Shlomi Lavi /
Jul 09, 2022
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Bottom Line: Which is Better - Confluent or Couchbase?
Couchbase is more expensive to implement (TCO) than Confluent, and Confluent is rated higher (82/100) than Couchbase (73/100). Couchbase offers users more features (3) than Confluent (0).
Looking for the right Database Management solution for your business? Buyers are primarily concerned about the real total cost of implementation (TCO), the full list of features, vendor reliability, user reviews, and the pros and cons. In this article we compare between the two software products:
Confluent Vs. Couchbase
Confluent: Confluent is a stream data platform powered by Apache Kafka and is founded by the team that built Kafka at LinkedIn. The founders went through the process of fully instrumenting everything that happens in a company and making it available as real-time Kafka feeds to all data systems like Hadoop, Search, Newsfeed and so on. At LinkedIn, this platfor...
Couchbase: Couchbase is a leading provider of NoSQL database technology and the company behind the Couchbase open source project. Couchbase Server, the company’s flagship product, is a NoSQL document-oriented database with production deployments at AOL, Cisco, Concur, LinkedIn, Orbitz, Salesforce.com, Shuffle Master, Zynga and hundreds of other household name...
Who is more expensive? Confluent or Couchbase?
The real total cost of ownership (TCO) of Database Management software includes the software license, subscription fees, software training, customizations, hardware (if needed), maintenance and support and other related services. When calculating the TCO, it's important to add all of these ”hidden costs” as well. We prepared a TCO (Total Cost) calculator for Confluent and Couchbase.
Confluent price starts at $1.50 per hour , On a scale between 1 to 10 Confluent is rated 4, which is lower than the average cost of Database Management software. Couchbase price starts at $0.32 per hr/node , When comparing Couchbase to its competitors, the software is rated 6 - similar to the average Database Management software cost.
Bottom line: Couchbase is more expensive than Confluent.
Which software includes more/better features?
We've compared Confluent Vs. Couchbase based on some of the most important and required Database Management features.
Confluent: We are still working to collect the list of features for Confluent.
Couchbase: Data Import/Export, Basic Reports, Online Customer Support.
Target customer size
Confluent's typical customers include: SMBs, and Couchbase's target customer size include: Medium and large size businesses.