# MongoDB Reviews 2026. Verified Reviews, Pros & Cons | Capterra > 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/mariadb/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 # Reviews of MongoDB Ease of use 4.4 Customer Service 4.3 ## Pros and Cons in Reviews Namratha C Product ownerInformation Technology and Services, 11 - 50 employeesUsed the software for: 1-2 years. “flexible schema documents vary in fields, making it ideal for apps and agile development projects.“ February 27, 2026 Alexander M Owner of ShadowPlayersDevInformation Technology and Services, Self-employedUsed the software for: 6-12 months. “The interface of MongoDB is quite confusing when set up.“ April 10, 2024 Junaid E National IT ManagerHospitality, 201 - 500 employeesUsed the software for: More than 2 years. “Customer support and documentation are solid and community resources are easy to find when issues come up.“ January 22, 2026 SA Samuel A SoftwareTelecommunications, 2 - 10 employeesUsed the software for: More than 2 years. “Sometimes, it might not save data safely, and it can have trouble handling complex data operations.“ May 18, 2023 Ruchir A Cloud Support EngineerComputer Software, 10,001+ employeesUsed the software for: 1-2 years. “It also has innovative indexing features which enable high performance for queries.“ August 16, 2024 SU Solomon U Web DeveloperComputer Software, Self-employedUsed the software for: More than 2 years. “Overall, MongoDB is a flexible, high-performance, non-relational database management system but it has some limitations like a lack of support for transactions across multiple documents and the process of setting up indexing and querying can be a bit complicated.“ January 18, 2023 TS Thomas S Co-FounderMarketing and Advertising, 2 - 10 employeesUsed the software for: 1-2 years. “It is extremely adaptive and has a great functionality, the data handling is quite plain and not overloaded with tight constraints.“ March 2, 2025 RG Robert G DeveloperConstruction, 10,001+ employeesUsed the software for: I used a free trial. “It didn't support the level of data consistency that we need or the things like encapsulated database procedures/functions that other offerings contain (to be fair, they do provide alternatives to accomplish the same goal). “ May 26, 2022 ## Showing most helpful reviews Showing 1-25 of 468 Reviews Sort by: Most Helpful Rating Company Size Reviewer's Role Length of Use Frequency of Use Junaid E. National IT Manager Hospitality Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Flexible and production ready when used right" January 22, 2026 5.0 Overall MongoDB is powerfull database that works best when used intentionally. It is excelled for rapid development and scalable applications. Could integration is works great however poor schema decisions can cause you problems. Pros MongoDB is extremely flexible and fast to get started with. It scales well, integrate cleanly with modern clould platforms. I have been using it for years without hassle. Customer support and documentation are solid and community resources are easy to find when issues come up. Cons Flexibility can easily turn into mess if the data model is not designed carefully from the start. Costs on MongoDB can also grow faster than expected as data and traffic scale. Alternatives considered [MySQL](https://www.capterra.com/p/11482/MySQL/) Reason for choosing MongoDB MongoDB offered more flexibility for handling data structures and reduced the overhead of schema changes compared to MySQL. Switched from [Firebase](https://www.capterra.com/p/160941/Firebase/) I needed more flexibility in the data model and better support for chaning schemas. Review Source DR Daniel R. Manager Design Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "1st class database applications " April 16, 2025 5.0 Excellent and forst in class database application. Very fast and agile. Easy to implement and lots of support and learning resources available for development Pros Very well structured database with plenty of learning resources for developers. Simple to use and connect interfaces with a host of applications. One of the best databases in its class Cons Probably the lack of popularity of the applications but there is little to dislike. If i had to be specific them probably just thr user interface but this is really minor Alternatives considered [Microsoft SQL Server](https://www.capterra.com/p/1417/SQL-Server/)[dotConnect for SQL Server](https://www.capterra.com/p/10021339/dotConnect-for-SQL-Server/) Reason for choosing MongoDB Speed and reliability with plenry of resources available for error amd maintenance tasks Review Source AH Amir H. E-Commerce Manager Retail Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Scaling our retail catalog data." February 19, 2026 5.0 As an E-commerce manager, page loads are very important to me. I use this database to power our retail inventory. It provides value for money but is very complex. Pros The integration with the cloud is seamless, and our retail application syncs thousands of product catalogs instantly. Cons The bugs in version update sometimes corrupt the index data, and the response from customer support is ridiculously slow in attending to our urgent e-commerce issues. Review Source TH Trevor H. Network Admin Oil & Energy Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Cheap Mongo DB" November 28, 2020 3.0 Built several multi-node clusters for data warehousing for ETL tools. Had a lot of issues early on to get it working. Documentation 2 years ago + was spotty but now its a lot better. Not to mention the software has evolved to include features sorely missing awhile back. We moved away from thsi product as it doesnt allow backups as robust as MSSQL and oracle but its great for certain types of data needs. Pros Can use a free version of it. And does allow clustering of it inclusive. Cons