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Based on 32 reviews and ratings
Feature Set Ratings
NoSQL Databases
8.9
IBM Cloudant
89%
MongoDB Atlas
Feature Set Not Supported
N/A
IBM Cloudant ranks higher in 7/7 features
IBM Cloudant ranks higher in 7/7 features
Performance
8.7
87%
18 Ratings
N/A
0 Ratings
Availability
9.1
91%
18 Ratings
N/A
0 Ratings
Concurrency
8.6
86%
18 Ratings
N/A
0 Ratings
Security
9.1
91%
18 Ratings
N/A
0 Ratings
Scalability
9.6
96%
18 Ratings
N/A
0 Ratings
Data model flexibility
7.5
75%
18 Ratings
N/A
0 Ratings
Deployment model flexibility
9.6
96%
18 Ratings
N/A
0 Ratings
Database-as-a-Service
IBM Cloudant
Feature Set Not Supported
N/A
9.5
MongoDB Atlas
95%
MongoDB Atlas ranks higher in 6/6 features
MongoDB Atlas ranks higher in 6/6 features
Automatic software patching
N/A
0 Ratings
9.0
90%
4 Ratings
Database scalability
N/A
0 Ratings
9.0
90%
4 Ratings
Automated backups
N/A
0 Ratings
10.0
100%
4 Ratings
Database security provisions
N/A
0 Ratings
10.0
100%
4 Ratings
Monitoring and metrics
N/A
0 Ratings
9.1
91%
4 Ratings
Automatic host deployment
N/A
0 Ratings
10.0
100%
4 Ratings
Attribute Ratings
- MongoDB Atlas is rated higher in 2 areas: Likelihood to Recommend, Support Rating
Likelihood to Recommend
9.1
IBM Cloudant
91%
42 Ratings
10.0
MongoDB Atlas
100%
4 Ratings
Likelihood to Renew
7.3
IBM Cloudant
73%
1 Rating
MongoDB Atlas
N/A
0 Ratings
Usability
7.7
IBM Cloudant
77%
5 Ratings
MongoDB Atlas
N/A
0 Ratings
Availability
8.2
IBM Cloudant
82%
2 Ratings
MongoDB Atlas
N/A
0 Ratings
Performance
8.2
IBM Cloudant
82%
2 Ratings
MongoDB Atlas
N/A
0 Ratings
Support Rating
8.6
IBM Cloudant
86%
6 Ratings
10.0
MongoDB Atlas
100%
4 Ratings
Online Training
7.3
IBM Cloudant
73%
2 Ratings
MongoDB Atlas
N/A
0 Ratings
Implementation Rating
8.2
IBM Cloudant
82%
8 Ratings
MongoDB Atlas
N/A
0 Ratings
Product Scalability
8.6
IBM Cloudant
86%
21 Ratings
MongoDB Atlas
N/A
0 Ratings
Likelihood to Recommend
IBM Cloudant
Our organization found Cloudant most suitable if One, a fixed pricing structure would make the most sense, for example in a situation where the project Cloudant is being used in makes its revenue in procurement or fixed retainer — thus the predictability of costs is paramount; Two, where you need to frequently edit the data and/or share access to the query engine to non-engineers — this is where the GUI shines.

Verified User
General Manager in Engineering
Computer Software Company, 1-10 employeesMongoDB Atlas
It is suitable for database administrative operations that require a high level of speed, since by not working with conventional SQL it is possible to create data records faster, and therefore better manage work time. It is not necessary to create backend connections for the databases, since these backends of different web pages and applications automatically centralize the development data in a single place, which is useful when managing many services in parallel. It is much easier and faster to get a specific document based on special characteristics of your data, through the filtering system of MongoDB Atlas, since it manages large numbers of servers, and has a high capacity of data mimicry. The cluster shows a history of all the operations that have been performed during the day, so that it is easy to make job regressions in case you need to identify an error that occurred at some point during the day. All data from the MongoDB web application is automatically stored in the Atlas cloud.
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Pros
IBM Cloudant
- For us, performance and scalability is the key, and Cloudant DB backed by CouchDB is scalable and performant.
- IBM Cloudant dB is very easy to provision for sandbox, development, QA as well as production.
- Support for Java for CouchDB app server analytics enables a greater control for over developers.
- Schema free oriented very easy to program and build applications on it.
- We love it!!
Director - Data and Analytics Services (Presales)
Miracle Software Systems, IncComputer Software, 1001-5000 employees
MongoDB Atlas
- No infrastructure on our side. Free of management.
- Easy to scale up and down.

Verified User
Engineer in Information Technology
Insurance Company, 10,001+ employeesCons
IBM Cloudant
- It was only after we went with the cloud-based solution that IBM rolled out an on-premise version.
- We found that a 3rd-party ODBC driver was required for a few applications that needed to pull data out of Cloudant.
- The sales process was difficult because the salesperson we used was not as versed on Cloudant as I had hoped.

