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MongoDB Enterprise Advanced vs Neo4j Graph Database comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Feb 8, 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

MongoDB Enterprise Advanced
Ranking in NoSQL Databases
2nd
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.7
Number of Reviews
82
Ranking in other categories
Open Source Databases (7th), Managed NoSQL Databases (6th)
Neo4j Graph Database
Ranking in NoSQL Databases
10th
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
7.7
Number of Reviews
6
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of August 2026, in the NoSQL Databases category, the mindshare of MongoDB Enterprise Advanced is 13.1%, down from 15.2% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Neo4j Graph Database is 5.9%, up from 5.3% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
NoSQL Databases Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
MongoDB Enterprise Advanced13.1%
Neo4j Graph Database5.9%
Other81.0%
NoSQL Databases
 

Featured Reviews

AB
Co-Founder at Vsigma IT Labs Pvt Ltd
Have managed customer transaction data efficiently and supported high-demand workloads with reliable performance
The integration between data warehouse could be improved. Nowadays, a lot of data is getting generated, so certain ETL flexible scripts with backend database integrations would be an improvement I could see. I will not be able to clearly say there is currently a deficiency there. All our DBs are integrated with a backend data warehouse, not necessarily AWS. When third-party data warehouses are integrated, we are seeing some ETL job performance issues. It is a one-off scenario so we have not thoroughly done any troubleshooting on that. It could be platform or third-party related issue. From the AWS standpoint, if robust integration and data warehouse integration specific tools are added in the advanced suite, that would definitely be helpful.
RT
VP odfTechnology at Enterpi Software Solutions Private Limited
Delivers superior search and data aggregation capabilities
Neo4j helps with advanced search needs, providing good search results and aggregates compared to MongoDB. Aggregating with MongoDB can be difficult; however, with Neo4j, it's easier. Aggregating data, backing up, and creating new clusters are user-friendly from the back end. In DevOps web deployment, we noticed no database issues. We created Docker instances and set them up efficiently, managing databases up to 50 gigabytes.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"MongoDB stores the JSON data, and it's easy for me to understand because I'm a JavaScript Developer."
"MongoDB is stable; it's a good server, and if you install perfect hardware tools and follow best practices, it will be a good solution."
"I found that MongoDB is most valuable for storing school-related queries. It's also user-friendly, and I found no difficulty accessing it. Setting it up is easy too."
"MongoDB is scalable and stable. The initial setup is very easy, and deployment and maintenance can be done by one person."
"I like that MongoDB has a free version. You can also buy the enterprise edition, which is cheaper than Oracle."
"The solution has good flexibility and very fast performance for searching data."
"The Dynamic Application is a valuable feature."
"MongoDB has helped my organization by being able to handle large amounts of data."
"It enables circumstances which would have been a complex problem to be simplified."
"The graph modeling paradigm suits our data set well, where there may be orders of magnitude more connections between data points than data points themselves."
"The solution's best feature is how it differs from traditional SQL databases. It's hard to map people and find those near me in SQL, which requires long, complex queries. Neo4j Graph Database makes this easier with simpler queries. It also supports more data types, like JSON, which SQL doesn't."
"It is good for search-based tasks, providing solid search results and aggregate results."
"Neo4j helps with advanced search needs, providing good search results and aggregates compared to MongoDB."
"Creates the ability to visualize outputs."
"As a graph database, I am surprised at their performance and response time."
"For now, the tool doesn't break down or stop, so it is quite stable."
 

Cons

"MongoDB could improve by not having so many updates and different versions."
"Enhancing the documentation to make it more beginner-friendly is crucial."
"I feel that most people don't know a lot about MongoDB, so maybe they could add some more documentation and tutorials."
"There was a need for integrating relational database capabilities, however, MongoDB has introduced a relational converter that allows conversion between SQL and NoSQL."
"I would like to see the scalability and security improved."
"From my point of view, they need a totally free IDE to work at high levels."
"We find it difficult to incorporate MongoDB in some projects."
"I'd like to see an ID generator. It's very technical but I don't think it has one, so we have to go to great lengths to work around that."
"The only problem is that the community is quite small."
"There are things I found unintuitive or difficult to understand, however I can't say this is a deficiency in the product and likely more a function of my relatively low experience."
"The tool could improve by having more resources, especially for Golang, which we use. It lacks good basic libraries and doesn't have an ORM (Object-Relational Mapping) tool, which many NoSQL databases have. We thought about building an ORM for the Neo4j Graph Database but are too busy."
"So far, we have not had any issues and are happy with the product in general."
"There are concerns about performance and whether the tool can necessarily scale to provide the solution."
"For me, when the tool was deployed on an on-premises model, it was a little bit difficult the first time."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"MongoDB is an open-source product."
"MongoDB is a bit expensive compared to its competitors."
"I believe that the licensing fees are paid on a yearly basis."
"There is an enterprise license and it could be cheaper. We are using the free open source version."
"It is rather expensive."
"Our customers pay for yearly licenses for MongoDB."
"There are different licenses available to be purchased, such as individual, premium, or enterprise."
"I believe that MongoDB is free."
"The tool is not expensive."
"The solution is open source so that you can use it for free. They also offer an enterprise version with its billing. If your company is earning well, I suggest using the enterprise version. Otherwise, you can deploy it on your own cloud and pay based on usage."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
15%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Construction Company
7%
Comms Service Provider
7%
Financial Services Firm
14%
Construction Company
10%
University
8%
Computer Software Company
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business36
Midsize Enterprise13
Large Enterprise39
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Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for MongoDB?
I think it depends on the provider. For example, on DigitalOcean, they have strict routing. You have to whitelist an IP address, or you risk getting DDoS. Then if you're going for the Atlas one tha...
What needs improvement with MongoDB?
I don't really have a deep dive into it, but I see that MongoDB Enterprise Advanced has RAG and Vertex support. However, we really didn't use it because I think one thing also is that Prisma, the O...
What is your primary use case for MongoDB?
A typical use case for MongoDB Enterprise Advanced is mostly for the database, storing our data.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Neo4j?
The solution is open source so that you can use it for free. They also offer an enterprise version with its billing. If your company is earning well, I suggest using the enterprise version. Otherwi...
What needs improvement with Neo4j Graph Database?
The only problem is that the community is quite small.
What is your primary use case for Neo4j Graph Database?
We have used Neo4j in microservices. In one of the microservices, we used Neo4j since we have some requirements similar to MongoDB plus Elasticsearch. It performs both functions. Instead of doing t...
 

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