Seven Database Paradigms
Choose the right database for the job 🔨
Database Paradigms Explained Visually
Key-Value
Popular Key-Value Databases: Redis, Memcached, Etcd
key value database diagram
Wide Column
Popular Wide-Column Databases: Cassandra, Apache HBase
wide column database diagram
Document Oriented
Popular Document Databases: MongoDB, Firestore, CouchDB
document database diagram
Relational
Popular Relational Databases: MySQL, Postgres, SQL Server, CockroachDB
Graph
Popular Graph Databases: Neo4j, DGraph, Janus Graph
Search Engine
Popular Search Databases: ElasticSearch, Algolia, MeiliSearch
Multi-Model
Popular Multi-model Databases: FaunaDB, CosmosDB
