🆚 CouchDB vs. MySQL

Compare technologies based on real-world usage data *

📈 MySQL is much more popular than CouchDB.
🌍 MySQL is more popular in all countries.
⭐ CouchDB is particularly popular in Germany.

CouchDB

MySQL

Type

Database technology

About

Apache CouchDB is an open-source, document-oriented NoSQL database that stores data as JSON documents and exposes a RESTful HTTP API for application access.

It features multi-version concurrency control, masterless replication with bi-directional sync, automatic conflict detection, map-reduce views for indexing and queries, pluggable storage engines, and supports clustering with horizontal scaling across multiple nodes.

MySQL is an open-source relational database management system currently owned by Oracle.

It supports ACID transactions via the InnoDB storage engine, provides support for stored procedures, triggers, views, high availability through replication and clustering, and can scale to tables with billions of rows.

Headquarters

Wilmington, Delaware, United States

Austin, Texas, United States

Website

couchdb.apache.org

mysql.com #1,650

Pricing

Free ✔️Open source

Free version ✔️Community Edition, open source

Commercial LicenseStandard Edition$2,140+/year
Enterprise Edition$5,350+/year
Cluster Carrier Grade Edition$10,700+/year

* The open source version of MySQL can be used for commercial purposes.
A commercial license is required for OEMs (Original Equipment Manufacturers), ISVs (Independent Software Vendors), and VARs (Value Added Resellers) who distribute MySQL with commercially licensed software.