Ask HN: If not mongo then what?

4 pointsoctix12y ago3 comments

Hi,

What other open source product can offer following?

- document oriented - makes easier to abstract it as a relation when needed(yes, I know no joins... buy a helmet)

- dynamic fields - a more agile pace of development (good bye database migrations, patches)

- indexed arrays - "tags" and "attributes" functionality

- geospacing

- store binary files (GridFS) - replicate, backup easier binary files

- aggregation framework - analytics

- simple and eazy replication - easier to scale ???

- ttl - handy for caching

Just saying...

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tobylane12y ago

My understanding is that the scale goes from Postgres (edgy but worth it) to MariaDB (I didn't pay attention while you listed your requirements, here's something that'll suit you), to MSSQL (let me stop you, I heard you need support). Everything else is built on top of the database. This scale doesn't fit all the technologies, so it doesn't need to fit every use.

davidy12312y ago

ElasticSearch does all the above, has excellent support and a lot of momentum. I find it a joy to work with. Only issue may be that commits take a few moments. Solr is its sibling and has soft commits.

davismwfl12y ago

So just a point I made awhile ago. Not saying which is best: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6794327

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