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Relational database systems or document-oriented database systems?

a family tree

If you want to choose between SQL and NoSQL which database systems will you prefer for a family tree, Are there any advantages of sheme-free database system over a relational database in a family tree.

Cem Kaan
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    Database recommendations are specifically outside the scope of Stack Overflow. – Gordon Linoff Feb 10 '20 at 15:07
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    If your choice was between PostgreSQL and a graph database like Neo4J I could see why you might have a dilemma. But it's hard to understand why you think a document store like MongoDB is appropriate for this. – APC Feb 10 '20 at 15:15

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Definitely PostgreSQL is a better choice in this case, a family tree will require joins and meanwhile MongoDb does not support joins, checkout a previous QandA on how to perform the SQL Join equivalent in MongoDB How do I perform the SQL Join equivalent in MongoDB? but with Relational database you do not have to worry about joins.

Elizabeth
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