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title: "CouchDB vs MongoDB: Which is more popular by branded search?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, CouchDB or MongoDB? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Document databases set worldwide. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time."
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# CouchDB vs MongoDB: Which is more popular by branded search?

Which is more popular in search, CouchDB or MongoDB? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Document databases set worldwide. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time.

## Key facts

- **Compared**: CouchDB and MongoDB
- **Competitive set**: Document databases
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **CouchDB Share of Search**: 1.6%
- **MongoDB Share of Search**: 88.3%

## Which is more popular in search, CouchDB or MongoDB?

- In August 2026, MongoDB had more branded searches than CouchDB among document databases worldwide. MongoDB was estimated to have 550K branded searches compared to CouchDB’s 9.9K, and held an 88.3% Share of Search versus CouchDB’s 1.6%.
- MongoDB was ahead of CouchDB in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, CouchDB’s estimated Share of Search among document databases worldwide held steady at 1.6%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 14.8K to 9.9K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, MongoDB’s estimated Share of Search among document databases worldwide moved from 89.6% to 88.3%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 823K to 550K.

## How did search popularity change for document databases worldwide in August 2026?

- In August 2026, CouchDB gained estimated Share of Search among document databases worldwide, from 1.1% to 1.6%.
- In August 2026, MongoDB lost estimated Share of Search among document databases worldwide, from 90.1% to 88.3%.

## Month by month

| Month | CouchDB estimated searches | CouchDB Share of Search | CouchDB rank | MongoDB estimated searches | MongoDB Share of Search | MongoDB rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 14.8K | 1.6% | 4 | 823K | 89.6% | 1 |
| Nov 2025 | 12.1K | 1.3% | 4 | 823K | 90.2% | 1 |
| Dec 2025 | 12.1K | 1.6% | 4 | 673K | 89.6% | 1 |
| Jan 2026 | 12.1K | 1.6% | 4 | 673K | 89.6% | 1 |
| Feb 2026 | 12.1K | 1.6% | 4 | 673K | 89.6% | 1 |
| Mar 2026 | 12.1K | 1.3% | 4 | 823K | 90.2% | 1 |
| Apr 2026 | 12.1K | 1.3% | 4 | 823K | 90.5% | 1 |
| May 2026 | 9.9K | 1.3% | 4 | 673K | 88.9% | 1 |
| Jun 2026 | 9.9K | 1.3% | 4 | 673K | 88.9% | 1 |
| Jul 2026 | 8.1K | 1.1% | 4 | 673K | 90.1% | 1 |
| Aug 2026 | 9.9K | 1.6% | 4 | 550K | 88.3% | 1 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using CouchDB’s and MongoDB’s names. When viewed over time, estimated search volumes for these branded terms can be used to understand whether interest in the brands is growing, holding steady, or fading.

- **CouchDB**: Measured on the search term “couchdb”.
- **MongoDB**: Measured on the search term “mongodb”.

- [CouchDB profile](/demand/global-en/brands/couchdb)
- [MongoDB profile](/demand/global-en/brands/mongodb)
- [All document databases worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/document-databases): The set both shares are measured inside, 5 brands.

## Methodology

- [How is branded search demand measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused.

## Frequently asked questions

### Which is more popular in search, CouchDB or MongoDB?

In August 2026, MongoDB had more branded searches than CouchDB among document databases worldwide. MongoDB was estimated to have 550K branded searches compared to CouchDB’s 9.9K, and held an 88.3% Share of Search versus CouchDB’s 1.6%.

## Cite this page

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