IBM Cloudant

IBMDatabasesFree tier available

Managed JSON document database based on Apache CouchDB with HTTP/JSON API, full-text search, offline sync, geospatial queries, and automatic cross-region replication

Jurisdictional exposure

Provider HQ
USArmonk, USA

Subject to CLOUD Act, FISA-702, DPF

Region locations
APACEUUKUSOther14 regions across 5 jurisdictions
Sovereign option
Yes — 1 sovereign-flagged region available

Sub-services (3)

Databases

CouchDB-compatible JSON document collections

MapReduce Views

Pre-computed materialised views with custom reducers

Replication

Bidirectional filtered replication between Cloudant clusters

Compliance & Certifications

This service is attested for the following frameworks. Always verify with the provider before relying on a specific compliance posture.

Where this runs

14 regions
9 countries
1sovereign
Sovereign regions (1)
  • Frankfurt (Financial Services) · FrankfurtIBM Cloud for Financial Services
Commercial regions (13)

Europe (4)

  • Frankfurt
  • Frankfurt 2
  • Madrid
  • London

North America (4)

  • Montreal
  • Toronto
  • Dallas
  • Washington DC

South America (1)

  • São Paulo

Asia (3)

  • Chennai
  • Osaka
  • Tokyo

Oceania (1)

  • Sydney

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Pricing

Pricing model:by-throughput-and-storage