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An-Pham - PeerSpot reviewer
Deputy General Manager at Viettel Group
Real User
Top 20
Easy to deploy, and stable, but is not scalable
Pros and Cons
  • "The most valuable feature is the speed of MongoDB."
  • "The scalability of the solution has room for improvement."

What is our primary use case?

We use MongoDB to build online applications.

What is most valuable?

The most valuable feature is the speed of MongoDB.

What needs improvement?

The scalability of the solution has room for improvement.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using the solution for two months.

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What do I think about the stability of the solution?

The solution is stable.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

The solution is not really scalable. I give the scalability a six out of ten.

We have ten people using the solution and we plan on increasing the number of users.

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup is straightforward. The deployment time was within one week.

What about the implementation team?

The implementation was completed in-house.

What other advice do I have?

I give the solution a seven out of ten.

Three people are required for solution maintenance.

We chose MongoDB because of the speed.

MongoDB is a good solution and I recommend it to others.

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Nakul Kundaliya - PeerSpot reviewer
Technical Lead Developer at Mayora Infotech
Real User
High performance, frequent updates, and quick community support
Pros and Cons
  • "The most valuable feature of MongoDB is the NoSQL database. In a SQL database, we need to join data together with a unique ID amongst other things, but in MongoDB, it's not required. We can directly receive all the information. The performance is very good. Additionally, they have frequent updates."
  • "I rate the support from MongoDB a four out of five."

What is our primary use case?

We are using MongoDB for storing user information and our customer data. If an application requires to save information, that data is stored in MongoDB.

How has it helped my organization?

MongoDB has helped my organization by being able to handle large amounts of data. Nowadays, if users are using our application all the data we store in our database. If you're trying to receive the information from the database, it's important we are able to retrieve the result as quickly as possible.

What is most valuable?

The most valuable feature of MongoDB is the NoSQL database. In a SQL database, we need to join data together with a unique ID amongst other things, but in MongoDB, it's not required. We can directly receive all the information. The performance is very good. Additionally, they have frequent updates.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using MongoDB for approximately two years.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

The stability of MongoDB is good.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

MongoDB is scalable.

We have approximately seven backend developers using this solution.

How are customer service and support?

The MongoDB community support is very good. I was facing some problems using some queries, so I posted my issue on that community channel, and within one day, I received a solution. The support was very quick.

I rate the support from MongoDB a four out of five.

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

I previously used MySQL and PostgreSQL, but I had permission and licensing issues with MySQL. I prefer MongoDB over others.

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup of MongoDB is straightforward. We only had to use a few commands to install it.

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

There are different licenses available to be purchased, such as individual, premium, or enterprise.

Which other solutions did I evaluate?

I did evaluate other options before choosing MongoDB.

What other advice do I have?

Only one person is required for the maintenance of the solution.

I recommend MongoDB to others.

I rate MongoDB a nine out of ten.

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)
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JawadCheema - PeerSpot reviewer
Co-Founder at Questra Digital
Real User
Top 20
The Dynamic Application feature is very valuable and the solution's setup is straightforward
Pros and Cons
  • "The Dynamic Application is a valuable feature."
  • "The analytics needs improvement."

What is our primary use case?

We use this solution for database verification purposes. Typically, we integrate other analytics tools with the solution, like databases and other tools.

What is most valuable?

The Dynamic Application is a valuable feature.

What needs improvement?

The analytics needs improvement.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using MongoDB for a couple of years. 

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

Hundreds of users use the solution at present. 

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup is straightforward.

What other advice do I have?

Overall, I would rate the solution an eight out of ten. 

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Srinivas Mutyala - PeerSpot reviewer
Database Architect at a tech services company with 5,001-10,000 employees
Real User
Top 5
A stable solution that can be used to store structured, unstructured, and semi-structured data
Pros and Cons
  • "Sharding is an excellent feature of MongoDB."
  • "People coming from RDBMS should have the flexibility to write queries in SQL that can be converted into JSON queries."

What is most valuable?

Sharding is an excellent feature of MongoDB. Atlas is an awesome feature of MongoDB that makes life easy.

What needs improvement?

People coming from RDBMS should have the flexibility to write queries in SQL that can be converted into JSON queries. This feature is working, but we can still achieve some integration and make it more flexible. It is not as easy as writing direct queries on Atlas. This feature will definitely increase a lot of users. RDBMS users think this is a different query language, MQL, which is uncomfortable for them.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using MongoDB version 6.0 for more than 12 years as a customer.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

MongoDB is a very stable solution. The solution is a leader, according to the Gartner report.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

In our company, around 2000 to 3000 people are using the solution.

How are customer service and support?

MongoDB’s technical support is awesome.

How would you rate customer service and support?

Positive

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

We previously used the RDBMS solution, MySQL.

MongoDB has five to ten times better performance than MySQL. MongoDB has a lot of advantages. With MongoDB, you can store any kind of data, including structured, unstructured, and semi-structured data. MongoDB has a lot of benefits over RDBMS.

How was the initial setup?

It is very easy to deploy MongoDB. If it is deployed on-premises, it takes an hour. It does not need any additional prerequisites or configuration details.

What was our ROI?

We have seen a lot of ROI with MongoDB because it gives five to ten times better performance.

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

MongoDB's pricing is not reasonable, but it is not as expensive as the others.

