Self-Hosted MongoDB Alternatives

MongoDB is not available as a self-hosted solution but there are plenty of alternatives for power users and business that want to host a solution on-premise. The best Self-Hosted alternative is PostgreSQL, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to MongoDB and many of them are available as a self-hosted solution so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Self-Hosted alternatives to MongoDB are SQLite, Redis, DiceDB and Valkey.

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  1. PostgreSQL icon

    PostgreSQL

     324 likes

    PostgreSQL is a powerful, open source object-relational database system with over 35 years of active development that has earned it a strong reputation for reliability, feature robustness, and performance.

    75 PostgreSQL alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Self-Hosted
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    PostgreSQL vs MongoDB Comments
    danmaz74
    Positive
    10

    Postgres now has great support for JSON datatype with indexing, making it a very good document store - plus being the best OS relational DB.

    Guest
    Negative
    4

    PostgreSQL is relational DB, Mongo is not. Mongo is a "nosql-db", PostgreSQL is not.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    Guest
    Negative
    4

    PostgreSQL actually IS relational, unlike MongoDB.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    3 of 4 comments
    • PostgreSQL is Free and Open SourceMongoDB is Freemium and Proprietary
  2. SQLite icon

    SQLite

     351 likes

    SQLite is a software library that implements a self-contained, serverless, zero-configuration, transactional SQL database engine. SQLite is the most widely deployed SQL database engine in the world. The source code for SQLite is in the public domain.

    72 SQLite alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Self-Hosted
     
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    SQLite vs MongoDB Comments
    Guest
    Negative
    15

    SQLite is not document-oriented, schemaless db. Other SQL databases (MySQL, PostgreSQL, etc.) are not alternatives for MongoDB too.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    Guest
    Negative
    1

    SQLite is a classic SQL-, schema-based DB, whereas MongoDB is not.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    • SQLite is Free and Open SourceMongoDB is Freemium and Proprietary
    • SQLite is LightweightMongoDB is not according to our users
  4. Redis icon

    Redis

     114 likes

    The in-memory data store used by millions of developers as a cache, vector database, document database, streaming engine, and message broker.

    50 Redis alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    • Docker
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  5. DiceDB icon

    DiceDB

     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
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  6. Valkey icon

    Valkey

     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
     
  7. FerretDB icon

    FerretDB

     6 likes

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

    Cost / License

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    • Mac
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    • Online
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    FerretDB vs MongoDB Comments
    Guest
    Positive
    2

    I like it because it is tries to build MongoDB in open-source!

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    • FerretDB is Free and Open SourceMongoDB is Freemium and Proprietary
  9. Triplit icon

    Triplit

     8 likes

    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).

    Cost / License

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    • Self-Hosted
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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  10. DocumentDB icon

    DocumentDB

     1 like

    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
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  11. YDB icon

    YDB

     4 likes

    YDB is an open source Distributed SQL Database that combines high availability and scalability with strong consistency and ACID transactions.

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    • Self-Hosted
    • Docker
     
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    ScyllaDB

     3 likes

    is an open-source distributed NoSQL wide-column data store. It is compatible with Apache Cassandra and supports the same protocols (CQL and Thrift) and file formats (SSTable), as well as the Amazon DynamoDB API, and is based on C++20.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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  13. SurrealDB icon

    SurrealDB

     7 likes

    With an SQL-style query language, real-time queries with highly-efficient related data retrieval, advanced security permissions for multi-tenant access, and support for performant analytical workloads, SurrealDB is the next generation serverless database.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Kubernetes
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    • Docker
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  14. ScaleGrid icon

    ScaleGrid

     Like

    ScaleGrid provides a fully managed Database-as-a-Service (DBaaS) solution used by thousands of developers, startups, and enterprise customers including UPS, Dell, and Adobe. The ScaleGrid platform supports MongoDB and Redis on both public and private clouds, including Amazon...

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
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