MongoDB shines with broad programming language support, SQL-like queries, and out-of-the-box scaling. Check the InfoWorld Review score card to see how MongoDB stacks up among NoSQL data stores.

This discussion is based on MongoDB 3.4 and Couchbase Server 4.6. You might also check out my stand-alone reviews of MongoDB 3.4 and Couchbase Server 4.0.

MongoDB is stretching that thinking into the future and is working on a SQL query conversation capability for converting code to MongoDB’s query language. In addition, its engineers are investigating ...

MongoDB is currently the fifth-most-widely used database system in the world after Oracle, MySQL, SQL Server and PostgreSQL, according to a ranking system maintained on DB-Engines.com.

MongoDB’s Leadership in the NoSQL Database World Does Not Warrant an Economic Moat Luke Yang May 6, 2025 Stock Analyst Note ...

MongoDB has raised $150 million from T. Rowe Price Associates with new investors Altimeter Capital and Salesforce.com. Existing investors Intel Capital, NEA, Red Hat and Sequoia Capital also ...

Despite the popularity of NoSQL for unstructured data, SQL is not disappearing anytime soon. Even MongoDB has introduced SQL compatibility for its aggregation pipeline, Venzl noted.

Couchbase NoSQL Database gets the SQL Religion Couchbase 4.0 elegantly integrates SQL and JSON, maintaining schema-independence while adding support for joins and a range of BI tools.