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IBM Cloudant

Overview

What is IBM Cloudant?

Cloudant is an open source non-relational, distributed database service that requires zero-configuration. It's based on the Apache-backed CouchDB project and the creator of the open source BigCouch project. Cloudant's service provides integrated data management, search, and analytics engine designed for web…

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Recent Reviews

Win-Win for IBM Cloud

9 out of 10
April 18, 2021
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Popular Features

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  • Concurrency (21)
    9.9
    99%
  • Performance (21)
    9.8
    98%
  • Security (21)
    9.8
    98%
  • Availability (21)
    8.1
    81%

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Pricing

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Standard

$1

Cloud
per month per GB of storage above the included 20 GB

Standard

$75

Cloud
per month 100 reads/second ; 50 writes/second ; 5 global queries/second

Lite

Free

Cloud
20 reads/second ; 10 writes/second ; 5 global queries / second ; 1 GB of storage capacity

Entry-level set up fee?

  • No setup fee
For the latest information on pricing, visithttps://www.ibm.com/cloud/cloudant/pric…

Offerings

  • Free Trial
  • Free/Freemium Version
  • Premium Consulting/Integration Services
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Features

NoSQL Databases

NoSQL databases are designed to be used across large distrusted systems. They are notably much more scalable and much faster and handling very large data loads than traditional relational databases.

9.4
Avg 8.8
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Product Details

What is IBM Cloudant?

IBM Cloudant is a distributed database that is optimized for handling heavy workloads that are typical of large, fast-growing web and mobile apps. Available as an SLA-backed, fully managed IBM Cloud service, Cloudant elastically scales throughput and storage independently. Cloudant is also available as a downloadable on-premises installation, and its API and replication protocol are compatible with an open source ecosystem that includes CouchDB, PouchDB and libraries for the most popular web and mobile development stacks.

IBM Cloudant Features

NoSQL Databases Features

  • Supported: Performance
  • Supported: Availability
  • Supported: Concurrency
  • Supported: Security
  • Supported: Scalability
  • Supported: Data model flexibility
  • Supported: Deployment model flexibility

IBM Cloudant Video

database management with Cloudant

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IBM Cloudant Technical Details

Deployment TypesSoftware as a Service (SaaS), Cloud, or Web-Based
Operating SystemsUnspecified
Mobile ApplicationNo
Supported LanguagesEnglish, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese/Brazil, Spanish, Chinese Simplified, Chinese Traditional

Frequently Asked Questions

Cloudant is an open source non-relational, distributed database service that requires zero-configuration. It's based on the Apache-backed CouchDB project and the creator of the open source BigCouch project. Cloudant's service provides integrated data management, search, and analytics engine designed for web applications. Cloudant scales your database on the CouchDB framework and provides hosting, administrative tools, analytics and commercial support for CouchDB and BigCouch. Cloudant is often considered part of a new generation of 'NoSQL' databases that don't require fixed table schemas and is challenging the dominance of traditional relational databases (including the popular MySQL).

Amazon DynamoDB, MongoDB, and Couchbase Server are common alternatives for IBM Cloudant.

Reviewers rate Concurrency and Data model flexibility highest, with a score of 9.9.

The most common users of IBM Cloudant are from Enterprises (1,001+ employees).
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Reviews and Ratings

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February 14, 2019

IBM Cloudant DB - Scalability and Performance re-defined

Naresh Jasotani | TrustRadius Reviewer
Naresh Jasotani
Director - Data and Analytics Services (Presales)
Miracle Software Systems, Inc (Computer Software, 1001-5000 employees)
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Likelihood to Recommend
Applications where concurrency and durability are more important as compared to in-memory functionalities, IBM Cloudant DB is recommended. For us, the key question is to have Java and C# programming support on the database, for building applications, however if Python, Perl or R support is required, then IBM Cloudant DB may not be an intelligent choice.
March 30, 2018

IBM Cloudant, Great Managed NoSQL at Significant Cost

Verified User
Analyst in Marketing
Retail Company, 51-200 employees
Score 6 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Likelihood to Recommend
The solution to store claims information worked for us, but the enterprise NoSQL market has expanded so much that we might not [have] used Cloudant had an alternative been available. Make sure you ask about ACID compliance and about what the difference between NoSQL and SQL databases are to that the IT managers understand why they are buying and how that differs from data solutions they've bought in the past.
September 09, 2016

Cloudant is a great choice for DBaaS for mobile apps on multiple platforms and devices...

