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Ravi Kuppusamy - PeerSpot reviewer
CEO and Founder at BAssure Solutions
Real User
Jun 1, 2022
Flexible solution for fluid schema and doesn't require upstream availability failover
Pros and Cons
  • "It's flexible. We don't need to have a solid upstream availability failover, and everything is seamless in Atlas."
  • "It's flexible. We don't need to have a solid upstream availability failover, and everything is seamless in Atlas."
  • "The biggest challenge we all have is an application layer level. One node is sitting in the APAC region, another node is sitting in the US and UK region. The seamless replication has to be lightning fast, but we haven't tested the scalability yet."
  • "The biggest challenge we all have is an application layer level. One node is sitting in the APAC region, another node is sitting in the US and UK region."

What is our primary use case?

There are many scenarios that MongoDB can fit into, like where there is a fluid schema and no transaction management.

This solution is deployed on a cloud and AWS is the provider.

What is most valuable?

It's flexible. We don't need to have a solid upstream availability failover, and everything is seamless in Atlas. They do all the replication, and all that is probably happening behind the scenes. The pricing isn't that high compared to any of the IBM products.

What needs improvement?

The biggest challenge we all have is an application layer level. One node is sitting in the APAC region, another node is sitting in the US and UK region. The seamless replication has to be lightning fast, but we haven't tested the scalability yet.

There's no straight answer for any of the database providers in that particular space. We don't have a failover, but when it comes to the RPA recovery point objective and RTO, we have to test it.

Atlas should think about a provision in the form of a commitment. You can ask for a longer commitment. Database is one thing. Once I build an application, if it goes to production, it's going to be there for the next 10 years minimum. In that way, somebody's giving you a commitment for five years, so you can give them a huge discount. If somebody's giving a two year commitment, you can give them a better discount. 

For how long have I used the solution?

I've been using this solution for about six months. 

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What do I think about the stability of the solution?

It's stable.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

I haven't used this solution long enough to gauge the scalability. 

How are customer service and support?

We haven't had any issues so far.

How was the initial setup?

It's straightforward and seamless. Setting up takes about 35 minutes, but it could be as little as 20 minutes. We never had a concern with installation. Maybe when you're doing a data migration, that could be a different story altogether.

In development, we have about 15 users. The number of users could go up to 100,000 people because it's an application that we're building. We're building the system for 100,000 concurrent users.

We have the possibility of growing every year on year, probably 30%. We are going to test it to see if we can host multiple tenants in this single DB and if it will be scalable.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

We pay for the license on a monthly basis. It's not cheap or expensive. For smaller companies, it's definitely expensive.

What other advice do I have?

I would rate this solution 8 out of 10.

I would recommend this solution to those who want to start using it.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

Public Cloud

If public cloud, private cloud, or hybrid cloud, which cloud provider do you use?

Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
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Bahattin Yetismis - PeerSpot reviewer
CTO at BE1 consultancy
Real User
May 10, 2022
Fulfills our NoSQL requirement and allows us to store JSON data
Pros and Cons
  • "It's a good solution for NoSQL databases."
  • "I would recommend MongoDB Atlas for those who want to start using it."
  • "It would be better if there were more integration capabilities with other products."
  • "It would be better if there were more integration capabilities with other products."

What is our primary use case?

We use this solution for our NoSQL requirement. We store data, like JSON data, in MongoDB.

It's deployed on the cloud with AWS.

What is most valuable?

It's a good solution for NoSQL databases.

What needs improvement?

It would be better if there were more integration capabilities with other products.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using this solution for six months.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

It's stable.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

It's scalable.

We would like to increase usage. Right now, we have 100 people using MongoDB, but in the future, our customers will be around one million when we open up the crypto exchange. 

How are customer service and support?

Currently, we have a skilled DBA and don't need any consultancy. In the future, if there are more customers in all of our databases and the DBA is not enough to handle issues, then we will use a consultant for bottlenecks.

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

I have also used Oracle.

How was the initial setup?

Setup is straightforward. Installing MongoDB takes only one day, but it will take you one week to customize MongoDB for all of the use cases.

For deployment and maintenance, we need two or three DBAs for both MongoDB and MariaDB.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

We pay for a license.

What other advice do I have?

I would rate this solution 9 out of 10.

I would recommend MongoDB Atlas for those who want to start using it. 

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

Public Cloud

If public cloud, private cloud, or hybrid cloud, which cloud provider do you use?

Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
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Test Automation Lead at Entrotsust technlogies
Real User
Feb 7, 2024
Easy to scale and offers good performance and stability
Pros and Cons
  • "The stability and performance are great. The high availability feature is great. Moreover, I am happy with the automated backup and restore functionality."
  • "In the past, MongoDB offered more features for free, but now it's quite limited. The free version is limited, and you need to pay extra to fully utilize it. The pricing could be improved."

What is our primary use case?

It's good for performance and stability if you need a non-SQL database to store data.

How has it helped my organization?

We use it as a database for some of our microservices. We use it as a database for a few of our microservices.

