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MongoDB Atlas vs OpenVPN Community Edition - powered by TurnKey comparison

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Jan 11, 2026

Review summaries and opinions

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

ROI

Sentiment score
7.2
MongoDB Atlas boosts ROI by decreasing maintenance costs, enhancing efficiency, reducing infrastructure reliance, and minimizing operational expenses.
Sentiment score
5.1
OpenVPN Community Edition offers quick, cost-effective secure network access with no licensing fees, reducing risk compared to commercial solutions.
I find it easy to use.
IT Manager at a government with 11-50 employees
Having a centralized interface that combines user management, live session visibility, and route monitoring would drastically reduce administrator overhead.
Professional Services Engineer at Next7 IT
Our internal dashboard, admin panels, and servers are no longer directly exposed to the internet.
Founder at Cipheroot Cybersecurity Solutions
It is effective because within five to ten minutes you can configure it from the marketplace, and you are all set up to let your development and users access the environment in a secure manner.
Associate Vice President at Hitachi Systems India Private Limited
 

Customer Service

Sentiment score
6.6
MongoDB Atlas support is mixed; valued for expertise and options, but criticized for cost and varying responsiveness.
Sentiment score
5.7
TurnKey's OpenVPN Community Edition receives high praise for effective, responsive support and well-maintained documentation, despite limited interactions.
I have used them sometimes, even recently, and found the feedback to be spot on our needs.
Partner at Red software systems
The features of MongoDB Atlas fall short, resulting in an average rating due to higher-expectation features still lacking in its offerings.
DB Architect / Consultant at Virtusa Global
For premium support, I would rate the support of MongoDB Atlas a nine.
General Manager at Kaleyra
Customer support for OpenVPN Community Edition - powered by TurnKey is fantastic.
Associate Vice President at Hitachi Systems India Private Limited
Customer support for OpenVPN Community Edition - powered by TurnKey is really good, and the portal documentation is very well maintained.
Angular developer at Flourish software
 

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
7.4
MongoDB Atlas is commended for effective scalability features like horizontal scaling and sharding, suitable for diverse workloads.
Sentiment score
5.9
TurnKey's OpenVPN Community Edition scales efficiently for small to medium environments, ensuring secure remote access and smooth vertical expansion.
It's very much scalable, and I would rate scalability a nine.
General Manager at Kaleyra
MongoDB Atlas offers sharding as a scalability feature, although it does not perform as well as Oracle.
DB Architect / Consultant at Virtusa Global
If you want to opt for a certain number of concurrent connections, we always have to look forward to a vertical scaling of OpenVPN Community Edition - powered by TurnKey server.
Associate Vice President at Hitachi Systems India Private Limited
No matter the number of concurrent connections that need to be made, if one follows those recommendations of compute and memory configuration for OpenVPN Community Edition - powered by TurnKey server deployment, it is really quick and efficient.
Associate Vice President at Hitachi Systems India Private Limited
For small and medium-sized enterprise organizations, it is very helpful and scalable.
Angular developer at Flourish software
 

Stability Issues

Sentiment score
7.9
MongoDB Atlas is praised for reliability and performance, with users rating its stability highly despite occasional UI concerns.
Sentiment score
8.4
OpenVPN Community Edition is stable and reliable, supporting 20-25 connections with minimal downtime, impressing users with its performance.
When it comes to OLTP transactions, its performance declines.
DB Architect / Consultant at Virtusa Global
The stability of the product is very high.
General Manager at Kaleyra
We are able to ensure around 20 to 25 concurrent connections, and they are stable enough while connecting to the public cloud.
Associate Vice President at Hitachi Systems India Private Limited
With the configuration recommendation given by OpenVPN Community Edition - powered by TurnKey, if you follow it, it is really scalable and redundant.
Associate Vice President at Hitachi Systems India Private Limited
It is an extremely stable solution.
Analista de Infraestrutura de TI at a tech vendor with 11-50 employees
 

Room For Improvement

MongoDB Atlas faces challenges in cost management, configuration, UI stability, performance, integration, support, security, and containerization.
OpenVPN Community Edition needs improved management, setup, user interface, performance, integration, and configuration to aid new users and administrators.
Enhancing capabilities for data pipelines and visualization dashboards.
DB Architect / Consultant at Virtusa Global
MongoDB Atlas should support containerization.
General Manager at Kaleyra
The UI is good, although I have checked one aspect in MongoDB Atlas: when we make transactions, they do not process in real-time and require a refresh.
Software Developer
Performance is a key point for improvement.
Analista de Infraestrutura de TI at a tech vendor with 11-50 employees
Security-wise, OpenVPN Community Edition - powered by TurnKey is one of the strongest areas, supporting strong encryption and authentication mechanisms, ensuring that everything is encrypted and authorized each time, which increases security.
Senior Lead Analytics Engineer at a outsourcing company with 5,001-10,000 employees
I would like to see an improvement in OpenVPN Community Edition - powered by TurnKey by adding a feature that shows user activity after connecting to the VPN.
Senior Information Technology Security Consultant at Mideast Data Systems
 

