# Couchbase alternatives: what AI models name instead, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. 202 of the 252 answers in the 1 category where Couchbase 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/couchbase/alternatives

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

- MongoDB: 102
- Amazon DynamoDB: 18
- PostgreSQL: 9
- Azure Cosmos DB: 7
- Apache Cassandra: 4
- Google Cloud Firestore: 4

## NoSQL databases

**Small business**: 77 of 84 answers did not name Couchbase (Couchbase is #6 of 12 at 0%).

- MongoDB: first choice in 53 of those 77
- PostgreSQL: first choice in 6 of those 77
- Amazon DynamoDB: first choice in 5 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**: 64 of 84 answers did not name Couchbase (Couchbase is #8 of 14 at 0%).

- MongoDB: first choice in 28 of those 64
- Amazon DynamoDB: first choice in 5 of those 64
- PostgreSQL: first choice in 2 of those 64
- Apache Cassandra: first choice in 1 of those 64
- Apache CouchDB: first choice in 1 of those 64
- Atlas: first choice in 1 of those 64
- Azure Cosmos DB: first choice in 1 of those 64
- Firebase: first choice in 1 of those 64

**Enterprise**: 61 of 84 answers did not name Couchbase (Couchbase is #4 of 14 at 3%).

- MongoDB: first choice in 21 of those 61
- Amazon DynamoDB: first choice in 8 of those 61
- Azure Cosmos DB: first choice in 6 of those 61
- Apache Cassandra: first choice in 3 of those 61
- Oracle NoSQL Database: first choice in 2 of those 61
- Aerospike: first choice in 1 of those 61
- PostgreSQL: first choice in 1 of those 61
- Redis: first choice in 1 of those 61

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