Compass client tool is useless versus other DB software tools. Pretty much all cli based access ot the collections within Alternatives considered [Microsoft SQL Server](https://www.capterra.com/p/1417/SQL-Server/) Reason for choosing MongoDB 3rd party software only supported this at the time. We have since moved away from that 3rd party software and this platform. Review Source Muthazhagan C. Software Developer Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 2+ years ### "My experience with MongoDB" December 31, 2023 5.0 I recommend mongodb for all the beginners whoever trying to learn new database. It not only beginner friendly also provide large number of build in function that makes easy to learn everyone. Unlike others nosql databases it store the data as bson format. So, it makes naturally faster the most of common databases. Pros Best part that i like in mongodb was It's speed and large number of build in functions. So i don't need to add each and every time custom function for searching or filter. Also they store the database best cloud platfoms(AWS, Google Cloud, Microsoft Azure). that makes my data were are safe. It beginner friendly also. Cons There are not that much i don't dislike about the mongodb. Switched from [Firestore](https://www.capterra.com/p/246669/Firestore/) Common reason for it's speed. mongodb more faster the firebase for it's bson format storing. And firegase lacks to provide some common option like logical operators and some other common options. Review Source Michael M. Senior Software Developer Computer Software Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Fast, fast, fast, and agile" June 16, 2020 5.0 Very positive. I will likely use MongoDB on every future project of moderate to extreme complexity. Pros One of the most difficult parts of software development, especially with complex projects, is keeping the software maintained. As business requirement change, the effort required to make those changes grows over time. MongoDB opened up a whole new world for me. I can make structural changes to my underlying data with ease without too much modification the data access layer. It reduces initial development significantly, and allows my team to pivot to new requirements with unprecedented ease. Because related data is encapsulated, queries are much faster, and our software is extremely performant. Highly recommended. Cons The tooling isn't great. Compass is a decent tool for accessing and lookup, but it lacks polish. It's slow to start up and sometimes difficult to pull up the data I'm seeking Switched from [MySQL](https://www.capterra.com/p/11482/MySQL/) First, the switch was experimental. Then, as the benefits unfolded, we knew MongoDB was a keeper. Review Source Leandro A. Developer Computer Software Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "MongoDB Review" December 2, 2025 5.0 Great experience .I enjoy working on the back end with mongo databases . I use it professionally it has a lot of benefits Pros Amazing DB . Fast , performant , easy to develop , easy to maintain, easy to debug .I use it at work and for personal projects Cons If you come from the SQL world it takes a time to get used to it , but once you learned Mongo you won't want to go back to SQL Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Product owner Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Flexible Powerhouse with Scalability Trade-offs" February 27, 2026 4.0 MongoDB delivers strong overall experience for flexible, scalable app, ease of use and functionality Pros flexible schema documents vary in fields, making it ideal for apps and agile development projects. Cons No support for joins lead to data duplication and redundancy across document,inflating storage needs Review Source Adarsh M. SDE Biotechnology Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Among the best databases" March 2, 2025 5.0 Pros When I am initial in the learning phase, i preferred MongoDB as it is the best choice for new developer. Cons Prizing is little bit higher for initial stages but rest is good. Review Source NJ Nanu J. Technology Lead Computer Software Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Great experience with MongoDB" July 11, 2025 5.0 I have used mongo db in projects which has a demand of scalability and schema flexibility and it has exceeded my expectation. Pros Mongo db is very easy to learn and is a very powerful tool.It offers high performance and offer good developer experience. It is also convenient to set up replica sets for high availability and for failover scenarios. Cons Can be memory-intensive, especially with large indexes or working sets. Also, complex relationships are less efficient than in SQL databases. Review Source SD Sudipta D. Technical Leader Computer Networking Used the software for: 2+ years ### "MongoDB - Database solution that every platform must have" February 10, 2023 5.0 It is must to have DB application that any software platform should have Pros Easy to get integrated with Python and building up business workflow with script runner being automated. Cons Customer support could be more improved . Switched from [MariaDB](https://www.capterra.com/p/132005/MariaDB/) The ease of integartion and low code approach Review Source TS Thomas S. Co-Founder Marketing and Advertising Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "MongoDB: Flexibility at its Best!" March 2, 2025 5.0 It is extremely adaptive and has a great functionality, the data handling is quite plain and not overloaded with tight constraints. It doesn't compel you to follow specific schema, neither is it causing complexity on you Pros Database setup and management is bounding and trouble-free. It further is a perfect solution for the unstructured type of data Cons Letting data be always consistent in general can be a challenge, especially for those environments undergoing many