Index |
Parameter |
Elasticsearch |
MongoDB |
Score for Elasticsearch |
Score for MongoDB |
1 |
Type |
Search engine based on Lucene |
NoSQL document-oriented database |
85 |
95 |
2 |
Data Model |
JSON-like documents |
BSON (binary JSON) documents |
90 |
98 |
3 |
Query Language |
Query DSL based on JSON |
Rich query language |
85 |
95 |
4 |
Indexing |
Inverted indexing for full-text search |
Secondary indexing |
95 |
95 |
5 |
Transactions |
Not designed for complex transactions |
ACID transactions for multiple documents |
70 |
98 |
6 |
Use Cases |
Full-text search, analytics, logging |
Wide range, flexible schema, general purpose |
90 |
95 |
7 |
Scaling |
Horizontal scaling, sharding |
Horizontal scaling, sharding |
90 |
90 |
8 |
Consistency |
Eventual consistency |
Strong consistency |
80 |
95 |
9 |
Community & Ecosystem |
Large, with a focus on search and analytics |
Large, diverse, general-purpose |
90 |
95 |
Average Score |
86.1 |
95.1 |