Abstract

MongoDB is webscale, right? It’s a JSON database, it’s eventually consistent. Oh, and it’s insecure.

Let me clear up some things: MongoDB is an ACID-compliant database with transactions, schemas & relationships. It includes a powerful aggregation query language. MongoDB doesn’t store JSON, and nowadays it comes with pretty good security defaults (we think).

I’ll cover all of this and more, so you know what you need to, if you’re considering MongoDB for your next (or current) project.