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Aerospike Database 7 vs MongoDB comparison

 

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Categories and Ranking

Aerospike Database 7
Ranking in NoSQL Databases
12th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.8
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
MongoDB
Ranking in NoSQL Databases
1st
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.7
Number of Reviews
78
Ranking in other categories
Open Source Databases (5th), Managed NoSQL Databases (9th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of February 2025, in the NoSQL Databases category, the mindshare of Aerospike Database 7 is 3.7%, up from 2.3% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of MongoDB is 20.6%, down from 26.3% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
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Featured Reviews

Manikandan Gunasekaran - PeerSpot reviewer
Boost authentication and session management with reliable and fast data handling
There is a lot of technical debt in our company, and we need to update to the latest versions. The lack of automation in upgrading clusters from development to production is a concern. A tool for automatically handling such upgrades would reduce operational huddle. Additionally, it would be beneficial if Aerospike had a community version to encourage broader adoption and experimentation.
Hamidul Islam - PeerSpot reviewer
Lightweight with good flexibility and very fast performance for searching data
I used the solution in the production level to search data and create education-based tutorials for a project. We had 30 managers, senior architects, tech leads, and software engineers working on the project.  Currently, I use the solution for my personal work.  The solution has good flexibility…

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"It shows better compression and compaction, which is valuable."
"The most valuable features of MongoDB include the flexible schema for storing data, its replication capabilities with high availability through a replica set setup, and horizontal scalability using sharding."
"My impression is that the initial setup is straightforward."
"We can define security rules at the database level or the cluster level to grant or deny access to particular users."
"The most valuable feature is the speed of MongoDB."
"The most valuable features of MongoDB are we have a lot of documentation and SQL-based applications that run on it."
"It is easy to use."
"MongoDB has a simple data-loading interface."
"MongoDB has many good replication features and good performance."
 

Cons

"The lack of automation in upgrading clusters from development to production is a concern."
"I think it would be good to have more search options such as an index resource. This will provide more options and resources to do advance searches."
"It would help if MongoDB offered a light solution for small projects."
"The performance of the solution could be improved."
"The performance can be improved."
"There can be stability issues."
"The on-premises version of the solution is still pretty expensive, especially compared to the cloud version."
"Some of the solution's transaction capabilities can be improved."
"We find it difficult to incorporate MongoDB in some projects."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"We use around half a TB of data and spend approximately $36,000 to $40,000 USD per year on Aerospike."
"There is an annual subscription for the use of this solution."
"At the moment, all customers are using the community version."
"The solution is open source, so it is free."
"MongoDB's pricing is reasonable."
"There is an enterprise license and it could be cheaper. We are using the free open source version."
"It's a community edition, so we do not pay anything."
"MongoDB is a free solution. We wanted to have high availability and the subscription cost was quite expensive because the basic one is free and then when you want to have some other replications or other features you will need to pay money. Overall the solution is expensive."
"I only used the open-source version."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
16%
Computer Software Company
14%
Insurance Company
7%
University
7%
Financial Services Firm
18%
Computer Software Company
14%
University
6%
Manufacturing Company
6%
 

Company Size

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Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
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Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Aerospike Database 7?
We use around half a TB of data and spend approximately $36,000 to $40,000 USD per year on Aerospike.
What needs improvement with Aerospike Database 7?
There is a lot of technical debt in our company, and we need to update to the latest versions. The lack of automation in upgrading clusters from development to production is a concern. A tool for a...
What is your primary use case for Aerospike Database 7?
Aerospike is mainly used as the first step for authentication, authorization, and session persistence in our organization. It is a critical part of our workflow, as without it, we wouldn't be able ...
What do you like most about MongoDB?
MongoDB's approach to handling data in documents rather than traditional tables has been particularly beneficial.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for MongoDB?
MongoDB is free of charge. that said, there is also a paid version. We use both free and paid versions.
What needs improvement with MongoDB?
If something is wrong on the cluster, then you need to contact the support team. The stability could be better.
 

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