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{{Short description|Open source database governed by the Linux Foundation with major cloud provider backing.}}
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{{about|the open-source database under the Linux Foundation|the Amazon-managed database service|Amazon DocumentDB}}

'''DocumentDB''' is an [[open-source]] document database project based on [[PostgreSQL]] that implements the [[MongoDB]] API and stores data in BSON/JSON documents.<ref name="Forbes">{{cite web |last=MSV |first=Janakiram |title=Microsoft Donates DocumentDB To Linux Foundation As An Open Source Alternative To MongoDB |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/janakirammsv/2025/09/09/microsoft-donates-documentdb-to-linux-foundation-as-an-open-source-alternative-to-mongodb/ |website=Forbes |date=September 9, 2025 |access-date=October 3, 2025}}</ref> The software originated at [[Microsoft]] and was later contributed to the [[Linux Foundation]] as a vendor-neutral, community-governed project.<ref name="Forbes" />

Commentary from industry press and analysts has described DocumentDB as an attempt to provide an openly licensed alternative to MongoDB's Server Side Public License (SSPL), using the permissive MIT License and Linux Foundation governance to encourage broad participation from multiple cloud providers including Microsoft, Amazon Web Services (AWS), and Google Cloud.<ref name="Forbes" /><ref name="NewStack">{{cite web
|title=Linux Foundation Opens the Door to DocumentDB
|website=The New Stack
|date=27 August 2025
|access-date=October 3, 2025
|url=https://thenewstack.io/linux-foundation-opens-the-door-to-documentdb/
}}</ref>

== History ==

=== Founding and original architecture ===
DocumentDB was developed inside Microsoft to support document-style (BSON/JSON) data and MongoDB-compatible workloads.<ref name="Forbes"/><ref name="Venture"/> The project was designed to run on top of PostgreSQL by means of extensions that add document data types, indexing, and MongoDB API semantics rather than implementing a standalone storage engine.<ref name="Forbes"/><ref name="NewStack"/>

According to Microsoft’s documentation, the initial design leadership included Kirill Gavrylyuk, Gahl Levy, Abinav Rameesh, Vinod Sridharan, Mei-Chin Tsai, and Siddhesh Vethe.<ref name="AzureDoc">{{cite web |title=Azure Cosmos DB for MongoDB vCore architecture overview |url=https://learn.microsoft.com/azure/cosmos-db/mongodb/vcore
|website=Microsoft Learn |access-date=October 3, 2025}}</ref>

According to industry coverage, Microsoft uses this technology as the underlying engine for its Azure Cosmos DB for MongoDB vCore managed service, which exposes a MongoDB-compatible API.<ref name="Forbes"/><ref name="Venture"/>

Microsoft released the code under the MIT License in early 2025.<ref name="Venture">{{cite web |last1=Kerner |first1=Sean Michael |title=AWS, Microsoft, and Google unite behind Linux Foundation DocumentDB database to cut enterprise costs and limit vendor lock-in |url=https://venturebeat.com/data-infrastructure/aws-microsoft-and-google-unite-behind-linux-foundation-documentdb-database-to-cut-enterprise-costs-and-limit-vendor-lock-in |website=VentureBeat |date=26 August 2025 |access-date=October 3, 2025 |archive-date=27 August 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250827162304/https://venturebeat.com/data-infrastructure/aws-microsoft-and-google-unite-behind-linux-foundation-documentdb-database-to-cut-enterprise-costs-and-limit-vendor-lock-in/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>

