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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
1st
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.7
Number of Reviews
82
Ranking in other categories
Open Source Databases (5th), Managed NoSQL Databases (4th)
Neo4j Graph Database
Ranking in NoSQL Databases
8th
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 May 2026, in the NoSQL Databases category, the mindshare of MongoDB Enterprise Advanced is 13.3%, down from 17.4% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Neo4j Graph Database is 6.0%, up from 4.9% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
NoSQL Databases Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
MongoDB Enterprise Advanced13.3%
Neo4j Graph Database6.0%
Other80.7%
NoSQL Databases
 

Featured Reviews

FG
Architecte Cloud at Visiativ SA
Offers reliable engine for legacy needs but requires enhanced cost management and AI features
While MongoDB is a good product, it is also an expensive product for support, and its scalability is acceptable, but the big problem with MongoDB is the cost. For security in MongoDB, we work with encrypted databases by default, but we have not contracted the security options in our contract because it is too expensive, so we only implement encrypted databases without the security pack, which is very expensive for us; in security, we are at the first steps, just using encrypted databases. I think additional features needed in MongoDB include perhaps vector databases, as I think they are not supported right now.
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

"We've found the product to be scalable."
"The installation is very easy to do and understand."
"MongoDB is a document database that we use for internet applications, logs, and all kinds of things that need quick answers, especially in the document area."
"The reports are useful for controlling the load of our whole architecture."
"We chose MongoDB because of its community."
"This is a product that I can recommend to others."
"MongoDB is a solution that I can recommend because we have realized good benefits from it."
"We decided to work with MongoDB as its interface is easier to understand and more universal."
"Neo4j helps with advanced search needs, providing good search results and aggregates compared to MongoDB."
"For now, the tool doesn't break down or stop, so it is quite stable."
"Creates the ability to visualize outputs."
"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."
"Enables people to understand what the business problem is and how the technology helps."
"It is good for search-based tasks, providing solid search results and aggregate results."
"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."
"As a graph database, I am surprised at their performance and response time."
 

Cons

"MongoDB can improve large-size video or media frame operations. There are a lot of customers who want to upload media frames and video games but there is some difficulty."
"When third-party data warehouses are integrated, we are seeing some ETL job performance issues."
"From my point of view, they need a totally free IDE to work at high levels."
"They could improve the UI and the analytics part."
"We find it difficult to incorporate MongoDB in some projects."
"The transaction could use improvement. From MySQL, for example, you cannot create a transaction if you are reading and writing a document at the same time."
"The stability could be better."
"The stability could be better."
"The only problem is that the community is quite small."
"For me, when the tool was deployed on an on-premises model, it was a little bit difficult the first time."
"There are concerns about performance and whether the tool can necessarily scale to provide the solution."
"The only problem is that the community is quite small."
"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 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."
"There are concerns about performance and whether the tool can necessarily scale to provide the solution."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"I don't know, but I have heard from people who procure it that it is much cheaper than Oracle."
"We are using the Community Edition of MongoDB."
"The pricing is normal. Price-wise, the product is not too much expensive."
"MongoDB is an open-source product."
"It's a community edition, so we do not pay anything."
"There are different licenses available to be purchased, such as individual, premium, or enterprise."
"MongoDB's pricing is not reasonable, but it is not as expensive as the others."
"I believe that the licensing fees are paid on a yearly basis."
"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
14%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Computer Software Company
7%
University
6%
Financial Services Firm
15%
University
8%
Construction Company
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 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?
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 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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