# Amazon DocumentDB alternatives: what AI models name instead, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. 241 of the 252 answers in the 1 category where Amazon DocumentDB holds a standing named it neither first nor as an alternative; these are the first choices those answers made. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/amazon-documentdb/alternatives

## Named instead, most often (every category and segment added)

- MongoDB: 139
- Amazon DynamoDB: 19
- PostgreSQL: 9
- Azure Cosmos DB: 7
- Apache Cassandra: 4
- Couchbase: 4

## NoSQL databases

**Small business**: 84 of 84 answers did not name Amazon DocumentDB.

- MongoDB: first choice in 59 of those 84
- PostgreSQL: first choice in 6 of those 84
- Amazon DynamoDB: first choice in 5 of those 84
- Google Cloud Firestore: first choice in 4 of those 84
- MySQL: first choice in 2 of those 84
- Firebase: first choice in 1 of those 84
- Redis: first choice in 1 of those 84

**Mid-market**: 81 of 84 answers did not name Amazon DocumentDB (Amazon DocumentDB is #11 of 14 at 0%).

- MongoDB: first choice in 44 of those 81
- Amazon DynamoDB: first choice in 6 of those 81
- PostgreSQL: first choice in 2 of those 81
- Apache Cassandra: first choice in 1 of those 81
- Apache CouchDB: first choice in 1 of those 81
- Atlas: first choice in 1 of those 81
- Azure Cosmos DB: first choice in 1 of those 81
- Couchbase: first choice in 1 of those 81

**Enterprise**: 76 of 84 answers did not name Amazon DocumentDB (Amazon DocumentDB is #11 of 14 at 0%).

- MongoDB: first choice in 36 of those 76
- Amazon DynamoDB: first choice in 8 of those 76
- Azure Cosmos DB: first choice in 6 of those 76
- Apache Cassandra: first choice in 3 of those 76
- Couchbase: first choice in 3 of those 76
- Aerospike: first choice in 2 of those 76
- Oracle NoSQL Database: first choice in 2 of those 76
- PostgreSQL: first choice in 1 of those 76

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