# Azure Cosmos DB alternatives: what AI models name instead, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. 195 of the 252 answers in the 1 category where Azure Cosmos DB 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/azure-cosmos-db/alternatives

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

- MongoDB: 107
- Amazon DynamoDB: 11
- PostgreSQL: 8
- Google Cloud Firestore: 4
- Couchbase: 3
- Apache Cassandra: 2

## NoSQL databases

**Small business**: 77 of 84 answers did not name Azure Cosmos DB (Azure Cosmos DB is #9 of 12 at 0%).

- MongoDB: first choice in 54 of those 77
- PostgreSQL: first choice in 6 of those 77
- Amazon DynamoDB: first choice in 4 of those 77
- Google Cloud Firestore: first choice in 4 of those 77
- MySQL: first choice in 2 of those 77
- Firebase: first choice in 1 of those 77
- Redis: first choice in 1 of those 77

**Mid-market**: 69 of 84 answers did not name Azure Cosmos DB (Azure Cosmos DB is #6 of 14 at 2%).

- MongoDB: first choice in 34 of those 69
- Amazon DynamoDB: first choice in 4 of those 69
- PostgreSQL: first choice in 2 of those 69
- Apache Cassandra: first choice in 1 of those 69
- Apache CouchDB: first choice in 1 of those 69
- Atlas: first choice in 1 of those 69
- Couchbase: first choice in 1 of those 69
- Firebase: first choice in 1 of those 69

**Enterprise**: 49 of 84 answers did not name Azure Cosmos DB (Azure Cosmos DB is #3 of 14 at 12%).

- MongoDB: first choice in 19 of those 49
- Amazon DynamoDB: first choice in 3 of those 49
- Couchbase: first choice in 2 of those 49
- Aerospike: first choice in 1 of those 49
- Apache Cassandra: first choice in 1 of those 49
- Oracle NoSQL Database: first choice in 1 of those 49
- Redis: first choice in 1 of those 49
- ScyllaDB: first choice in 1 of those 49

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