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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
79
Ranking in other categories
Open Source Databases (5th), Managed NoSQL Databases (9th)
Oracle NoSQL
Ranking in NoSQL Databases
10th
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
7.0
Number of Reviews
7
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of March 2025, in the NoSQL Databases category, the mindshare of MongoDB is 19.8%, down from 26.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Oracle NoSQL is 2.9%, down from 4.2% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
NoSQL 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…
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

"The initial setup isn't really that complex."
"One of the most valuable features of MongoDB is it is Its open source."
"MongoDB is relatively fast compared to relational databases."
"The tool is also user-friendly."
"I like the document storage feature. It's pretty simple."
"The reports are useful for controlling the load of our whole architecture."
"MongoDB's approach to handling data in documents rather than traditional tables has been particularly beneficial."
"The integration capabilities of MongoDB are fine for the solutions that we use in our company."
"The product meets expectations when it comes to stability."
"The tool is easy to learn."
"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."
"NoSQL has high availability. I think it's perfect from a technical perspective. It's quick to run and go."
 

Cons

"It would be much more useful if I have an admin user and a password."
"I rate the support from MongoDB a four out of five."
"The solution should more easily integrate with custom code."
"MongoDB is a very useful and convenient choice, but sometimes for more complex projects, there are certain niche requirements that appear, so using a different tool could be beneficial. It raises the complexity of the architecture, but it could be beneficial to the world, the features, the ease of the features which are being implemented."
"The scalability of the solution has room for improvement."
"MongoDB should be more stable, and support should be more efficient."
"There can be stability issues."
"People coming from RDBMS should have the flexibility to write queries in SQL that can be converted into JSON queries."
"Focusing on making the administration easier compared to other solutions like MongoDB could be beneficial. Simplifying the administrative tasks could enhance the user experience."
"Handling big data in a user-friendly way is currently a bit of an issue. The dashboard for this needs some work."
"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

"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 annual subscription for the use of this solution."
"At the moment, all customers are using the community version."
"There is an enterprise license and it could be cheaper. We are using the free open source version."
"MongoDB's pricing is reasonable."
"I believe that the licensing fees are paid on a yearly basis."
"MongoDB is a bit expensive compared to its competitors."
"I'm using the free version of MongoDB."
"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
15%
University
7%
Manufacturing Company
6%
Financial Services Firm
30%
Computer Software Company
13%
Government
7%
Legal Firm
6%
 

Company Size

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Large Enterprise
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.
What is your primary use case for Oracle NoSQL?
We use Oracle NoSQL to store structured data, logs, and other information in our infrastructure. It mainly serves as a storage solution for these types of data.
 

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