# Page 5 | MongoDB Reviews 2026. Verified Reviews, Pros & Cons | Capterra > Page 5 - Is MongoDB the right Database solution for you? Explore 468 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 (468) [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 March 25th, 2026 # Page 5 - Reviews of MongoDB ## Showing most helpful reviews Showing 101-125 of 468 Reviews Sort by: Most Helpful Rating Company Size Reviewer's Role Length of Use Frequency of Use Dmitry D. COO Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 2+ years ### "The best document storage solution if you know how to cook it" April 21, 2021 5.0 It is one of my favorite DBs and I'm using it for a few of my projects. Pros Super easy to install and start working with it. A great start for prototyping a project or if you need to do an enormous amount of inserts. Native library for Python Cons Lack of free UI tools for DB management; Not straightforward mechanism of migration between versions. Alternatives considered [PostgreSQL](https://www.capterra.com/p/48791/PostgreSQL/)[MySQL](https://www.capterra.com/p/11482/MySQL/) Reason for choosing MongoDB NoSQL Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Full Stack Engineer Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 2+ years ### "noSQL king" January 3, 2022 5.0 Pros Super easy to get started, perfect documentation, great developer user experience, great performances, easy query language. Cons Actually can't find anything I don't like about it. Review Source OD Osman D. Sr. Software Engineer Computer Software Used the software for: 2+ years ### "MongoDB\_02-07-2022" July 2, 2022 5.0 I use it to store files to search text. Pros it is good to store document and unstructured data and it support transactions. Cons It is hard to use drivers because it serve async features because many developers have trouble understanding async functions. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Software Developer Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Our first approach to non-relational DBs" May 12, 2018 4.0 Pros We're starting a new project, an idea management platform. So far we've worked with relational DBs, but given the nature of the project we decided to give MongoDB a try. We're using the open source version, so the pricing is unbeatable. We can handle 1mln documents as a breeze (although we probably never will) and what we would do with a number of tables, queries and joins is now done with a single find() over a single collection, which is frankly amazing and made us wonder how much time we wasted until now. Writing a simple CRUD application is a matter of hours starting from zero. The Java driver does a lot of what you'll need, including de/serialization of pojos and connection pooling. This is nice, less choices to make! The MongoDB University offers free online courses (they seem to be of nice quality) and certifications. Cons The change from RDBMS to documental is a strong paradigm shift. We're just waiting the day we'll have to redo everything from scratch... and we hope it's going to be soon. The command shell and especially the Java driver have a weird interface. There's an incredible amount of ways to get to the same task, and it seems that MongoDB is suffering by "featuritis", which is natural since \*it is\* a commercial product. You can't take the courses when you want: they're only presented in conjunction with examinations which are periodical. You might still want to wait for one, because he amount of available single videos is otherwise overwhelming. Review Source Diego B. Chief Technology Officer Computer Software Used the software for: 2+ years ### "The game changer DB" October 30, 2018 5.0 Best DB for startuppers. You can choose a self-hosted or cloud-hosted solution. Pros An easy to start and master database solution. It's a "must-know" for a back-end developer. You can quickly start a project without worries to have already thought about data structure. Best noSQL solution! A really good idea that changed software development. For a startup or an "always changing" software, it is a must. Cons A little bit too easy to mess up data :). Maybe not the best solution to heavy relational data (eg transactions). Review Source VR Verified Reviewer System Engineer Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 2+ years ### "A outperformed software.." June 7, 2022 5.0 Pros I have been using the software for my daily work and there not even a day i go without having blown away by the software. Who would have thought that working with big data is that easy. Cons The same interface is sometimes a little boring though there is not much smthing to say abou the performance, but i feel the interface is sometimes really monotonous and boring to work with. Review Source AH Abdelmadjid H. Developer Computer Software Used the software for: 2+ years ### "A great companion to Javascript back ends" February 28, 2021 5.0 I've launched a few products that use MongoDB and have been very happy with the performance and scalability. Pros MongoDB integrates very well with JS-based server code. It's fast and its dynamic, NoSQL nature allows for a lot of flexibility and creative use. Cons As MongoDB isn't as ubiquitous as other solutions like MySQL, there's a bit less tooling available and some IaaS platforms treat it as a second class citizen. Alternatives considered [PostgreSQL](https://www.capterra.com/p/48791/PostgreSQL/)[MySQL](https://www.capterra.com/p/11482/MySQL/) Switched from [MySQL](https://www.capterra.com/p/11482/MySQL/) As our next project was using JS, we went for the deeper integration that MongoDB offers. Review Source OV Omair V. CTO E-Learning Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Robust for scaling" March 10, 2020 4.0 We switched from MLabs after MongoDB bought them and have since been able to make much better use of the MongoDB ecosystem with Compass, Charts, stronger cluster configuration etc. Pros We can see that MongoDB are on a growth-mindset, constantly adding new features like serverless functions, analytical text search, global write ops, and many other at-scale, enterprise level features. Some of these are already helping us reduce our infrastructure costs, for example, we've recently began switching off our third-party search service that was costing us £££ thanks to the introduction of MongoDB search. Cons We've had some recent headaches around the MongoDB connection string changes and issues with whitelisting some of our private VPNs on AWS. But these are minor issues. I personally think the Performance Advisor feature is poor - it would be far better to get a list of all unindexed queries listed by overall usage by time-period, rather than the adhoc suggestions that we see. Switched from [mLabs](https://www.capterra.com/p/191356/mLabs/) MongoDB purchased mLabs and so we migrated. