Nucleus Research Releases 2025 NoSQL Database Management Systems Technology Value Matrix

Leaders in the DBSM market include AWS, InterSystems, Microsoft, MongoDB, and Oracle.

MIAMI, July 15, 2025 — The NoSQL Database Management Systems market is set to continue steady growth in 2025, driven by rising enterprise data volumes and increased investment in artificial intelligence. Traditional relational databases struggle to handle the unstructured and multimodal data produced by AI-native applications. In response, organizations are rapidly adopting NoSQL platforms for their schema flexibility, scalability, and support for advanced analytics.

As adoption increases, managing operational complexity, compliance requirements, and infrastructure costs becomes a growing concern. The market is coalescing around multimodel platforms that support document, graph, relational, and vector data models. These solutions offer streamlined management and stronger security, making them particularly attractive to organizations with limited technical resources.

NoSQL platforms have also evolved beyond simple data stores. Many now function as full application environments, featuring natural language interfaces that allow users to interact with data using conversational prompts. This reduces the need for specialized database expertise and accelerates adoption across business units.

“The future of NoSQL depends on platforms that embed AI automation and simplify complexity,” said Principal Analyst Alexander Wurm. “Vendors who deliver these capabilities will help organizations turn data into scalable intelligence and business value.”

Competition is heating up between hyperscale cloud providers such as AWS, Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud, which offer integrated ecosystems and simplified pricing structures. Independent vendors continue to stand out through rapid innovation and AI-native features including vector search and retrieval-augmented generation.

Despite strong momentum, challenges remain. Scaling performance, maintaining data consistency, meeting compliance standards, and controlling AI workload costs continue to test both vendors and users. Leading NoSQL providers are addressing these issues by advancing vector search capabilities, automated retrieval tools, serverless autoscaling, and AI-focused security. Organizations that embrace these innovations will gain agility, enhance governance, and increase the return on their data and AI investments.

Leaders in the Value Matrix excel in both functionality and usability, offering comprehensive solutions that deliver high ROI and support large-scale adoption. Leaders in this year’s Value Matrix include AWS, InterSystems, Microsoft, MongoDB, and Oracle.

Expert vendors offer deep, specialized functionality suited for complex or niche requirements. These include IBM, MarkLogic, and Redis.

Accelerators focus on usability and ease of deployment, providing simpler solutions that enable quick adoption with less complexity. This year’s Accelerators are Couchbase, Elastic, Google, and Neo4j.

Core Providers offer essential, reliable functionalities at a lower cost, ideal for organizations with basic needs or budget constraints. This year’s Core Providers are ArangoDB, Datastax, TigerGraph, and ScyllaDB.

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