IBM Cloudant features

Easy to use distributed, NoSQL database

Serverless

Deploy an instance, create databases and independently scale throughput capacity and data storage to meet your application requirements.

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Secure

Encrypt all data, with optional user-defined encryption key management through IBM® Key Protect, and integrate with IBM Identity and Access Management.

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Global availability

Get continuous availability as Cloudant distributes data across availability zones and 6 regions for app performance and disaster recovery requirements.

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Zero vendor lock-in

Employ an open source drop-in replacement — Apache CouchDB. You can deploy for hybrid or multicloud architectures.

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Compliant

Ensure compliance as Cloudant is ISO 27001 compatible and SOC 2 Type 2, PCI, GDPR and HIPAA compliant.

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Powerful API

Store JSON documents with an HTTP API. Enhance your applications with built-in key value, MapReduce, full-text search and geospatial querying.

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Durable replication

Move app data closer to where it’s needed for continuous data access. Build web apps, develop with an offline-first architecture or manipulate data at the edge.

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Transaction Engine

Bring consistency and eliminate in-region conflicts. Scale more for less, with global querying and storage that can cost four times less.

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Languages

Supported programming languages

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Mobile for Android and iOS

The Cloudant Sync library can store, index and query local JSON data on a mobile device and synchronize data between devices — controlled by your app.

Java

java-cloudant is the official Cloudant NoSQL database for IBM Cloud® library for Java™. Get info on installing the library, plus details and examples.

Node.js

nodejs-cloudant is the official Cloudant NoSQL database library for Node.js.

Python

A supported library for working with Cloudant NoSQL database by using Python is available.

Swift

A supported library called SwiftCloudant is available for working with the Cloudant NoSQL database. Installed using cocoapods, it’s an early release version.

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