We primarily use MongoDB as a database to handle large volumes of data. It's useful when we need to manage millions of records quickly.
MongoDB Atlas for Government
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Has a user-friendly interface and an easy setup process
What is our primary use case?
What is most valuable?
The cloud solution offered by MongoDB, known as Atlas, has been invaluable to us. It provides a good, user-friendly interface. The ease of use and scalability make it stand out compared to relational databases.
What needs improvement?
Improvements could be made in query optimization, particularly when performing lookups or joining tables. Input functions to restrict the amount of data passed in pipelines would be beneficial for this purpose. Additionally, enhancing the documentation to make it more beginner-friendly is crucial. As someone with seven years of experience with MongoDB, I find the ecosystem intuitive, but newcomers often need help with the documentation.
For how long have I used the solution?
We have been using MongoDB for seven years now, and we are currently using the latest version.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
The platform has good stability.
How are customer service and support?
We contacted the MongoDB team for assistance whenever we encountered issues, particularly when optimizing queries that took too long. They helped us understand the root cause of the problem and provided us with discounts on certain occasions. For instance, when we accidentally used a larger instance, which resulted in higher costs, they understood the situation and offered us a discount to mitigate the expense.
How would you rate customer service and support?
Positive
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
We chose MongoDB over other solutions because it can handle large volumes of data and is flexible in data manipulation.
How was the initial setup?
The initial setup process is easy.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
The product is affordable, but I don't have direct comparisons with other products as I haven't been involved in the billing process.
What other advice do I have?
The NoSQL structure, particularly the document-based data management, has made data management easier for me. MongoDB's approach to handling data in documents rather than traditional tables has been particularly beneficial.
MongoDB's document-oriented model improves development speed by providing each document with its built-in key or ID, similar to a primary key in relational databases. This inherent ID facilitates faster execution of operations, such as searching for specific documents. Additionally, it allows for creating additional indexes, further enhancing performance. The familiarity of JSON-like structure makes it easy for developers, both front-end and back-end, to work with, leading to quicker development and visualization of data.
I advise others to understand the fundamentals of databases and how they store data. They should start with online videos to grasp the ecosystem, focusing on concepts like data storage. The document-oriented structure with binary objects is crucial for individuals with a programming background.
Several limitations related to querying certain documents can be challenging. They express concerns about the lookup process, where we sometimes need to fetch a large amount of data simultaneously. Additionally, there are limitations regarding the size of documents, which may require restructuring or storing data.
I rate it an eight out of ten.
The Dynamic Application feature is very valuable and the solution's setup is straightforward
What is our primary use case?
We use this solution for database verification purposes. Typically, we integrate other analytics tools with the solution, like databases and other tools.
What is most valuable?
The Dynamic Application is a valuable feature.
What needs improvement?
The analytics needs improvement.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using MongoDB for a couple of years.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
Hundreds of users use the solution at present.
How was the initial setup?
The initial setup is straightforward.
What other advice do I have?
Overall, I would rate the solution an eight out of ten.
One of the best database platform
What do you like best about the product?
MongoDB's simplicity is amazing. You can store data how you like, amend it as per your preferences, and implement the changes as you want to.
What do you dislike about the product?
Only one thing, the collections are not updated automatically.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
It helps in making changes on the live projects. It helps in setting up our backends of our projects and we can fix the issues in the application on real time basis.
Using vector search feature for the products
What do you like best about the product?
It's scalability and incorporating latest trends in the product
What do you dislike about the product?
May be the cost. I think cost should be reduced
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
We are hosting our product embedding/vectors in the vector index that is being used to find the most similar vectors quickly
Easy to use, flexible and secured.
What do you like best about the product?
It is NOSQL database which is easy to use and installation. It is secured and easily manageble. It is cost effective.
What do you dislike about the product?
The sources regarding this are very less according to other database. Althought it is easy to use but sometimes need some support.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
I used it for saving databases of CRM project of clients. With this I am able to access database remotely. And I can manage easily. With this database we can save unstructed data without any issue.
Great database, with some caveats
What do you like best about the product?
Fast, intuitive, great documentation, ease of use, ease of ramp up, many programming languages support out of the box, fast and reliable
What do you dislike about the product?
