--- title: Understanding Database Types | daily.dev description: A complex application usually uses several different databases, each catering to a specific aspect of the application’s needs. In this comprehensive three-part... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/understanding-database-types-iyyyurcpc twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Understanding Database Types | daily.dev og:description: A complex application usually uses several different databases, each catering to a specific aspect of the application’s needs. In this comprehensive three-part... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/understanding-database-types-iyyyurcpc og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/iYyYurCPC.png og:image:alt: Understanding Database Types og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Understanding Database Types **[ByteByteGo](https://daily.dev/sources/bytebytego)** · 3 min read · 240 upvotes · 9 comments ## Summary A complex application usually uses several different databases, each catering to a specific aspect of the application’s needs. In this comprehensive three-part series, we’ll explore the art of database selection. To make the best decision for our projects, it is essential to understand the various types of databases available in the market. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Community discussion Top comments from developers on daily.dev. **@eduardofaria** · 7 upvotes > Exactly what I was looking for. Unfortunately part of this article is hidden, because it is a soundtrack paid content :/ **@gajendranmori** · 0 upvotes > Very informative **@shaharyarsaleem** · 0 upvotes > That is so informatic but there is no detail regarding no SQL databases. **@gilbertozioma** · 0 upvotes > Very useful and important. **@naresh1** · 0 upvotes > thanks for sharing this information ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Don’t just attend KubeCon \+ CloudNativeCon, Merge Forward your experience\!](https://daily.dev/posts/don-t-just-attend-kubecon-cloudnativecon-merge-forward-your-experience--l0rpp73x8) · CNCF · 1 upvotes · 0 comments - [Announcing H2 2026 KCDs](https://daily.dev/posts/announcing-h2-2026-kcds-m96goajm1) · CNCF · 1 upvotes · 0 comments - [Two months of Open Community Groups](https://daily.dev/posts/two-months-of-open-community-groups-asf52zhbs) · CNCF · 0 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#performance](https://daily.dev/tags/performance), [#database](https://daily.dev/tags/database), [#sql](https://daily.dev/tags/sql), [#microsoft-sql-server](https://daily.dev/tags/microsoft-sql-server) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/understanding-database-types-iyyyurcpc) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"Understanding Database Types","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/understanding-database-types-iyyyurcpc","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/understanding-database-types-iyyyurcpc"},"datePublished":"2023-04-19T15:40:01.243Z","dateModified":"2023-04-19T15:40:01.242Z","description":"A complex application usually uses several different databases, each catering to a specific aspect of the application’s needs. 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Unfortunately part of this article is hidden, because it is a soundtrack paid content :/","datePublished":"2023-04-21T13:30:38.236Z","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/iYyYurCPC#c-3mY0f5MqX","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"Eduardo Faria","url":"https://daily.dev/eduardofaria","image":"https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/20214737?v=4"},"interactionStatistic":{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"LikeAction"},"userInteractionCount":7}},{"@type":"Comment","text":"Very informative","datePublished":"2023-04-22T14:58:22.970Z","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/iYyYurCPC#c-knf4atK0F","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"Gajendrasinh Mori","url":"https://daily.dev/gajendranmori","image":"https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/a/AGNmyxa7yMJ3Ih2zOVMSQZ5on8CfgqJ7j3Vuj6KM9P6VQA=s96-c"}},{"@type":"Comment","text":"That is so informatic but there is no detail regarding no SQL databases.","datePublished":"2023-06-07T09:45:53.519Z","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/iYyYurCPC#c-IoA0DW0L0","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"Shaharyar Saleem","url":"https://daily.dev/shaharyarsaleem","image":"https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/43236957?v=4"}},{"@type":"Comment","text":"Very useful and important.","datePublished":"2023-06-07T12:26:44.692Z","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/iYyYurCPC#c-dDsAgkPT9","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"Gilbert Ozioma","url":"https://daily.dev/gilbertozioma","image":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/s--v8y-_Xa0--/f_auto/v1722602906/avatars/avatar_vb99WYDK3mZgmOZGItRup"}},{"@type":"Comment","text":"thanks for sharing this information","datePublished":"2023-05-25T05:41:10.575Z","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/iYyYurCPC#c-mEVgd3skN","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"Naresh","url":"https://daily.dev/naresh1","image":"https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/a/AGNmyxZ47AZteWzVSyuHKrUtyBr_AhzR4smI2OEzj4Nh=s96-c"}}]} ```