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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

"MongoDB is relatively fast compared to relational databases."
"We are using real-time analytics and monitoring in MongoDB Enterprise Advanced; it is integrated—the existing advanced feature is integrated with our business analytics interface, and all the various business intelligence reports are generated from that."
"The most valuable feature of MongoDB is the predefined functions available when using Node.js. These functions simplify the query process, making it user-friendly and straightforward."
"I like the document storage feature. It's pretty simple."
"MongoDB's dashboards offer more functionalities and allow you to create a dashboard with MongoDB database data."
"I think the document-based approach is valuable."
"We haven't had any issues with stability."
"It's easy to use."
"As a key/value store, Oracle BDB is simple to use, and it provides ACID transactions for companies that cannot afford eventual consistency."
"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."
"This product helped us to develop a performance-critical DB backend module in the healthcare domain."
"The tool's performance is good, and I don't have any problems with it."
"The product meets all the essential business requirements."
 

Cons

"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."
"We'd like technical support to respond faster to queries."
"Actually, with MongoDB, it's difficult to calculate the return on investment; it's too expensive for our use."
"I would like to see the scalability and security improved."
"The pricing is expensive. MongoDB should better support small and medium companies."
"MongoDB is a very useful and convenient choice, but sometimes for more complex projects, there are certain niche requirements that appear, so using a different tool could be beneficial. It raises the complexity of the architecture, but it could be beneficial to the world, the features, the ease of the features which are being implemented."
"MongoDB should better support small and medium companies. There are a lot of clients out there that are interested, however, they need something lighter and less complex and something not so expensive upfront."
"The performance of the solution could be improved."
"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."
"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)."
"There were some mid-term small releases that caused database crashes, but this was later fixed."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"MongoDB's pricing is reasonable."
"It's open-source."
"The solution is open source, so it is free."
"There are different licenses available to be purchased, such as individual, premium, or enterprise."
"There is an annual subscription for the use of this solution."
"The product is affordable."
"The pricing is normal. Price-wise, the product is not too much expensive."
"Our customers pay for yearly licenses for MongoDB."
"I rate the product's pricing a five out of ten."
"There is a need to pay for the licenses and features of the tool."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
15%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Computer Software Company
6%
University
6%
University
15%
Financial Services Firm
14%
Educational Organization
10%
Government
9%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business36
Midsize Enterprise13
Large Enterprise39
No data available
 

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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Berkeley DB
 

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