What is Apache CouchDB?
Apache CouchDB is a distributed JSON document database that syncs seamlessly across server clusters, mobile phones, and web browsers using its unique Replication Protocol, with an intuitive HTTP/JSON API supporting offline-first applications.
Apache CouchDB pricing
We don't have Apache CouchDB's full plan breakdown yet (its pricing page resisted automated reading). Here's what we could confirm. Always check live pricing for exact numbers.
What Apache CouchDB does
The capabilities that matter for nosql databases, normalised so it lines up with every alternative. “-” means we haven't confirmed it, not that it's missing.
- Data model
- Document
- Query language
- MQL / document API
- Consistency
- Eventual
- Transactions
- -
- Secondary indexes
- Yes
- Partitioning / sharding
- -
- Multi-region
- ✓
- Replication topology
- Active-active
- Hosting
- Cloud + self-hosted
- Schema
- Schemaless
- TTL / auto-expiry
- -
- Change streams / CDC
- -
- Vector / search built-in
- -
- Licence class
- Permissive OSS
Platform & deployment
Independently observed- CLI
- macOS
- Web
- Linux
- Windows
- Cloud / SaaS
- Self-hosted
Apache CouchDB alternatives
Other nosql databases we track, ranked by the same independent score.
The Vioscale score: one lens on the evidence
Not user reviews and not a paid placement: a confidence-weighted blend of the independent signals below (adoption, activity, security posture, and more), which you can sort and re-weight yourself. Vendors can correct their listing but can never move their rank, and stars are weighted low as a vanity metric. It is one way to read the evidence for Apache CouchDB, not the verdict.
| Signal | Score | Weight | Contribution | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Github Activity | 47 | 0.15 | 7.2 | ✓ |
| Price Level | 100 | 0.04 | 4.5 | ✓ |
| Github Stars | 73 | 0.05 | 3.8 | ✓ |
| Capabilities | 29 | 0.13 | 3.7 | ✓ |
| Pricing Transparency | 25 | 0.06 | 1.5 | ✓ |
| Reliability | 0 | 0.08 | 0.0 | - |
| Integrations | 0 | 0.06 | 0.0 | - |
| Release Cadence | 0 | 0.09 | 0.0 | - |
| Security Posture | 0 | 0.14 | 0.0 | - |
| Package Downloads | 0 | 0.04 | 0.0 | - |
| Stackoverflow Activity | 0 | 0.15 | 0.0 | - |
Computed . Re-weight it by intent, or see the full method.
All data & sourcesshow ↓
Every value we hold, with its source, retrieval date, and confidence. This is the evidence behind the score: don't trust it, verify it.
Activity
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Commits last 30d | 31 | mediumsource · 2026-08-01 · 65% |
Adoption
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Github stars | 6,932 | highsource · 2026-08-01 · 90% |
Features
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Capabilities | {"schema":"schemaless","hosting":"both","data_model":"document","consistency":"eventual","replication":"active_active","multi_region":true,"license_class":"permissive","query_language":"mql","secondary_indexes":"yes"} | mediumsource · 2026-08-05 · 60% |
Language
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Primary | Erlang | highsource · 2026-08-01 · 90% |
License
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Spdx | Apache-2.0 | highsource · 2026-08-01 · 95% |