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Faiss vs MongoDB comparison

 

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Executive Summary
 

Categories and Ranking

Faiss
Ranking in Open Source Databases
14th
Average Rating
8.0
Number of Reviews
2
Ranking in other categories
Vector Databases (3rd)
MongoDB
Ranking in Open Source Databases
5th
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.9
Number of Reviews
78
Ranking in other categories
NoSQL Databases (1st), Managed NoSQL Databases (8th)
 

Featured Reviews

Vasu Bansal - PeerSpot reviewer
Provides quick query search and has a big database
I did not face any issues integrating Faiss with other tools. I would recommend the solution to other users. Faiss has facilitated my AI-driven project very well. I recommend that other users use it for their AI projects because it provides quick query search and has a big database. Overall, I rate the solution nine and a half out of ten.
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

"I used Faiss as a basic database."
"The product has better performance and stability compared to one of its competitors."
"My impression is that the initial setup is straightforward."
"MongoDB has many good replication features and good performance."
"The clustering is very good. It allows us to have high availability."
"The most valuable feature is the speed of MongoDB."
"MongoDB stores the JSON data, and it's easy for me to understand because I'm a JavaScript Developer."
"It is a stable solution. Stability-wise, I rate the solution a nine out of ten...Overall, MongoDB has helped manage and analyze attachment data."
"The most valuable features of MongoDB are the variety of translations available and the ability to deploy it on the cloud is useful. The cloud users can access the data, work on the data, and if they want to import or manipulate some data they can."
"The most valuable feature of MongoDB is the predefined functions available when using Node.js. These functions simplify the query process, making it user-friendly and straightforward."
 

Cons

"It would be beneficial if I could set a parameter and see different query mechanisms being run."
"It could be more accessible for handling larger data sets."
"MongoDB would be improved with more integration, particularly for cloud environments like Google BigQuery."
"MongoDB should improve its data loading part."
"Sometimes, the tool goes down temporarily. There are some stability issues in the product."
"MongoDB should be more stable, and support should be more efficient."
"The solution should more easily integrate with custom code."
"I suppose it could be a little more secure."
"The stability could be better."
"I think that MongoDB's search engine should be improved."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Faiss is an open-source solution."
"It is an open-source tool."
"I currently use the solution's community edition which is free."
"I believe that MongoDB is free."
"MongoDB's pricing is reasonable."
"If you want support with the solution you will need to purchase a license and not use the open-source version. The license is a little expensive."
"We use the open-source version, which is available to use free of charge."
"At the moment, all customers are using the community version."
"I don't know, but I have heard from people who procure it that it is much cheaper than Oracle."
"The pricing is normal. Price-wise, the product is not too much expensive."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
19%
Financial Services Firm
13%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Educational Organization
8%
Financial Services Firm
18%
Computer Software Company
14%
Manufacturing Company
7%
University
6%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Faiss?
I used Faiss as a basic database.
What needs improvement with Faiss?
I didn't know what algorithm was being learned to fetch my query. It would be beneficial if I could set a parameter and see different query mechanisms being run. I can then compare the results to s...
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?
The free tools, like MongoDB Compass, could be enhanced. This is especially relevant for the IDEs or similar tools.
 

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