This document compares MongoDB and HBase on technical features and performance. MongoDB is a document-oriented database using JSON-like documents with dynamic schemas, ad-hoc queries, and indexing. HBase is a column-oriented NoSQL database modeled after Google Bigtable and stored on HDFS. The document benchmarks the two databases on loading performance using YCSB and shows MongoDB generally performs better, especially for read-heavy workloads. Popular use cases of each are also listed.