IBM Cloudant
The data layer for hyperscale, resilient and globally available applications—based on open-source Apache CouchDB·cloudant.com
IBM Cloudant is a managed, schema-free JSON document database service built on Apache CouchDB technology, using CouchDB-compatible APIs and replication protocols. It offers serverless deployment, automatic scaling of throughput and storage, and high availability with automated failover across multiple regions. It is designed for applications needing rapid, iterative development and dynamic data structures.
What it's for
Features 13
- 99.99% SLA reliability
- Automated failover
- Continuous availability across availability zones and 6 regions
- CouchDB-compatible API and replication protocol
- Data encryption for all data
- Disaster recovery support through multi-region distribution
- Full text search capability
- Geospatial indexing
- Independent scaling of throughput capacity and data storage
- Integration with IBM Identity and Access Management
- Optional user-defined encryption key management via IBM Key Protect
- Schema-free JSON document storage
- Serverless deployment and instant instance creation
Pricing
Detailed pricing tiers are not shown on the site; a dedicated pricing page exists but lists no plan or price information. New users can get a USD 250 credit using code DSFREE250.
New users can receive a USD 250 credit by applying code DSFREE250.