Verified User
Analyst in Marketing
Retail Company, 51-200 employeesMongoDB Atlas
- Live Migration Service.
Vice President, Chief Architect, Development Manager and Software Engineer
WySTAR Global Retirement Solutions, a Wells Fargo CompanyFinancial Services, 10,001+ employees
Pricing Details
IBM Cloudant
General
Free Trial
Yes
Free/Freemium Version
Yes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
Yes
Entry-level set up fee?
No
Starting Price
$0 20 reads/second ; 10 writes/second ; 5 global queries / second ; 1 GB of storage capacity
IBM Cloudant Editions & Modules
Edition
Lite | Free1 |
---|---|
Standard | $752 |
Standard | Included3 |
Standard | $14 |
- 20 reads/second ; 10 writes/second ; 5 global queries / second ; 1 GB of storage capacity
- per month 100 reads/second ; 50 writes/second ; 5 global queries/second
- per month 20 GB of storage
- per month per GB of storage above the included 20 GB
Additional Pricing Details
—MongoDB Atlas
General
Free Trial
—Free/Freemium Version
Yes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
—Entry-level set up fee?
No
Starting Price
$0
MongoDB Atlas Editions & Modules
Edition
Shared Clusters | Free |
---|---|
Dedicated Clusters | $572 |
Dedicated Multi-Reigon Clusters | $952 |
- none
- per month
Additional Pricing Details
—Likelihood to Renew
IBM Cloudant
IBM Cloudant 7.3
Based on 1 answer
the flexibility of NoSQL allow us to modify and upgrade our apps very fast and in a convenient way. Having the solution hosted by IBM is also giving us the chance to focus on features and the improvement of our apps. It's one thing less to be worried about
General Manager
SupermioComputer Software, 1-10 employees
MongoDB Atlas
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
Usability
IBM Cloudant
IBM Cloudant 7.7
Based on 5 answers
It's mostly just a straight forward API to a data store. I knock one off for the full text search thing, but I don't need it much anyways. Also, the dashboard UI they give is pretty nice to use. It provides syntax-highlighting for writing views and queries are easy to test. I wish other DBs had a UI like this.
Developer
Qubit NetworksTelecommunications, 11-50 employees
MongoDB Atlas
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
Reliability and Availability
IBM Cloudant
IBM Cloudant 8.2
Based on 2 answers
it is a highly available solution in the IBM cloud portfolio and hence we have never had any issues with the data base being available - we also do continuous replication to be on the safer side just in case some thing goes awry. We also perform twice a year disaster recovery tests.
customer service leader
ifoxComputer Software, 1001-5000 employees
MongoDB Atlas
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
Performance
IBM Cloudant
IBM Cloudant 8.2
Based on 2 answers
very easy to get started and is very developer friendly given that it uses couchDB analytics. It is a cloud based solution and hence there is no hardware investment in a server and staging the server to get started and the associated delays/bureaucracy involved to get started. Good documentation is also available.
customer service leader
ifoxComputer Software, 1001-5000 employees
MongoDB Atlas
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
Support Rating
IBM Cloudant
IBM Cloudant 8.6
Based on 6 answers
Very happy by the commitment given by the team which has been really good over the last 7 years of usage.
VP of Engineering
AirFi / MI AirlineInformation Technology and Services, 11-50 employees
MongoDB Atlas
MongoDB Atlas 10.0
Based on 4 answers

Verified User
Engineer in Information Technology
Insurance Company, 10,001+ employeesOnline Training
IBM Cloudant
IBM Cloudant 7.3
Based on 2 answers
online resources are good enough to understand but there is nothing like testing. In our case, we discovered some not documented behavior that we take in count now. Also, the experience in NodeJs is critical. Also, take in count that most of the "good practices" with cloudant are not in online courses but in blogs and pages from independent developers
General Manager
SupermioComputer Software, 1-10 employees
MongoDB Atlas
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
Implementation Rating
IBM Cloudant
IBM Cloudant 8.2
Based on 8 answers
- Test the architecture on CouchDB helped us to address initial design flaws.
- The migration to Cloudant as such was very painless.
- We have migrate our replication system to Cloudant Android Sync for mobile devices.
- We have regular informal contact with the Cloudant leadership to discuss our use cases and implementation strategies.
VP of Engineering
AirFi / MI AirlineInformation Technology and Services, 11-50 employees
MongoDB Atlas
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
Alternatives Considered
IBM Cloudant
The feature-set, including security, is very comparable. Overall, IBM's services added to the product are mature and stable, although product support and engineers could be a little better. Global availability is improving, and Disaster Recover Capabilities are great. Overall, it's very comparable to MongoDB as a DBaaS offer, available globally and with great documentation.

Verified User
Executive in Information Technology
Consumer Goods Company, 10,001+ employeesMongoDB Atlas
When choosing a NoSQL, open source database, MongoDB is the clear winner from an implementation standpoint. For databases that are better suited for highly-organized data, a traditional database engine like MySQL, PostgreSQL, or Oracle's RDBMS may be a better choice. When the requirement is for a NoSQL production database, MongoDB and Atlas are the clear winners from an implementation and management perspective and is very cost-competitive with offerings from Azure Cosmos and Amazon Document DB.

Verified User
Director in Engineering
Computer Software Company, 51-200 employeesScalability
IBM Cloudant
IBM Cloudant 8.6
Based on 21 answers
The service scales incredibly well. As you would expect from CloudDB and IBM combination. The only reason I wouldn't score it a 10 is the fact that document trees can get nested and nested very quickly if you are attempting to do very complex datasets. Which makes your code that much more complex to deal. Its very possible we could find a solution to this problem with better database planning to begin with, but one of the reasons we chose a service over a self-hosted solution was so we could set it up quick and forget about it. So we weren't going to dedicate a team to architecture optimization.
CTO (Chief Technical Officer)
YukonBabyHospital & Health Care, 1-10 employees
MongoDB Atlas
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
Return on Investment
IBM Cloudant
- IBM Cloudant is very secure and we never have to worry about losing data/unauthorized access
- It is one of the best data backup system and works well
- Global availability means it is easy to connect to the nearest data center and this reduces load time which is great.
Information Technology Manager
Gorgeous Smiles DentalHospital & Health Care, 11-50 employees
MongoDB Atlas
- Since we can cover a much more exhaustive database management with MongoDB Atlas, we can say that we have partly increased our profit intake in relation to the time we have been using the software.
- MongoDB Atlas has improved our earnings by 400%, which leaves our current ROI at a percentage of 5, having achieved our first 200% in the first half year of using the software.
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