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MongoDB is an open-source cross-platform document-oriented database program. The non-relational database developed by MongoDB stores data for free. It’s available in the flexible format making the data easy to work by mapping objects in the application code. This model is simple for developers to learn and use, while at the same time provides all the capabilities to meet the data integrity needs. The software is a distributed database at its core, making a geographic distribution, horizontal scaling, and high availability built in and easy to use. MongoDB is a database for today’s applications and enables its users to leverage data and technology to maximize competitive advantage, Accelerates time-to-value, reduces the risk for mission-critical deployments, dramatically lowers the total cost of ownership.
MongoDB is free and is published under GNU Affero General Public License. With MongoDB, users can build applications that are impossible with traditional relational databases. The software offers fast, iterative development, it is a flexible data model, runs on a distributed platform, lowers TCO, provides long-term commitment and more.
MongoDB doesn’t require the schemas which are pre-defined, and it can store any data. Users get the flexibility for creating fields as per their requirements. MongoDB has the horizontal scalability, making it useful for running big data applications. It can support any numbers of storage engines. MongoDB includes the file system GridFS which is similar to the Hadoop distributed file system.
