r/nosql
5k members
r/nosql is a subreddit with 5k members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and solution requests, and the community frequently discusses nosql, database, mongodb, redis, and couchbase.
News, articles and tools covering alternative database systems.
Popular Themes in r/nosql
#1
Advice Requests
: "NoSQL for a Relational DB Dude - Help CHANGE my thinking please!"
16 posts
#2
Solution Requests
: "Non-relational database that stores in a single file similar to Sqlite?"
15 posts
#3
Self-Promotion
: "tinymo - an npm package making DynamoDB CRUD operations easier"
2 posts
#4
News
: "Uber Migrates 1 Trillion Records from DynamoDB to LedgerStore to Save $6 Million Annually"
2 posts
#5
Pain & Anger
: "I loved to hate nosql (mongodb in particular)."
1 post
#6
Ideas
: "MongoDB Cloud Vs Clickhouse Cloud"
1 post
#7
Opportunities
: "Types of NoSQL Databases: Deep Dive"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/nosql
#1
Nosql
: "Nosql vs. SQL: 12 Datastores for Your Application"
121 posts
#2
Database
: "MongoDB: What happens when a platform company tries to build a Database?"
110 posts
#3
Mongodb
: "Mongodb: What happens when a platform company tries to build a database?"
76 posts
#4
Redis
: "Redis: Unsafe At Any Speed"
16 posts
#5
Couchbase
: "NoSQL with Couchbase: Getting started"
15 posts
#6
Scylla
: "Expedia Group: Our Migration Journey to Scylla"
14 posts
#7
Dynamodb
: "MongoDB vs Dynamodb vs DocumentDB vs Elastisearch for my usecase"
12 posts
#8
Sql
: "Sql Migration: How to Import your Sql Database into MongoDB"
11 posts
#9
Data
: "Olric v0.2.0 is out: Distributed cache and in-memory key/value Data store. It can be used both as an embedded Go library and as a language-independent service."
11 posts
#10
Graph
: "Graph database fundamentals - RDF, property Graphs, Graph schema languages, & linked data"
8 posts
Member Growth in r/nosql
Yearly
+175 members(3.6%)
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Last updated: August 3, 2026