Vast documentation that is very hard to navigate and find the info you need, very expensive support plans
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
We have numerous clusters and we no longer need to maintain them ourselves.
Great for small development teams and early projects. Flexibility is great for growing startups.
What do you like best about the product?
MongoDB Atlas makes it easy to scale and adapt a changing data source. There are also nice features included that improve the developer experience, like data sync and their GUI tool, Compass.
What do you dislike about the product?
Certain computationally complex querying, across data types can be much more difficult than in a relational/SQL database.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Data storage and syncing - their device sync has made it easy to build realtime experiences for our users across client platforms (web, iOS, Android).
Provides ease of integration and simpler configuration process
What is our primary use case?
We use MongoDB mainly for data visualization and filtering purposes.
What is most valuable?
MongoDB's most valuable feature is data visualization.
What needs improvement?
They could provide more documentation and examples for adding pipeline stages. There could be a feature where commands made in MongoDB could be easily copied and shared in their original format. This functionality would enable seamless transition and compatibility between platforms like Linux and mobile devices, reducing the need for complex filters or Citrix-based solutions.
For how long have I used the solution?
We have been using MongoDB for five months.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
I rate the platform's stability a nine out of ten.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
My department has around 50 MongoDB users.
How was the initial setup?
It is a cloud-based version and is simple to deploy.
Which other solutions did I evaluate?
We evaluated OracleDB and MongoDB. We decided to work with MongoDB as its interface is easier to understand and more universal. It offers ease of integration and simpler configurations compared to OracleDB. It also provides all the essential functionality.
What other advice do I have?
I rate MongoDB a nine out of ten.
A tool that offers good integration capabilities
What is our primary use case?
I use MongoDB in our company since our overall data is stored on it. My company uses the tool as a back-end database.
What is most valuable?
The most valuable features of the solution are that it appeases our company's needs and is quick.
What needs improvement?
The dashboard is an area of concern in the solution where improvements are required. The price of the product may be a concern for the customers who use it, so improvements may be required in the pricing model.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using MongoDB for more than ten years. I use the solution's latest version.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
Stability-wise, I rate the solution an eight out of ten.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
Scalability-wise, I rate the solution a seven out of ten.
It is always important to ensure that users use the latest version of MongoDB if they want to use the scalability features of the product.
There are more than 1,000 users of the solution.
My company plans to expand the number of users of the product.
How are customer service and support?
MongoDB's technical support team is responsive and helpful.
I rate the technical support an eight out of ten.
How would you rate customer service and support?
Positive
How was the initial setup?
The product's initial setup phase was quite easy, but for some use cases, it was a bit difficult.
The solution is deployed on the private cloud services offered by AWS.
The solution can be deployed in a couple of hours. The product's initial deployment phase can be taken care of in an hour, and if any further deployments are required after that, it takes less than an hour.
Six to seven engineers are required to take care of the deployment and maintenance phases of the solution.
What other advice do I have?
The integration capabilities of MongoDB are fine for the solutions that we use in our company.
The tool's vendor takes care of the product's maintenance.
I rate the overall solution an eight out of ten.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
Private Cloud
If public cloud, private cloud, or hybrid cloud, which cloud provider do you use?
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Simple to learn and implement, but data consistency could be more efficient than traditional SQL
What is our primary use case?
I have used the product to store and manage data operations.
What is most valuable?
MongoDB is simpler to learn and implement than traditional SQL solutions like MySQL.
What needs improvement?
The product's data consistency could be more efficient than traditional SQLs.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have used MongoDB for a year while working on a project. I was using the latest version.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
MongoDB was stable and much faster than traditional SQL.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
There were five MongoDB users in our organization working in different teams.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
I was working with MySQL before. I decided to use MongoDB rather than other products to learn something new. It is easier to learn and implement than other databases.
How was the initial setup?
The learning process for initial setup is easier compared to traditional SQL. Someone without prior experience working with it can learn the process quickly.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
MongoDB is an open-source product. We don't have to pay for the licenses.
What other advice do I have?
I advise others to evaluate a lot of other databases. MongoDB worked fine for my project. However, I would have selected a product besides MongoDB to improve my skills and learn something new.
I rate it a six out of ten.
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