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Head of IT Department Civil Engineering Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Great DB for agile projects" April 29, 2019 4.0 Very flexible and great fit for new JavaScript frameworks that use JSON. Pros This is probably the best document-oriented database. Since it is not relation-based database, it can better handle design mistakes that developer might make during iteration of agile development. Every change is very simple and convenient. As it has very useful validation of JSON data based on JSON definitions, it makes it very mistake protective. It is also very scalable, can be distributed, and again, scale horizontally for better performance, if you need them. Cons It does not have referential integrity, which makes it little complicated to use when you need defined, related and enforced relations between pieces of data, especially in big environments. When database grows, it can easily be very unefficient considering stored data vs real storage on the disk. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer software engineer intern Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 2+ years ### "NoSQL based databse with easy replication and horizontal scaling" July 16, 2019 5.0 Pros MySQL has several limitations, like strict datatype, no horizontal scaling, and difficult replication but MongoDB solves it all. It allows horizontal scaling, replication and it relaxes the constraints of strict datatypes. In today's time when rapid development is required, MongoDB comes very handy. A MongoDB demon will keep running in the background that helps you with all replication and scaling process. Cons You will definitely miss transaction type features in MongoDB Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Senior Software Development Engineer Computer Software Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Great DB, if you know what you're doing" February 25, 2019 5.0 Pros One of the best NoSQL DBs currently available. Beware, this statement is only true if you know what you're doing. If you're trying to use NoSQL DB where clearly a relation DB should be used, you're gonna have a bad time. It's also great for fast prototyping - don't have to mess with SQL migrations when you change DB structure a lot. Cons I think the indexing options are still a little bit lacking... Compared to the even older versions, the progress is very good. Review Source JM Jean M. Blockchain developer Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "MongoDB Opensource Easy and Powerful" September 13, 2022 5.0 Because the data storage is in JSON-like documents, it is very easy to understand and visualize. Used in class, and currently implementing an app for a physical therapist that tracks clients exercises and progress. I like the fact that the storage is encrypted. Pros I was introduced to MongoDB in a bootcamp. It is free and opensource. I wondered how good free could be. In my opinion it beat firebase. Objects can be defined graphically or via your code. It is easy to interface with Postman. Commercial upgrades are available. Currently using Mongo for an app. Supports Node.js. there is a lot of documentation available for beginners. Cons Not suitable for complex transactions. An occasional backup is recommended. After a crash, you need to check your logs. In fact, you may not know it crashed until you check your logs. With a crash or reset documents may fall into an "unconfirmed" category and are lost. This may have bee corrected in more current versions. I don't know. Alternatives considered [Firebase](https://www.capterra.com/p/160941/Firebase/) Reason for choosing MongoDB Just more powerful. Review Source WCT Wei Chun T. Data Engineer Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Easiest NoSQL DB for production app" December 3, 2022 4.0 Pros It's straightforward to set up and offers multiple SDKs for use in application projects. The documentation is also readily updated and quickly followed. Cons Document size and nesting is limited in MongoDB, so if you have a requirement of document size more than 16MB or needing to have document with more than 100 levels, then this may not be a good choice. Review Source Adam P. IT Manager Legal Services Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Wrote a new product using Mongo DB. A great noSQL DB. " April 20, 2018 5.0 Love Mongo DB Life is really good. Fast Dev Cycles Pros I love how easy it is to store JSON documents. No need to pack and unpack data just store objects with how I use it on my application server. Mongo scales very easy. Ran a production system for 3 years with zero downtime. You can 't beat the cost. Cons Better tooling would be a huge help. You can do everything in the command line but some tasks that you don't use every day take time to look up and execute. Review Source Ferhat Suat E. Founder Computer Software Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Best database platform" March 1, 2023 5.0 Pros Without a doubt, the best database platform in the world. It integrates with everything. Cons It would be much nicer if it was integrated with an all-in-one platform. I would go into all the project config with a single account (incl MongoDB database). Review Source SA Sajal A. Senior Software Engineer Computer Software Used the software for: 2+ years ### "NoSql connector" May 28, 2022 5.0 Pros Ease of connecting to nosql databases with URI as well as entering credentials separately. We can save the connections in the MongoDB and later on connect those with a single click. It is quite fast as we get result in no time. Also it is quite easy to use. Also while writing queries, we can apply different filters and get the filtered data. Cons switching between different database is tough, as we need to close old one and connect new one. opening collection again and again is also a issue, as there is no tab options. Review Source aH abuzar H. software engr Retail Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "NOSQL database base for modern fast pace application development" April 15, 2021 5.0 very good database for modern application development. Pros It has very very easy setup. Few