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Multi-purpose "NoSQL" database of my choice
What do you like best about the product?
ArangoDB provides a robust and feature-rich database implementation when you need a document store combined with a graph database. The ability to store documents and model arbitrary relations between documents using a graph is a key feature and often needed when your data model is not only flat or hierarchical but just connected in many different way. The query language AQL allows us to write queries similar to SQL. This is a major advantages over databases mis-using JSON as query language.
Transactional integrity, ACID compliance are also a big plus.
Transactional integrity, ACID compliance are also a big plus.
What do you dislike about the product?
Not many issues with the current Arango 3 release. Older release had various issues like non-persistence of indexes but the ArangoDB team addressed most issues in the latest releases which where blocking development and production.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
ArangoDB is a multi-purpose database for most of your business cases like content-management, arbitrary web applications. It is in many a serious alternative to Postgres.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
ArangoDB is absolutely worth a try. Of course there are often more specialized databases serving a particular usecase like time-series data etc. I value and promote ArangoDB because it solves a lot of problems with a clear design in mind and particular because the ArangoDB team knows exactly what they are doing. There is not much marketing buzz involved in ArangoDB and the personal and warm relationship with the ArangoDB team make me feel very comfortable when working on database-driven projects.
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Zero to 60 App Development
What do you like best about the product?
ArangoDB's speed is nothing short of exceptional. Additionally, AQL has made my time spent creating queries be cut in half over other document or relational databases.
What do you dislike about the product?
I would like more documentation and support for clustering outside the realms of DC/OS and Mesos.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
We currently utilize ArangoDB for all new development involving hybrid mobile applications, and web applications.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
Please focus more on clustering on setups that do not include DC/OS or Mesos.
efficient graph traversal and relationship identification
What do you like best about the product?
Clear query structure which allows to execute efficient queries and sub-queries. The fact that the DB is schemaless makes us to redefine the data model effortlessly to incorporate more features to the collection as part of agile development. AQL allows to combine multiple functionalities within a single query resembling like a function in programming language which gives superior power over db operations
What do you dislike about the product?
As DB is schemaless retrieving attribute which does not exist throws null value instead of error which needs to checked appropriately.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
I am using ArangoDB for the purpose of identifying relationships between users based on their content consumption and underlying structure in the products (news, media content etc.,). The DB allows to quickly process relation computation queries so that latency between user request and recommendation considerably reduced.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
Fellas, ArangoDB has some of the unlocked potential in the world of graph databases although i cant comment in the document DB in which i haven't worked much. It supports complex computations and choice of storage engine suited to process big data. And moreover, support from the DB team and community was overwhelming and issues raised in github was seriously looked upon.
Very Friendly Multi-Model Database
What do you like best about the product?
ArangoDB is a very intuitive, developer friendly, multi-model database. It has excellent graph features allowing it to be used as a single data source for a variety of client applications. I like the new velocypack and velocstream protocol as it allows a full-duplex, persistent connection from the client.
What do you dislike about the product?
Nothing really. I haven't had a change to play with some of the newest (rocksdb, smart graphs) or distributive features (clustering and agency), but if they are like the rest of the platform, I'm sure they are top notch.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
My initial interest in ArangoDB was as a graph database, but after using it for a while, I now use it as the primary data store for all of my data.
The Best Multi-Model Database
What do you like best about the product?
ArangoDB is the most versatile database I have ever used. It also is open source, has a strong and growing community, and tremendous technical support. The performance is also stellar and they offer a unique solution to horizontally scaling graph databases.
What do you dislike about the product?
Currently, unless you are running a DC/OS cluster, setting up an ArangoDB cluster is a bit of work. Although not much more than mongoDB or other competitors.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
We were already running a DC/OS cluster to manage our docker containers, so installing ArangoDB was literally one click. We used it exclusively for all of our storage needs and were very impressed.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
Definitely give it a try, you will be impressed. I highly recommend this product.
How a database should be
What do you like best about the product?
Foxx Microservices
Traditionally databases have been designed for clients to make calls directly into the tables and columns of the database, requiring developers to be responsible for their code as well as the structure of the database.
With Foxx Microservices in ArangoDB, it allows the database owner to provide a REST interface for consumers to access the data. This is fantastic for improving security, data integrity, and ease of use.
The security aspect is that users of the database no longer need direct access to tables, rather they are limited to only access the data via a REST interface and the inbuilt Swagger support in Foxx helps developers and consumers understand the structure of the data.
