MongoDB is a cross platform, document oriented database that classified as a NoSQL (Non-relational) database program. A NoSQL or Non-relational database is a database which provide a way to store and retrieve data without using tabular relations like in relational databases. In mongoDB it uses JSON-like documents instead of tabular relations.
Here are some advantages of MongoDB over RDBMS
- Can create databases even without schemas
- Structure of a single object can be understand easily
- It has deep querying ability that support dynamic queries
- There are no complex joins
- Performance, Scalability, and Flexibility is higher than RDBMS
- Complexity is lower than RDBMS
- No need to convert application objects to database objects
