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Document Databases Articles
What Is a Document Database? Fundamentals You Should Know
Imagine searching through hundreds of filing cabinets for one particular record.
by Sudipto Paul
Document Databases Glossary Terms
Document Databases Discussions
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Question on: MongoDB
What is MongoDB used for?What is MongoDB used for?
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MongoDB is a NoSQL database, that works on concepts of documents, and collections rather than tables and relations.
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Apart from being a NoSQL, would be happy to tell it provides a lot of flexibility with changing document schemas, and really good for analytics. Recently I used in a third party service integration, which had restful api, and stored all the json payload and json response in a collection and whenever wanted to fetch out request and response, it was quite easy to fetch the data. But yes, you might face difficulties in learning the syntax in the beginning, but trust me, once you get hold of it, it's no way back..
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MongoDB is used to store data, but not in the ’boring old rows-and-columns way.
If SQL databases are Excel sheets.
MongoDB is more like’ JSON files stored at scale.’
People actually use MongoDB for Web apps, Mobile apps, APIs or Anything where data shape keeps changing.
People pick MongoDB because it stores data as documents (JSON-like).
So you can save things like user profiles, posts, comments, settings. all together.
No fixed schema forcing you to define every column upfront.
Example.
User A has name, email, phone.
User B has name, email, address, hobbies, profilePhoto.
In SQL’, you suffer.
In MongoDB, it’s normal.
Common use cases is User authentication systems.
E-commerce products and carts.
Chat messages.
Dashboards.
Logs and analytics data
What MongoDB is bad at is Complex joins like banking systems and Heavy transactions where absolute consistency matters.
It replaces SQL only when flexibility matters more than strict structure.
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Question on: Progress MarkLogic
What is MarkLogic used for?What is MarkLogic used for?
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MarkLogic software is a robust platform for handling different data formats, enabling powerful applications, and ensuring robust data management. If you’re dealing with a mix of content types, MarkLogic might just be the right tool for the job.
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Document Databases Reports
Mid-Market Grid® Report for Document Databases
Winter 2026
G2 Report: Grid® Report
Grid® Report for Document Databases
Winter 2026
G2 Report: Grid® Report
Enterprise Grid® Report for Document Databases
Winter 2026
G2 Report: Grid® Report
Momentum Grid® Report for Document Databases
Winter 2026
G2 Report: Momentum Grid® Report
Small-Business Grid® Report for Document Databases
Winter 2026
G2 Report: Grid® Report
Enterprise Grid® Report for Document Databases
Fall 2025
G2 Report: Grid® Report
Small-Business Grid® Report for Document Databases
Fall 2025
G2 Report: Grid® Report
Mid-Market Grid® Report for Document Databases
Fall 2025
G2 Report: Grid® Report
Grid® Report for Document Databases
Fall 2025
G2 Report: Grid® Report
Momentum Grid® Report for Document Databases
Fall 2025
G2 Report: Momentum Grid® Report



