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203 Ratings
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Based on 203 reviews and ratings
8 Ratings
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Based on 8 reviews and ratings
Feature Set Ratings
- Couchbase ranks higher in 1 feature set: NoSQL Databases
NoSQL Databases
8.6
Couchbase
86%

8.3
Qubole
83%
Couchbase ranks higher in 4/7 features
Couchbase ranks higher in 4/7 features
Performance
8.5
85%
98 Ratings

7.0
70%
1 Rating
Availability
9.2
92%
97 Ratings

6.0
60%
1 Rating
Concurrency
8.7
87%
95 Ratings

8.0
80%
1 Rating
Security
8.4
84%
95 Ratings

7.0
70%
1 Rating
Scalability
8.7
87%
96 Ratings

10.0
100%
1 Rating
Data model flexibility
8.4
84%
96 Ratings

10.0
100%
1 Rating
Deployment model flexibility
8.5
85%
95 Ratings

10.0
100%
1 Rating
Attribute Ratings
- Couchbase is rated higher in 1 area: Likelihood to Recommend
- Qubole is rated higher in 1 area: Likelihood to Renew
Likelihood to Recommend
8.1
Couchbase
81%
101 Ratings

8.0
Qubole
80%
1 Rating
Likelihood to Renew
2.1
Couchbase
21%
3 Ratings

6.0
Qubole
60%
1 Rating
Usability
8.0
Couchbase
80%
1 Rating

Qubole
N/A
0 Ratings
Performance
8.6
Couchbase
86%
156 Ratings

Qubole
N/A
0 Ratings
Support Rating
8.8
Couchbase
88%
5 Ratings

Qubole
N/A
0 Ratings
Product Scalability
7.8
Couchbase
78%
52 Ratings

Qubole
N/A
0 Ratings
Likelihood to Recommend
Couchbase
Best suited when edge devices have interrupted internet connection. And Couchbase provides reliable data transfer. If used for attachment Couchbase has a very poor offering. A hard limit of 20 MB is not okay. They have the best conflict resolution but not so great query language on Couchbase lite.

Verified User
Employee in Information Technology
Information Technology & Services Company, 1-10 employeesQubole
I find Qubole is well suited for getting started analyzing data in the cloud without being locked in to a specific cloud vendor's tooling other than the underlying filesystem. Since the data itself is not isolated to any Qubole cluster, it can be easily be collected back into a cloud-vendor's specific tools for further analysis, therefore I find it complementary to any offerings such as Amazon EMR or Google DataProc.
Consultant
Avalon Consulting, LLCInformation Technology and Services, 51-200 employees
Pros
Couchbase
- Couchbase performance is exceptional both for in-memory and persisted transactions.
- Handling of node failures and cluster rebalancing (high availability).
- Enterprise support from Couchbase themselves
- Good documentation
- Streaming of bucket (database) level mutations via their Database Change Protocol (DCP).
- Replication of datasets between native clients and Couchbase buckets
- Handling of simultaneous writes to the same record with performance penalties
Senior Solutions Architect
Rakuten ViberComputer Software, 201-500 employees
Qubole
- From a UI perspective, I find Qubole's closest comparison to Cloudera's HUE; it provides a one-stop shop for all data browsing and querying needs.
- Auto scaling groups and auto-terminating clusters provides cost savings for idle resources.
- Qubole fits itself well into the open-source data science market by providing a choice of tools that aren't tied to a specific cloud vendor.
Consultant
Avalon Consulting, LLCInformation Technology and Services, 51-200 employees
Cons
Couchbase
- The N1QL engine performs poorly compared to SQL engines due to the number of interactions needed, so if your use case involves the need for a lot of SQL-like query activity as opposed to the direct fetch of data in the form of a key/value map you may want to consider a RDBMS that has support for json data types so that you can more easily mix the use of relational and non-relational approaches to data access.
- You have to be careful when using multiple capabilities (e.g. transactions with Sync Gateway) as you will typically run into problems where one technology may not operate correctly in combination with another.
- There are quality problems with some newly released features, so be careful with being an early adopter unless you really need the capability. We somewhat desperately adopted the use of transactions, but went through multiple bughunt cycles with Couchbase working the kinks out.
Sr. Technical Architect
The Experience EngineLeisure, Travel & Tourism, 11-50 employees
Qubole
- Providing an open selection of all cloud provider instance types with no explanation as to their ideal use cases causes too much confusion for new users setting up a new cluster. For example, not everyone knows that Amazon's R or X-series models are memory optimized, while the C and M-series are for general computation.
- I would like to see more ETL tools provided other than DistCP that allow one to move data between Hadoop Filesystems.
- From the cluster administration side, onboarding of new users for large companies seems troublesome, especially when trying to create individual cluster per team within the company. Having the ability to debug and share code/queries between users of other teams / clusters should also be possible.
Consultant
Avalon Consulting, LLCInformation Technology and Services, 51-200 employees
Pricing Details
Couchbase
General
Free Trial
Yes
Free/Freemium Version
Yes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
Yes
Entry-level set up fee?
Optional
Starting Price
—Qubole
General
Free Trial
—Free/Freemium Version
—Premium Consulting/Integration Services
—Entry-level set up fee?
No
Starting Price
—Likelihood to Renew
Couchbase
Couchbase 2.1
Based on 3 answers
I rarely actually use Couchbase Server, I just stay up-to-date with the features that it provides. However, when the need arises for a NoSQL datastore, then I will strongly consider it as an option
Staff Consultant
Avalon Consulting, LLCInformation Technology and Services, 51-200 employees
Qubole
Qubole 6.0
Based on 1 answer
Personally, I have no issues using Amazon EMR with Hue and Zeppelin, for example, for data science and exploratory analysis. The benefits to using Qubole are that it offers additional tooling that may not be available in other cloud providers without manual installation and also offers auto-terminating instances and scaling groups.
Consultant
Avalon Consulting, LLCInformation Technology and Services, 51-200 employees
Usability
Couchbase
Couchbase 8.0
Based on 1 answer
Couchbase has been quite a usable for our implementation. We had similar experience with our previous "trial" implementation, however it was short lived.
Couchbase has so far exceeded expectation. Our implementation team is more confident than ever before.
When we are Live for more than 6 months, I'm hoping to enhance this rating.
Datacenter Capacity Planner
SAP Labs IndiaInformation Technology & Services, 10,001+ employees
Qubole
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
Performance
Couchbase
Couchbase 8.6
Based on 156 answers
One of Couchbase’s greatest assets is its performance with large datasets. Properly set up with well-sized clusters, it is also highly reliable and scalable. User management could be better though, and security often feels like an afterthought. Couchbase has improved tremendously since we started using it, so I am sure that these issues will be ironed out.

