Azure Cosmos DB
Fast NoSQL database with open APIs for any scale.
Overview
Azure Cosmos DB is a fully managed, globally distributed, multi-model NoSQL database service. It offers turnkey global distribution, elastic scaling of throughput and storage worldwide, single-digit millisecond latencies at the 99th percentile, and guaranteed high availability. Azure Cosmos DB supports multiple data models, including document, key-value, graph, and column-family, and offers multiple APIs for data access, including SQL (NoSQL), MongoDB, Cassandra, Gremlin, and Table.
✨ Key Features
- Turnkey global distribution to any number of Azure regions
- Elastic, independent scaling of storage and throughput
- Guaranteed low latency (less than 10ms reads and 15ms writes)
- Multi-model with support for multiple APIs (SQL, MongoDB, Cassandra, etc.)
- Five well-defined consistency models for application flexibility
- Comprehensive, enterprise-grade security and compliance
🎯 Key Differentiators
- Turnkey global distribution with multi-master writes
- Multi-model and multi-API support provides unparalleled flexibility
- Comprehensive SLAs covering throughput, latency, consistency, and availability
Unique Value: Enables developers to build highly responsive and available applications at a global scale without the complexity of managing a distributed database infrastructure.
🎯 Use Cases (5)
✅ Best For
- Building globally-replicated applications for a worldwide user base
- Storing and querying large volumes of IoT device data
- Modernizing MongoDB or Cassandra applications to a managed service
💡 Check With Vendor
Verify these considerations match your specific requirements:
- Applications requiring complex joins and strict relational consistency (use Azure SQL)
- Small-scale applications that do not require global distribution or massive scale
🏆 Alternatives
Its key advantages are the seamless global distribution with multi-master capabilities and the flexibility of its multi-model, multi-API design, which is unique among its main competitors.
💻 Platforms
🔌 Integrations
🛟 Support Options
- ✓ Email Support
- ✓ Live Chat
- ✓ Phone Support
- ✓ Dedicated Support (Professional Direct, Premier tier)
🔒 Compliance & Security
💰 Pricing
✓ 30-day free trial
Free tier: First 1000 RU/s of provisioned throughput and 25 GB of storage for free for the lifetime of one account per subscription.
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