Data integrity benefits because you can implement your own validation and business logic at the database layer, intercepting data before it enters or leaves the server.
Many development platforms and products are able to interact with REST API's and that is the key benefit of Foxx Microservices. No longer do you need special drivers or client software to interact with a Foxx enabled database, rather you just make standard REST calls. Key here is that it's easy to consume your data and you can maintain a loose coupling between what actions they perform on your data and the specifics around how your data is physically structured.
The kicker is that Foxx is programmed with JavaScript, making it easy to get up to speed with a language that many of us are familiar with already.
Traditionally databases have been designed for clients to make calls directly into the tables and columns of the database, requiring developers to be responsible for their code as well as the structure of the database.
With Foxx Microservices in ArangoDB, it allows the database owner to provide a REST interface for consumers to access the data. This is fantastic for improving security, data integrity, and ease of use.
The security aspect is that users of the database no longer need direct access to tables, rather they are limited to only access the data via a REST interface and the inbuilt Swagger support in Foxx helps developers and consumers understand the structure of the data.
Data integrity benefits because you can implement your own validation and business logic at the database layer, intercepting data before it enters or leaves the server.
Many development platforms and products are able to interact with REST API's and that is the key benefit of Foxx Microservices. No longer do you need special drivers or client software to interact with a Foxx enabled database, rather you just make standard REST calls. Key here is that it's easy to consume your data and you can maintain a loose coupling between what actions they perform on your data and the specifics around how your data is physically structured.
The kicker is that Foxx is programmed with JavaScript, making it easy to get up to speed with a language that many of us are familiar with already.
What do you dislike about the product?
I'd love to see ArangoDB hosted in Cloud Providers as a SaaS offering! The power of Foxx Microservices gives ArangoDB a real point of difference over existing database technologies. By being able to centralize a lot of your product functionality and business logic right in the ArangoDB database makes this a great candidate for a cloud based SaaS offering, or an internal SaaS offering in your own data center.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Being able to take advantage of both Graph and NoSQL technologies on a single product. This was the core reason of moving to ArangoDB and the performance improvement over traditional SQL servers is amazing. Even on relatively low spec hardware we are able to achieve the throughput and performance we are looking for.
The Foxx services within ArangoDB were not the initial reason for moving to the product, but have since become core to our solution.
The Foxx services within ArangoDB were not the initial reason for moving to the product, but have since become core to our solution.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
Once you understand the value of having a single database that does both Document and Graph storage, take time to understand what Foxx can bring you. Your developers and security team will love you.
Why I chose ArangoDB
What do you like best about the product?
Before I decided to take ArangoDB as the DB for our project I did a lot of comparing the different players on the market.
What struck me the most was the ease to get going with ArangoDB, both in installing and using it from our application which is entirely written in PowerShell. Manipulating the data using REST and AQL is just a dream come true. I really adore AQL.
Getting the other team members up to speed almost took no effort at all. The documentation is more than sufficient and yes, the training material could use some improvement compared to that other big name in NoSQL land, but I really did not miss it at all.
What struck me the most was the ease to get going with ArangoDB, both in installing and using it from our application which is entirely written in PowerShell. Manipulating the data using REST and AQL is just a dream come true. I really adore AQL.
Getting the other team members up to speed almost took no effort at all. The documentation is more than sufficient and yes, the training material could use some improvement compared to that other big name in NoSQL land, but I really did not miss it at all.
What do you dislike about the product?
The fact that Windows Server is not really considered as a production platform for ArangoDB is sad. Given the nature of our application, it has to be written on Windows and we (our team) only works on Windows servers.
For our project database size and numbers of connections are of less importance than the complexity of the application and the data models. A topic to be discussed with the ArangoDB staff.
For our project database size and numbers of connections are of less importance than the complexity of the application and the data models. A topic to be discussed with the ArangoDB staff.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Our application is used by 100+ local IT teams to provision and manage everything related to Office 365 for their local user population.
This approach allows us to enforce a common way of working, adhering to the common business rules while allowing a maximum of flexibility and autonomy for each of them.
This approach allows us to enforce a common way of working, adhering to the common business rules while allowing a maximum of flexibility and autonomy for each of them.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
Building a complete environment on their personal workstation by each and every developer of the team proved to be a very efficient way to get up to speed extremely fast.
A very powerful database to build scalable apps
What do you like best about the product?
