In my SaaS role, MongoDB Atlas helped me meet compliance standards by keeping tenant and customer data in separate databases. I improved performance by setting up Atlas clusters in each region. In a high-restriction context, data replication between regions ensured smooth failover without constant snapshots. For added security, I even took data snapshots to another cloud. Choosing MongoDB Atlas depends on your specific SLA and disaster recovery needs.
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Offers seamless support for diverse data structures and simplifies compliance
What is our primary use case?
How has it helped my organization?
What is most valuable?
The most beneficial MongoDB features for our workload are the ability to scale up and down using automatic sharding and clustering. This is crucial for handling diverse requirements and integrations with different configurations. The flexibility to support various deployments, whether on AWS, Azure, or GCP, by easily adding additional clusters, has been another significant advantage.
What needs improvement?
There is room for improvement in the cost of certain features like encryption. The web console isn't very intuitive, especially for large data. The new feature, Cube, for BI needs better documentation, and more workshops or videos would be helpful for users and developers. Additionally, real-time performance monitoring in MongoDB Atlas needs improvement.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been working with MongoDB Atlas for about two months, but my company has been using it for a couple of years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
MongoDB is quite stable.
How are customer service and support?
The technical support is very good. I would rate it as an eight out of ten.
How would you rate customer service and support?
Positive
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
I have worked with MySQL and PostgreSQL. MongoDB stands out for managing JSON and document types most efficiently. While other databases support JSON fields, MongoDB offers the best solution for handling JSON data.
How was the initial setup?
The deployment was quite straightforward and it only took about half a day.
Maintenance is generally manageable with MongoDB, but it becomes challenging when facing issues or disasters. The profiler and logs are not very user-friendly which makes it harder to identify and resolve problems quickly.
What was our ROI?
The ROI with MongoDB Atlas depends on how well you manage your data and throughput. It is crucial to understand your data and use their tools effectively. Mismanagement can lead to higher costs, especially with scaling, so careful monitoring is essential.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
I don't have any concerns about MongoDB Atlas pricing and licensing.
What other advice do I have?
MongoDB's default encryption provides a baseline for data protection. The flexibility to let customers manage their encryption keys enhances security.
MongoDB Atlas supports our organization's implementation of microservices architecture by seamlessly fitting into our domain-driven design. While we primarily use domain-driven design rather than microservices, MongoDB Atlas offers flexibility and scalability to meet various requirements. It easily accommodates diverse data structures and events related to our customers, allowing for efficient and straightforward implementation.
Overall, I would rate MongoDB Atlas as a seven out of ten.
My advice to new users is to design your schema thoughtfully, considering MongoDB's document limitations. Utilize profiling and set up alerts for scaling issues. Understand how to query efficiently and focus on proper indexing for improved performance.
Easy to scale and offers good performance and stability
What is our primary use case?
It's good for performance and stability if you need a non-SQL database to store data.
How has it helped my organization?
We use it as a database for some of our microservices. We use it as a database for a few of our microservices.
What is most valuable?
The stability and performance are great. The high availability feature is great.
Moreover, I am happy with the automated backup and restore functionality.
What needs improvement?
In the past, MongoDB offered more features for free, but now it's quite limited. The free version is limited, and you need to pay extra to fully utilize it.
The pricing could be improved.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have experience with this solution. I've been with this product for a couple of years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
It is a stable solution. I would rate the stability a nine out of ten.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
It is a scalable product, but only if you use the paid features. And if you enable sharded cluster functionality, it scales very well.
How was the initial setup?
The initial setup is very straightforward.
The ease of setting up and maintaining your database clusters with MongoDB depends on the features you need. If you only need basic functionality, setup can be simple. But for additional features like reliability and backups, it might require a more complex configuration.
What about the implementation team?
We did it in-house.
What other advice do I have?
Overall, I would rate the solution a nine out of ten. I would recommend using this product.
If you need a no-SQL database, then MongoDB is a good choice.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
On-premises
A convenient database that is simple to use
What is most valuable?
The product is simple to use and enterprise-ready. It is also open-source.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
I rate the product's stability a nine out of ten.
How was the initial setup?
The tool's deployment is easy. We used Amazon EC2 Containers to deploy it.
What other advice do I have?
MongoDB Atlas is a convenient database that you need to start using. I rate it a nine out of ten.
A schema-less database that is easy to use and provides good value for money
What is our primary use case?
MongoDB Atlas is a schema-less database.
What is most valuable?
MongoDB Atlas is very easy to use and user-friendly, and you get what you're paying for. MongoDB Atlas is very easy to use when you are familiar with MongoDB and how to write query functions. I would give the solution a nine out of ten for usability.
What needs improvement?
MongoDB Atlas should improve its user experience by providing better explanations or a wizard for people working with its UI. The solution should include a query builder that will help people who aren't developers get data.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using MongoDB Atlas for two years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
MongoDB Atlas is a stable solution.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
MongoDB Atlas is a scalable solution. Around ten people were working with the solution in my organization.
How was the initial setup?
The solution's initial setup is straightforward.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
MongoDB Atlas provides good value for money. MongoDB Atlas is not expensive, and since it's a cloud-based solution, you pay by usage.
What other advice do I have?
MongoDB Atlas is a cloud-based solution. The solution's installation, setting up, and integration are relatively easy. MongoDB Atlas provides the functionalities it promises.
