IBM Cloudant AlternativesCloud Hosting & Cloud Computing Services like IBM Cloudant

IBM Cloudant is described as 'NoSQL JSON document store that’s optimized for handling heavy workloads of concurrent reads and writes in the cloud; a workload that is typical of large, fast-growing web and mobile apps' and is a Cloud Hosting service in the online services category. There are more than 25 alternatives to IBM Cloudant, not only websites but also apps for a variety of platforms, including Linux, SaaS, Self-Hosted and Mac apps. The best IBM Cloudant alternative is Heroku. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try Redis or CouchDB. Other great sites and apps similar to IBM Cloudant are Google App Engine, Amazon Web Services, Valkey and DiceDB.

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  1. Heroku icon
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    Heroku is a platform as a service (PaaS) that enables developers to build, run, and operate applications entirely in the cloud.

    176 Heroku alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Subscription
    • Proprietary

    Application type

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    • Online
     
    • Heroku is the most popular Web-based alternative to IBM Cloudant.

    • Heroku is the most popular commercial alternative to IBM Cloudant.

    • Heroku is Paid and ProprietaryIBM Cloudant is also Paid and Proprietary
  2. Redis icon
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    The in-memory data store used by millions of developers as a cache, vector database, document database, streaming engine, and message broker.

    49 Redis alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    • Docker
     
    • Redis is the most popular Mac, Linux, SaaS & Self-Hosted alternative to IBM Cloudant.

    • Redis is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to IBM Cloudant.

    • Redis is Free and Open SourceIBM Cloudant is Paid and Proprietary
  3. CouchDB icon
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    Apache CouchDB is a distributed, fault-tolerant and schema-free document-oriented database accessible via a RESTful HTTP / JSON API. It includes incremental map / reduce mechanics for queries and keeps data safe with an append-only datastore.

    Cost / License

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • BSD
     
    • CouchDB is the most popular Windows & Android alternative to IBM Cloudant.

    • CouchDB is Free and Open SourceIBM Cloudant is Paid and Proprietary
  4. Google App Engine is a free* platform for developing and hosting web applications in Google-managed data centers. App Engine offers fast development and deployment; simple administration, with no need to worry about hardware, patches or backups; and effortless scalability.

    60 Google App Engine alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  5. This service provides over 200 scalable cloud offerings including networking, computing, storage, and IoT, accessible via global server farms. It features a pay-as-you-go model with autoscaling, extensive global infrastructure, and robust security tools, suitable for enterprises.

    164 Amazon Web Services alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

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    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
  6. Valkey icon
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    Valkey is an open source (BSD) high-performance key/value datastore that supports a variety of workloads such as caching, message queues, and can act as a primary database. Valkey can run as either a standalone daemon or in a cluster, with options for replication and high...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Self-Hosted
     
  7. DiceDB icon
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    DiceDB is an open-source, fast, reactive, in-memory database optimized for modern hardware. Commonly used as a cache, it offers a familiar interface while enabling real-time data updates through query subscriptions.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Docker
     
  8. PythonAnywhere icon
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    PythonAnywhere is a Python development and hosting environment that displays in your web browser and runs on cloud servers. The servers are already set up with everything you need: hundreds of useful Python packages and web frameworks are supported out of the box.

    55 PythonAnywhere alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
  9. Google Cloud platform enables you to build and host web apps on the same systems that power Google applications. App Engine offers fast development and deployment; simple administration, with no need to worry about the underlying infrastructure and systems, patches or backups...

    54 Google Cloud Platform alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  10. YDB icon
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    YDB is an open source Distributed SQL Database that combines high availability and scalability with strong consistency and ACID transactions.

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    • Self-Hosted
    • Docker
     
  11. Qovery icon
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    Qovery is the first Container as a Service (CaaS) platform that allows any developer to deploy an application in just a few seconds.

    Cost / License

    • Subscription
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
  12. Couchbase icon
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    Couchbase is the NoSQL database market share leader, with production deployments at AOL, Deutsche Post, NTT Docomo, Salesforce.com, Turner Broadcasting Systems, Zynga and hundreds of other organizations worldwide.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
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