Analysis And Comparision of Document-Based Databases with Relational Databases: MongoDB vs MySQL

Abstract

In this paper, we aim to make a comprehensive analysis and comparison between document-based and relational databases. We review and evaluate data storage and data management principles of each type of concerned databases. In addition, we evaluate the performance of CRUD operations using different scenarios on MongoDB and MySQL as two representatives of respected data models. The results give insights to advantages and disadvantages of each database model.