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# Compatibility

title: SQL and Mongo Compatibility
description: Shared capabilities and explicit differences between SQL and NoSQL targets.
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# SQL and Mongo Compatibility

## Shared contracts

* Model structure and registration flows
* Factory + seeding flow
* CLI scenario tooling and status output

## SQL

* Full migration support with SQL adapters.
* Relation-heavy workflows with conventional constraints.
* Command surface includes full SQL migration/seed lifecycle.

## Mongo

* Document-oriented runtime under `MongoModel`.
* `mongo` command targeting is explicit: `--mongo` or `--mongo --test`.
* SQL adapter methods are not supported by design.
* Scenario and seed workflows still supported with Mongo-aware compatibility checks.

## What is intentionally unsupported on Mongo

* SQL adapter API calls (`getAdapter("mongo")`, SQL query paths).
* Cross-driver parity for transaction-sensitive SQL-only guarantees.

## Recommended runtime split

* Keep schema-changing workflows on SQL targets.
* Use Mongo for document workflows and scenario seeding/validation paths.
* Validate with targeted smoke and the NoSQL regression contracts.

## Related docs

* [Multi-connection strategy](./multi-connection-strategy)
* [NoSQL usage guide](./nosql)
* [Usage guide matrix](../getting-started/usage-guides)