MongoDB Node.js Driver

The official MongoDB driver for Node.js, maintained by MongoDB Inc. Current stable version is 4.x (as of this metadata) with active development. Supports MongoDB 4.4+, Node.js 12.9.0+, and ships TypeScript definitions. Provides both promise-based and callback APIs, connection pooling, change streams, transactions, and aggregation pipeline support. Compared to alternatives like Mongoose, it is lower-level and does not include schema validation or ORM features, but offers full control over MongoDB operations and better performance for complex queries.