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What is FoundationDB?
FoundationDB is a NoSQL database with a shared nothing architecture. Designed around a "core" ordered key-value database, additional features and data models are supplied in layers. The key-value database, as well as all layers, supports full, cross-key and cross-server ACID transactions.
FoundationDB is a tool in the Databases category of a tech stack.
Key Features
Multiple data modelsFull, multi-key ACID transactionsNo lockingBindings available in Python, Ruby, Node, PHP, Java, Go, and C
FoundationDB Pros & Cons
Pros of FoundationDB
- ✓ACID transactions
- ✓Linear scalability
- ✓Great Foundation
- ✓Key-Value Store
- ✓Multi-model database
- ✓SQL Layer
Cons of FoundationDB
No cons listed yet.
FoundationDB Alternatives & Comparisons
What are some alternatives to FoundationDB?
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.
