Introduction
The database is an important aspect of any application. They help in storing and managing different data generated by the application. The data extracted from the website can be vast so having a good database that can handle as well as manage it is quite important.
Choosing the right database for your project can be confusing. Sometimes, you want to stick with the database you know other times you want to explore more for better features. It can also depend on the kind of project. Whether you're looking for a simple database solution for a small project or a robust system for a complex enterprise-level application, this article will provide you with the information and insights you need to make an informed decision.
So, today we are going to look into some databases that I have used in my application. Let's get started.
MongoDB
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One of the most popular NoSQL databases for the web development project. It uses a document-oriented data model. This is for the people that don't want SQL in their database. You can access the database and extract data in JSON format. This makes it better useful in JavaScript-based projects.
You can use the database as a locally hosted database. I prefer using Atlas versions as it the hosted on the web. It makes it easy to config and can be used by any device. I will recommend you use atlas, if you haven't tried it yet.
Whether you are building an application from scratch or migrating to a more scaleable database, MongoDB is a great choice for both kinds of projects. It is quite flexible and will provide you with high performance.
PlanetScale
PlanetScale is the MySQL-compatible, serverless database platform.
PlanetScale is a relatively new database platform that supports SQL. It will provide you with a serverless database for your project. It is based on Vitess which is an open-source database system. You can branch your database just like you do with your code on Git. This will help you in managing the data more effectively. The monitoring of the data is quite instant.
You can deploy database on AWS or Google Cloud currently. You can choose the region that will suit you. There are client libraries available by PlanetScale for integrating the databse in the JavaScript-based project.
It is the best for scalable, highly-available databse solutions.
Supabase
The Open Source Alternative to Firebase.
Supabse is not typically only for databases as it provides other solutions such as Authentication, Storage, and other. But if you are using Supabase for your project then you shouldn't find any other database. It has built-in support for the Postgres database. They have a client library for JavaScript and Flutter.
They have GUI and SQL versions for showing the database. You can look into the table or make a query in the SQL as per your requirement. I have been using the Supabase for Auth and now I also started using it for databse. It is quite easy to use and does not complicate the codebase.
FaunaDB
Fauna combines the flexibility of NoSQL with the relational querying capabilities and ACID consistency of SQL systems — with native GraphQL and delivered as a cloud API so you don’t have to worry about operations.
FaunaDB is a serverless, cloud-native database management styement. It is a NoSQL database. FaunaDB also provides a flexible data model that supports multiple data structures, including documents, graphs, and key-value pairs, making it a good choice for a wide range of use cases.
FaunaDB also provides a flexible data model that supports multiple data structures, including documents, graphs, and key-value pairs, making it a good choice for a wide range of use cases. Its cloud-native design makes it easy to deploy and scale.
Prisma
Prisma is a next-generation Node.js and TypeScript ORM for PostgreSQL, MySQL, SQL Server, SQLite, MongoDB, and CockroachDB. It provides type-safety, automated migrations, and an intuitive data model.
Prisma is a database toolkit that provides an API for accessing the database. It provides a type-safe and efficient way to interact with your database. It acts as an abstraction layer between the code and the database. It supports MySQL, PostgreSQL, and SQLlite.
The type-safe data clients are automatically generated for TypeScrip, JavaScript, and Swift.
Overall, Prisma is not a database management system but it provides a toolkit for working with the database. It is generating quite a buzz among web and mobile application developers.
Conclusion
Whether you're looking for a simple solution for a small project or a robust system for a complex enterprise-level application, there is an awesome database out there that is perfect for your project. We have gone through some of the awesome databse that is available. All the databse are quite easy to implement in your application.
I hope this list of the database has helped in finding some awesome databse for your next project. Thanks for reading the article.
Top comments (18)
Pocketbase is also very interesting, it is realtime and very easy to use
Great addition to the list.
Postgresql Always
Always great.
Which is your favorite database?
I might be a little biased but CockroachDB serverless is my choice. It's postgres compatible and has a generous free tier that will scale with you. And multi-region options are going to be available soon.
That's sounds awesome.
My favorite database is ArcadeDB.
Never heard. What's it USP?
Versatility, see: dev.to/gramian/one-minute-arcadedb...
MySQL
Is PlanetScale Free?
Until a point yes. Though it has a very fair price structure.
For more info see: planetscale.com/pricing
so long
They do have a free plan. You can check it here.
Supabase rocks
Supabase is Awesome!
SQLite is my preferred database these days if I'm not using a heavyweight relational DB like Postgres/MySQL/MariaDB. In particular, if I'm already writing a TCP/IP application server, the server naturally provides concurrent access control to the SQLite backend (concurrency is something that SQLite is known to not be great at doing for itself) and can do things such as only commit transactions every few seconds as well as cache very specific, frequently accessed information in RAM from the DB that is always correct and also ready for instant delivery whenever requested by connected clients thereby avoiding making queries for common information that doesn't change very often.
Time-delayed commits do run the risk of losing data during a power outage or an application crash - both are extremely rare events - but the tradeoff is major application performance gains when the system is under heavy load. I've had fairly remarkable success with the approach.
As SQlite is just a file based database, you will need some kind of "driver" to access your DB, that might give you a different experience of usage. This might be PHP, node.js, Java or Pyhton, it is also possible to run SQlite over NodeRed, which gives you access to the DB via REST or MQTT.
Depending on your needs, if your app provides mainly static data, you can also use simple txt- or JSON-files to store your data. You might need some PHP or Node.js to organize the files, but it might make things much easier in some cases.