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MongoDB Enterprise Advanced vs ScyllaDB comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Jul 31, 2025

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
Ranking in NoSQL Databases
1st
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.6
Number of Reviews
81
Ranking in other categories
Open Source Databases (5th), Managed NoSQL Databases (5th)
ScyllaDB
Ranking in NoSQL Databases
3rd
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
7.0
Number of Reviews
12
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of September 2025, in the NoSQL Databases category, the mindshare of MongoDB Enterprise Advanced is 16.7%, down from 24.6% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of ScyllaDB is 9.0%, down from 10.7% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
NoSQL Databases Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
MongoDB Enterprise Advanced16.7%
ScyllaDB9.0%
Other74.3%
NoSQL Databases
 

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…
Uttam Giri - PeerSpot reviewer
Offers encryption and supports APIs, making it great for distributed systems
The best features of ScyllaDB are how it synchronizes data and its failover system. There's a unique formula to decide the number of nodes you need and the minimum required, which I find helpful. It also offers encryption and supports APIs, making it great for distributed systems and scaling databases across different regions. While it's easy to use, having prior experience helps configure it properly. There are many configurations; if you don't understand them, you might mess up the design. So, understanding your system's needs, like whether it requires more read or write operations, is crucial for setting up the correct configuration.

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 the geometric information done with GeoJSON."
"The aggregation framework is really good, allowing a developer to build very complex queries."
"The solution has good flexibility and very fast performance for searching data."
"My impression is that the initial setup is straightforward."
"Its flexibility, and cost. It is reasonably priced."
"One of the first things I noticed when I had my first experience with MongoDB was how easy it was to use. I was expecting more difficulties or at least some challenges, but it was very, very easy to use. It's great technology, performs well, and is very convenient."
"MongoDB is a NoSQL tool that gives us much freedom to manipulate how the data works."
"MongoDB's dashboards offer more functionalities and allow you to create a dashboard with MongoDB database data."
"The product's most valuable features are efficiency and reliability."
"ScyllaDB allows fine-tuning of the table structure. Speed is probably the most critical factor because we perform a lot of heavy data ingestion. One of its core features is its ability to handle high volumes and maintain speed when accessing data. Additionally, high availability and partitioning are built-in features of ScyllaDB."
"The database is easy to use, fast, and accessible for applications because the API is straightforward."
"ScyllaDB is fast and reliable. It has good performance."
"ScyllaDB is very fast, and I can use it for so many things."
"The performance and scalability are good, and we hardly see any major issues with ScyllaDB."
"The documentation is good. It integrates easily with our existing data infrastructure."
"I like how fast it is to query data from the ScyllaDB node!"
 

Cons

"MongoDB could be more secure."
"The solution should more easily integrate with custom code."
"I feel that most people don't know a lot about MongoDB, so maybe they could add some more documentation and tutorials."
"MongoDB should incorporate more features, particularly search functionality, and real-time communication capabilities, to improve the database and provide data listening services. Currently, we rely on the Atlas offering, but it would be fantastic if MongoDB could develop a new solution or updated version that includes these features within its internal database and driver. However, I am uncertain if this would be a viable or profitable move for them, and I am speaking from a mobile-centric viewpoint."
"Actually, with MongoDB, it's difficult to calculate the return on investment; it's too expensive for our use."
"The MongoDB documentation can be a little complicated sometimes."
"Its security features can be better. Sometimes, my higher authority says that we are not going to use MongoDB because it doesn't provide that much security for the RDBMS or relational data that we use for transactions. Instead of MongoDB, we will use Oracle Database because for a transactional service, you have to rely on RDBMS ACID properties. I would love to work on MongoDB by using my mobile phone. When I am working remotely or traveling and have some instances deployed on my server, I should be able to check through my mobile whether all the data is being pulled. GitHub has a similar feature, where it lets you read from the laptop, and you can also pull and push with your mobile phone. I would request MongoDB to provide such a feature. Basically, I want a mobile version for both iOS and Android versions."
"There was a need for integrating relational database capabilities, however, MongoDB has introduced a relational converter that allows conversion between SQL and NoSQL."
"From a sales pitch standpoint, it needs to deliver on promises of better ROI and compaction."
"Data export, along with how we can purchase the data periodically, needs to be improved so that the storage is within control. Then, we could optimize it even better."
"The product needs to add more features and improve the response time of the support team."
"Some of the regular commands in NoSQL do not work."
"It seems we have better options available. So probably don't go for ScyllaDB. The reason is, first, it's very high. It's not as straightforward as, like, Postgres or ClickHouse to set up. It requires a complex setup."
"If you don't have the best computing resources, then it's not easy to set up. In such cases, we have to run ScyllaDB in developer mode."
"We faced several challenges while integrating ScyllaDB into our AWS environment. One common issue was that a security port wasn’t opened on one node, preventingdata synchronization across clusters. We noticed the data wasn’t syncing correctly when we saw different record counts in other regions. After investigating, we found that the port was closed in one AWS region. Once we opened the port, the data synchronization across all nodes resumed as expected."
"The documentation of Scylla is an area with shortcomings and needs to be improved."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"It is rather expensive."
"I currently use the solution's community edition which is free."
"MongoDB is an open-source solution."
"There is an annual subscription for the use of this solution."
"You only have to pay for the paid version, not 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."
"It's open-source."
"There are different licenses available to be purchased, such as individual, premium, or enterprise."
"It's a bit expensive."
"It is an expensive tool compared to its competitor."
"I believe that there is a yearly licensing cost and that it's expensive."
"It's free."
"The paid version of ScyllaDB is not that expensive. The main advantage of the paid version is direct support from the ScyllaDB team, which can resolve issues faster—typically within a day, compared to two to three days with the free version. The paid version also offers better guidance and support, while the free version has good documentation and is more high-level. I’d rate their support team nine out of ten because of the quick responses from their community."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
16%
Computer Software Company
11%
University
7%
Manufacturing Company
7%
Computer Software Company
16%
Financial Services Firm
12%
Comms Service Provider
7%
Retailer
6%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business35
Midsize Enterprise13
Large Enterprise37
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business3
Midsize Enterprise2
Large Enterprise8
 

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...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Scylla?
The enterprise version comes with a cost of about $300,000 per year, however, we did not experience the promised compaction benefits.
What needs improvement with Scylla?
From a sales pitch standpoint, it needs to deliver on promises of better ROI and compaction. Additionally, ticketing and support systems could be improved due to the time it takes to get answers. T...
What is your primary use case for Scylla?
We dump a lot of our data, such as every entry created with respect to when a user rides a scooter, every record gets updated to ScyllaDB. It is used as a single source of truth and it manages mass...
 

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Sample Customers

Facebook, MetLife, City of Chicago, Expedia, eBay, Google
IBM, Investing.com, mParticle, Comcast, GE, Fanatics, Ola, CERN, adgear, Samsung
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