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Re:Show HN: EloqDoc: MongoDB-Compatible Doc DB with Object S... by the_precipitate on Sunday October 19, 2025 @11:31AM (#45634924)
FerretDB and DocumentDB seem to be the only other two Mongo-compatible open source database implementations. Both are based on PostgreSQL.
Re:Show HN: EloqDoc: MongoDB-Compatible Doc DB with Object S... by eloqdata on Sunday October 19, 2025 @12:05PM (#45635240)
That’s correct. FerretDB and DocumentDB both pursue PostgreSQL-based document models.

EloqDoc follows a fundamentally different architectural path. Instead of executing in Postgres, we leverage the existing MongoDB parser and executor to ensure maximum compatibility. Our main contribution is to replace the single-writer WiredTiger storage engine entirely with Data Substrate.

The Data Substrate is an abstract layer built specifically to handle distributed database fundamentals: scalable buffer pooling, concurrency control, durability, elasticity, and fault tolerance. You can read more: https://www.eloqdata.com/blog/2025/07/14/technology

This architectural choice is what enables EloqDoc to deliver features that Postgres-based solutions cannot easily match, including: full compatibility, native Multi-Writer capability, Object Storage First and extremely low-latency distributed transactions.

Re:Show HN: EloqDoc: MongoDB-Compatible Doc DB with Object S... by matharmin on Monday October 20, 2025 @05:44PM (#45649804)
FoundationDB also has a Mongo-compatible document layer, but it seems like the last release was 6 years ago, so probably doesn't count anymore.