Available for free download, CouchDB 1.0 is now available for free to help developers meet the needs of mobile data through a faster and easier to use as well as more reliable and scalable foundation. New features and improvements include:
- Speed — writes are 300% faster for large documents, compared to the previous release
- Microsoft Windows support
- Authentication system — write CouchApps without having to create a user model
- Replicator options — flexibility to use replication to build custom systems
