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MongoDB vs Oracle NoSQL comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Jan 7, 2025

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

Categories and Ranking

MongoDB
Ranking in NoSQL Databases
1st
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.8
Number of Reviews
78
Ranking in other categories
Open Source Databases (5th), Managed NoSQL Databases (9th)
Oracle NoSQL
Ranking in NoSQL Databases
10th
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
7.0
Number of Reviews
8
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of January 2025, in the NoSQL Databases category, the mindshare of MongoDB is 22.9%, down from 26.6% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Oracle NoSQL is 3.5%, down from 4.7% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
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Featured Reviews

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…
GLEDSONCOOPER - PeerSpot reviewer
The implementation is simple and only takes 15 to 30 minutes
NoSQL has high availability. I think it's perfect from a technical perspective. It's quick to run and go Oracle could improve how NoSQL works in containers. I don't think NoSQL needs any new features, but I want to see new features in the Oracle Cloud Infrastructure. I would like to see some…

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"We can define security rules at the database level or the cluster level to grant or deny access to particular users."
"MongoDB has many good replication features and good performance."
"The solution's most important aspect is its seamless database."
"It stores historical data with ease. For example, if you are a healthcare member, then you will have multiple records of visits to the doctors. To store such data in Oracle Database, you have to create many records. You might also have duplication problems because your records are going in again and again, because of which the data warehouse and the maintenance cost will be huge. MongoDB is comparatively lightweight. It is a JSON extract. Once you define a schema and extract it, you can push all the relationships in any way you want. It is easier to define and get different types of transactions into MongoDB. It is also easier to set it up as compared to other solutions. MongoDB is a NoSQL database, which means it is a document DB in which you can store documents that you created in BSON. It is pretty fast in response. It is faster than relational databases because it does not define any primary keys, secondary keys, tertiary keys, and all those kinds of things."
"We decided to work with MongoDB as its interface is easier to understand and more universal."
"MongoDB is easy to use."
"In our case, it is most important to have redundancy."
"The Dynamic Application is a valuable feature."
"The product meets expectations when it comes to stability."
"NoSQL has high availability. I think it's perfect from a technical perspective. It's quick to run and go."
"The tool is easy to learn."
"The tool performs well."
"We have a support agreement with Oracle, ensuring full support for the product. It is crucial for our public-facing features. Oracle NoSQL is easy to manage and has fast data retrieval. Its compatibility with Oracle Database is seamless, making integration between NoSQL and relational databases smooth and effortless. Oracle NoSQL and NoSQL data replication in our environment works efficiently. Oracle fully supports it, and we can easily configure and manage authentication for the NoSQL database."
 

Cons

"From my point of view, they need a totally free IDE to work at high levels."
"MongoDB should not be used for reporting, analytics, or number-crunching tasks."
"People coming from RDBMS should have the flexibility to write queries in SQL that can be converted into JSON queries."
"I think that MongoDB's search engine should be improved."
"I'd like to see an ID generator. It's very technical but I don't think it has one, so we have to go to great lengths to work around that."
"MongoDB would be improved with more integration, particularly for cloud environments like Google BigQuery."
"The performance can be improved."
"MongoDB could improve by not having so many updates and different versions."
"The licensing model is bad."
"Handling big data in a user-friendly way is currently a bit of an issue. The dashboard for this needs some work."
"Focusing on making the administration easier compared to other solutions like MongoDB could be beneficial. Simplifying the administrative tasks could enhance the user experience."
"Oracle could improve how NoSQL works in containers. I don't think NoSQL needs any new features, but I want to see new features in the Oracle Cloud Infrastructure. I would like to see some improvements in OCI's building options."
"The installation is difficult."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"MongoDB is not expensive."
"We are using the Community Edition of MongoDB."
"The pricing is favorable if you opt to install MongoDB on an Amazon EC2 instance as you won't have to pay for the extra Atlas services and can instead manage the scaling yourself. This allows for a cost-effective solution and using MongoDB on a small scale, I have been able to utilize it for free."
"There is an enterprise license and it could be cheaper. We are using the free open source version."
"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 believe that the licensing fees are paid on a yearly basis."
"I chose MongoDB because it is cost-effective compared to Oracle, which can be expensive. In addition, MongoDB has good performance and has not caused any issues while working with it. It has been a good choice for me."
"The product is affordable."
"The product is expensive and Oracle could work to lower the licensing cost."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
18%
Computer Software Company
14%
University
6%
Manufacturing Company
6%
Financial Services Firm
28%
Computer Software Company
14%
Government
8%
Legal Firm
5%
 

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Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

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.
What needs improvement with Oracle NoSQL?
Focusing on making the administration easier compared to other solutions like MongoDB could be beneficial. Simplifying the administrative tasks could enhance the user experience.
 

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