MongoDB Alternatives

MongoDB is described as 'Document database with the scalability and flexibility that you want with the querying and indexing that you need' and is a very popular relational database in the development category. There are more than 100 alternatives to MongoDB for a variety of platforms, including Linux, Windows, Mac, Self-Hosted and Web-based apps. The best MongoDB alternative is PostgreSQL, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like MongoDB are SQLite, MySQL Community Edition, MariaDB and Redis.

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  1. FerretDB icon
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    FerretDB (formerly MangoDB) is an open-source proxy, which converts MongoDB wire protocol queries to SQL, and uses PostgreSQL as a database engine.

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
     
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  2. RethinkDB icon
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    The open-source database for the realtime web.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
     
  3. CockroachDB icon
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    Cockroach is a distributed key/value datastore which supports ACID transactional semantics and versioned values as first-class features. The primary design goal is global consistency and survivability, hence the name.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • BSD
     
  4. DiceDB icon
     6 likes

    DiceDB is an open-source, fast, reactive, in-memory database optimized for modern hardware. Commonly used as a cache, it offers a familiar interface while enabling real-time data updates through query subscriptions.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Docker
     
  5. Valkey icon
     7 likes

    Valkey is an open source (BSD) high-performance key/value datastore that supports a variety of workloads such as caching, message queues, and can act as a primary database. Valkey can run as either a standalone daemon or in a cluster, with options for replication and high...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Self-Hosted
     
  6. Couchbase icon
     13 likes

    Couchbase is the NoSQL database market share leader, with production deployments at AOL, Deutsche Post, NTT Docomo, Salesforce.com, Turner Broadcasting Systems, Zynga and hundreds of other organizations worldwide.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
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  7. Triplit icon
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    A full-stack, syncing database that runs on both server and client. Pluggable storage (indexeddb, sqlite, durable objects), syncs over websockets, and works with your favorite framework (React, Solid, Vue, Svelte).

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    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
  8. DocumentDB icon
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    Open-source document database integrating NoSQL flexibility with PostgreSQL reliability, offering CRUD operations on BSON, full-text and geospatial search, vector embeddings, and schema-less data modeling for complex, cloud-ready workloads supporting MongoDB use cases.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Docker
    • PostgreSQL
     
  9. Amazon DynamoDB is a fully managed NoSQL database service offered by Amazon.com as part of the Amazon Web Services portfolio. It was announced by Amazon CTO Werner Vogels on January 18, 2012.OverviewDynamoDB differs from other Amazon services by allowing developers to purchase a...

    55 Amazon DynamoDB alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    • Amazon Web Services
     
  10. YDB icon
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    YDB is an open source Distributed SQL Database that combines high availability and scalability with strong consistency and ACID transactions.

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    Application type

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Docker
     
  11. Amazon DocumentDB (with MongoDB compatibility) is a fast, reliable, and fully managed database service that makes it easy for you to set up, operate, and scale MongoDB-compatible databases.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Amazon Web Services
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
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