undertakings Review Source Álvaro C. FullStack Developer Computer Software Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Moldable schemes. Facility of accessing and creating data. Unsopported operation." April 12, 2024 5.0 Pros It is ideal for environments with few computing resources Any server or any personal computer can be used to set up MongoDB and have a server for your projects. It has very good documentation, very extensive and detailed compared to other NoSQL databases. Cons Not a suitable database for applications with complex transactions. Despite being widely used today, it is still a young technology. It does not allow Joins for queries, that is, queries in which different tables are combined or related. Review Source SU Solomon U. Web Developer Computer Software Used the software for: 2+ years ### "MongoDb is the easiest database to work with, good choice for new programmer." January 18, 2023 5.0 Overall, MongoDB is a flexible, high-performance, non-relational database management system but it has some limitations like a lack of support for transactions across multiple documents and the process of setting up indexing and querying can be a bit complicated. Additionally, it lacks native joins, which can be a limitation in certain scenarios where data is highly relational. However, the document-based data model and built-in support for data replication and sharding make it a great option for unstructured data and high availability and scalability Pros I have been using MongoDB for several years now and I have to say, I am impressed with its flexibility and scalability. The query language is also quite simple and easy to use. I also appreciate the support for multiple programming languages, which allows me to interact with MongoDB using my preferred language. Overall, I highly recommend MongoDB for anyone in need of a flexible, high-performance, non-relational database management system. Cons I have been using MongoDB for some time and I have to say, it has a few limitations. The lack of support for transactions across multiple documents can be an issue for some use cases. Also, the process of setting up indexing and querying can be a bit complicated, it requires a good understanding of the data and access patterns. And the lack of native joins can be a limitation in certain scenarios where data is highly relational Switched from [MySQL](https://www.capterra.com/p/11482/MySQL/) MongoDB is easier to use Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Marketing Assistant Computer Software Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "MongoDB is a key component of our companies data structure" August 27, 2022 5.0 Mongo helps us stay organized and its flexible structure allows me and my team to figure things out without the constraints of traditional rigid relational databases weighing us down. While rigid and bulletproof architectures have their place mongo helps us take ideas to market at a much quicker velocity. Pros Mongo is incredibly flexible and forgiving. This is especially useful when spearheading new projects as you are able to quickly work to work out ideas and then come back to the architecture to tune it up after the fact. Cons It is often difficult to recover backups of data should a client data be accidentally lost. However, this can be mitigated with better operating procedures shouldn't the right leadership have their eyes on it. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Software Engineer Insurance Used the software for: 2+ years ### "The best DBMS for unstructured data" March 16, 2024 5.0 Pros The ease of use and the community behind the product. It’s always growing and there are a ton of resources on the web. Cons The ACL handling is not as easy as it should be, but this could be a subjective point of view. Review Source Nirmal G. Software Developer Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Best No SQL DataBase" September 5, 2023 4.0 Overall, I found Mongo to be a better alternative as compared to SQL based data. Pros While developing application using Node.js, using Mongo helps a lot since the JSON like data is really easy to query. Cons Since the data is non-tabular, sometimes applying joins using aggregation becomes complex. Review Source BP Bharathi P. Mobile App Developer Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "My Review For MongoDB " December 31, 2023 4.0 Overall, this is good for beginners and has a small level of application. Their storing and retrieval formats are JSON; B-JSON is very helpful to understand structure. I recommend this for all beginners because it is easy to understand. Cast is also ok compared to other DBs. Pros First, it is a NoSQL database. so it uses a flexible JSON-type model. And it has a large and active community, which is helpful for developers seeking support. And beginners can start with MongoDB. Cons This DB does not support uploading documents like the AWS Bucket Concept. It only stores text Text Formats. And it can consume a significant amount of memory, especially when dealing with large datasets. Alternatives considered [Firebase](https://www.capterra.com/p/160941/Firebase/)[MySQL](https://www.capterra.com/p/11482/MySQL/)[IBM Db2](https://www.capterra.com/p/240589/IBM-Db2/) Review Source VR Verified Reviewer web devloper Computer Software Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "MongoDB is a widely popular NoSQL database" March 24, 2023 5.0 Overall, MongoDB is a powerful and flexible database that offers a range of benefits for developers and enterprises. Its scalability, performance, and ease of use make it a great choice for a wide range of applications. Pros MongoDB is known for its high-performance capabilities. It can handle large amounts of data with ease and is highly scalable, making it an ideal choice for enterprise applications.MongoDB offers a comprehensive set of APIs