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		ggregoire on Sept 30, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: PostgreSQL 14 MongoDB and Postgres are like apples and oranges tho. I'm not gonna choose MongoDB if I need a relational model… even if it offers zero downtime upgrades out-of-the-box.

bmcahren on Oct 1, 2021 [–]

You might choose Postgres with JSON as an alternative to MongoDB though. There are plenty of people pushing the limits of MongoDB who are researching it if not just for access to a larger pool of DBAs who can work for them.

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