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MongoDB Enterprise Advanced vs Percona Server comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Jul 31, 2025

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Categories and Ranking

MongoDB Enterprise Advanced
Ranking in Open Source Databases
5th
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.6
Number of Reviews
81
Ranking in other categories
NoSQL Databases (1st), Managed NoSQL Databases (8th)
Percona Server
Ranking in Open Source Databases
17th
Average Rating
7.6
Reviews Sentiment
8.0
Number of Reviews
2
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of August 2025, in the Open Source Databases category, the mindshare of MongoDB Enterprise Advanced is 4.1%, up from 4.0% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Percona Server is 1.9%, down from 2.7% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
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Featured Reviews

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…
Umair Hassan - PeerSpot reviewer
Open-source and free to use with a good community
I would love to see the flashback in Percona MySQL or even in Percona PostgreSQL. It's available in Oracle, the flashback. In Oracle, there's the utility of a flashback. It stores all the information in the tables for a few days. That way, if I accidentally delete my records from the table or I need to check the value of a column or row two days back, I can. If Percona had flashback capabilities, it would be ideal. I would love to see training be easier to find. I had some complications finding the training that Percona provides. It is not displayed on the website. For example, if I want to train myself via a Percona expert through virtual files or through recorded videos or something like that, it's really difficult to find any sort of course. You have to email them first, and they will ask you whether it is for yourself or it is for the corporate sector. The course content should just be readily available and not hidden.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The most valuable feature is that you can store unstructured data, which is helpful when you don't know what the best structure should be and you cannot use a relational database because of that."
"Sharding is an excellent feature of MongoDB."
"We've found the product to be scalable."
"MongoDB is relatively fast compared to relational databases."
"MongoDB's dashboards offer more functionalities and allow you to create a dashboard with MongoDB database data."
"One of the biggest benefits is the speed and flexibility of the documents, especially when it comes to modifications."
"It facilitates the generation of heatmaps for graphical data analysis."
"The most valuable feature is the geometric information done with GeoJSON."
"We find the product mostly stable."
 

Cons

"MongoDB should improve its data loading part."
"MongoDB could improve by not having so many updates and different versions."
"It is important to note that MongoDB has limitations since it can only be used for specific use cases. For example, for master data, I would want to pick keys using an RDBMS, but for attachments, I would choose MongoDB."
"MongoDB can improve large-size video or media frame operations. There are a lot of customers who want to upload media frames and video games but there is some difficulty. In MongoDB, we are looking out for solutions that are for large-size media files that can be saved and navigated efficiently."
"The analytics needs improvement."
"The solution should more easily integrate with custom code."
"Actually, with MongoDB, it's difficult to calculate the return on investment; it's too expensive for our use."
"The auto transaction feature is something that I found a little bit problematic. If we want to run two or three transactions at a time, we get write conflicts. So, it becomes really difficult when concurrency comes into the picture."
"If Percona had flashback capabilities, it would be ideal."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"We are using the Community Edition of MongoDB."
"If you want support with the solution you will need to purchase a license and not use the open-source version. The license is a little expensive."
"This is an open-source solution."
"I only used the open-source version."
"We use the open-source version, which is available to use free of charge."
"The product is affordable."
"It is rather expensive."
"It's a community edition, so we do not pay anything."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
15%
Computer Software Company
12%
University
8%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Computer Software Company
24%
Comms Service Provider
11%
Financial Services Firm
11%
Educational Organization
7%
 

Company Size

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Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
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Questions from the Community

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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