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Amazon DynamoDB vs Couchbase Capella

Amazon DynamoDB: AWS's serverless key-value and document store with single-digit-millisecond reads at any scale. Couchbase Capella: Couchbase's managed DBaaS: Couchbase Server clusters plus App Services sync and AI tooling.

key differences

  • Amazon DynamoDB is primarily a key-value database; Couchbase Capella is document.
  • Amazon DynamoDB is built for larger datasets (Multi-PB) than Couchbase Capella (≤ 1 PB).
  • Transactions: Amazon DynamoDB offers limited ACID; Couchbase Capella offers full.
  • Only Amazon DynamoDB has time travel, streaming ingest.
  • Only Couchbase Capella has joins, full-text search, vector search, geospatial, in-memory.
  • Amazon DynamoDB has a serverless option; Couchbase Capella does not.

choose amazon-dynamodb for

  • +Serverless application backends on Lambda
  • +User profiles, sessions and shopping carts
  • +High-traffic e-commerce and gaming state
  • +IoT device state and metadata

best at · OLTP, Sessions, Cache

choose couchbase-capella for

  • +Managed backends for mobile apps with offline sync
  • +Low-latency profile, session and catalog stores
  • +Multi-cloud deployments using XDCR

best at · OLTP, Cache, Sessions

Amazon DynamoDBAWS's serverless key-value and document store with single-digit-millisecond reads at any scale.
Couchbase CapellaCouchbase's managed DBaaS: Couchbase Server clusters plus App Services sync and AI tooling.
overview
Primary model
Key-Value
Document
Also supports
Document
Key-Value, Search Engine, Vector
Type
Managed service
Managed service
Status
Active
Active
Developer
Amazon Web Services
Couchbase, Inc.
First release
2012
2021
Latest version
–
–
License
ProprietaryProprietary (AWS service)
ProprietaryProprietary managed service
Free tier
✓
✓
popularity
WhichDB Score
63.3
0.0
Rank
#14
#703
GitHub stars
–
–
Stack Overflow questions
14.3K
–
scale & guarantees
Comfortable data size
Massive (Multi-PB)
Large (≤ 1 PB)
Horizontal scaling
Native
Native
Multi-region
Active active
Active active
ACID
Limited
Full
Consistency
Strong, Eventual
Strong, Eventual
Schema
Schemaless
Flexible
Architecture
Distributed, Serverless
Distributed, Multi primary
deployment
Self-hosted
—
—
Vendor-managed cloud
✓
✓
Serverless
✓
—
Embedded
—
—
Edge
—
—
Clouds
AWS
AWS, Google Cloud, Azure
capabilities
Transactions
✓
✓
Joins
—
✓
Secondary indexes
✓
✓
Full-text search
—
✓
Vector search
—
✓
Geospatial
—
✓
JSON
✓
✓
Change data capture
✓
✓
Triggers
✓
✓
Stored procedures
—
—
Materialized views
—
—
TTL / expiry
✓
✓
Pub/Sub
—
—
Columnar storage
—
—
In-memory
—
✓
Durable persistence
✓
✓
Compression
—
✓
Encryption at rest
✓
✓
Role-based access
✓
✓
Time travel
✓
—
Branching
—
—
Online schema changes
—
✓
Streaming ingest
✓
—
Offline sync
—
✓
Runs in WebAssembly
—
—
interfaces
Query languages
DynamoDB API, PartiQL
SQL++ (N1QL), Full Text Search query DSL
Client languages
Java, Python, JavaScript, Go, C#, .NET, Rust, Ruby
C, C#, Go, Java, Kotlin, JavaScript, PHP, Python
Best for
OLTP, Sessions, Cache, Metadata
OLTP, Cache, Sessions, Mobile/offline
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Amazon DynamoDB vs Couchbase Capella: FAQ

What is the difference between Amazon DynamoDB and Couchbase Capella?

Amazon DynamoDB: AWS's serverless key-value and document store with single-digit-millisecond reads at any scale. Couchbase Capella: Couchbase's managed DBaaS: Couchbase Server clusters plus App Services sync and AI tooling. Amazon DynamoDB is primarily a key-value database; Couchbase Capella is document. Amazon DynamoDB is built for larger datasets (Multi-PB) than Couchbase Capella (≤ 1 PB). Transactions: Amazon DynamoDB offers limited ACID; Couchbase Capella offers full.

When should I choose Amazon DynamoDB over Couchbase Capella?

Choose Amazon DynamoDB for serverless application backends on Lambda; user profiles, sessions and shopping carts; and high-traffic e-commerce and gaming state. Choose Couchbase Capella for managed backends for mobile apps with offline sync; low-latency profile, session and catalog stores; and multi-cloud deployments using XDCR.

Is Amazon DynamoDB or Couchbase Capella more popular?

Amazon DynamoDB ranks #14 on the WhichDB Score (63.3/100) and Couchbase Capella ranks #703 (0.0/100). Popularity is not fit: check the requirements that matter for your project.

Are Amazon DynamoDB and Couchbase Capella open source?

No. Amazon DynamoDB is proprietary, closed-source software. No. Couchbase Capella is proprietary, closed-source software.