Differences between CouchDB and Google storage for storing files?

Question

I want to let my customers upload files in my web app.

What are the differences between CouchDB and Google storage for storing files?

Answer 1

Several differences:

• Apache CouchDB is written in Erlang
• CouchDB is a document store, it's not optimized for binary data
• It's also locally hosted unless you want a provider like http://www.couchone.com/
• Google Storage is only open to USA developers
• Don't need a Google Account to use CouchDB
• Authentication will probably be provided by Google & by a Google Account, with CouchDB you'll be looking at your own authentication measures

Plus others, like the fact that you can use distributed data & replication very easy with CouchDB.