# Page 14 | MongoDB Reviews 2026. Verified Reviews, Pros & Cons | Capterra > Page 14 - Is MongoDB the right Database solution for you? Explore 469 verified user reviews from people in industries like yours to make a confident choice. Source: https://www.capterra.com/p/127374/MongoDB/reviews --- MongoDB 4.7 (469) [View alternatives](https://www.capterra.com/p/127374/MongoDB/alternatives/) Provider data verified by our Software Research team, and reviews moderated by our Reviews Verification team. [Learn more](https://www.capterra.com/our-story/) * * * Last updated April 15th, 2026 # Page 14 - Reviews of MongoDB ## Showing most helpful reviews Showing 326-350 of 469 Reviews Sort by: Most Helpful Rating Company Size Reviewer's Role Length of Use Frequency of Use VR Verified Reviewer CTO & Co-Founder Computer Software Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Great NoSQL database" May 22, 2018 5.0 Pros Querying language is very strong. Unlike other NoSQL databases, the ability to select, aggregate or project data is very powerful. Cons With great power comes great responsibility. If the database designer is not careful while designing db and creating indexes, it can be extremely slow. Review Source AP Ari P. CISO Computer Software Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Best noSQL DB" June 28, 2022 5.0 Pros Big data in their atlas cloud is amazing. the integration is easy, the migration from old DBs are super fast. they are supportive and a great leading company. a bit pricey but thats the market. Cons a bit pricey for top tiers, encryption and auto features. Review Source Sahil S. dot net developer Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Mongo DB" February 18, 2019 4.0 Pros Opensource database and very effective to use for the opensource applications and its cost is very less as compare to other databases. Cons It is difficult to understand for the beginners and security is less as compare other databases. Review Source MJ Mateusz J. Mid Programmer Computer Games Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "MongoDB review" July 7, 2022 5.0 It's easy to learn and very effective. Pros The best thing is that is offers a flexible document schemas, and it's cost effective. Cons Typically data size in MongoDB is typically higher . Review Source GG Gilberto G. Software developer Oil & Energy Used the software for: 2+ years ### "It is a tool that allows me to store volumes of data in an easy and simple way" December 22, 2017 4.0 When working with NoSQL databases, whether they are open source or have an owner, the expansion is easier and cheaper than when working with relational databases Pros It allows me to interact with data processing software in an easy way. It allows to store volumes of data in an easy and simple way. It is easy to manage and manage Cons Most NoSQL databases do not support reliability functions, which are supported by relational database systems. Other forms of complexity found in most NoSQL databases include incompatibility with SQL queries Review Source SS Surjeet S. software Information Technology and Services Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Overview of MongoDB" March 20, 2023 5.0 Overall experience is excellent. Pros It is a document-based data model that allows for a flexible schema, making it easy to handle data. It is designed to be fast and efficient. It also has built-in features such as indexing, and replication to optimize performance. Cons I have been using MongoDB for two years, I didn't find something dislikable about it. Review Source MH Miguel H. Programmer analyst ii Computer Software Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "NOSQL database for documents" July 15, 2019 5.0 working as a cache for an application. Pros It is a very powerful nosql database in the market, and the installation is very quick. Cons If you have amultithread application you should be aware to configure it correctly to make the transactions atomic and have appropiate indexes. Review Source PL Pascal L. Release Manager Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Need a nosql database MongoDB is for you" May 4, 2018 4.0 Pros The MongoDB Atlas installation on AWS is super easy and give a good vision of everything. Also the free installation of MongoDB is super easy. Cons The connectors for each language have sometimes some breaking changes. Other than updating from older version, the software and solution is pretty robust. Review Source HC HUGO C. Support Computer Software Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Often with high CPU load" October 20, 2019 4.0 We found that MongoDB is not suitable for our novice users and we switched to Posgres database. Pros Relatively easy to customize the database for experienced users. Simple management console is another plus. Cons Mongo DB consuming 100 percent CPU and there are many of our users using Mongo that have the same issue. It starts off with a DB query that is un-filtered so it searches the entire database and never completes, wish is has some kind of time out mechanism to handle this. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Software Engineer 2 Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Classic document storage" February 12, 2018 5.0 Pros I really like the well documented api and the large user base, provides for lots of help out in the internet. Cons I have yet to find a nice GUI to get the insights in the the databases that I would like. The windows install setup is also quite a pain. Review Source OS Omkar S. Intern Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Best Database to prefer in the upcoming time!!!" February 25, 2023 5.0 Pros MongoDB is the best for future db structures, schemas , code supportive and cost effective. MongoDB supports most of the features out there and has a thorough documentation which helps to understand its usage and makes the easy installation of it easier. Cons MongoDB requires too much storage which is not even worth it. Review Source zL zach L. CEO Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Mongo is the way to go" June 7, 2017 4.0 Pros If you want to have a good horizontal database structure mongo is the way to go. You won't find anyone better. Cons The learning curve is a little steep coming from a SQL database. However, it is worth the plunge to get the usefulness of Mongo. