To be even more specific while still generalizing, Couchbase is the Membase product with a heavily modified CouchDB swapped in for the storage mechanism (previo

To be even more specific while still generalizing, Couchbase is the Membase product with a heavily modified CouchDB swapped in for the storage mechanism (previously SQLite). As for the leaders, it's a smattering of CouchOne/Couch.io and Membase/Northscale people. Or, as a friend put it, CouchOneBase.io. Cheers.