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Feature Set Ratings
NoSQL Databases
8.9
IBM Cloudant
89%
Oracle Autonomous Database
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
9.5
95%
18 Ratings
N/A
0 Ratings
Data model flexibility
7.5
75%
18 Ratings
N/A
0 Ratings
Deployment model flexibility
9.5
95%
18 Ratings
N/A
0 Ratings
Database Development
IBM Cloudant
Feature Set Not Supported
N/A
6.9
Oracle Autonomous Database
69%
Oracle Autonomous Database ranks higher in 5/5 features
Oracle Autonomous Database ranks higher in 5/5 features
Version control tools
N/A
0 Ratings
6.2
62%
13 Ratings
Test data generation
N/A
0 Ratings
5.9
59%
15 Ratings
Performance optimization tools
N/A
0 Ratings
8.0
80%
22 Ratings
Schema maintenance
N/A
0 Ratings
7.5
75%
21 Ratings
Database change management
N/A
0 Ratings
7.1
71%
16 Ratings
Database Administration
IBM Cloudant
Feature Set Not Supported
N/A
7.2
Oracle Autonomous Database
72%
Oracle Autonomous Database ranks higher in 4/4 features
Oracle Autonomous Database ranks higher in 4/4 features
User management
N/A
0 Ratings
6.9
69%
22 Ratings
Database security
N/A
0 Ratings
8.2
82%
22 Ratings
Database status reporting
N/A
0 Ratings
7.5
75%
23 Ratings
Change management
N/A
0 Ratings
6.3
63%
17 Ratings
Attribute Ratings
- IBM Cloudant is rated higher in 1 area: Likelihood to Recommend
- Oracle Autonomous Database is rated higher in 2 areas: Likelihood to Renew, Usability
Likelihood to Recommend
9.1
IBM Cloudant
91%
42 Ratings
8.8
Oracle Autonomous Database
88%
56 Ratings
Likelihood to Renew
7.3
IBM Cloudant
73%
1 Rating
9.0
Oracle Autonomous Database
90%
2 Ratings
Usability
7.7
IBM Cloudant
77%
5 Ratings
8.0
Oracle Autonomous Database
80%
1 Rating
Availability
8.2
IBM Cloudant
82%
2 Ratings
Oracle Autonomous Database
N/A
0 Ratings
Performance
8.2
IBM Cloudant
82%
2 Ratings
Oracle Autonomous Database
N/A
0 Ratings
Support Rating
8.6
IBM Cloudant
86%
6 Ratings
Oracle Autonomous Database
N/A
0 Ratings
Online Training
7.3
IBM Cloudant
73%
2 Ratings
Oracle Autonomous Database
N/A
0 Ratings
Implementation Rating
8.2
IBM Cloudant
82%
8 Ratings
Oracle Autonomous Database
N/A
0 Ratings
Product Scalability
8.6
IBM Cloudant
86%
21 Ratings
Oracle Autonomous Database
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 employeesOracle Autonomous Database
Pro - Stability. Does everything anyone could need. If it's not there it will be on the next update. There is plenty of support for it. It's been around for a long time and it's reliable. The support is well documented and has a great reputation.Cons - Errors have been found in the documentation provided by Oracle with guidelines, etc. Oracles salespeople have a reputation of being obnoxious and condescending.
Design Engineer
The JBL GroupComputer & Network Security, 11-50 employees
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
Oracle Autonomous Database
- Robust - this product doesn't have a lot of downtime. It's less prone to errors than some other tools I've worked with.
- Scalable - we can keep adding more things to it. We haven't hit any roadblocks when we've tried to do more with our database.
Manager - Merchandising Application Development
Burlington Stores, Inc.Retail, 10,001+ employees
Cons
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 employeesOracle Autonomous Database
- There is no access to the physical host of the DB. This is expected from a managed DB. Everything must be done through the console or via API calls. This is a new learning curve for the DBAs.
- Due to the lack of physical host access, certain features are not supported, such as Transportable tablespaces and Oracle LogMiner.
- Certain special data types, (such as XMLType) are not allowed; be sure the app vendor certifies their product on this platform.
Project Leader, Data Infrastructure Services
New York UniversityHigher Education, 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
—Oracle Autonomous Database
General
Free Trial
Yes
Free/Freemium Version
Yes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
Yes
Entry-level set up fee?
Optional
Starting Price
—Oracle Autonomous Database Editions & Modules
—
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
Oracle Autonomous Database
Oracle Autonomous Database 9.0
Based on 2 answers
Because it does exactly what we need: it enables us to manage our development and testing database environments in a quick and simple way without requiring support from a database administrators team.
Independent Software Consultant
Kapsch Trafficcom Argentina S.A.Information Technology and Services, 201-500 employees
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
Oracle Autonomous Database
Oracle Autonomous Database 8.0
Based on 1 answer
The product is continuously evolving and new features are added frequently. Management options through the OCI (Oracle Cloud Infrastructure) console and through the command line and API are being enhanced frequently.
Independent Software Consultant
Kapsch Trafficcom Argentina S.A.Information Technology and Services, 201-500 employees
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
Oracle Autonomous Database
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
Oracle Autonomous Database
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
Oracle Autonomous Database
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
Online 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
Oracle Autonomous Database
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
Oracle Autonomous Database
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+ employeesOracle Autonomous Database
I found Oracle Autonomous Database very secure to store data and private information.I always feel secure with Oracle Autonomous Databases disaster recovery features.It is very effective to build applications for mobile and desktop devices lesser code using a low code development framework namely Oracle Application Express (ApEx).

Verified User
Account Manager in Sales
Information Technology & Services Company, 501-1000 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
Oracle Autonomous Database
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
Oracle Autonomous Database
- Oracle Autonomous Database has a wide range of warehouses, which is competent and of high performance.
- The transactional processing power that Oracle Autonomous Database outlines are completely important and digital.
- The efficiency of Oracle Autonomous Database data encryption fosters security measures, a form that demands more threat detectors.
Information Technology Consultant
FCCI Insurance GroupInsurance, 1001-5000 employees