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MarkLogic vs MongoDB Enterprise Advanced comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Nov 2, 2025

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Categories and Ranking

MarkLogic
Ranking in NoSQL Databases
19th
Average Rating
9.6
Reviews Sentiment
7.5
Number of Reviews
2
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
MongoDB Enterprise Advanced
Ranking in NoSQL Databases
1st
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.8
Number of Reviews
82
Ranking in other categories
Open Source Databases (4th), Managed NoSQL Databases (4th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of November 2025, in the NoSQL Databases category, the mindshare of MarkLogic is 2.0%, up from 1.0% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of MongoDB Enterprise Advanced is 16.2%, down from 22.3% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
NoSQL Databases Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
MongoDB Enterprise Advanced16.2%
MarkLogic2.0%
Other81.8%
NoSQL Databases
 

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

"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."
"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."
"MongoDB is simpler to learn and implement than traditional SQL solutions like MySQL."
"My impression is that the initial setup is straightforward."
"The clustering is very good. It allows us to have high availability."
"The most valuable features of MongoDB are we have a lot of documentation and SQL-based applications that run on it."
"We decided to work with MongoDB as its interface is easier to understand and more universal."
"The solution does not hold data in tabular format like SQL does but rather clusters data so that it can link on a large scale."
"MongoDB is cool. There is a difference between relational databases and newer databases like MongoDB. MongoDB is scalable and fast."
"The solution has good flexibility and very fast performance for searching data."
 

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."
"It could be more stable. It would be better if it were more user-friendly like Oracle, which is very easy. For example, creating an index is simple in Oracle. In MongoDB, it's quite challenging to do that. Performance could be better. It's fast and good, but you cannot put every application that you would like to in MongoDB."
"I rate the support from MongoDB a four out of five."
"We'd like technical support to respond faster to queries."
"I would recommend MongoDB as part of a template if anyone is considering free and open-source templating services such as LibreNMS, but as a standalone, I couldn't advise."
"It would be much more useful if I have an admin user and a password."
"The scalability of the solution has room for improvement."
"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."
"MongoDB should not be used for reporting, analytics, or number-crunching tasks."
 

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."
"We use the open-source version, which is available to use free of charge."
"The product is affordable."
"This is an open-source solution."
"It's open-source."
"MongoDB is an open-source product."
"It's a community edition, so we do not pay anything."
"The solution is open source, so it is free."
"The pricing is normal. Price-wise, the product is not too much expensive."
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Top Industries

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Financial Services Firm
15%
Computer Software Company
11%
Manufacturing Company
7%
University
7%
 

Company Size

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Midsize Enterprise
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By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business35
Midsize Enterprise13
Large Enterprise38
 

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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?
For a small company, the cost of MongoDB Enterprise Advanced is reasonable, but for heavy data usage, we see a little bit of cost pressure but it's acceptable. I will not be able to elaborate on th...
What needs improvement with MongoDB?
The integration between data warehouse could be improved. Nowadays, a lot of data is getting generated, so certain ETL flexible scripts with backend database integrations would be an improvement I ...
 

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