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Couchbase Capella vs Oracle Database as a Service comparison

 

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Review summaries and opinions

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Categories and Ranking

Couchbase Capella
Ranking in Database as a Service (DBaaS)
16th
Average Rating
7.6
Reviews Sentiment
7.5
Number of Reviews
2
Ranking in other categories
AI Data Analysis (26th)
Oracle Database as a Service
Ranking in Database as a Service (DBaaS)
7th
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
6.4
Number of Reviews
69
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of May 2026, in the Database as a Service (DBaaS) category, the mindshare of Couchbase Capella is 1.9%, up from 0.7% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Oracle Database as a Service is 7.3%, down from 8.8% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Database as a Service (DBaaS) Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Oracle Database as a Service7.3%
Couchbase Capella1.9%
Other90.8%
Database as a Service (DBaaS)
 

Featured Reviews

SupriyaKulkarni - PeerSpot reviewer
Devops Specialist at Amdocs
Good GUI, easy to learn, and simple to install
The architecture is complex. I do understand that. However, the GUI is very user-friendly. Sometimes all these things are a little difficult to understand for a person who is not experienced in Couchbase. There is a constant requirement to upgrade the versions. We need to constantly keep on upgrading the latest version for the newest one. Currently, we are dealing with an issue where some of the servers are on the 6.5 version, and a few have moved to 7.5. So we are in a mixed mode right now. We are having a high IO issue on our servers, which we are already dealing with. We have these cases with Couchbase, with Red Hat, et cetera. We feel like this constant need to upgrade is something that is very mundane yet a very difficult task. If you have three clusters, which have around thirty nodes, the data is quite sensitive. Whenever there is Couchbase upgrade that is going on, we see that our SR is dropped. The purchase rate and success rate drop. This affects our business and the clients. Rebalancing could be improved. I find it to be a very slow process when it comes to rebalancing the clusters. If you talk about other architectures like Oracle, they are pretty fast. Couchbase is a little slower. Rebalancing, taking the node out, doing the upgrade, putting it back, rebalancing it, is a very difficult and cumbersome. For Oracle, we have been running on version 19.5 for the past five years. There were absolutely no issues. Yet for Couchbase, every six months, we have to go do the upgrade.
reviewer2728149 - PeerSpot reviewer
Presales Manager | Global at a tech vendor with 5,001-10,000 employees
Have consistently achieved efficient integrations and availability
I am more focused on the leadership side and having the right human plans to make things happen. There are some parts available, but our goal is to move toward a single platform. I would prefer to remain anonymous in discussions. On a scale of 1-10, I rate Oracle Database as a Service a seven.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"The way the nodes are managed is interesting."
"The initial setup was straightforward."
"The most valuable features of Oracle Database as a Service are the ease of use. We can use a simple syntax to get data and we can easily go to procedures to see data other than using a query."
"Scalability is very easy. If you want to, you can make it onto two or three servers, racks, or whatever you want. It's easy."
"As a database administrator, it has a lot of features to help you manage the database and the backup."
"The most valuable feature of Oracle Database as a Service is the stopwatch."
"Oracle Database as a Service's most valuable feature is its financial applications."
"I like the solution's performance and ease of development."
"The solution is quite stable and renewable."
"The functionality is good."
 

Cons

"The product could be improved by including a log section for tracking activities, enhancing database integration, and providing more transparency regarding pricing and monitoring activities."
"Rebalancing could be improved."
"I would like to see a better dashboard for the storage. It need to be more complete overall."
"One of the things that I have noticed is that there are some services that will give you a hard time during implementation if you are looking at the documentation of Oracle."
"The licensing model is complicated and should be simplified."
"Along with that idea, I think that Oracle might do a little bit improve their interface as it is not very user-friendly and I have heard other developers say similar things."
"In terms of Oracle, what I've heard from some clients was that the cloud database was a disappointment for them compared to the on-premise database."
"The scalability is not satisfactory."
"Oracle DBaaS could be compatible with more platforms."
"Oracle Database as a Service could improve the performance when monitoring."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"The cost for Oracle Database as a Service is higher than that for other similar solutions."
"For on-premises, a perpetual license is a standard $17,500 plus 22% for one year of support."
"The price of Oracle Database as a Service is reasonable."
"The price of the solution depends on the scale of how you will use it."
"The product is expensive."
"The solution is expensive."
"Oracle Database as a Service's pricing is good."
"The solution is quite expensive but worth the money."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Construction Company
19%
Computer Software Company
14%
Performing Arts
9%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Financial Services Firm
15%
Computer Software Company
7%
Construction Company
6%
Comms Service Provider
6%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
No data available
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business23
Midsize Enterprise18
Large Enterprise32
 

Questions from the Community

What needs improvement with Couchbase Capella?
The architecture is complex. I do understand that. However, the GUI is very user-friendly. Sometimes all these things are a little difficult to understand for a person who is not experienced in Cou...
What is your primary use case for Couchbase Capella?
The solution is basically used to support our ordering system, which generates a huge number of orders for our customers.
What advice do you have for others considering Couchbase Capella?
We are Counchbase customers. Depending on your application, it is good to use Couchbase where you have high OLTP systems where you know there will be constant data loading, deleting, et cetera, hap...
What needs improvement with Oracle Database as a Service?
I see some negative sides that could be improved, and that is the licensing. The issue with licensing is the price and the way they license through partners.
What is your primary use case for Oracle Database as a Service?
My clients mainly use Oracle Database as a Service for business applications that are built on Oracle, and we provide the infrastructure services for those applications.
 

Also Known As

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Oracle DBaaS, Oracle Database Cloud
 

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Sample Customers

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Solution-Soft, DX Marketing, Suredell and Partners, Frontiers, SettleOurEstate.com, Demand Analysis Ltd, endlich IT & Projekt Service OHG
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