The solution's pricing depends on the deal, which includes how long you will use it and the number of deployments. They do not have a fixed cost. However, the maintenance and support cost is included.

What other advice do I have?

I am satisfied with the product.

Our organization has a DBA team of 50 people. However, the work for the DBAs is minimal because MongoDB intends to have zero DBA. They want to develop a product where the need for DBAs is minimized.

Users should approach MongoDB with an open mind, without thinking that it's a different technology altogether and has a different language. Users don't need to develop the application based on a schema. They can develop the application, and the schema will follow.

Overall, I rate MongoDB an eight out of ten.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

On-premises
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Souvik Banerjee - PeerSpot reviewer
Software Development Engineer at a tech vendor with 1-10 employees
Real User
Useful aggregation, simple queries, and many documentation available
Pros and Cons
  • "The most valuable feature of MongoDB is the ease of connections, aggregation, and queries."
  • "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."

What is our primary use case?

We installed MongoDB on an EC2 instance and used it. 

Use used MongoDB for a NoSQL use case.

What is most valuable?

The most valuable feature of MongoDB is the ease of connections, aggregation, and queries. Additionally, there is plenty of documentation available for assistance if you require it.

What needs improvement?

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.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using MongoDB for approximately six months.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

The solution is stable. However, I recall instances when the database crashed due to high-volume querying, but this can occur with any database if the queries being run are not optimized for the particular instance.

I rate the stability of MongoDB an eight out of ten.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

I rate the scalability of MongoDB a seven out of ten.

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

We were using PostgreSQL for everything, but it is not the best fit for our needs due to the diverse nature of our data. We switched to MongoDB, as NoSQL is better suited for this scenario.

What was our ROI?

I have received a return on investment using MongoDB.

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

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 rate the price of MongoDB an eight out of ten.

What other advice do I have?

I rate MongoDB an eight out of ten.

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)
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Laura Pardo - PeerSpot reviewer
Chief Technology Officer at Juzto.co
Real User
It's easy to develop a couple of simple solutions quickly
Pros and Cons
  • "It's super easy to develop a couple of solutions for clients with MongoDB, like a quick web page with no clear data structure that they need to spin up quickly to validate some sort of MDTP."
  • "The MongoDB documentation can be a little complicated sometimes."

What is our primary use case?

I primarily use MongoDB for personal projects or minor stuff that I have developed for people who are starting. I'm currently doing testing on MongoDB for new features we're developing at my company.

How has it helped my organization?

It's super easy to develop a couple of solutions for clients with MongoDB, like a quick web page with no clear data structure that they need to spin up quickly to validate some sort of MDTP.

What needs improvement?

The MongoDB documentation can be a little complicated sometimes.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have used MongoDB for three or four years. 

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

MongoDB is solidly stable. 

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

I rate MongoDB nine out of 10 for scalability.

How are customer service and support?

I rate MongoDB support nine out of 10. It's pretty good.

How would you rate customer service and support?

Positive

How was the initial setup?

Setting up MongoDB is super easy.

What other advice do I have?

I rate MongoDB nine out of 10. I recommend reading up on NoSQL in general to learn the best practices. 

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

On-premises
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reviewer2599509 - PeerSpot reviewer
Software Engineer at a transportation company with 51-200 employees
Real User
Top 5Leaderboard
Leverages public cloud and ease to use but support response time requires improvement
Pros and Cons
  • "It's easy to use."
  • "The stability could be better."

What is our primary use case?

We used MongoDB on AWS for a specific project.

What is most valuable?

We put MongoDB on AWS for a specific project. It's easy to use.

What needs improvement?

If something is wrong on the cluster, then you need to contact the support team. The stability could be better.

For how long have I used the solution?

I used MongoDB for about a year.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

It's okay. It's acceptable. The stability could be better.

How are customer service and support?

If something is wrong on the cluster, you need to contact the support team. At first, when we were trying to build a cluster.

How would you rate customer service and support?

Neutral

What other advice do I have?

We rated MongoDB a seven out of ten.

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)
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Gabrielle-Renée TCHUENBOU - PeerSpot reviewer
Software Engineer at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
MSP
Top 10
Provides ease of integration and simpler configuration process
Pros and Cons
  • "We decided to work with MongoDB as its interface is easier to understand and more universal."
  • "They could provide more documentation and examples for adding pipeline stages."

What is our primary use case?

We use MongoDB mainly for data visualization and filtering purposes.

What is most valuable?

MongoDB's most valuable feature is data visualization.

What needs improvement?

They could provide more documentation and examples for adding pipeline stages. There could be a feature where commands made in MongoDB could be easily copied and shared in their original format. This functionality would enable seamless transition and compatibility between platforms like Linux and mobile devices, reducing the need for complex filters or Citrix-based solutions.

For how long have I used the solution?

We have been using MongoDB for five months.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

I rate the platform's stability a nine out of ten.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

My department has around 50 MongoDB users.

How was the initial setup?

It is a cloud-based version and is simple to deploy.

Which other solutions did I evaluate?

We evaluated OracleDB and MongoDB. We decided to work with MongoDB as its interface is easier to understand and more universal. It offers ease of integration and simpler configurations compared to OracleDB. It also provides all the essential functionality.

What other advice do I have?

I rate MongoDB a nine out of ten.

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