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Front End Developer Computer Software Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "MongoDB Review" November 19, 2020 4.0 MongoDB is very nice and easy to use and worked well for my small application Pros MongoDB works very well with ExpressJS and makes it very easy to start a simple application (this was my need) Cons It took me some time to get used to NoSQL development coming from a SQL background, but this shouldn't mean that the product is bad for others. Review Source GF Gianni F. Software architect and full stack developer Computer Software Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "The best nosql database I know" September 15, 2017 5.0 Great flexibility in database structure, main goal of a nosql database. Pros Siple and powerful works great out of the box without particular configuration. It's very well documented. Sharding and replica are advanced functionalities that makes this product very professional and useful for big applications. Cons It lacks of a sync protocol that allows the offline use of an instance and the auto update when the connection will be available again. Review Source AJ Ankit J. Database Consultant Investment Banking Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "MongoDB with Python!" April 5, 2019 4.0 Very good and fast database for nosql data. JSON structure helps in exhcnaging the database with 3rd party databases. Pros 1\. Flexible and scalable database 2. JSON documents make it easy to understand and use. 3. Key value pairs make a perfect combination to work with python. 4. Load balancing and Fault tolerant Cons Indexing can take a lot of time depending on your memory. There are chances of loosing indexes if you there is less memory in system. Review Source SD Sreehari D. software engineer Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Good No SQL DB for most of the use cases" July 14, 2022 4.0 Pros Good No SQL DB for most of the use cases. Easy to onboard and ramp up Cons There some limitations in terms of handling data and processing times Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Graduate Teaching Assistant/Grader Higher Education Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Reliable OODB" November 10, 2018 5.0 Pros It has many features. It can integrate with most of the backend softwares. Easy to use Cons You need a tutorial to use this software. which can be found online on their website Review Source Prasun P. Researcher Education Management Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "An amazing NoSQL Database Software" July 22, 2021 5.0 The overall experience with MongoDB is really nice. Everyone can make use of MongoDB or get started from the MongoDB University or by creating a free account. Pros MongoDB is an amazing NoSQL Database management software. It has its own perks like supporting complex code, working with rich JSON codes, and also with regular inflow of data along with data visualization and replication. Quality assurance is very high for MongoDB. It is easily scalable. Cons MongoDB is a really great software. I have no complaints about it. Review Source Sombir P. Technology Lead Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "MongoDB Review" July 18, 2019 4.0 Pros 1\. Overall very easy to learn the easy query languages and the learning curve was not at all steep. 2. Installation process is very simple, quick and easy. 3. Performance for inserting data is very good, even for large data volumes. Cons 1\. Writes can be slow when large data volume is being processed. 2. Replication can also get slow for large data volumes. Review Source PN Paul N. Program Developer Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 2+ years ### "A great alternative to SQL databases " June 6, 2018 4.0 I can use my JavaScript knowledge to access and manipulate databases Pros I like the fact that I can access and manipulate data using JavaScript without have to learn and master SQL syntax Cons Its is not available on some of the prominent shared hosting online servers like Godaddy and Hostgator Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Student Computer Software Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Database" July 24, 2020 4.0 Pros I use nosql for my projects mongodb is really easy to use in CRUD. Cons I like how it is organized and easy to use CRUD make my project easy to be understood. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Business Intelligence & Data Analyst Computer Software Used the software for: I used a free trial ### "Schema-less database solution" September 13, 2019 5.0 Pros \- Flexible Schema - Free solution - Can run on all systems Cons \- Higher data size than relational database - Less flexibility with queries - Review Source JA Jay A. Sr. Principal Software Engineer Computer Software Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "One of the best NoSQL databases on the market" May 14, 2019 5.0 MongoDB is a great database for storing lots of data that can be somewhat schema-less in its document store format. It scales well with large amounts of data, and I found it a breeze to use for integration with programming languages of choice among developers. You can't go wrong with MongoDB when applied to the proper application design. Pros Great programming language integrations Solid performance Very easy to use Scales well Cons Not good for smaller or embedded applications designs Review Source AHD Alan Henrique D. Systems Analyst Information Technology and Services Used the software for: I used a free trial ### "Database made for developers" September 21, 2019 4.0 Pros MongoDB is really good for those developers who is familiarized with JavaScript. In my opinion the learning curve is small and it open doors for different solutions that sometimes could be more complicated in a relational database. Cons If not used correctly it could lead to serious performance problems in some applications. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Software Engineer Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "MongoDb is Best Unstructured Database in Market" April 6, 2021 4.0 it has easy to understand and learn type of syntax for commands. Pros The best about mongodb is ease of setting it up and it can be used to store any type of data with or without a structure. Cons There are not many softwares in market which makes mongoDB user interaction easy because of which user has to be aware oof using terminal to use it. Review Source Similar Products Featured ## Send me user reviews about this product ### Fill out the form and we'll send a list of the top-rated software based on real user reviews directly to your inbox.