Detailed comparison across 10 dimensions
Winner: Couchbase Capella
Couchbase Capella clearly comes out ahead of InterSystems IRIS on Staquest's weighted six-dimension score. Both offer a free tier.
| Overview | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | hybrid | hybrid |
| Company | Couchbase | InterSystems |
| Free Tier | ||
| Has API | ||
| Open Source | ||
| Trending | Stable | Stable |
| Industries | DevelopmentData & Analytics | DevelopmentData & AnalyticsEducation & EdTechAI & Machine Learning |
| Categories | database | database |
| Website | Visit | Visit |
Couchbase Capella
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| Feature | couchbase-capella | intersystems-iris |
|---|---|---|
| 1-Node Minimum | ||
| Analytics Platform | ||
| 3-Node Cluster Minimum | ||
| Application Development Platform | ||
| Everything In Basic | ||
| Evaluation And Testing Use | ||
| Everything In Developer Pro | ||
| Full Production Capabilities | ||
| Key-Value Access | ||
| High Availability | ||
| Mobile App Services | ||
| Interoperability Engine | ||
| Multiple Cluster Availability Zones | ||
| Multi-Model Database Engine | ||
| Multiple Cluster Availability Zones (3 Nodes) | ||
| Scalability Features | ||
| Premium-Level Performance, Service, Security, And Support | ||
| Software Updates | ||
| Rbac | ||
| Technical Support | ||
| Scopes & Collections | ||
| Search (Vector, Fts, Geo) | ||
| Search And Indexing | ||
| Single-Cluster Availability Zone | ||
| Sql++ | ||
| Sql++ (Capella Iq) |
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On Staquest's weighted six-dimension scoring, Couchbase Capella comes out ahead overall, though InterSystems IRIS can be the better fit depending on your priorities — see the dimension-by-dimension breakdown above.
Both Couchbase Capella and InterSystems IRIS offer a free tier.
Couchbase Capella is open source. The feature comparison and dimension scores above cover the full breakdown.
