| Editorial information provided by DB-Tools |
| System |
| Name |
CouchDB |
Azure Cosmos DB |
| Version |
3.3.5 |
NA |
| Drawbacks |
1 Does not have capabilities present in an RDF data store e.g does not support SparQL |
1.Most often compared with MongoDB. Unlike Mongo DB does not support joins
2.Managed Database which can be used only within Azure/Microsoft framework |
| Advantages |
NA |
NA |
| Languages Supported |
.net, C#, Javascript |
.net, C#, Javascript |
| Website |
apache.couchdb.org |
www.azure.microsoft.com/services/cosmos-db |
| XML Support |
NA |
no |
| JSON Support |
yes |
yes |
| Brief description |
Open Source Transactional database with native graph storage and processing |
1.Globally distributed, horizontally scalable, multi-model database service
2.Earlier called Azure Document DB. Skype, Xbox uses this DB, Office, Active Directory and MSC (all Microsoft products) |
| Database Model |
Property Graph |
Key Value DB |
| Technical Documentation |
docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/cosmos-db |
docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/cosmos-db |
| License |
Community license can be run on 1 node.Enterprise License supports multi-node cluster deployment |
commercial on azure cloud. |
| Cloud-based / SaaS |
Amazon AMI available, On Prem can be installed |
Azure Cloud based |
| Implementation Language |
Java API |
NA |
| Operating System Supported |
Linux , OS X, Windows |
Linux , OS X, Windows |
| Options for Integration / Access API |
Rest API |
Rest API , MongoDB drivers |
| Consistency |
NA |
Eventual consistency |
| Foreign Keys |
No |
No |
| Streaming Support |
No |
No |
| Analytics Support |
No |
NA |
| Data Storage Schema |
Key Value Store presented as Document DB |
Multi Model Database |
