ArangoDBWhat is ArangoDB?
A distributed free and open-source database with a flexible data model for documents, graphs, and key-values. Build high performance applications using a convenient SQL-like query language or JavaScript extensions.
ArangoDB is a tool in the Databases category of a tech stack.
Key Features
multi-model nosql dbacidtransactionsjavascriptdatabasenosqlshardingreplicationquery languagejoinsaqldocumentsgraphskey-valuesgraphdb
ArangoDB Pros & Cons
Pros of ArangoDB
- ✓Grahps and documents in one DB
- ✓Intuitive and rich query language
- ✓Good documentation
- ✓Open source
- ✓Joins for collections
- ✓Foxx is great platform
- ✓Great out of the box web interface with API playground
- ✓Clustering
- ✓Good driver support
- ✓Low maintenance efforts
Cons of ArangoDB
- ✗Web ui has still room for improvement
- ✗No support for blueprints standard, using custom AQL
ArangoDB Alternatives & Comparisons
What are some alternatives to ArangoDB?
MySQL
The MySQL software delivers a very fast, multi-threaded, multi-user, and robust SQL (Structured Query Language) database server. MySQL Server is intended for mission-critical, heavy-load production systems as well as for embedding into mass-deployed software.
PostgreSQL
PostgreSQL is an advanced object-relational database management system that supports an extended subset of the SQL standard, including transactions, foreign keys, subqueries, triggers, user-defined types and functions.
MongoDB
MongoDB stores data in JSON-like documents that can vary in structure, offering a dynamic, flexible schema. MongoDB was also designed for high availability and scalability, with built-in replication and auto-sharding.
