Default DB

Default DB

We would like to find a default database that is our go-to option when setting up a new project. While we are in the process of selecting the right db for us this page holds a summary of the pros and cons of the different options.

Candidates

• Cassandra
• Couchbase
• MongoDB

Todo

• Compare Developer Experience
• Compare Query API or DSL
• Compare Support for hierarchies (documents in documents, etc)
• Compare Platform and language support (besides JS/TS)
• Compare Deployment options
• Compare Serialisation support (JSON, others?)
• Compare costs when self-hosting
• Compare costs in managed cloud
• Compare versioning/migration tools