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MongoDB vs OpenSearch comparison

 

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Categories and Ranking

MongoDB
Ranking in Open Source Databases
5th
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.8
Number of Reviews
79
Ranking in other categories
NoSQL Databases (1st), Managed NoSQL Databases (9th)
OpenSearch
Ranking in Open Source Databases
16th
Average Rating
0.0
Number of Reviews
0
Ranking in other categories
Vector Databases (11th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of March 2025, in the Open Source Databases category, the mindshare of MongoDB is 4.4%, up from 3.4% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of OpenSearch is 5.1%, up from 1.0% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Open Source Databases
 

Featured Reviews

Uzair Faruqi - PeerSpot reviewer
Transforms data flow with adaptable schema and smooth public cloud deployment
One of our business units uses MongoDB, and we developed an ETL pipeline that extracts data from MongoDB and transfers it into our data warehouse MongoDB is a NoSQL database that is similar to a document database. It offers flexibility in schema adaptation, allowing us to change the schema and…
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
18%
Computer Software Company
15%
University
7%
Manufacturing Company
6%
Financial Services Firm
17%
Computer Software Company
14%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Educational Organization
7%
 

Company Size

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Large Enterprise
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Small Business
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Questions from the Community

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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Sample Customers

Facebook, MetLife, City of Chicago, Expedia, eBay, Google
1. Amazon 2. Netflix 3. Yelp 4. Adobe 5. IBM 6. Microsoft 7. Cisco 8. Oracle 9. Salesforce 10. eBay 11. Spotify 12. Airbnb 13. Twitter 14. LinkedIn 15. Pinterest 16. Slack 17. Dropbox 18. Expedia 19. Uber 20. Lyft 21. Square 22. Zillow 23. Reddit 24. Hulu 25. Twitch 26. Booking.com 27. Etsy 28. Groupon 29. StubHub 30. TripAdvisor 31. Wayfair 32. Zappos
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