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Amazon DocumentDB vs MongoDB Enterprise Advanced comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Jul 31, 2025

Review summaries and opinions

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

Categories and Ranking

Amazon DocumentDB
Ranking in Managed NoSQL Databases
7th
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
5.0
Number of Reviews
5
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
MongoDB Enterprise Advanced
Ranking in Managed NoSQL Databases
8th
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.6
Number of Reviews
81
Ranking in other categories
Open Source Databases (5th), NoSQL Databases (1st)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of August 2025, in the Managed NoSQL Databases category, the mindshare of Amazon DocumentDB is 9.1%, down from 13.7% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of MongoDB Enterprise Advanced is 7.8%, up from 0.0% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
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Featured Reviews

Rubens Oliveira - PeerSpot reviewer
User appreciates ease of administration and cost-efficiency while highlighting performance challenges and tuning limitations
Amazon DocumentDB is a nice product when used for smaller registers about websites or when tabular information is needed. However, when you need more volume or more registers, it becomes complicated because the performance adjustments and tuning are challenging. It's very complicated because there aren't many parameters to adjust, and query optimization is difficult due to limited options. You only have methods and index creation available. Many customers tell me, 'I don't have another way. I need to change the instance type or add another node.'
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…

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Migrations are easy using this product."
"Amazon DocumentDB is a simple solution."
"There are many benefits to using Amazon DocumentDB, for example, regarding the price, you can start with a small database and when you need more performance, you can grow the database."
"Its speed has had the most significant impact on our projects. For starters, we used it for its flexibility. With DocumentDB, you're not tied to a rigid structure like you are with Aurora or other relational databases. This makes it great for startups."
"It is easy to set up."
"Migrating to MongoDB upgrades the IT environment and puts users in the NoSQL environment, which is faster."
"Its flexibility, and cost. It is reasonably priced."
"It's easy to use."
"I like the document storage feature. It's pretty simple."
"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."
"MongoDB has many good replication features and good performance."
"It facilitates the generation of heatmaps for graphical data analysis."
 

Cons

"There's a bit of a learning curve at the beginning."
"The technical support could be improved."
"However, when you need more volume or more registers, it becomes complicated because the performance adjustments and tuning are challenging."
"One possible improvement could be a hybrid database solution, where parts of the application leverage a relational database alongside DocumentDB. If a system were heavily relational in nature, a database like PostgreSQL might be a good fit."
"MongoDB should better support small and medium companies. There are a lot of clients out there that are interested, however, they need something lighter and less complex and something not so expensive upfront."
"It has certain limitations when it comes to handling hierarchical data, enforcing relationships, and performing complex joins, which should be taken into account when designing databases for applications with intricate data requirements."
"The analytics needs improvement."
"I think it would be good to have more search options such as an index resource. This will provide more options and resources to do advance searches."
"The stability could be better."
"The solution could include more integrations with other platforms."
"More stable indexes would be helpful in a future release. That's been an issue for some time. I don't know if it's been fixed now but we transitioned to it because we needed a search index to be able to search for things and if that goes or starts disappearing, we have to move away from that solution. I don't know if they fixed it, last time I had this issue was three years ago so they might have solved it."
"Actually, with MongoDB, it's difficult to calculate the return on investment; it's too expensive for our use."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"I'm using the free version of MongoDB."
"MongoDB is a bit expensive compared to its competitors."
"I only used the open-source version."
"There are different licenses available to be purchased, such as individual, premium, or enterprise."
"The solution is open source, so it is free."
"MongoDB's pricing is not reasonable, but it is not as expensive as the others."
"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."
"We use the open-source version, which is available to use free of charge."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
23%
Financial Services Firm
17%
Manufacturing Company
10%
Government
6%
Financial Services Firm
15%
Computer Software Company
12%
University
8%
Manufacturing Company
8%
 

Company Size

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Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
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Questions from the Community

What advice do you have for others considering Amazon DocumentDB?
Amazon DocumentDB offers us many useful features. It is definitely a solution that an organization in need of comprehensive and effective document management should invest its money into. We are im...
What do you like most about Amazon DocumentDB?
Its speed has had the most significant impact on our projects. For starters, we used it for its flexibility. With DocumentDB, you're not tied to a rigid structure like you are with Aurora or other ...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Amazon DocumentDB?
The specific DocumentDB implementation we use is on the expensive side. We tend to use it strategically in complex systems, primarily for lookup capabilities. For simpler use cases, we often choose...
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?
We pay approximately 2,000 euros per month for MongoDB.
What needs improvement with MongoDB?
I'm not sure about the documentation or the knowledge bases available for MongoDB because I don't interact with it at that level, but I would say it's minimal and could be improved. I am not experi...
 

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Sample Customers

Finra, The Washington Post, Freshop
Facebook, MetLife, City of Chicago, Expedia, eBay, Google
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