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MongoDB Enterprise Advanced vs Oracle Berkeley DB comparison

 

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Executive Summary

Review summaries and opinions

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

Categories and Ranking

MongoDB Enterprise Advanced
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.7
Number of Reviews
82
Ranking in other categories
Open Source Databases (5th), NoSQL Databases (1st), Managed NoSQL Databases (4th)
Oracle Berkeley DB
Average Rating
7.2
Reviews Sentiment
7.2
Number of Reviews
5
Ranking in other categories
Embedded Database (7th), Non-Relational Databases (2nd)
 

Mindshare comparison

While both are Databases solutions, they serve different purposes. MongoDB Enterprise Advanced is designed for NoSQL Databases and holds a mindshare of 13.2%, down 16.2% compared to last year.
Oracle Berkeley DB, on the other hand, focuses on Embedded Database, holds 5.9% mindshare, up 4.3% since last year.
NoSQL Databases Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
MongoDB Enterprise Advanced13.2%
Redis8.5%
Cassandra8.3%
Other70.0%
NoSQL Databases
Embedded Database Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Oracle Berkeley DB5.9%
SQLite14.9%
Firebird SQL12.9%
Other66.3%
Embedded Database
 

Featured Reviews

FG
Architecte Cloud at Visiativ SA
Offers reliable engine for legacy needs but requires enhanced cost management and AI features
While MongoDB is a good product, it is also an expensive product for support, and its scalability is acceptable, but the big problem with MongoDB is the cost. For security in MongoDB, we work with encrypted databases by default, but we have not contracted the security options in our contract because it is too expensive, so we only implement encrypted databases without the security pack, which is very expensive for us; in security, we are at the first steps, just using encrypted databases. I think additional features needed in MongoDB include perhaps vector databases, as I think they are not supported right now.
Emad Mokhatab - PeerSpot reviewer
Solution & Software System Architect at Shaparak
Easy to integrate and manage the setup phase
One of the things that I want to see in Oracle Berkeley DB is a driver for reactive programming. I think the tool's official driver for reactive programming, especially for Java, is the thing that Oracle needs to be more agile in, specifically in those areas of programming that other products are currently going into. Other tools have become more innovative in many areas. I know that Oracle has many responsibilities in maintaining the situation with the current projects and so on. I think it would be very cool if Oracle could make improvements to its projects, as it can help me with my current projects. One reason why I don't choose Oracle Berkeley DB is because we want to go for reactive programming, along with Project Reactor from Spring, but we don't have the official driver for it.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"We find the query and speed very valuable."
"MongoDB is the best choice for us when we want to store NoSQL-type data."
"Now we actually have some results which prove that the MongoDB way is a positive way and this is what we ended up using for other scenarios."
"One of the most valuable features is the ability to Text Search can be used anywhere and anytime."
"The solution's most important aspect is its seamless database."
"We haven't had any issues with stability."
"MongoDB's best features are scalability, document management, and data security."
"Based on our experience so far, it is stable."
"As a key/value store, Oracle BDB is simple to use, and it provides ACID transactions for companies that cannot afford eventual consistency."
"The product meets all the essential business requirements."
"This product helped us to develop a performance-critical DB backend module in the healthcare domain."
"We always had predictability, and by using a custom-built data service layer with plugins, it provided us a lot of scalability, fast turnaround for our fast-moving business requirement and huge data."
"The tool's performance is good, and I don't have any problems with it."
 

Cons

"The solution should more easily integrate with custom code."
"The on-premises version of the solution is still pretty expensive, especially compared to the cloud version."
"MongoDB should improve its data loading part."
"There is a need for improvement in MongoDB's customer support."
"We find it difficult to incorporate MongoDB in some projects."
"We'd like information about client onboarding experience and success stories. It would help to have something to show to internal stakeholders."
"There are some problems with bugs appearing in sharding when the data is too high."
"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."
"Environment corruption is a common problem found when a DB environment is used by more than one process on a machine at a time."
"Memory usage becomes a problem when the number of entries stored within the key/value store are quite high (hundreds of millions)."
"I think the tool's official driver for reactive programming, especially for Java, is the thing that Oracle needs to be more agile in, specifically in those areas of programming that other products are currently going into."
"The product's interface could be more intuitive and user-friendly."
"There were some mid-term small releases that caused database crashes, but this was later fixed."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"We use the open-source version, which is available to use free of charge."
"There are different licenses available to be purchased, such as individual, premium, or enterprise."
"I currently use the solution's community edition which is free."
"MongoDB's pricing is reasonable."
"I only used the open-source version."
"The pricing is favorable if you opt to install MongoDB on an Amazon EC2 instance as you won't have to pay for the extra Atlas services and can instead manage the scaling yourself. This allows for a cost-effective solution and using MongoDB on a small scale, I have been able to utilize it for free."
"I don't know, but I have heard from people who procure it that it is much cheaper than Oracle."
"I'm using the free version of MongoDB."
"There is a need to pay for the licenses and features of the tool."
"I rate the product's pricing a five out of ten."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
15%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Computer Software Company
6%
Construction Company
6%
University
15%
Financial Services Firm
14%
Educational Organization
11%
Government
9%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business36
Midsize Enterprise13
Large Enterprise39
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Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for MongoDB?
I think it depends on the provider. For example, on DigitalOcean, they have strict routing. You have to whitelist an IP address, or you risk getting DDoS. Then if you're going for the Atlas one tha...
What needs improvement with MongoDB?
I don't really have a deep dive into it, but I see that MongoDB Enterprise Advanced has RAG and Vertex support. However, we really didn't use it because I think one thing also is that Prisma, the O...
What is your primary use case for MongoDB?
A typical use case for MongoDB Enterprise Advanced is mostly for the database, storing our data.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Oracle Berkeley DB?
There is a need to pay for the licenses and features of the tool. It can help other people use the tool properly.
What needs improvement with Oracle Berkeley DB?
One of the things that I want to see in Oracle Berkeley DB is a driver for reactive programming. I think the tool's official driver for reactive programming, especially for Java, is the thing that ...
What advice do you have for others considering Oracle Berkeley DB?
Giving out some free subscriptions and offering some premium plans for enterprise solutions that Oracle presents to the audience can help other people who want to use it. Being more agile in adapti...
 

Also Known As

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