Foxx
With Foxx you can create Restful API directly in the heart of the database. You save HTTP requests and it's very fast. You API will scale with your cluster.
You can even run scripts in background using queues (for email sending by example)
Graph
You can create graph and use them very easily.
AQL
The AQL language is very easy to understand. The learning curve is short.
JOINS
In one request you can get the data you want.
With Foxx you can create Restful API directly in the heart of the database. You save HTTP requests and it's very fast. You API will scale with your cluster.
You can even run scripts in background using queues (for email sending by example)
Graph
You can create graph and use them very easily.
AQL
The AQL language is very easy to understand. The learning curve is short.
JOINS
In one request you can get the data you want.
What do you dislike about the product?
Nothing for now. I can do anything I want with this database.
I didn't test yet the rocksdb storage ... So I can't tell about performances using it.
I didn't test yet the rocksdb storage ... So I can't tell about performances using it.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
I can create app faster, I even wrote a tool to simplify my life : https://foxx-framework.com
I now use full JS stack from frontend (vueJS, riotJS) to backend (Foxx)
The graph feature saved me some intensive CPU for manipulating trees.
It's very easy to start a new project using this database.
I now use full JS stack from frontend (vueJS, riotJS) to backend (Foxx)
The graph feature saved me some intensive CPU for manipulating trees.
It's very easy to start a new project using this database.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
It worth to play with it ... Once get confortable with Foxx, AQL 1 Graph you won't go back
Exceeded Expectations
What do you like best about the product?
The query language, AQL, of course! I often found myself doing things in AQL that I would have before used a programming language.
What do you dislike about the product?
Because it is young, there is less community support and fewer third-party packages available.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
About the Project:
Meta-Research Engine is a software system with the purpose of facilitating the mass encoding of scientific research studies. Define a research project, upload a set of papers under the domain of interest, and invite encoders to collaborate in extracting their information. At the end of a project, you are left with a reliable data set encompassing the contents of many research papers.
Meta-Research Engine is a software system with the purpose of facilitating the mass encoding of scientific research studies. Define a research project, upload a set of papers under the domain of interest, and invite encoders to collaborate in extracting their information. At the end of a project, you are left with a reliable data set encompassing the contents of many research papers.
An excellent, complete and reliable database for easy learning and use
What do you like best about the product?
Very flexible that does not force the user to focus only on a single data model.
key/values, documents or graphs in the same database and possibility of using everything simultaneously!
It is very noticeable that its creators have a deep knowledge of different types of databases.
It is very easy to understand the concepts of this database. The query language is very powerful and easy to understand. Extensive documentation that helps you practice and use ArangoDB in the coming hours!
Our projects (accouting, web applications, budgets) are very complex and we need a multi-model approach. In other databases we do not have this opportunity.
This database has a good technical support. ArangoDB regularly organizes webinars and training. The product is well maintained and the company is able to create several upgrades (version) in one year!
ArangoDB is fully ready for the production environment.
It is very nice that the company gives you all the time you need to test this database.
We have never felt pressured by the evaluation period that in the case of ArangoDB is unlimited.
key/values, documents or graphs in the same database and possibility of using everything simultaneously!
It is very noticeable that its creators have a deep knowledge of different types of databases.
It is very easy to understand the concepts of this database. The query language is very powerful and easy to understand. Extensive documentation that helps you practice and use ArangoDB in the coming hours!
Our projects (accouting, web applications, budgets) are very complex and we need a multi-model approach. In other databases we do not have this opportunity.
This database has a good technical support. ArangoDB regularly organizes webinars and training. The product is well maintained and the company is able to create several upgrades (version) in one year!
ArangoDB is fully ready for the production environment.
It is very nice that the company gives you all the time you need to test this database.
We have never felt pressured by the evaluation period that in the case of ArangoDB is unlimited.
What do you dislike about the product?
I have nothing to dislike!
At this time, this database covers all our production project needs.
Honestly and responsibly I would say that this database deserves one of the best positions in the market.
At this time, this database covers all our production project needs.
Honestly and responsibly I would say that this database deserves one of the best positions in the market.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Without any doubt, performance. The best NoSQL databases fail to make the joins that ArangoDB does.
In the world of databases is obvious and correct a multimodel approach.
In the world of databases is obvious and correct a multimodel approach.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
If you are interested in NoSQL database but you have the "SQL mind", this is your big chance! ArangoDB will not fail!
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