not easy to pick up like MongoDB.
Chairman & CEO
eDriven StudiosInformation Technology and Services, 1-10 employees
SingleStore (formerly MemSQL)
- License cost is lower than many of its competitors.
- Requires very little administration. We are getting by without even hiring an admin.
- Integrating the pipelines and the DB engine simplifies the solution architecture, which means less infrastructure is needed, less license cost, and shorter development cycle.

Verified User
Team Lead in Information Technology
Government Relations Company, 51-200 employeesScreenshots
Pricing Details
CouchDB
General
Free Trial
—Free/Freemium Version
—Premium Consulting/Integration Services
—Entry-level set up fee?
No
CouchDB Editions & Modules
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Additional Pricing Details
—SingleStore (formerly MemSQL)
General
Free Trial
Yes
Free/Freemium Version
Yes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
Yes
Entry-level set up fee?
Optional
SingleStore (formerly MemSQL) Editions & Modules
Edition
OnDemand | 0.691 |
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- per hour