Detailed comparison across 10 dimensions
Winner: Couchbase Capella
Couchbase Capella clearly comes out ahead of MongoDB on Staquest's weighted six-dimension score. Both offer a free tier. MongoDB's paid plans start at $8.03/mo.
| Overview | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | hybrid | hybrid |
| Company | Couchbase | MongoDB, Inc. |
| Free Tier | ||
| Has API | ||
| Open Source | ||
| Trending | Stable | Stable |
| Industries | DevelopmentData & Analytics | DevelopmentData & AnalyticsAI & Machine Learning |
| Categories | database | database |
| Website | Visit | Visit |
Couchbase Capella
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| Feature | couchbase-capella | mongodb |
|---|---|---|
| 1-Node Minimum | ||
| 10Gb To 4Tb Of Storage | ||
| 3-Node Cluster Minimum | ||
| 2Gb To 768Gb Ram | ||
| Everything In Basic | ||
| 2Vcpus To 96Vcpus | ||
| Everything In Developer Pro | ||
| 512Mb Of Storage | ||
| Key-Value Access | ||
| 5Gb Of Storage | ||
| Mobile App Services | ||
| Business Intelligence Integration And Visualization | ||
| Multiple Cluster Availability Zones | ||
| Commercial License | ||
| Multiple Cluster Availability Zones (3 Nodes) | ||
| Consultative Support | ||
| Premium-Level Performance, Service, Security, And Support | ||
| Enterprise Security Features | ||
| Rbac | ||
| Kubernetes Operator | ||
| Scopes & Collections | ||
| Mongodb Enterprise Server | ||
| Search (Vector, Fts, Geo) | ||
| Ops Manager | ||
| Search And Indexing | ||
| Rich Onboarding And Regular Check-Ins | ||
| Single-Cluster Availability Zone | ||
| Self-Serve Training Content | ||
| Sql++ | ||
| Shared Ram |
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On Staquest's weighted six-dimension scoring, Couchbase Capella comes out ahead overall, though MongoDB can be the better fit depending on your priorities — see the dimension-by-dimension breakdown above.
Both Couchbase Capella and MongoDB offer a free tier.
MongoDB scores higher on pricing value in Staquest's analysis. It is the highest-weighted dimension in this comparison.
Couchbase Capella is open source. The feature comparison and dimension scores above cover the full breakdown.
