New NoSQL benchmark: Cassandra, MongoDB, HBase, Couchbase by Jon Jensen.
From the post:
Today we are pleased to announce the results of a new NoSQL benchmark we did to compare scale-out performance of Apache Cassandra, MongoDB, Apache HBase, and Couchbase. This represents work done over 8 months by Josh Williams, and was commissioned by DataStax as an update to a similar 3-way NoSQL benchmark we did two years ago.
If you can guess the NoSQL database used by DataStax, then you already know the results of the benchmark test.
Amazing how that works isn’t it? I can’t think of a single benchmark test sponsored by a vendor that shows a technology option, other than their own, would be the better choice.
Technology vendors aren’t like Progressive where you can get competing quotes for automobile insurance.
Technology vendors are convinced that with just enough effort, your problem can be tamed to be met by their solution.
I won’t bother to list the one hundred and forty odd (140+) NoSQL databases that did not appear in this benchmark or use cases that would challenge the strengths and weaknesses of each one. Unless benchmarking is one of your use cases, ask vendors for performance characteristics based on your use cases. You will be less likely to be disappointed.