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Apache CouchDB vs Kinto: catalog facts
Apache CouchDB	Kinto
Free Free and open source Apache project.	Free Free and open source; you run it on your own server.
Windows, macOS, Linux, Self-hosted	Linux, Self-hosted
Multi-primary replication between many nodes and devices Plain HTTP/JSON API	Built-in synchronisation and sharing of JSON records Permission inheritance across buckets, collections and records
Document model is not a fit for relational workloads Running a cluster takes server administration	A backend for developers, not an end-user app Requires PostgreSQL for production use
Downloadable app, Self-hosted	Self-hosted
Open source	Open source
License: Apache-2.0	License: Apache-2.0
No account needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026

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