NoSQL databases are becoming popular day by day. I have come up with the list of best, free and open source NoSQL databases. MongoDB tops the list of Open Source NoSQL databases. This list of free and open source databases comprises of MongoDB, Cassandra, CouchDB, Hypertable, Redis, Riak, Neo4j, HBASE, Couchbase, MemcacheDB, RevenDB and Voldemort. These free and open source NoSQL databases are really highly scale-able, flexible and good for big data storage and processing. These open source NoSQL databases are far ahead in terms of performance as compared to traditional relational databases. However, these may not be always the best choice for you. Most of common applications can still be developed using traditional relational databases. NoSQL databases are still not the best option for a mission critical transaction needs. I have listed down a small description of all these best free and oper source NoSQL databases. Lets have a look.. 1. MongoDB MongoDB is a document-oriented d
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