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Microsoft Azure HorizonDB vs MongoDB Atlas comparison

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Categories and Ranking

Microsoft Azure HorizonDB
Ranking in Database as a Service (DBaaS)
19th
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
5.7
Number of Reviews
4
Ranking in other categories
Relational Databases Tools (26th)
MongoDB Atlas
Ranking in Database as a Service (DBaaS)
5th
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
6.9
Number of Reviews
51
Ranking in other categories
Managed NoSQL Databases (3rd), Database Management Systems (DBMS) (7th), AI Software Development (14th)
 

Featured Reviews

Alex Park - PeerSpot reviewer
AVP - Business Analysis - FX Options at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees
Data platform has transformed analytics and now provides seamless storage and insight on user behavior
Microsoft Azure HorizonDB scales perfectly. It automatically scales whenever there is a load on the application. I have configured the deployment files on my projects, and the database is able to handle automatic scaling by itself, so I do not have to put much attention on that aspect. It scales down automatically as well. I monitored the scaling and scaling out one or two times during the initial stage when I was first including this database in my project. After the first and second times, I checked only the logs for automatic scaling and scaling out. I have not encountered any issue on the scaling side, and it provides consistent performance for both scaling and scaling out.
Lintz Veloso - PeerSpot reviewer
IT Manager at a government with 11-50 employees
Developers have benefited from flexibility and performance but pricing has needed further attention
I am only familiar with databases and applications. I am from the development team and I am a user of database and cloud but I don't know the infrastructure. As a user, I deal with the Oracle Database. I know the organization has a license with the product. We don't utilize real-time analytics with MongoDB Atlas. I don't use MongoDB Atlas directly, so I don't know how it can be improved. I would place MongoDB Atlas at a medium level. I would rate it at a six or seven. I believe MongoDB Atlas can improve a little. My overall review rating for this product is six out of ten.

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

Pros

"Since we are in the proof of concept phase, we have noticed some early improvements and potential benefits that stand out so far in terms of speed, reliability, and ease of management."
"I appreciate the features that Microsoft Azure HorizonDB provides, particularly the seamless transformation of the database, data collection, and database access along with the analytics features."
"Using Microsoft Azure HorizonDB provides better scalability and performance in terms of database administration."
"Microsoft Azure HorizonDB has positively impacted my organization by reducing latency issues, improving performance, and providing a good recovery time."
"The features that I have found most valuable include the very easy integrations. The integrations are fantastic. I have not faced any challenges from the integration standpoint."
"It's a very elastic solution for the purposes of our systems and the developers appreciate it for software development."
"The solution has a very intuitive user interface."
"The solution is easy to use, the console is user-friendly, and overall a well-designed solution. It takes a complex system and makes it easy to understand. Additionally, the solution is always advancing and they provide a roadmap into what is coming in the future."
"The product provides quick transaction service, high availability, and efficient scalability features."
"The price of MongoDB Atlas is reasonable, which is why many organizations, including mine, are opting for it."
"The speed of it is the most valuable feature."
"The dynamic structures are the most valuable."
 

Cons

"So far, I have not seen any return on investment from Microsoft Azure HorizonDB in terms of cost."
"I want to say that the costing of Microsoft Azure HorizonDB is too high and should be less."
"Regarding needed improvements, I feel that we need more documentation on Microsoft Azure HorizonDB."
"One area I can identify for improvement is query performance during peak traffic situations."
"The import and export process needs improvement, i.e., getting in and out. Moving data from other databases into MongoDB, along with indexing, was challenging."
"The installation was straightforward except for the network hardware because it was a little complicated to make the connection with our VPC on AWS."
"That is the only drawback that I find with MongoDB: creating the trigger."
"I would like the solution to offer more integration capabilities since it is an area where the solution lacks."
"The cost needs improvement."
"One improvement that I would like to see is a feature to export changes made in the environment, such as creating a new user."
"A few areas that we have noticed as being problematic with the MongoDB Atlas include user access to the platform. Currently, it is difficult to restrict and control what actions a user can perform within the solution, which poses a challenge from an internal auditing perspective."
"We had some edge cases where scalability was an issue where a node went offline, and we had to deal with that."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"For me, MongoDB is expensive, but I think it is not so expensive for customers."
"I have seen the cost, and it was pretty cheap."
"I am using the free version of the solution."
"The pricing and licensing is great."
"In my previous company, the product allowed use to build a database in a highly regulated environment with the ability to get distributed storage. We used MongoDB as a distributed storage to set up this environment for a critical business application with millions of dollars."
"The pricing is good. We originally chose it over DynamoDB because of the pricing."
"The solution is fairly priced."
"It is an open-source platform."
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Top Industries

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Manufacturing Company
15%
Financial Services Firm
11%
Construction Company
10%
Outsourcing Company
7%
 

Company Size

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Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business3
Large Enterprise5
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business24
Midsize Enterprise12
Large Enterprise23
 

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Microsoft Azure HorizonDB?
My experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing for Microsoft Azure HorizonDB is that the pricing is good.
What needs improvement with Microsoft Azure HorizonDB?
Improvements for Microsoft Azure HorizonDB mean that we still have not gotten actual usage of real issues. We just started the proof of concept phase, so we might discover what the exact real issue...
What is your primary use case for Microsoft Azure HorizonDB?
My main use case for Microsoft Azure HorizonDB is that we were experiencing performance issues in Azure PostgreSQL flexible server, so we wanted to eliminate those issues and started using Microsof...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for MongoDB Atlas?
Pricing-wise, MongoDB Atlas has a pay-as-you-go strategy. The documentation for MongoDB is very good; I have learned multiple things through reading it. The free tier is M0 for $0, which is suitabl...
What needs improvement with MongoDB Atlas?
MongoDB Atlas can be improved in a few ways. While the platform is feature-rich, some advanced configuration and performance tuning options have a learning curve, especially for teams that are new ...
What is your primary use case for MongoDB Atlas?
My main use case for MongoDB Atlas is for storing and managing semi-structured or rapidly evolving data where schema flexibility is important. A good example of how I have used MongoDB Atlas for ma...
 

Comparisons

 

Also Known As

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Atlas, MongoDB Atlas (pay-as-you-go)
 

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Sample Customers

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Wells Fargo, Forbes, Ulta Beauty, Bosch, Sanoma, Current (a Digital Bank), ASAP Log, SBB, Zebra Technologies, Radial, Kovai, Eni, Accuhit, Cognigy, and Payload.
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