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MongoDB

Database Management System

MongoDB is a source-available, cross-platform, document-oriented database program classified as a NoSQL database product that uses JSON-like documents with optional schemas. It was released in February 2009 by 10gen and supports features like sharding, replication, and ACID transactions. Its managed cloud service, MongoDB Atlas, operates on AWS, Google Cloud Platform, and Microsoft Azure, and current versions are licensed under the Server Side Public License (SSPL).

Facts
Year
2009 1
Significance
The most widely used document-oriented NoSQL database, popularizing schema-flexible JSON-style storage at scale. 1
Status
Status
Active / In Use 1
Classification
License
Server Side Public License 2
FAQs

Is MongoDB open source?

No. Current MongoDB is source-available under the SSPL, which the Open Source Initiative does not accept as open source.

Not by the Open Source Initiative definition. Early MongoDB was free and open source under the AGPL license, but on November 8, 2018, with release 4.0.4, the license changed to the Server Side Public License (SSPL). The Open Source Initiative stated in January 2021 that the SSPL is not an open source license, which is why the project describes itself as source-available. The language drivers remain under the Apache License.
Connections

Associated With

Amazon DocumentDB, Systems

Amazon DocumentDB is a separate, proprietary implementation designed for compatibility with a subset of the MongoDB API (versions 3.6 and 4.0) rather than being built on MongoDB own codebase.

Source Wikipedia: Amazon DocumentDB

In Field

Databases, Fields
Source Wikipedia: MongoDB

Invented By

Dwight Merriman, Pioneers
Source Programming Language Database (PLDB): MongoDB

Licensed Under

Server Side Public License, Concepts
In the Other Atlases

Developed By

MongoDB, Inc.

Also in Business Atlas: the developer of this subject.

Sources
1. Wikipedia: MongoDB
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Lead section
    MongoDB is a source-available, cross-platform, document-oriented database program. Classified as a NoSQL database product, MongoDB uses JSON-like documents (called BSON) with optional schemas.
  • Lead sentence
    MongoDB is a source-available, cross-platform, document-oriented database program.
  • Article text
    As of 2024, there were 50,000 MongoDB customers.
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2. Wikidata: MongoDB
  • Wikidata Q1165204, resolved via en.wikipedia pageprops (wave rule R-L)
  • In Group: Document-Oriented Database Management System, Wikidata lists MongoDB (Q1165204) as an instance of document-oriented database management system (Q1235236)
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Wikipedia: Amazon DocumentDB
Wikimedia FoundationAssociated With: Amazon DocumentDB, Lead section
Quote, Associated With: Amazon DocumentDB, Lead section
Amazon DocumentDB is a managed proprietary NoSQL database service that supports document data structures, with some compatibility with MongoDB version 3.6 (released by MongoDB in 2017) and version 4.0 (released by MongoDB in 2018).
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Programming Language Database (PLDB): MongoDB
Programming Language Database (PLDB)Invented By: Dwight Merriman, Page lead
Quote, Invented By: Dwight Merriman, Page lead
created in 2009 by Eliot Horowitz and Dwight Merriman
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