click on mongoDb cloud service and one can have mongoDb server running in free tier. Other advantage is one need not to worry about schema . Thats means easy table (collection in mongoDb word) changes , without bothering ur DBA. data store is document with size limit 16kb , so all same data , u have option to store in one document (save lot of joins query). Cons Need a learning curve , as query is very different from SQL world. No schema , hence some time it become little struggle some time. No good free tier UI tool to analyze data. Review Source Josmar J. Desarrollador de java Used the software for: 2+ years ### "The best friend of nodejs and json" May 14, 2018 5.0 Pros \- Extremely efficient to integrate with big data - It is very easy of scale - The integration with nodejs and graphql is something completely natural - The speed and usability that the minimongo gives for mobile applications are very nice. - It is very easy to incorporate or deprecate field on collection. Cons \- Security is scarce or difficult to configure and integrate - Few free providers available in the cloud. (After using free tier) Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Jefa del Departamento de Informatica Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Powerful data base that allows high performance, continuous growth and high availability in storage" July 7, 2018 4.0 When working with this database, the expansion became easier and much more economical than the relational data base due to the horizontal scaling, distributing the load across all the nodes, which allowed the organization to store many more data and perform queries. manufacturing very quickly Pros Queries can be made quickly because the data is connected and interlaced thanks to the ID that is given to each document, the search is simpler; in addition, it has the facility to balance the loads which allows a better storage of files, it does not have to pay for the license, it contains a high security with advanced user management, the semi-structured or structured databases can be easily adapted, you can program the tasks, you have tools for the analysis of the data, using this data base the neck of bottles generated in the relational databases is completely eliminated Cons When running mongoldb uses all the free RAM which works as the cache, when the amount of data exceeds 100GB it usually has performance problems, when making a copy the verification and the durability is committed, when making a writing on the base of data the same is blocked which drastically reduces the concurrence Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Software Engineer Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Best Document-Oriented Database Service" July 23, 2021 5.0 I use MongoDB for almost all web applications I develop using NodeJS. I love that it's compatible with and offers support to most software development technologies. The high level of documentation and community support is also a plus point. Pros In my opinion, there is no other NoSQL based database service that offers the features MongoDB does. It's extremely easy to manage documents in JSON format. It doesn't matter if your system is small or large, because MongoDB offers excellent scalability options. Another plus point is MongoDB Compass. The GUI is easy to use and offers a great way to analyze your databases. Cons I don't have many complaints about MongoDB. Although, I would like to see some sort of functionality where database-database communication is allowed. I often have to use mySQL whenever I need this functionality. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Arquiteta de dados Financial Services Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Greater flexibility with documents" November 12, 2022 5.0 Document-oriented databases storing data in a single instance. Very effective when I need to enter a large volume of data at very fast speed Pros Best performance.Rduced costs.Object-oriented programming allows developers to run queries with less preparation. Cons Use lots of memory to and store data. Limit to nest data in BSON files up to 100 levels. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Senior software engineer Computer Software Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "MongoDB: Popular nosql database" October 29, 2018 5.0 Pros If you are a JavaScript person then it will be very easy to understand mongodb and use it as it stores data in the form of json that is the standard data format in JavaScript and even in web communication such as api request and response. Using package like simpleSchema we can use it very similar to sql databse with the benefits of a nosql database. Cons Query syntax of mongodb is not very good. They should follow a similar pattern for all types of queries but rather different syntax is followed. For example select document query syntax is very different to select collection. Review Source AA Ashwin A. Data Protection Engineer Information Services Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Excellent responsive DB" July 20, 2023 5.0 Pros \-Been using it from more than years now, very much quick and easy to use product. Cons Nothing much to specify. Everything is good. Review Source KONG SENG C. Programador sénior Used the software for: 2+ years ### "An incredible database structure regarding the use of NoSQL" April 28, 2018 5.0 If you want a database to work in a simple and fast way in your applications, MongoDB is a very good option. Pros When I work with the structure of the databases in MongoDB it is extremely simple, it has qualities that simplify the queries since it is executed from JavaScript and is performed asynchronously. Cons It has simple structures, which limits the use of this one a lot since it can block the database while you are modifying the database. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Sr. Eng Manager Retail Used the software for: 2+ years ### "MongoDB - Best NoSQL database" September 18, 2019 5.0 We are using MongoDB for document based records where preferences for million users are stored in a collection and each user can have its own preferences. Even we have surveys from users filled in MongoDB Pros 1\. No SQL document-oriented. Leave your hassles of schema definition behind. 2. Scale it for trillion records reds per day 3. Cluster config is easy. Cons 1\. Learning query language is a curve you need to follow. 2. Complex joins are a hassle. But manageable. 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