👁️Cassandra vs MongoDB🍃
Cassandra is a wide-column store built for write-heavy distributed scale, while MongoDB is a flexible document database. Massive writes versus flexible documents.
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👁️Cassandra
- ✓Exceptional write throughput at huge scale
- ✓Masterless design with no single point of failure
- ✓Linear horizontal scaling across data centers
- ✓Tunable consistency for distributed needs
🍃MongoDB
- ✓Flexible documents map to application objects
- ✓Rich query language and secondary indexes
- ✓Easier to start and develop with
- ✓Great for evolving, varied data shapes
Verdict
Pick Cassandra for write-heavy, always-on workloads across data centers. Pick MongoDB for flexible documents, rich queries and a faster development experience.
Frequently asked
Which handles writes better?+
Cassandra is built for very high write throughput and distributed scale.
Which is easier to develop with?+
MongoDB's flexible documents and query language are generally easier to start with.
Which scales without downtime?+
Cassandra's masterless design adds nodes with no single point of failure.
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