What is most valuable?

The stability and performance are great. The high availability feature is great.

Moreover, I am happy with the automated backup and restore functionality.

What needs improvement?

In the past, MongoDB offered more features for free, but now it's quite limited. The free version is limited, and you need to pay extra to fully utilize it.

The pricing could be improved.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have experience with this solution. I've been with this product for a couple of years.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

It is a stable solution. I would rate the stability a nine out of ten.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

It is a scalable product, but only if you use the paid features. And if you enable sharded cluster functionality, it scales very well.

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup is very straightforward.

The ease of setting up and maintaining your database clusters with MongoDB depends on the features you need. If you only need basic functionality, setup can be simple. But for additional features like reliability and backups, it might require a more complex configuration.

What about the implementation team?

We did it in-house.

What other advice do I have?

Overall, I would rate the solution a nine out of ten. I would recommend using this product.

If you need a no-SQL database, then MongoDB is a good choice.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

On-premises
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Andry Rakotozafinirina - PeerSpot reviewer
Chief Technology Officer at CPP-SYSTEM
Real User
Sep 27, 2023
Stable product with good scalability features
Pros and Cons
  • "The product provides quick transaction service, high availability, and efficient scalability features."
  • "The product's file storage documentation needs improvement."

What is our primary use case?

We use MongoDB Atlas to manage transactions and tenant payments for our application.

What is most valuable?

The product provides quick transaction service, high availability, and efficient scalability features.

What needs improvement?

The product's file storage documentation needs improvement.

For how long have I used the solution?

We have been using MongoDB Atlas for five years.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

It is a stable platform. I rate its stability a nine out of ten.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

I rate the product's scalability a nine out of ten.

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

We are using MySQL at the same time.

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup requires knowledge of Linux systems. It takes ten to thirty minutes to complete, depending on the bandwidth of the server. It requires a team of three technicians to execute the process.

What other advice do I have?

MongoDB Atlas is a wonderful product. It is one of the top database platforms. I recommend it to companies planning to use the standard transaction maintenance.

I rate it a nine out of ten.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

Private Cloud
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Anish Shenoy - PeerSpot reviewer
Automation Architect at EvoluteIQ
Real User
Sep 25, 2023
A scalable unstructured database that requires its users to go for a straightforward setup phase
Pros and Cons
  • "The initial setup of MongoDB Atlas is straightforward...It is a scalable solution."
  • "I would like the solution to offer more integration capabilities since it is an area where the solution lacks."

What is our primary use case?

I use MongoDB Atlas to take care of my company's clients who are in industries like healthcare systems, finance, and other such areas.

What is most valuable?

The solution is valuable since it works as an unstructured database.

What needs improvement?

I would like the solution to offer more integration capabilities since it is an area where the solution lacks.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using MongoDB Atlas for a few months.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

It is a stable solution. Stability-wise, I rate the solution a seven out of ten.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

It is a scalable solution.

Around 30,000 to 40,000 of my company's customers use MongoDB Atlas.

How are customer service and support?

I was not involved much with the technical support offered by MongoDB.

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup of MongoDB Atlas is straightforward unless you don't have to deal with any database-related stuff.

I completed the setup phase of the solution in a week since I have a background in handling databases.

For the deployment phase of the solution to be successful, one needs to have a bit of cloud-based knowledge.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

I did not get into the solution's licensing costs since that is taken care of by the customers who want to use the product.

What other advice do I have?

I recommend the solution to those who plan to use it.

I rate the overall solution an eight out of ten.

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Luis Mario Ramos Santos - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior FullStack Developer/Engineer/Architect at Capitbrok
Real User
May 18, 2023
A highly scalable solution with an intuitive user interface
Pros and Cons
  • "The solution has a very intuitive user interface."
  • "The product does not have ORM."

What is our primary use case?

I use the solution for our document databases, cloud databases, e-commerce databases, and invoices.

What is most valuable?

The solution has a very intuitive user interface. It is very simple to use.

What needs improvement?

The product should introduce database mapping between SQL queries and document queries.

The product does not have ORM.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using the solution for the last eight years.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

I rate the solution’s stability a ten out of ten.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

I rate the solution’s scalability a ten out of ten.

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup was very straightforward.

What about the implementation team?

Deployment can take anywhere between one month to six months.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

The solution is fairly priced.

What other advice do I have?

The product is cloud-based. Overall, I rate the product a nine out of ten.

Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
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User
Mar 28, 2023
Easy to use with good security and the ability to extend
Pros and Cons
  • "This solution is very helpful due to its ease of use."
  • "We need improved query performance."

What is our primary use case?

I used this Solution to create a web application with a team using HTML, CSS, JavaScript, React.js, Express, and Node.js. One of these Web applications is Bconnected. 

It also provides a fully managed, scalable, and flexible database environment. MongoDB Atlas is also well-suited for real-time analytics use cases, such as real-time monitoring of social media feeds. With its ability to support high-throughput read and write operations, This solution can help organizations perform real-time analytics on large volumes of data.

