In an earlier article, I have explained you the difference between SQL and NoSQL types of databases.
In this article, let’s see the basic difference between MySQL and MongoDB.
| # | Property | MySQL | MongoDB |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Types of Database | MySQL is SQL type of database management system. | MongoDB is example of NoSQL database management system. |
| 2 | Structured vs Unstructured | MySQL uses structured query language. | MongoDB uses unstructured query language. |
| 3 | Schema | MySQL has a predefined schema. There must be a relation between rows and columns. | MongoDB does not have such restriction. |
| 4 | Join Operation Support | MySQL supports SQL JOIN statements. | MongoDB does not support any join operations. |
| 5 | Execution Speed | MySQL is slower than MongoDB if we compare in terms of large query handling. | MongoDB is faster for handling large query. |
| 6 | Relation | MySQL has master-slave replication. | MongoDB focuses on shading and auto-election. |
| 7 | Community Support | MySQL has the best community support due to the presence of ORACLE, other big entities. | MongoDB does not have community support as good as MySQL. |
| 8 | Usage | It is mainly used for OLTP (Online Transaction Processing). | It is mainly used for OLAP (Online Analytical Processing). |
| 9 | Alterative Examples | Oracle, PostgreSQL, SQLite are some of the alternatives to the MySQL SQL database. | Cassandra is one of the alternatives to MongoDB NoSQL database. |
If you are interested to learn MySQL, check the complete MySQL tutorial.
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