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Aerospike Database 7 vs MongoDB comparison

 

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Categories and Ranking

Aerospike Database 7
Ranking in NoSQL Databases
12th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.8
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
MongoDB
Ranking in NoSQL Databases
1st
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.8
Number of Reviews
79
Ranking in other categories
Open Source Databases (5th), Managed NoSQL Databases (9th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of April 2025, in the NoSQL Databases category, the mindshare of Aerospike Database 7 is 3.7%, up from 2.4% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of MongoDB is 18.9%, down from 25.8% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
NoSQL Databases
 

Featured Reviews

Manikandan Gunasekaran - PeerSpot reviewer
Boost authentication and session management with reliable and fast data handling
There is a lot of technical debt in our company, and we need to update to the latest versions. The lack of automation in upgrading clusters from development to production is a concern. A tool for automatically handling such upgrades would reduce operational huddle. Additionally, it would be beneficial if Aerospike had a community version to encourage broader adoption and experimentation.
Uzair Faruqi - PeerSpot reviewer
Transforms data flow with adaptable schema and smooth public cloud deployment
One of our business units uses MongoDB, and we developed an ETL pipeline that extracts data from MongoDB and transfers it into our data warehouse MongoDB is a NoSQL database that is similar to a document database. It offers flexibility in schema adaptation, allowing us to change the schema and…

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"It shows better compression and compaction, which is valuable."
"The most valuable feature of MongoDB is the NoSQL database. In a SQL database, we need to join data together with a unique ID amongst other things, but in MongoDB, it's not required. We can directly receive all the information. The performance is very good. Additionally, they have frequent updates."
"The most valuable feature is that you can store unstructured data, which is helpful when you don't know what the best structure should be and you cannot use a relational database because of that."
"It facilitates the generation of heatmaps for graphical data analysis."
"MongoDB has a simple data-loading interface."
"One of the most valuable features of MongoDB is it is Its open source."
"The clustering is very good. It allows us to have high availability."
"The solution is user-friendly with a good object retrieval feature."
"The most valuable feature is the geometric information done with GeoJSON."
 

Cons

"The lack of automation in upgrading clusters from development to production is a concern."
"MongoDB could be more secure."
"The improvements could be made to intelligence to detect disk storage and prevent MongoDB from crashing."
"The dashboard is an area of concern in the solution where improvements are required."
"It would help if MongoDB offered a light solution for small projects."
"We'd like information about client onboarding experience and success stories. It would help to have something to show to internal stakeholders."
"Lacks sufficient scalability and elasticity."
"We find it difficult to incorporate MongoDB in some projects."
"There was a need for integrating relational database capabilities, however, MongoDB has introduced a relational converter that allows conversion between SQL and NoSQL."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"We use around half a TB of data and spend approximately $36,000 to $40,000 USD per year on Aerospike."
"MongoDB has a free version. You can also buy the enterprise edition, which is cheaper than Oracle."
"MongoDB's pricing is not reasonable, but it is not as expensive as the others."
"MongoDB is an open-source solution."
"It's a community edition, so we do not pay anything."
"MongoDB is an open-source product."
"The pricing is favorable if you opt to install MongoDB on an Amazon EC2 instance as you won't have to pay for the extra Atlas services and can instead manage the scaling yourself. This allows for a cost-effective solution and using MongoDB on a small scale, I have been able to utilize it for free."
"It's open-source."
"The solution is open source so is free."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
16%
Computer Software Company
15%
Insurance Company
7%
Non Profit
5%
Financial Services Firm
18%
Computer Software Company
15%
University
7%
Manufacturing Company
6%
 

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Small Business
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Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Aerospike Database 7?
We use around half a TB of data and spend approximately $36,000 to $40,000 USD per year on Aerospike.
What needs improvement with Aerospike Database 7?
There is a lot of technical debt in our company, and we need to update to the latest versions. The lack of automation in upgrading clusters from development to production is a concern. A tool for a...
What is your primary use case for Aerospike Database 7?
Aerospike is mainly used as the first step for authentication, authorization, and session persistence in our organization. It is a critical part of our workflow, as without it, we wouldn't be able ...
What do you like most about MongoDB?
MongoDB's approach to handling data in documents rather than traditional tables has been particularly beneficial.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for MongoDB?
We use the free version of MongoDB, so there are no licensing costs.
What needs improvement with MongoDB?
There is room for improvement in integrating MongoDB with agentive AI solutions. While solutions for other databases like SQL or PostgreSQL ( /products/postgresql-reviews ) already exist, MongoDB r...
 

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