MongoDB vs PostgreSQL: Which is more suitable for your project in 2023?
Tags: mongodb, postgres, database
Published: 2023-04-18 15:48:12

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title: MongoDB vs PostgreSQL: Which is more suitable for your project in 2023?
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description: I compare MongoDB and PostgreSQL in areas such as performance, scalability, ecosystem and tooling, etc.
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In today's digital era, data management has become a crucial aspect of businesses. With the vast amount of data that is generated every day, it is essential to have a robust database management system that can handle the complexity and scale of modern applications. When it comes to choosing a database management system, there are many options available in the market, but two of the most popular ones are MongoDB and PostgreSQL.

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In this YouTube video, I compare these two databases and discuss which one is more suitable for a project in 2023. I analyze various factors such as installation and deployment in a cloud-native environment, developer tools, performance and efficiency in various scenarios, including dumping large amount of data, testing with both relational and non-relational data as well as full text search, to provide a comprehensive comparison of the two databases.

The video starts with an overview of the MongoDB option and highlights the official community version operator.

I also discuss the installation process of MongoDB and explain how easy it is to install the operator using two of the most popular ways, Helm, and Kustomize. The video also provides several examples of how to define the database resource in Kubernetes, which is relatively simple and easy to do.

I then shift the focus to PostgreSQL, which is an open-source database that has a vast ecosystem with many companies that develop solutions for PostgreSQL. The video shows various options available for installing PostgreSQL on Kubernetes, such as Crunchy Data, PGO, Stuck Grass, Zando PostgreSQL operator, and Neon. I also discuss the benefits of using PostgreSQL, such as its extensive ecosystem, advanced features, and superior performance.

I then start some to simulate various scenarios such as importing large amounts of data, storing and querying relational as well as non-relational data and full text search.

The conclusion is pretty surprising as there isn’t really anything that MongoDB can do and PostgreSQL can’t. PostgreSQL also outperforms or at worst, matches MongoDB for performance.

The video ends with a summary of the main points and a recommendation for choosing a database management system for a project in 2023. I suggest that PostgreSQL is a better option than MongoDB for most use cases because it has more features, better performance, and lower cost. However, I also acknowledge that MongoDB may be suitable for some specific scenarios where schema flexibility and horizontal scalability are more important than consistency and reliability.

I hope you enjoyed this video and learned something new about MongoDB and PostgreSQL. If you have any questions or feedback, please leave them in the comments section below. Thank you for watching and don't forget to subscribe to my channel for more videos on database management systems.