How has it helped my organization?

This solution is very helpful due to its ease of use. This solution provides a user-friendly interface and easy-to-use tools, which can help reduce the learning curve for database management. The benefits of this are to help the organization to save time and resources on training and enable them to focus on their core business activities. 

The other thing that would improve every organization is scalability. It provides organizations with the ability to easily scale their database as their needs change. This means that organizations can quickly add or remove resources based on demand, which can help reduce costs and improve performance.

What is most valuable?

The security is great. This solution provides a range of advanced security features, including encryption at rest and transit, access control, and network isolation. This can help organizations to protect their sensitive data and comply with the industry.

The scalability is excellent. This solution provides the organization with the ability to easily scale its database up or down based on its changing needs. This can help the organization save costs by only paying for the resources they need and avoid overprovisioning.        

What needs improvement?

We need improved query performance. The query performance of MongoDB Atlas can be slow, particularly when working with large datasets. Improvements in query performance could enhance the overall user experience.

We would like integration with more third-party tools and services and more integration options with third-party tools and services to enhance their workflows. The most specific areas for improvement and additional features that would be most valuable will depend on the needs and use cases of the organizations using MongoDB Atlas

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using it for around one year.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

It's designed to help users monitor and manage the health and stability of their database. It's also a reliable and stable solution that is well-suited for mission-critical applications and high-availability environments.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

Its ability to scale horizontally means that it can distribute data and processing across multiple servers. This allows for greater scalability and resilience, as it minimizes the impact of hardware failures and allows for more efficient use of resources.

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

I had a little experience with a web-based database (PhpMyAdmin). It's different from this solution, which provides a graphical user interface for managing My SQL Database. If we compare them, this solution is a cloud-based NoSQL database service designed for use with MongoDB, while PhpMyAmin is a Web-based database management tool designed for the MySQL database.

How was the initial setup?

This solution provides extensive documentation and support resources to help users navigate the setup process and ensure that they are able to get the most out of the platform.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

The price of this solution is competitive compared to the other cloud-based database services. There is also a free tier available that provides up to 512 MB of storage and allows users to experiment with the service before committing to a paid plan.

For licensing,  if we use it to build an application, we may be required to release the source code of our application under SSPL. The SSPL is a copyleft license that requires users who offer this solution as a service to release the source code of their application under the same license.

Which other solutions did I evaluate?

I did not evaluate other options. 

What other advice do I have?

I highly recommend every developer use it.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

Private Cloud

If public cloud, private cloud, or hybrid cloud, which cloud provider do you use?

Other
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Marco Giovannini - PeerSpot reviewer
Cloud Architect Freelancer at 73 Team
Real User
Mar 6, 2023
Good autoscaling, responsive support, and very reliable
Pros and Cons
  • "The auto-scaling feature is the most valuable aspect."
  • "We had some edge cases where scalability was an issue where a node went offline, and we had to deal with that."

What is our primary use case?

The primary use case was as a data layer of a low code/no code automation platform.

How has it helped my organization?

It provided us with independence from specific cloud provider services giving us a high level of consistency.

What is most valuable?

The auto-scaling feature is the most valuable aspect. It allows us to get an idea of the capacity without guessing or worrying about coming up short. 

What needs improvement?

We had some edge cases where auto-scale caused an issue where a node went offline at the same time and we had to deal with that. We had to reach out to support to resolve the issue.

There's a barrier entry in the support pricing from a sales point of view for a setup for a large number of small clusters so we had to fall back from purchasing the enterprise support for it.

The setup of integrations with cloud service providers as private connectivity and encryption can be improved.

For how long have I used the solution?

I've been using the solution over a year.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

Aside from the one-time issue we had with one cluster in our early stage, the solution shows to be highly reliable.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

The platform is highly scalable and capable to adapt to the change in demand over time. We've constantly scaled up and down without issues.

How are customer service and support?

We only had basic technical support. We did not have enterprise support. However, the regular support has been okay. They answered our questions within one or two days.

How would you rate customer service and support?

Positive

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

We went from MongoDB Enterprise to Atlas. We've used enterprise and community versions before going to Atlas.

How was the initial setup?

In our case, we built an automation tool on top of it. We built our own Terraform module to standardize and automate the deployment to reach a level of consistency required and integrate with our deployment pipelines. 

Offloading part of the management tasks to the service provider highly reduced the management complexity.

What was our ROI?

We have witnessed an ROI while using Atlas. The cost was reduced greatly in comparison to our previous solution. There's also cost reduction spent on engineers in terms of maintenance.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

The cost of the solution is fair. The cost savings are quite large compared to the enterprise solution. We've had a cost reduction moving to Atlas and have been able to do more than just running everything ourselves.

There is a cost for support that is based on the number of clusters, and that can be quite high for a large number of small clusters.

The platform itself we pay for usage.

What other advice do I have?

The scalability is great. Now, you no longer need to guess how much you need. It makes it easy to grow the platform as you grow your product.

I'd rate the solution eight out of ten. 

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

Public Cloud
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