MongoDB

Used by: Etsy, Disney, Craigslist, Foursquare, the New York Times

The year 2012 saw big data revolutionizing the enterprise space. With the development of relational databases and big data analytics, the race for the top spot in the NoSQL segment has been lately heating up. And one such competitor who definitely needs mention is MongoDB. Even its competitors have acknowledged MongoDB.

Developed by the founders of DoubleClick, MongoDB formulates implementation of data in certain applications faster, as it stores data in the form of JSON like documents that are coalesced with dynamic schemas. In 2007 10gen began offering MongoDB commercial licenses. As for today a whole lot of enterprises like MTV Networks, Craigslist, Disney Interactive Media Group, The New York Times and Etsy utilize its technology. MongoDB is available under GNU General Public License, with language drivers available under Apache License.

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