Verified User
Engineer in Information Technology
Financial Services Company, 11-50 employeesQubole
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
Support Rating
Couchbase
Couchbase 8.8
Based on 5 answers
I haven't had many opportunities to request support, I will look forward to better the rating. We have technical development and integration team who reach out directly to TAM at Couchbase.
Datacenter Capacity Planner
SAP Labs IndiaInformation Technology & Services, 10,001+ employees
Qubole
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
Alternatives Considered
Couchbase
When it comes to data storage solutions it generally all densely depends on requirements which have to be met. Couchbase is a great choice for enterprise projects where scaling together with possibly the highest achievable performance is mandatory. Having pricing under control is yet another Couchbase highlight if comparing with its direct competitors. Finally, it allows to avoid vendor lock-in.

Verified User
Employee in Information Technology
Information Technology and Services Company, 10,001+ employeesQubole
Qubole was decided on by upper management rather than these competitive offerings. I find that Databricks has a better Spark offering compared to Qubole's Zeppelin notebooks.
Consultant
Avalon Consulting, LLCInformation Technology and Services, 51-200 employees
Scalability
Couchbase
Couchbase 7.8
Based on 52 answers
So far, the way that we mange and upgrade our clusters has be very smooth. It works like a dream when we use it in concert with AWS and their EC2 machines. Having access to powerful instances along side the Couchbase interface is amazing and allows us to do rebalances or maintenance without a worry
Production Manager
Jam City (SGN)Entertainment, 201-500 employees
Qubole
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
Return on Investment
Couchbase
- Great performance.
- Leading Couchbase Lite capabilities for mobile use.
- Developers' learning curve with replica reads and multi cluster can be long. Needs guidance and nurturing.
- Cluster maintenance during OS patching, etc. has multiple ways to approach. Operational teams may need some guidance.

Verified User
Manager in Information Technology
Aviation & Aerospace Company, 10,001+ employeesQubole
- We like to say that Qubole has allowed for "data democratization", meaning that each team is responsible for their own set of tooling and use cases rather than being limited by versions established by products such as Hortonworks HDP or Cloudera CDH
- One negative impact is that users have over-provisioned clusters without realizing it, and end up paying for it. When setting up a new cluster, there are too many choices to pick from, and data scientists may not understand the instance types or hardware specs for the datasets they need to operate on.
Consultant
Avalon Consulting, LLCInformation Technology and Services, 51-200 employees