InfluxDB: Differences between InfluxDB and NoSQL databases

This documentation is part of the Introduction guide. You can view the complete guide here: Introduction to InfluxDB, everything you need to know about it.

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NoSQL databases, such as MongoDB or OpenSearch, store data as documents that group multiple data points together. For example, a document might include a user's name, date of birth, and email address. Although these databases excel at document storage, they are not optimised for handling the high volume, time-dependent metrics that InfluxDB is engineered to manage.