and drivers for popular programming languages, making it easy for developers to work with. It also has a powerful query language and supports a variety of data types. Cons MongoDB can be memory-intensive, especially for large datasets. This can make it challenging to scale horizontally without significant hardware investments.Some advanced features, such as backup and recovery, are only available in MongoDB's enterprise edition. This can be a limitation for organizations that cannot afford the cost of enterprise licensing. Review Source Alex Danilo M. Software developer Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "MongoDB review, a great, secure, and flexible tool to store your data." June 18, 2020 5.0 Installing, set it up, and link it with some backends applications. Customizing hooks, and triggers. Use of CRUD requests. Pros MongoDB is a great and fresh database server that allows you to create and use non-relational databases, that means; you can store the data in JSON format object. Being an amazing and handy tool that will be compatible with almost every type of development. Moreover, MongoDB features cloud services, allowing you to create and use cluster and triggers, also a tool for monitoring. Furthermore, Mongo uses hooks systems that offer you the option of use CRUD requests and customize the behavior of your database and the way that your models interact. Cons For novices or junior developers, the setup of mongo and its services will be hardy, being essential have some basic knowledge about how MongoDB and the non-relational databases work. For this scenario, MongoDB has a complete, and handy Documentation that explains every service and gives you examples about using the databases and its services. Review Source Sayam J. Technical Architect Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "MongoDB- Simply NoSql" April 8, 2023 4.0 Pros MongoDB is a NoSql DB which helped us to store the non relational data. Searching and storing capacity of this tool is really good as compared to other databases Cons If you are moving on it from RDBMS than you may face some issues in the starting else it is really good to go. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Senior Software Engineer Computer Software Used the software for: 2+ years ### "A tool that fits very certain needs" October 22, 2018 5.0 Pros Certain common operations are very very easy to spin up a one-off query for and utilize the data right then and there. In that sense, there is a very lightweight feel to developing with MongoDB at the start of most projects. Cons The design paradigms around MongoDB make it so that you will eventually want to add some sort of schema-type check somewhere in your stack. This will make development much simpler over time as the data begins to evolve. In general, there's a lot of other scaffolding you will want to do in order to sane-ly use a NoSQL as most people seem to want to (a quick start data store for a project that would otherwise benefit from a relational database). Not saying this is the "correct way" to use MongoDB, but just our experience within a system/framework like Meteor for example. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Student/Intern Computer Software Used the software for: 2+ years ### "MongoDB is a powerful and dependable database that will lure you into the world of NoSQL" March 31, 2021 4.0 MongoDB is at the core of our programme, which needs pace and accuracy. It's mainly used by the tech runtime team, with other teams using aspects of the software using it implicitly. For all online and mobile applications created for our customers, I use MongoDB as a database. It satisfies all of our requirements. The service is of high quality, being dependable, convenient, and durable. It's the most up-to-date and successful platform for software development. Pros Change streams and graph queries are two common database principles that MongoDB has quickly embraced. For popular programming languages, there is excellent library support. Developers will find it easy to set up and configure. It's also simple to write a query. Good scalability so data can be efficiently shared and is available quickly . There are a lot of tools and help online. Since there are so many ready-made options available, it's pretty simple to set up in some conditions. If you know JSON then it going to be easy for you to use. Cons The user interface is a bit difficult to understand at first. They could make it easier to integrate with other NoSQL databases. When opposed to a SQL-based database, extensive aggregation queries in MongoDB can be challenging. Review Source Kanad N. Programmer Computer Software Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Great DBMS with Fast response time." February 25, 2021 5.0 Have been using MongoDB for almost all my projects, best for quick prototyping. Pros MongoDB provides free Atlas Cloud Tier making it very convenient and easy to setup a database for projects with minimum requirements. MongoDB being a schema-less database helps in adding or removing a record without changing the whole structure much quicker. Cons MongoDB lacks in some flexibility with the queries like JOINS and no support for transaction for multiple document level. Even though these features are not used often it may still be required. Takes more storage than MySQL to store data which could be an issue for Free Tier users. Review Source Prabhat M. Senior Devops Engineer Education Management Used the software for: 2+ years ### "MongoDB" November 27, 2022 5.0 Pros MongoDB is the best nosql database. One of the best features about mongodb is the replication. The replication is so swift & intime . The failover handling is also very awesome in mongodb. Cons Sometimes the initial setup for mongodb can be little tricky. Otherwise it is a wonderful tool. Review Source Similar Products Featured