# Aerospike vs Apache CouchDB

**Leader by Vioscale score:** Apache CouchDB

| Attribute | Aerospike | Apache CouchDB |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 39 (60% (medium)) | 54.4 (35% (low)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | 2 | 26 |
| adoption.dependent_repos | 0 | 0 |
| adoption.github_stars | 1,375 | 6,942 |
| adoption.package_downloads_weekly | 28,009 | - |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true,"self_hosted":true}` | `{"cloud":true,"self_hosted":true}` |
| description.long | Aerospike is a high-speed, distributed NoSQL database optimized for applications requiring minimal latency and global scalability. It supports cross-region replication, atomic multi-item transactions, and integrates with popular data processing frameworks like Spark and Trino. | An open-source document database built for distributed deployments with native replication capabilities. It enables offline-first applications to maintain data synchronization across servers, mobile devices, and browsers without manual configuration. |
| features.capabilities | `{"hosting":"both","multi_region":true,"transactions":"multi_item_acid"}` | `{"hosting":"both","data_model":"document","consistency":"eventual","replication":"leaderless","multi_region":true,"partitioning":"automatic","license_class":"permissive","change_streams":true,"secondary_indexes":"yes"}` |
| integrations.count | 10 | - |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"Spark"},{"name":"Trino"},{"name":"Kafka"},{"name":"JMS"},{"name":"Pulsar"},{"name":"Java"},{"name":"Python"},{"name":"C"},{"name":"C#"},{"name":"Go"},{"name":"Node.js"}]` | - |
| language.primary | C | Erlang |
| license.spdx | Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| platform.support | `{"cli":true,"mac":true,"web":true,"linux":true,"windows":true}` | `{"ios":true,"web":true,"android":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"quote","sourceUrl":"https://www.aerospike.com","retrievedAt":"2026-08-03T21:12:16.665Z"}` | `{"type":"open_source","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://couchdb.apache.org","retrievedAt":"2026-08-14T11:09:10.445Z"}` |
| pricing.free_tier | - | yes |
| pricing.model | commercial | commercial |
| pricing.price_level | unknown | free |
| pricing.transparent | no | yes |
| release.history | `[{"url":"https://github.com/aerospike/aerospike-server/releases/tag/v8.1.2.3","date":"2026-07-16T17:57:22Z","type":"stable","version":"v8.1.2.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/aerospike/aerospike-server/releases/tag/v8.0.0.18","date":"2026-07-16T17:48:57Z","type":"stable","version":"v8.0.0.18"},{"url":"https://github.com/aerospike/aerospike-server/releases/tag/v7.2.0.20","date":"2026-07-16T00:23:57Z","type":"stable","version":"v7.2.0.20"},{"url":"https://github.com/aerospike/aerospike-server/releases/tag/v8.1.2.2","date":"2026-07-16T17:54:10Z","type":"stable","version":"v8.1.2.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/aerospike/aerospike-server/releases/tag/v8.0.0.17","date":"2026-07-16T17:42:42Z","type":"stable","version":"v8.0.0.17"},{"url":"https://github.com/aerospike/aerospike-server/releases/tag/v7.2.0.19","date":"2026-07-16T00:19:53Z","type":"stable","version":"v7.2.0.19"},{"url":"https://github.com/aerospike/aerospike-server/releases/tag/v7.1.0.25","date":"2026-07-16T00:07:05Z","type":"stable","version":"v7.1.0.25"},{"url":"https://github.com/aerospike/aerospike-server/releases/tag/8.1.2.1","date":"2026-05-05T21:18:11Z","type":"stable","version":"8.1.2.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/aerospike/aerospike-server/releases/tag/8.0.0.16","date":"2026-05-05T21:15:47Z","type":"stable","version":"8.0.0.16"},{"url":"https://github.com/aerospike/aerospike-server/releases/tag/7.2.0.18","date":"2026-05-05T21:12:47Z","type":"stable","version":"7.2.0.18"},{"url":"https://github.com/aerospike/aerospike-server/releases/tag/7.1.0.24","date":"2026-05-05T21:10:00Z","type":"stable","version":"7.1.0.24"},{"url":"https://github.com/aerospike/aerospike-server/releases/tag/8.0.0.15","date":"2026-04-18T15:16:40Z","type":"stable","version":"8.0.0.15"},{"url":"https://github.com/aerospike/aerospike-server/releases/tag/7.2.0.17","date":"2026-04-18T15:13:45Z","type":"stable","version":"7.2.0.17"},{"url":"https://github.com/aerospike/aerospike-server/releases/tag/7.1.0.23","date":"2026-04-18T15:11:12Z","type":"stable","version":"7.1.0.23"},{"url":"https://github.com/aerospike/aerospike-server/releases/tag/8.1.2.0","date":"2026-04-18T15:27:38Z","type":"stable","version":"8.1.2.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/aerospike/aerospike-server/releases/tag/6.4.0.34","date":"2026-04-18T15:08:04Z","type":"stable","version":"6.4.0.34"},{"url":"https://github.com/aerospike/aerospike-server/releases/tag/6.3.0.36","date":"2026-04-18T15:05:16Z","type":"stable","version":"6.3.0.36"},{"url":"https://github.com/aerospike/aerospike-server/releases/tag/8.1.1.2","date":"2026-03-16T23:56:05Z","type":"stable","version":"8.1.1.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/aerospike/aerospike-server/releases/tag/8.0.0.14","date":"2026-03-16T23:53:50Z","type":"stable","version":"8.0.0.14"},{"url":"https://github.com/aerospike/aerospike-server/releases/tag/7.2.0.16","date":"2026-03-16T23:50:40Z","type":"stable","version":"7.2.0.16"}]` | - |
| reliability.status_page | yes | - |
| security.disclosure_policy | yes | - |
| security.gdpr | yes | - |
| security.iso27001 | yes | - |
| security.scorecard | 7.7 | 7.2 |
| security.soc2 | yes | - |
| security.vulnerabilities | `{"count":0,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=helm&package_name=cloudnativeapp%2Faerospike&per_page=100","last_12m":0,"max_severity":null}` | `{"count":0,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=conda&package_name=couchdb&per_page=100","last_12m":0,"max_severity":null}` |

## Capabilities (NoSQL Databases)

| Capability | Aerospike | Apache CouchDB |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Core** |  |  |
| Data model | - | Document |
| **Query** |  |  |
| Query language | - | - |
| **Consistency** |  |  |
| Consistency | - | Eventual |
| **Transactions** |  |  |
| Transactions | Multi-item ACID | - |
| **Indexing** |  |  |
| Secondary indexes | - | Yes |
| **Scale** |  |  |
| Partitioning / sharding | - | Automatic |
| Multi-region | ✓ | ✓ |
| **Replication** |  |  |
| Replication topology | - | Leaderless |
| **Deployment** |  |  |
| Hosting | Cloud + self-hosted | Cloud + self-hosted |
| **Schema** |  |  |
| Schema | - | - |
| **Features** |  |  |
| TTL / auto-expiry | - | - |
| Change streams / CDC | - | ✓ |
| Vector / search built-in | - | - |
| **Licensing** |  |  |
| Licence class | - | Permissive OSS |

*Source: Vioscale. Generated 2026-09-01T15:18:33.750Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*