Wes Wilson | TrustRadius Reviewer
Wes Wilson
CTO (Chief Technical Officer)
YukonBaby (Hospital & Health Care, 1-10 employees)
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Likelihood to Recommend
If you are using MEAN stack and require a 3rd party cloud database it really is up there with firebase. Firebase has a couple extra features attached to its non-sql DB, and if you need those particular features then that might be a best choice. But if you don't, cloudant is far more open and most scripts and tools that work with CloudDB will work with cloudant. Firebase is far more proprietary which gives it a steeper learning curve also. Another thing to consider is how many different types of software will interact with your DB. If you are just building a web app and only one application needs the data then arguably the pros and cons against any hosted solution like Amazon Dynamo, Modulus (MongoDB), or Firebase is going to be minimal and subjective. But if you are using lots of different technologies and many different devices there is a major advantage to going with a less proprietary solution. You get all the compatibility of CouchDB but the reliability of having IBM behind your DBaaS.
August 12, 2016

Flexible data transportation HUB without structure constraints

Romualdo Gobbo | TrustRadius Reviewer
Romualdo Gobbo
Owner
NEWLOG Consulting Srl (Computer Software, 11-50 employees)
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
ResellerIncentivized
Likelihood to Recommend
Cloudant is perfect when you have to manage fixed documents, but with different content and an articulated data hierarchy. Furthermore it maintains many document structures in one instance of the DB. Cloudant should be used when the document has a "lazy" life cycle (better if it is only based on its workflow status information) and it is not comparable to an OLTP system where the data is constantly being updated.
August 11, 2016

Cloudant - Build more. Sleep more.

Justin Saul | TrustRadius Reviewer
Justin Saul
Senior Director - SeniorAdvisor.com
A Place for Mom (Hospital & Health Care, 501-1000 employees)
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Likelihood to Recommend
Cloudant is fairly robust. If you have changing data structures, loose data structures, logging, event storage, or need mobile syncing, Cloudant is a great fit. If you have very relational data that needs constant ad-hoc analysis, I would stick with traditional setups.
July 29, 2016

If it fits your need, you'll never have problems or complaints.

Bryan Redeagle | TrustRadius Reviewer
Bryan Redeagle
Developer
Qubit Networks (Telecommunications, 11-50 employees)
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Likelihood to Recommend
It's great for storing large datasets where you need to access records directly or can sort them into easily parseable lists. It's not good for complex queries. Don't think of it as a complete replacement for SQL. It fits certain needs, and SQL-like expression is not that.
July 20, 2016

I traded self-hosted for Cloudant

Don Burks | TrustRadius Reviewer
Don Burks
CTO
Lighthouse Labs (Restaurants, 1-10 employees)
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Likelihood to Recommend
I always advocate for choosing to store data in a manner that represents how you are going to be querying it. If you need well-indexed, performant queries, then Cloudant is an outstanding backend DbAAS that will support your business needs. Cloudant also takes care of stale view indices and other common maintenance tasks for you.
January 13, 2016

The best prices and easy from start to scale

Peter Ivie | TrustRadius Reviewer
Peter Ivie
Full Stack Developer
GeneSys Foundation (Internet, 1-10 employees)
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Likelihood to Recommend
I haven't tried it at scale, but it was extremely easy to get started and works very well for what I am using it for. The low end price point can't be beat. Really, it's physically impossible without them paying me to use the site... now there is an idea! Thanks Cloudant
January 04, 2016

Cloudant is a must have tool for mobile developers

Verified User
Engineer in Engineering
Computer Software Company, 1-10 employees
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Likelihood to Recommend
Cloudant is well suited for scenarios in multiple cases:
1. Developers don't want to learn about setting up a database etc., and would rather focus on writing code to use the database.
2. An organization does not have dedicated resources to set up and maintain a database.
3. Writing micro-web services - in such a case, an organization can use Cloudant both as a DB and as a web server instead of setting up and maintaining two separate servers.
4. If an organization supports multiple client platforms, Cloudant is the way to go because it provides multiple client libraries as well as a REST API.
January 04, 2016

Cloudant, great for ACRA

Miguel Angel Merino Vega | TrustRadius Reviewer
Miguel Angel Merino Vega
Analista de Sistemas
Consultor independiente de software (Computer Software, 1-10 employees)
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Likelihood to Recommend
Scenarios for the best use of Cloudant in our opinion are:
* Error handling logs.
* Spacial log database.
* Audit logs.
* Chats and social databases.
If you need a cloud repository for anything, Cloudant will be there for you. You could ease the burden of your main database and use Cloudant for these use cases.
January 04, 2016

Cloundant Just Works! The best for us: The API.

JA
Jesús Aponte
Ayudante Académico Nivel II
Universidad Simón Bolívar (Higher Education, 1001-5000 employees)
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Likelihood to Recommend
I think that cloudant is appropriate everywhere you need to handle big quantities of data, and the confidentiality of that data is really important, and you need to keep the data organized with respect to several intricate variables. It would not be appropriate for small projects, or perhaps for projects were internet connectivity is an issue.
January 04, 2016

Cloudant DBaaS review

Verified User
Project Manager in Corporate
Computer Networking Company, 51-200 employees
Score 7 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Likelihood to Recommend
Projects which with less classified data and less initial budget for production environment are great to use Cloudant multi-tenant service for the first several versions. For those sensitive data, unless purchasing the single-tenant plan, the multi-tenant context cannot ensure you a stable and provide the business level SLA.
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