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Amazon Timestream vs MongoDB Atlas comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Jan 11, 2026

Review summaries and opinions

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

Categories and Ranking

Amazon Timestream
Ranking in Managed NoSQL Databases
6th
Average Rating
9.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.9
Number of Reviews
5
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
MongoDB Atlas
Ranking in Managed NoSQL Databases
3rd
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
7.2
Number of Reviews
50
Ranking in other categories
Database as a Service (DBaaS) (3rd), Database Management Systems (DBMS) (8th), AI Software Development (8th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of January 2026, in the Managed NoSQL Databases category, the mindshare of Amazon Timestream is 6.2%, down from 10.5% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of MongoDB Atlas is 12.1%, up from 2.4% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Managed NoSQL Databases Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
MongoDB Atlas12.1%
Amazon Timestream6.2%
Other81.7%
Managed NoSQL Databases
 

Featured Reviews

Sushil Pandey - PeerSpot reviewer
Data Engineer at Tiger Analytics
It is helpful to get telemetry data from the devices in real-time
It is an easily scalable solution. When it comes to the retention period, if someone wants to change, they have to define it at the start. Later on, if users want to change it again, like, or increase the retention policy, then they have to create the table again and do so, and if it is not done, then we face problems. It will increase the retention, but when you try to insert a record or an older record that is not included in the range of your retention period, then you can face some problems and, like, it will throw some errors. The tool is scalable, but it should be defined at the start as to how much retention you want. For scalability, I rate the tool a six or seven out of ten.
Laksiri Bala - PeerSpot reviewer
DB Architect / Consultant at Virtusa Global
Room for improvement in data handling leads to enhanced cost-effective data management performance
It would be beneficial if MongoDB Atlas could better support OLTP aspects and data frames, as well as enhance its capabilities for data pipelines and visualization dashboards. Furthermore, supporting the medallion architecture could be a valuable addition, and incorporating improved spatial and vector handling for geographical data could make it more competitive. Enhancing vector processing for AI capabilities would also be critical.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The best things about Amazon Timestream are it's maintenance-free, customizable, and has no lag issues. It's always real-time."
"If you drop a message, the solution's technical support will definitely reply."
"You can quickly aggregate data from the last ten years with Amazon Timestream."
"What I like best is that the tool is easy to collect and store data and is fast and scalable. The fully managed database is easy to understand."
"Using Amazon Timestream has been seamless due to its integration within the AWS ecosystem and ease of use for the engineering team."
"The dynamic structures are the most valuable."
"For security reasons, I prefer MongoDB Atlas. It supports role-based access control, so you have an entity for each individual."
"MongoDB Atlas is a database that is quite fast, stable, and reliable."
"Being schemaless is what I like best about MongoDB Atlas."
"The auto-scaling feature is the most valuable aspect."
"It's flexible. We don't need to have a solid upstream availability failover, and everything is seamless in Atlas."
"The product provides quick transaction service, high availability, and efficient scalability features."
"This solution is very helpful due to its ease of use."
 

Cons

"The solution could be improved by making it easier for new graduates like me to use. Better explanations of queries and how to use them with other AWS services would help."
"The tool could be improved by increasing the batch size from one hundred records to five hundred or a thousand to speed up indexing."
"There are disadvantages when it comes to time series databases since you can't delete anything from Amazon Timestream data."
"There are certain features that we would like to see added and we are collaborating with the product teams on these areas."
"Arranging the database schema is a bit challenging."
"Going forward, we would like to have pure AWS Cloud (native) storage instead regular storage on the AWS integration side."
"From an improvement standpoint, MongoDB can improve security."
"One improvement that I would like to see is a feature to export changes made in the environment, such as creating a new user."
"The initial configuration fine-tuning for performance can be time-consuming."
"If it could be cheaper, that would make us happy."
"The price of the solution should be reduced."
"I would say pricing is an area where MongoDB Atlas could improve."
"I would like to have better performance for user experience with the solution."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Amazon Timestream's pricing seems manageable to me."
"We pay over $10 million a year to Amazon."
"We don't see high costs with Amazon Timestream, which may vary by company."
"For 1GB of data, the solution charges $ 0.01 in the US region."
"Pricing could always be better."
"The solution is fairly priced."
"We're currently using the Atlas for the night and don't require a license. However, it can be a problem if you want to use their enterprise environment. Then you need to purchase the license."
"MongoDB Atlas is more cost-effective than Amazon DocumentDB. It also has a pay-as-you-go pricing model. Apart from the standard licensing cost, you must also pay to get MongoDB Atlas technical support, which is expensive."
"The pricing and licensing is great."
"We pay for the license on a monthly basis. It's not cheap or expensive. For smaller companies, it's definitely expensive."
"We pay for a license."
"MongoDB Atlas is not expensive, and since it's a cloud-based solution, you pay by usage."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
13%
Manufacturing Company
11%
Insurance Company
7%
Outsourcing Company
7%
Computer Software Company
13%
Financial Services Firm
12%
Manufacturing Company
12%
Comms Service Provider
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
No data available
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business23
Midsize Enterprise10
Large Enterprise20
 

Questions from the Community

What needs improvement with Amazon Timestream?
We are working on a few open change requests with the engineering teams on AWS's side. There are certain features that we would like to see added and we are collaborating with the product teams on ...
What is your primary use case for Amazon Timestream?
We use Amazon Timestream as a data historian for IT data. It stores all individual measurements of our customers' IoT devices for a certain period of time, allowing them to perform time-series-base...
What do you like most about MongoDB Atlas?
There are many valuable features, but scalability stands out. It can scale across zones. You can define multiple nodes. They have also partnered with AWS, offering great service with multiple featu...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for MongoDB Atlas?
I have no idea about the pricing or setup cost with MongoDB Atlas.
What needs improvement with MongoDB Atlas?
I would say pricing is an area where MongoDB Atlas could improve.
 

Also Known As

No data available
Atlas, MongoDB Atlas (pay-as-you-go)
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

Expedia, Intuit, Royal Dutch Shell, Brooks Brothers
Wells Fargo, Forbes, Ulta Beauty, Bosch, Sanoma, Current (a Digital Bank), ASAP Log, SBB, Zebra Technologies, Radial, Kovai, Eni, Accuhit, Cognigy, and Payload.
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