Difference between MongoDB and Mongoose

Question

I wanted to use the mongodb database  but I noticed that there are two different databases with either their own website and installation methods  mongodb and mongoose  So I came up asking myself this question   Which one do I use     So in order to answer this question I ask the community if you could explain what are the differences between these two  And if possible pros and cons  Because they really look very similar to me

User · Accepted Answer

I assume you already know that MongoDB is a NoSQL database system which stores data in the form of BSON documents. Your question, however is about the packages for Node.js.

In terms of Node.js, mongodb is the native driver for interacting with a mongodb instance and mongoose is an Object modeling tool for MongoDB.

Mongoose is built on top of the MongoDB driver to provide programmers with a way to model their data.

EDIT: I do not want to comment on which is better, as this would make this answer opinionated. However I will list some advantages and disadvantages of using both approaches.

Using Mongoose, a user can define the schema for the documents in a particular collection. It provides a lot of convenience in the creation and management of data in MongoDB. On the downside, learning mongoose can take some time, and has some limitations in handling schemas that are quite complex.

However, if your collection schema is unpredictable, or you want a Mongo-shell like experience inside Node.js, then go ahead and use the MongoDB driver. It is the simplest to pick up. The downside here is that you will have to write larger amounts of code for validating the data, and the risk of errors is higher.

User · Answer

Mongo is NoSQL Database   If you don t want to use any ORM for your data models then you can also use native driver mongo js  https   github com mongodb node-mongodb-native   Mongoose is one of the orm s who give us functionality to access the mongo data with easily understandable queries   Mongoose plays as a role of abstraction over your database model

User · Answer

mongo-db is likely not a great choice for new developers  On the other hand mongoose as an ORM  Object Relational Mapping  can be a better choice for the new-bies

User · Answer

Mongodb and Mongoose are two different drivers to interact with MongoDB database   Mongoose   object data modeling  ODM  library that provides a rigorous modeling environment for your data  Used to interact with MongoDB  it makes life easier by providing convenience in managing data   Mongodb  native driver in Node js to interact with MongoDB

User · Answer

One more difference I found with respect to both is that it is fairly easy to connect to multiple databases with mongodb native driver while you have to use work arounds in mongoose which still have some drawbacks    So if you wanna go for a multitenant application  go for mongodb native driver

User · Answer

Mongoose is built untop of mongodb driver  the mongodb driver is more low level  Mongoose provides that easy abstraction to easily define a schema and query  But on the perfomance side Mongdb Driver is best

User · Answer

From the first answer   quot Using Mongoose  a user can define the schema for the documents in a particular collection  It provides a lot of convenience in the creation and management of data in MongoDB  quot  You can now also define schema with mongoDB native driver using   For new collection  db createCollection  quot recipes quot       validator     jsonSchema              lt  lt Validation Rules gt  gt                        For existing collection  db runCommand            collMod   quot recipes quot           validator     jsonSchema                  lt  lt Validation Rules gt  gt                                           full example  db createCollection  quot recipes quot       validator         jsonSchema          bsonType   quot object quot         required    quot name quot    quot servings quot    quot ingredients quot          additionalProperties  false        properties             id              name              bsonType   quot string quot             description   quot  name  is required and is a string quot                     servings              bsonType    quot int quot    quot double quot              minimum  0            description               quot  servings  is required and must be an integer with a minimum of zero  quot                     cooking method              enum                 quot broil quot                quot grill quot                quot roast quot                quot bake quot                quot saute quot                quot pan-fry quot                quot deep-fry quot                quot poach quot                quot simmer quot                quot boil quot                quot steam quot                quot braise quot                quot stew quot                         description               quot  cooking method  is optional but  if used  must be one of the listed options  quot                     ingredients              bsonType    quot array quot              minItems  1            maxItems  50            items                bsonType    quot object quot                required    quot quantity quot    quot measure quot    quot ingredient quot                additionalProperties  false              description   quot  ingredients  must contain the stated fields  quot               properties                  quantity                    bsonType    quot int quot    quot double quot    quot decimal quot                    description                     quot  quantity  is required and is of double or decimal type quot                                 measure                    enum    quot tsp quot    quot Tbsp quot    quot cup quot    quot ounce quot    quot pound quot    quot each quot                    description                     quot  measure  is required and can only be one of the given enum values quot                                 ingredient                    bsonType   quot string quot                   description   quot  ingredient  is required and is a string quot                                 format                    bsonType   quot string quot                   description                     quot  format  is an optional field of type string  e g  chopped or diced quot                                                                              Insert collection Example  db recipes insertOne     name   quot Chocolate Sponge Cake Filling quot     servings  4    ingredients                quantity  7        measure   quot ounce quot         ingredient   quot bittersweet chocolate quot         format   quot chopped quot               quantity  2  measure   quot cup quot   ingredient   quot heavy cream quot

User · Answer

If you are planning to use these components along with your proprietary code then please refer below information   Mongodb    It s a database  This component is governed by the Affero General Public License  AGPL  license   If you link this component along with your proprietary code then you have to release your entire source code in the public domain  because of it s viral effect like  GPL  LGPL etc  If you are hosting your application over the cloud  the  2  will apply and also you have to release your installation information to the end users    Mongoose    It s an object modeling tool  This component is governed by the MIT license  Allowed to use this component along with the proprietary code  without any restrictions  Shipping your application using any media or host is allowed

User · Answer

Mongodb and Mongoose are two completely different things   Mongodb is the database itself  while Mongoose is an object modeling tool for Mongodb  EDIT  As pointed out MongoDB is the npm package  thanks

[node.js] Difference between MongoDB and Mongoose

Examples related to node.js

Examples related to mongodb

Examples related to mongoose