# Apache CouchDB alternatives: what AI models name instead, October 2026

IT AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition. 239 of the 252 answers in the 1 category where Apache CouchDB holds a standing named it neither first nor as an alternative; these are the first choices those answers made. Page: https://it-ai-index.com/vendors/apache-couchdb/alternatives/

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

- MongoDB: 131
- Amazon DynamoDB: 25
- Couchbase: 9
- Azure Cosmos DB: 7
- PostgreSQL: 6
- Redis: 6

## NoSQL databases

**Small business**: 77 of 84 answers did not name Apache CouchDB (Apache CouchDB is #6 of 10 at 2%).

- MongoDB: first choice in 53 of those 77
- Amazon DynamoDB: first choice in 8 of those 77
- Google Cloud Firestore: first choice in 4 of those 77
- PostgreSQL: first choice in 4 of those 77
- Couchbase: first choice in 2 of those 77
- Azure Cosmos DB: first choice in 1 of those 77
- Firebase Realtime Database: first choice in 1 of those 77
- PostgreSQL with JSONB columns: first choice in 1 of those 77

**Mid-market**: 79 of 84 answers did not name Apache CouchDB (Apache CouchDB is #11 of 13 at 0%).

- MongoDB: first choice in 41 of those 79
- Amazon DynamoDB: first choice in 7 of those 79
- Redis: first choice in 4 of those 79
- Couchbase: first choice in 2 of those 79
- PostgreSQL: first choice in 2 of those 79
- Apache Cassandra: first choice in 1 of those 79
- Google Cloud Firestore: first choice in 1 of those 79
- Google Firebase Firestore: first choice in 1 of those 79

**Enterprise**: 83 of 84 answers did not name Apache CouchDB.

- MongoDB: first choice in 37 of those 83
- Amazon DynamoDB: first choice in 10 of those 83
- Azure Cosmos DB: first choice in 6 of those 83
- Couchbase: first choice in 5 of those 83
- Apache Cassandra: first choice in 3 of those 83
- Redis: first choice in 2 of those 83
- Aerospike: first choice in 1 of those 83
- DataStax: first choice in 1 of those 83

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