Document Store Database

Document store database are NoSQL databases.

List of Document Store Databases

Document stores are specifically designed to handle JSON-like documents.

Document store solutions:

  • Apache CouchDB
  • RethinkDB
  • FerretDB
  • MongoDB
  • Firebase

Apache CouchDB

Apache CouchDB is a document store database.

It is FOSS, under an Apache 2.0 license.

RethinkDB

RethinkDB is a document-based database developed by the company RethinkDB.

It is FOSS under an Apache 2.0 license.

FerretDB

FerretDB is a document store database.

It is FOSS, under an Apache 2.0 license.

It was first released in 2021, as a FOSS alternative to MongoDB, though it is not a fork. It is developed by American company FerretDB.

FerretDB official website

FerretDB repository

MongoDB

MongoDB is a document store database, and one of the most popular.

It is source-available, under a Service Side Public License (SSPL).

MongoDB started to be released as Server Side Public License (SSPL) since version 4.0.4 or 2018-10-16, substituting the previous FOSS license AGPL. MongoDB proposed SSPL license to be accepted by OSI as open source, but it was rejected.

All MongoDB versions prior to 4.0.4 or 2018-10-16 (excluding) were released under a AGPL license.

Apart from the disregarded project NormousDB, that forked the latest AGPL version of MongoDB, there were no significant AGPL forked projects of MongoDB. Amazon developed its own in-house proprietary Amazon DocumentDB from an old Apache 2.0 MongoDB version.

MongoDB official website

https://www.theregister.com/2018/10/16/mongodb_licensning_change

Amazon DocumentDB

Amazon DocumentDB is proprietary and developed by American company Amazon.

It offers limited compatibility with the MongoDB API. It was developed from a fork of an Apache 2.0 MongoDB version.

Amazon DocumentDB official website

Firebase

If you prefer a serverless, NoSQL solution, Firebase, a part of the Google Cloud platform, offers a real-time database and authentication services. It’s especially useful for real-time applications such as chat apps and collaborative tools.

Firebase provides two main types of NoSQL databases: the Firebase Realtime Database and Cloud Firestore.

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