A Quick Comparison Between MongoDB and MySQL

Posted By : Vidushi Vij | 31-May-2018

MongoDB vs MySQL

The blog will give you the clarity between MongoDB and MySQL, which will help you choose between the two. Almost every developer will be familiar with the terms associated with the topic. The simple question that arises with the title is, what is MongoDB and MySQL? In simple terms, these are database.management systems. 

 

What are databases?


A database is a collection of data, organized in a particular way. The data which includes information, images, videos and a lot more, can be easily organized and managed. The data are organized into columns and rows hence the addition and deletion of any data become easy. It reduces the workload too great extent. There are different kinds of databases such as relational database, distributed database, cloud database or NoSQL database. 

 

There are many database management systems and everyone has their own way of organizing the data. These systems are known as database models. Database models include relation model but newer models are known as nonrelational models. MySQL uses the relational model and MongoDB uses the non-relational models. 


What is MySQL?

MySQL is an open source relational database management system. It is the most popular database management system. The relational SQL databases have been with us for a very long time which is used for web-based applications. The plus point of MySQL is, it is easy to use and also very reliable. It works great with small as well as large applications. MySQL can work with PHP, PERL, C, C++, Java and many more. 

 

What is MongoDB?
MongoDB is a popular open-source, non-relational database developed by MongoDB, Inc. In MongoDB, the data is stored in the BSON files and JSON (JavaScript Object Notation) format. The MongoDB is a newer database in comparison to the MySQL. The similar information is stored together so that the query can be accessed more quickly through the MongoDB language. 

 

What makes MongoDB so special? 

  • The document structure is more flexible in comparison to MySQL. Thus the addition, deletion, and updation of the data become a lot easier in the MongoDB.  
  • The turnaround time is much faster in MongoDB as the related data is stored in the in the same document instead of storing in several tables. 
  • MongoDB is great instead of MySQL, where you need to handle a large volume of data. 
  • It uses dynamic schemas this removes the need to predefine structures. 
  • MongoDB is much faster in comparison with the MySQL. 

 
However, the comparison between MongoDB and MySQL is quite difficult, as both of them are useful and have their own pros and cons. The choice between these two depends upon the requirement of the organization. Also read, MongoDB For Geospatial Data.

 

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