Setup Cost

Enterprise buyers have mixed opinions on MongoDB Atlas pricing, finding it either cost-effective or expensive, especially with support.
OpenVPN Community Edition offers cost-effective, secure VPN solutions with minimal setup, appealing to enterprises despite complex administration needs.
For our service, it was around 300 to 600 euros per month, which was acceptable for our customers.
Partner at Red software systems
The price of MongoDB Atlas is reasonable, which is why many organizations, including mine, are opting for it.
DB Architect / Consultant at Virtusa Global
My experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing is that it is really minimal.
Associate Vice President at Hitachi Systems India Private Limited
My experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing is that it is really efficient and not on the higher side.
Associate Vice President at Hitachi Systems India Private Limited
For regular engineers or help desk staff, the workflow is usually simple: launch the VPN client, select the client profile, authenticate the credentials or MFA, connect, and verify access.
Professional Services Engineer at Next7 IT
 

Valuable Features

MongoDB Atlas offers scalability, security, and easy management, enabling efficient development with reduced operational overhead and reliable performance.
OpenVPN Community Edition offers secure, scalable, and cost-effective cross-platform connectivity with strong encryption and simple configuration for remote work.
I find MongoDB Atlas highly scalable and easy to use, with very good support.
Partner at Red software systems
It is particularly useful for unstructured and semi-structured data because of its performance in these areas.
DB Architect / Consultant at Virtusa Global
The most valuable features of MongoDB Atlas in handling large data volumes include collection size and its NoSQL database capabilities.
General Manager at Kaleyra
OpenVPN Community Edition - powered by TurnKey has measurably reduced our timelines and effectively given secure access to our clients' development resources with quick and efficient service.
Associate Vice President at Hitachi Systems India Private Limited
The features we use the most include secure encrypted remote access, cross-platform compatibility, client profile configuration, certificate-based authentication, stability and reliability, vendor-neutral deployment, flexible routing and subnet access, and logging and troubleshooting visibility.
Professional Services Engineer at Next7 IT
The best features OpenVPN Community Edition - powered by TurnKey offers include strong encryption and flexibility in deployment, along with useful cross-platform support and extensive configuration options that enhance our organization's security.
Senior Lead Analytics Engineer at a outsourcing company with 5,001-10,000 employees
 

Categories and Ranking

MongoDB Atlas
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
6.9
Number of Reviews
51
Ranking in other categories
Database as a Service (DBaaS) (5th), Managed NoSQL Databases (3rd), Database Management Systems (DBMS) (7th), AI Software Development (15th)
OpenVPN Community Edition -...
Average Rating
9.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.1
Number of Reviews
12
Ranking in other categories
SSL VPN (5th)
 

Mindshare comparison

MongoDB Atlas and OpenVPN Community Edition - powered by TurnKey aren’t in the same category and serve different purposes. MongoDB Atlas is designed for Database as a Service (DBaaS) and holds a mindshare of 10.6%, down 13.9% compared to last year.
OpenVPN Community Edition - powered by TurnKey, on the other hand, focuses on SSL VPN, holds 3.0% mindshare.
Database as a Service (DBaaS) Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
MongoDB Atlas10.6%
Amazon RDS12.8%
Microsoft Azure SQL Database9.1%
Other67.5%
Database as a Service (DBaaS)
SSL VPN Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
OpenVPN Community Edition - powered by TurnKey3.0%
Ivanti Connect Secure13.4%
Citrix Gateway12.0%
Other71.6%
SSL VPN
 

Featured Reviews

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.
Abhishek Saini - PeerSpot reviewer
Professional Services Engineer at Next7 IT
Standardized remote access has boosted secure client support and improved team coordination
OpenVPN Community Edition - powered by TurnKey is very flexible, but there are features that would significantly improve day-to-day operations, especially in MSPs. The biggest improvement I would see is better centralized management, easier routing and network virtualization, more advanced built-in monitoring and reporting, simplified certificate lifecycle management, and stronger integrations with identity providers. One thing we often wish for is something similar to enterprise VPN dashboards where we can instantly see who is connected, which routes are active, failed authentication attempts, and tunnel health. Overall, the core VPN engine itself is solid, but most frustrations are really around management, visibility, scalability, and operational convenience rather than the tunnel functionality itself. The biggest friction point with OpenVPN Community Edition - powered by TurnKey is usually around configuration complexity and troubleshooting, especially in more complex client networks. I encounter issues whenever there are routing and subnet issues, DNS resolution problems, certificates and client configuration management challenges, limited centralized management in the community edition, or documentation dependency.
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Manufacturing Company
14%
Financial Services Firm
12%
Construction Company
10%
Outsourcing Company
7%
Construction Company
24%
Comms Service Provider
17%
Outsourcing Company
12%
Manufacturing Company
9%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business24
Midsize Enterprise12
Large Enterprise23
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business8
Midsize Enterprise3
Large Enterprise4
 

Questions from the Community

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...
What needs improvement with OpenVPN Community Edition - powered by TurnKey?
I would like to see an improvement in OpenVPN Community Edition - powered by TurnKey by adding a feature that shows user activity after connecting to the VPN. Currently, OpenVPN Community Edition -...
What advice do you have for others considering OpenVPN Community Edition - powered by TurnKey?
I purchased OpenVPN Community Edition - powered by TurnKey through the AWS Marketplace. My advice for others looking into using OpenVPN Community Edition - powered by TurnKey is that if you really ...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for OpenVPN Community Edition - powered by TurnKey?
OpenVPN Community Edition - powered by TurnKey is completely free. There is no pricing, no setup cost, and no licensing. OpenVPN Community Edition - powered by TurnKey is not mainly an AI-based pla...
 

Also Known As

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

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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