Top 9 NoSQL Database Use Cases 
 
Different databases excel in different areas and it’s important to choose the right database for the requirement. 
 
1 - MongoDB (Document Store) 
Used for content management systems and catalog management. Features BSON format, schema-less design, supports horizontal scaling with sharding, and high availability with replication 
 
2 - Cassandra (Wide-column Store) 
Ideal for time-series data management and recommendation engines. Offers wide-column format, distributed architecture, and CQL for SQL-like querying. 
 
3 - Redis (Key-Value Store) 
Suited for Cache, Session Management, and Gaming Leaderboards. Provides in-memory storage, support for complex data structures, and persistence options with RDB and AOF. 
 
4 - Couchbase (Document Store with Key-Value) 
Used for content management systems and e-commerce platforms. Combines key-value and document-based operations with memory-first architecture and cross-data center replication. 
 
5 - Neo4j (Graph DB) 
Excellent for social networking and fraud detection. Features ACID compliance, index-free adjacency, Cypher Query Language, and HA cluster capabilities. 
 
6 - Amazon DynamoDB (Key-Value and Document) 
Perfect for serverless and IoT applications. Supports both key-value and complex document data, managed by AWS, with features like partition data across nodes and DynamoDB streams. 
 
7 - Apache Hbase (Wide-Column Store) 
Used for data warehouse and large-scale data processing. Modeled after Google’s Bigtable, offers Hadoop integration, auto-sharding, strong consistency, and region servers. 
 
8 - Elasticsearch (Search Engine) 
Ideal for full-text search and log and event data analysis. Built on Apache Lucene, document-oriented, with sharding and replication capabilities, and a RESTful interface. 
 
9 - CouchDB (Document Store) 
Suitable for mobile applications and CMS. Document-oriented, ensures data consistency without locking, supports eventual consistency, and uses a RESTful API. 
 
Over to you: Which other NoSQL database would you add to the list? 

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