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

IT AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition. 195 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://it-ai-index.com/vendors/couchbase/alternatives/

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

- MongoDB: 101
- Amazon DynamoDB: 18
- PostgreSQL: 8
- Google Cloud Firestore: 6
- Redis: 5
- Azure Cosmos DB: 4

## NoSQL databases

**Small business**: 70 of 84 answers did not name Couchbase (Couchbase is #5 of 10 at 2%).

- MongoDB: first choice in 45 of those 70
- Amazon DynamoDB: first choice in 6 of those 70
- Google Cloud Firestore: first choice in 5 of those 70
- PostgreSQL: first choice in 5 of those 70
- Apache CouchDB: first choice in 1 of those 70
- Azure Cosmos DB: first choice in 1 of those 70
- Firebase Realtime Database: first choice in 1 of those 70
- PostgreSQL with JSONB columns: first choice in 1 of those 70

**Mid-market**: 64 of 84 answers did not name Couchbase (Couchbase is #3 of 13 at 4%).

- MongoDB: first choice in 32 of those 64
- Amazon DynamoDB: first choice in 5 of those 64
- Redis: first choice in 4 of those 64
- PostgreSQL: first choice in 2 of those 64
- Apache Cassandra: first choice in 1 of those 64
- Google Cloud Firestore: first choice in 1 of those 64
- Google Firebase Firestore: first choice in 1 of those 64
- MongoDB Atlas Free Tier: first choice in 1 of those 64

**Enterprise**: 61 of 84 answers did not name Couchbase (Couchbase is #4 of 9 at 7%).

- MongoDB: first choice in 24 of those 61
- Amazon DynamoDB: first choice in 7 of those 61
- Azure Cosmos DB: first choice in 3 of those 61
- Aerospike: first choice in 1 of those 61
- Apache Cassandra: first choice in 1 of those 61
- Oracle NoSQL Database: 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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