=== Donation to the Linux Foundation ===
In August and September 2025, Microsoft contributed DocumentDB to the Linux Foundation, with the stated goal of placing the project under neutral, foundation-led governance rather than keeping it as a Microsoft-controlled codebase.<ref name="LFPress">{{cite web
|title=Linux Foundation Welcomes DocumentDB to Advance Open Developer-First NoSQL Innovation
|website=Linux Foundation
|date=September 9, 2025
|access-date=October 3, 2025
|url=https://www.linuxfoundation.org/press/linux-foundation-welcomes-documentdb-to-advance-open-developer-first-nosql-innovation
}}</ref><ref name="NewStack"/><ref name="Forbes"/> Technology media described the move as part of a broader effort by major cloud vendors to collaborate on an open document database with PostgreSQL roots and MongoDB compatibility, rather than relying on MongoDB's own licensing model.<ref name="Venture"/><ref name="TechRadar">{{cite web |last=MSV |first=Janakiram |title=Who says databases are boring? Microsoft, Google, and AWS all back the Linux Foundation's move to add DocumentDB |url=https://www.techradar.com/pro/who-says-databases-are-boring-microsoft-google-and-aws-all-back-the-linux-foundations-move-to-add-documentdb |website=TechRadar |date=August 31, 2025 |access-date=October 3, 2025}}</ref>

The Linux Foundation announced that it would establish a technical steering committee to guide roadmap decisions and review contributions.<ref name="LFPress"/> VentureBeat and TechRadar reported that organizations including Microsoft, AWS, and Google signaled support for the project at launch.<ref name="Venture"/><ref name="TechRadar"/>

== Technology ==

DocumentDB is implemented as a set of PostgreSQL extensions that add document storage and query capabilities, including BSON data types, nested JSON-style documents, and secondary indexes for those documents.<ref name="Forbes"/><ref name="NewStack"/> The project aims to provide wire compatibility with MongoDB drivers and operations, including CRUD operations, aggregation pipelines, and index definitions, so that existing MongoDB applications can connect without major code changes.<ref name="Forbes"/><ref name="NewStack"/>

Coverage in The New Stack and Forbes notes that this approach allows DocumentDB to reuse PostgreSQL's storage engine, transaction guarantees, and tooling ecosystem while presenting itself as a document database rather than a relational database.<ref name="Forbes"/><ref name="NewStack"/>

Several reports also state that the codebase includes support for vector search through PostgreSQL extensions, positioning the project for AI-style semantic search workloads.<ref name="Venture"/>

== Governance ==

DocumentDB is hosted by the Linux Foundation, which oversees the technical steering committee and contribution process.<ref name="LFPress"/> Press accounts describe this governance model as intentionally vendor-neutral, contrasting it with commercial licensing models used by some other document databases.<ref name="Forbes"/><ref name="Venture"/><ref name="TechRadar"/>

According to VentureBeat, the project launched with public backing from multiple cloud providers and database companies, with supporters citing cost control and portability as motivations for participating in a common open implementation.<ref name="Venture"/>

== Reception ==

Technology and industry press positioned DocumentDB in the context of MongoDB licensing, cloud vendor alignment, and governance at the Linux Foundation. <ref name="Forbes" /><ref name="Venture" /><ref name="TechRadar" /><ref name="NewStack" />

VentureBeat described DocumentDB as a vendor-neutral, open source alternative to MongoDB, reporting that supporters view it as a way to reduce enterprise cost and avoid database lock-in. <ref name="Venture" /> Forbes wrote that the project is released under the MIT License, and noted that this license allows commercial use without the restrictions associated with MongoDB’s Server Side Public License (SSPL). <ref name="Forbes" /> TechRadar characterized the launch of DocumentDB under the Linux Foundation as unusual cooperation among large cloud providers, citing participation from Microsoft, AWS, and Google Cloud. <ref name="TechRadar" /> The New Stack wrote that the emphasis on openness and foundation governance was presented in contrast to MongoDB’s 2018 decision to adopt the SSPL, which it described as non-open-source. <ref name="NewStack" />

== See also ==
* [[MongoDB]]
* [[Amazon_DocumentDB|Amazon DocumentDB]]
* [[NoSQL]]
* [[Open source software]]
* [[Linux Foundation]]

== External links ==
* [https://github.com/documentdb/documentdb GitHub repository]
* [https://documentdb.io DocumentDB Website]
* [https://opensource.microsoft.com/blog/2025/01/23/documentdb-open-source-announcement Microsoft Open Source Blog]
* [https://www.linuxfoundation.org/press/linux-foundation-welcomes-documentdb-to-advance-open-developer-first-nosql-innovation Linux Foundation announcement]

== References ==
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Draft:DocumentDB (Linux Foundation) - Revision history

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