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!"
13 posts
#2
Solution Requests
: "Non-relational database that stores in a single file similar to Sqlite?"
12 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"
136 posts
#2

Database

: "Non-relational Database that stores in a single file similar to Sqlite?"
97 posts
#3

Mongodb

: "I loved to hate nosql (Mongodb in particular)."
78 posts
#4

Redis

: "Redis: Unsafe At Any Speed"
17 posts
#5

Couchbase

: "NoSQL with Couchbase: Getting started"
15 posts
#6

Scylla

: "Expedia Group: Our Migration Journey to Scylla"
14 posts
#7

Sql

: "JSON+Sql: How Sql Extensions are Helping Sql Adapt to Flexibility of JSON in NoSql"
12 posts
#8

Dynamodb

: "MongoDB vs Dynamodb vs DocumentDB vs Elastisearch for my usecase"
12 posts
#9

Cassandra

: "S3-compatible storage with Cassandra"
11 posts
#10

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

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Yearly
+196 members(4.0%)

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Last updated: June 12, 2026