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MarkLogic vs MongoDB comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Jan 7, 2025

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Categories and Ranking

MarkLogic
Ranking in NoSQL Databases
20th
Average Rating
9.6
Reviews Sentiment
7.5
Number of Reviews
2
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
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)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of June 2025, in the NoSQL Databases category, the mindshare of MarkLogic is 1.4%, up from 0.9% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of MongoDB is 16.3%, down from 26.0% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
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Featured Reviews

Beverly R. Jamison - PeerSpot reviewer
Frequent updates, helpful search capabilities, and high quality support
MarkLogic's greatest asset is its strong engineering foundation. It was specifically designed with search capabilities in mind, and the developers placed a great emphasis on ensuring the quality of the indexing and all subsequent layers that were added. The solution has been good at providing the updates that were what we were hoping for. They frequently update the solution.
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

"MarkLogic's greatest asset is its strong engineering foundation. It was specifically designed with search capabilities in mind, and the developers placed a great emphasis on ensuring the quality of the indexing and all subsequent layers that were added."
"The rules can show us if there are missing items, like titles, and we can add them in to ensure everything is filled and makes sense and there are no missing details."
"The community is great if you have problem."
"The solution has good flexibility and very fast performance for searching data."
"The most valuable feature is the geometric information done with GeoJSON."
"One of the first things I noticed when I had my first experience with MongoDB was how easy it was to use. I was expecting more difficulties or at least some challenges, but it was very, very easy to use. It's great technology, performs well, and is very convenient."
"MongoDB has many good replication features and good performance."
"Its flexibility, and cost. It is reasonably priced."
"MongoDB is highly stable, and I would rate its stability at nine out of ten."
"One of the biggest benefits is the speed and flexibility of the documents, especially when it comes to modifications."
 

Cons

"One of the most common requests is to improve the user interface of the database. While it is primarily a database, there are other databases available that offer more user-friendly interfaces. The UI is good for developers but not for regular users. More visuals would be beneficial."
"The spreadsheet capabilities could be improved."
"I feel that most people don't know a lot about MongoDB, so maybe they could add some more documentation and tutorials."
"People coming from RDBMS should have the flexibility to write queries in SQL that can be converted into JSON queries."
"Sometimes, the tool goes down temporarily. There are some stability issues in the product."
"The performance could be faster."
"The on-premises version of the solution is still pretty expensive, especially compared to the cloud version."
"The solution could have more integration."
"It could be much more flexible like SequoiaDB. I would like to see more flexibility in the next release, especially when working with Microsoft Windows. A lot of people struggle with MongoDB because of their Windows versions. But Linux is faultless and mostly runs nicely."
"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."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"MarkLogic is a pricey option, but there are some advantages to its pricing structure. For medium-sized clients or departments within larger companies, it is possible to obtain a license for one or two nodes for less than a hundred thousand dollars. Additionally, if you only need to deploy a single node, you can do so for under fifty thousand dollars. This is in contrast to other high-quality software options that are only accessible to larger businesses, where the starting price can be upwards of two hundred thousand dollars."
"I currently use the solution's community edition which is free."
"It's a community edition, so we do not pay anything."
"I'm using the free version of MongoDB."
"I don't know, but I have heard from people who procure it that it is much cheaper than Oracle."
"There is an enterprise license and it could be cheaper. We are using the free open source version."
"MongoDB is not expensive."
"MongoDB has a free version. You can also buy the enterprise edition, which is cheaper than Oracle."
"It's open-source."
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Financial Services Firm
18%
Computer Software Company
14%
University
7%
Manufacturing Company
6%
 

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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 use the free version of MongoDB, so there are no licensing costs.
What needs improvement with MongoDB?
There is room for improvement in integrating MongoDB with agentive AI solutions. While solutions for other databases like SQL or PostgreSQL ( /products/postgresql-reviews ) already exist, MongoDB r...
 

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