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CouchDB vs MongoDB Enterprise Advanced vs Neo4j Graph Database comparison

 

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Mindshare comparison

As of April 2026, in the NoSQL Databases category, the mindshare of CouchDB is 2.6%, up from 2.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of MongoDB Enterprise Advanced is 13.4%, down from 18.8% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Neo4j Graph Database is 6.1%, up from 4.5% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
NoSQL Databases Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
MongoDB Enterprise Advanced13.4%
Neo4j Graph Database6.1%
CouchDB2.6%
Other77.9%
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FG
Architecte Cloud at Visiativ SA
Offers reliable engine for legacy needs but requires enhanced cost management and AI features
While MongoDB is a good product, it is also an expensive product for support, and its scalability is acceptable, but the big problem with MongoDB is the cost. For security in MongoDB, we work with encrypted databases by default, but we have not contracted the security options in our contract because it is too expensive, so we only implement encrypted databases without the security pack, which is very expensive for us; in security, we are at the first steps, just using encrypted databases. I think additional features needed in MongoDB include perhaps vector databases, as I think they are not supported right now.
RT
VP odfTechnology at Enterpi Software Solutions Private Limited
Delivers superior search and data aggregation capabilities
Neo4j helps with advanced search needs, providing good search results and aggregates compared to MongoDB. Aggregating with MongoDB can be difficult; however, with Neo4j, it's easier. Aggregating data, backing up, and creating new clusters are user-friendly from the back end. In DevOps web deployment, we noticed no database issues. We created Docker instances and set them up efficiently, managing databases up to 50 gigabytes.
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Top Industries

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Financial Services Firm
14%
Computer Software Company
8%
Manufacturing Company
8%
University
6%
Financial Services Firm
15%
Construction Company
8%
Computer Software Company
8%
University
7%
 

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Midsize Enterprise13
Large Enterprise38
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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?
For a small company, the cost of MongoDB Enterprise Advanced is reasonable, but for heavy data usage, we see a little...
What needs improvement with MongoDB?
The integration between data warehouse could be improved. Nowadays, a lot of data is getting generated, so certain ET...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Neo4j?
The solution is open source so that you can use it for free. They also offer an enterprise version with its billing. ...
What needs improvement with Neo4j Graph Database?
The only problem is that the community is quite small.
What is your primary use case for Neo4j Graph Database?
We have used Neo4j in microservices. In one of the microservices, we used Neo4j since we have some requirements simil...
 

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