Users should focus on the technical design and figure out how they want the data, what data scheme they're aiming for, how to build properly, and how to design data properly. For everything else, they provide you with enough tools to understand what you're doing pretty much by yourself.
Overall, I rate MongoDB Atlas a nine out of ten.
Stores large amounts of unstructured data and has an easy setup process
What is our primary use case?
We use MongoDB Atlas to store the data of our users.
What is most valuable?
The product allows us to easily set up and store large amounts of unstructured data.
What needs improvement?
The product's data aggregation feature needs to work faster.
For how long have I used the solution?
We have been using MongoDB Atlas for one year.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
I rate the product's stability a nine out of ten. It is a good feature that is rarely seen in other relational databases.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
I rate the platform's scalability a nine out of ten.
How was the initial setup?
The initial setup process is easy.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
It is an open-source platform.
What other advice do I have?
If you have unstructured data in large amounts, MongoDB Atlas is a good product to opt for. It distributes the data on servers and gives quick access to it.
I rate it a nine out of ten.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
On-premises
Stable product with good scalability features
What is our primary use case?
We use MongoDB Atlas to manage transactions and tenant payments for our application.
What is most valuable?
The product provides quick transaction service, high availability, and efficient scalability features.
What needs improvement?
The product's file storage documentation needs improvement.
For how long have I used the solution?
We have been using MongoDB Atlas for five years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
It is a stable platform. I rate its stability a nine out of ten.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
I rate the product's scalability a nine out of ten.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
We are using MySQL at the same time.
How was the initial setup?
The initial setup requires knowledge of Linux systems. It takes ten to thirty minutes to complete, depending on the bandwidth of the server. It requires a team of three technicians to execute the process.
What other advice do I have?
MongoDB Atlas is a wonderful product. It is one of the top database platforms. I recommend it to companies planning to use the standard transaction maintenance.
I rate it a nine out of ten.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
Private Cloud
A scalable unstructured database that requires its users to go for a straightforward setup phase
What is our primary use case?
I use MongoDB Atlas to take care of my company's clients who are in industries like healthcare systems, finance, and other such areas.
What is most valuable?
The solution is valuable since it works as an unstructured database.
What needs improvement?
I would like the solution to offer more integration capabilities since it is an area where the solution lacks.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using MongoDB Atlas for a few months.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
It is a stable solution. Stability-wise, I rate the solution a seven out of ten.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
It is a scalable solution.
Around 30,000 to 40,000 of my company's customers use MongoDB Atlas.
How are customer service and support?
I was not involved much with the technical support offered by MongoDB.
How was the initial setup?
The initial setup of MongoDB Atlas is straightforward unless you don't have to deal with any database-related stuff.
I completed the setup phase of the solution in a week since I have a background in handling databases.
For the deployment phase of the solution to be successful, one needs to have a bit of cloud-based knowledge.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
I did not get into the solution's licensing costs since that is taken care of by the customers who want to use the product.
What other advice do I have?
I recommend the solution to those who plan to use it.
I rate the overall solution an eight out of ten.
An easily scalable and manageable solution
What is our primary use case?
I use the solution for Web Application creation.
What is most valuable?
The solution is easily scalable and manageable. Tools can be easily added to the solution.
What needs improvement?
Customer support needs improvement knowledge-wise.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using the solution for two years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
It is a stable solution. I rate the stability a ten out of ten.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
It is a scalable solution. I rate it ten out of ten.
How are customer service and support?
I rate the support an eight out of ten.
How was the initial setup?
The initial setup is straightforward. The deployment takes three hours. I rate the initial setup a ten out of ten.
What was our ROI?
I have seen a 10% return on investment.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
The solution is fairly priced. I rate the pricing a seven out of ten.
What other advice do I have?
I rate the overall solution an eight out of ten.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
Public Cloud
Used to store data, migrate data from SQL to NoSQL, and collect data from websites
What is our primary use case?
MongoDB Atlas can be used to store data, migrate data from SQL to NoSQL, and collect data from websites.
What is most valuable?
Object-based data storing capability and managing non-structured data capability are the most valuable features of MongoDB Atlas.
What needs improvement?
MongoDB Atlas should add more APIs in their Terraform module because sometimes I find it difficult to find the resources in their Terraform model.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using MongoDB Atlas for two to four years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
I rate MongoDB Atlas a nine out of ten for stability.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
I rate MongoDB Atlas ten out of ten for scalability.
How was the initial setup?
MongoDB Atlas’ initial setup was straightforward.
What about the implementation team?
We use Terraform to deploy MongoDB Atlas. The deployment is easy if you have the code, and can be done within five minutes.
What other advice do I have?
MongoDB Atlas has a good partnership with AWS, and there is no hassle in integrating the solution with any tool. I recommend users go ahead with MongoDB Atlas if they prefer to have NoSQL in their organization.
Overall, I rate MongoDB Atlas ten out of ten.
An open-source product with good integration capabilities
What is most valuable?
I am impressed with the tool's integrations.
What needs improvement?
The tool's implementation should be made easier.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been working with the product for two years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
The solution is stable.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
The tool is scalable. My company has more than 40 users for the solution.
How are customer service and support?
We had mailed tech support whenever we encountered issues and they had responded to us.
What about the implementation team?
The solution's deployment can be done in-house.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
The tool is free since it's an open-source product.
What other advice do I have?
I would rate the product an eight out of ten.
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