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MongoDB vs Percona Server comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Jan 23, 2025

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Categories and Ranking

MongoDB
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 (9th)
Percona Server
Ranking in Open Source Databases
16th
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 June 2025, in the Open Source Databases category, the mindshare of MongoDB is 3.9%, down from 3.9% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Percona Server is 1.7%, down from 3.0% 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

"It is very easy to create a MongoDB cluster. You can deploy three nodes in one hour. You can do small configurations to enable routing. It is easy to implement."
"The installation is very stable."
"I find the integration with other tools very easy."
"MongoDB is simpler to learn and implement than traditional SQL solutions like MySQL."
"MongoDB's dashboards offer more functionalities and allow you to create a dashboard with MongoDB database data."
"The geospatial index feature is useful for dealing with latitude and longitude data."
"The community is great if you have problem."
"The solution has good flexibility and very fast performance for searching data."
"We find the product mostly stable."
 

Cons

"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."
"The performance can be improved."
"MongoDB would be improved with more integration, particularly for cloud environments like Google BigQuery."
"I would recommend MongoDB as part of a template if anyone is considering free and open-source templating services such as LibreNMS, but as a standalone, I couldn't advise."
"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."
"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."
"It could be more stable. It would be better if it were more user-friendly like Oracle, which is very easy. For example, creating an index is simple in Oracle. In MongoDB, it's quite challenging to do that. Performance could be better. It's fast and good, but you cannot put every application that you would like to in MongoDB."
"The stability could be improved."
"If Percona had flashback capabilities, it would be ideal."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"You only have to pay for the paid version, not the open-source version."
"I'm using the free version of MongoDB."
"MongoDB is an open-source solution."
"MongoDB is a bit expensive compared to its competitors."
"The pricing is normal. Price-wise, the product is not too much expensive."
"At the moment, all customers are using the community version."
"I chose MongoDB because it is cost-effective compared to Oracle, which can be expensive. In addition, MongoDB has good performance and has not caused any issues while working with it. It has been a good choice for me."
"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."
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Top Industries

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Financial Services Firm
18%
Computer Software Company
14%
University
8%
Manufacturing Company
7%
Computer Software Company
25%
Financial Services Firm
11%
Comms Service Provider
10%
Educational Organization
8%
 

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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 use the free version of MongoDB, so there are no licensing costs.
What needs improvement with MongoDB?
There is room for improvement in integrating MongoDB with agentive AI solutions. While solutions for other databases like SQL or PostgreSQL ( /products/postgresql-reviews ) already exist, MongoDB r...
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