MongoDB vs Hadoop

Big Solutions for Big Problems

Executive Summary

NoSQL, BigData: MongoDB vs Hadoop

MongoDB and Hadoop can replace relational database management systems (RDBMS),
such as Oracle, SQL Server, DB2 and MySQL. This has been branded as NoSQL as they do
not generally use SQL.
Relational Database Systems were designed when disk space and CPU were more precious commodities than they are today. MongoDB and Hadoop exploit these highly available commodities and scale with less effort. MongoDB and Hadoop distribute the load
across multiple machines more efficiently.
NoSQL/BigData systems require less work to scale to large concurrency or datasets
While NoSQL solutions do not typically support RDBMS style transactions, they support
other methods of data integrity.
Hadoop has been installed in larger systems than MongoDB.
MongoDB is more efficient than Hadoop.
Generally, MongoDB is optimal for typical websites and CRUD (Create, Retrieve, Update,
Delete) or transactional applications.
Generally, Hadoop replaces OLAP or reporting systems.
Hadoop does not provide high availability, but other vendors have derived solutions
which do.
MongoDB provides high availability, this may make expensive solutions such as Oracle
RAC or SQL Server clustering unnecessary.
In some cases Hadoop and MongoDB are used together in the same system.

Technical
Hadoop

MongoDB

Technology

Java

C ++ native code

Largest System

4000 nodes, 100 TB

100 nodes, 5 TB

Typical Usage

reporting analytics, map-reduce

on large datasets

high volume systems,

moderately sized data sets

Business Structure

Non-profit (Apache) backed by

multiple vendors

For-profit (10gen)

Best Feature

Flexibility, map-reduce
implementation

light weight, better

performance

Biggest Limitation

single point of failure

each node is singlethreaded

Maturity

Widely deployed, but less

productized

Newer, less widely deployed,

but more productized

Complexity

High

Moderate

Organizational
MongoDB
Key Backers

Key Installations

10gen
SAP
Red Hat
Flybridge Capital Partners
Sequoia Capital
Union Square Ventures

Craigslist
UK Government (National Archives, UK.gov)
Shutterfly
Forbes
The New York Times
Inuit
FourSquare
Lexis Nexis

Hadoop
Key Backers

Key Installations

Cloudera (vendor)
HortonWorks (vendor)
IBM
Yahoo!

Adobedobe
EBay
Facebook
FOX Audience Network
Hulu
LinkedIn
NAVTEQ
The New York Times

Bottom Line
New systems which require higher end scalability can utilize MongoDB and/or Hadoop to scale with less
effort. MongoDB can provide high availability at a fraction of the cost of Oracle RAC and similar solutions.
Lack of standardization in this area will require writing specifically to their interface. The technology is
not as mature as RDBMS software, but already widely deployed and ready for use by mainstream businesses. Different capabilities in each of these implementations make them more readily appropriate to
replace different types of systems (OLAP vs OTAP). A wider ecosystem around Apache Hadoop is positive
but single vendor support of MongoDB may make a business/support arrangement more straightforward.
Both onsite installations and Cloud Platform as a Service (PaaS) uses are possible with both MongoDB and
Hadoop. See our detailed report at http://osintegrators.com/MongoAndHadoop

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