Smarter Search With Graph Queries on Document Data

Couchbase introduces a native graph model that layers directly on top of its document store, allowing developers to query JSON data as a graph without data duplication or managing separate databases. The implementation extends SQL++ with CREATE GRAPH statements and MATCH clauses for pattern matching, rewriting graph queries into JOINs and recursive CTEs. This eliminates the traditional trade-off between document database flexibility and graph database relationship modeling, enabling use cases like fraud detection, recommendation engines, healthcare analytics, and supply chain tracking within a single platform.