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MongoDB Enterprise Advanced vs PostgreSQL comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Jul 31, 2025

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 Open Source Databases
4th
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.8
Number of Reviews
82
Ranking in other categories
NoSQL Databases (1st), Managed NoSQL Databases (5th)
PostgreSQL
Ranking in Open Source Databases
2nd
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
7.7
Number of Reviews
125
Ranking in other categories
Vector Databases (12th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of October 2025, in the Open Source Databases category, the mindshare of MongoDB Enterprise Advanced is 4.9%, up from 4.0% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of PostgreSQL is 16.6%, down from 19.5% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Open Source Databases Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
PostgreSQL16.6%
MongoDB Enterprise Advanced4.9%
Other78.5%
Open Source Databases
 

Featured Reviews

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…
PavithrarajShetty - PeerSpot reviewer
Offers simplicity and is cheaply priced
I haven't gone through the scalability aspect since I was using MySQL Server. I haven't worked to a high level in PostgreSQL, but with MySQL Server, I have managed clustering and partitioning. I think I haven't put much focus on PostgreSQL, so I am not sure how it behaves or how it works.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"One of the biggest benefits is the speed and flexibility of the documents, especially when it comes to modifications."
"It's super easy to develop a couple of solutions for clients with MongoDB, like a quick web page with no clear data structure that they need to spin up quickly to validate some sort of MDTP."
"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."
"MongoDB is a NoSQL tool that gives us much freedom to manipulate how the data works."
"It is convenient to use because we can do manipulations with the JSON data that we get. There are also a lot of joins and associations with MongoDB, which makes it easy to use for us."
"The most valuable feature is the geometric information done with GeoJSON."
"The solution's most important aspect is its seamless database."
"Migrating to MongoDB upgrades the IT environment and puts users in the NoSQL environment, which is faster."
"The solution has many valuable features such as it easy to use and the interface is intuitive."
"PostgreSQL is very powerful, easy to manage, and has many features."
"It's a transactional database, so we use Postgres for most of our reporting. That's where it's helping."
"It is easy to use."
"Clustering will be the number 1 feature. It is also open-source so it is free. It can also be clustered, to allow fault tolerance."
"The solution is quite stable."
"Scalable, stable, and easy to manage database system, with a straightforward installation."
"It's a useful solution, that can be widely used."
 

Cons

"The solution could include more integrations with other platforms."
"The solution can be a bit tough to set up if you don't have knowledge about how the database works."
"It would be much more useful if I have an admin user and a password."
"I think it would be good to have more search options such as an index resource. This will provide more options and resources to do advance searches."
"The auto transaction feature is something that I found a little bit problematic. If we want to run two or three transactions at a time, we get write conflicts. So, it becomes really difficult when concurrency comes into the picture."
"Sometimes, the tool goes down temporarily. There are some stability issues in the product."
"There is a need for improvement in MongoDB's customer support."
"There was a need for integrating relational database capabilities, however, MongoDB has introduced a relational converter that allows conversion between SQL and NoSQL."
"I have noticed that user and access management should be improved."
"PostgreSQL could improve by providing a geographical solution for tracking trucks and people in the field. They might already have features similar to this and I have not found them. I haven't done research about this topic."
"As PostgreSQL is an open-source product, you do have to do a bit more configuration and management yourself."
"They need to have a better graphical interface. There is a tool called pgAdmin 4 that they use, which is free. It is written in Java, and it is slow. They need to have a better product that is similar to Toad for Oracle, but, of course, it is hard to get something that's really great and free. Other than that, it is great."
"The user interface for the clients could be easier to use as they are small businesses. From a technical support perspective, the documentation could be improved."
"We often find the solution's datetime datatype challenging."
"The scalability is limited."
"PostgreSQL’s performance could be improved."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"MongoDB is an open-source solution."
"I believe that the licensing fees are paid on a yearly basis."
"You only have to pay for the paid version, not the open-source version."
"At the moment, all customers are using the community version."
"It's a community edition, so we do not pay anything."
"The product is affordable."
"The pricing is normal. Price-wise, the product is not too much expensive."
"MongoDB is not expensive."
"There is an annual license."
"We do not pay for licensing."
"It is open source. There is no licensing."
"The licensing model is good."
"It is free. There is no license on it."
"It is free. In terms of operating costs, it basically needs the same platform on which Oracle runs."
"PostgreSQL is open-source, so if capable admins are available then the setup cost can be $0."
"The tool is cheaply priced compared to other RDBMS providers in the market."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
16%
Computer Software Company
11%
Manufacturing Company
8%
University
7%
Computer Software Company
15%
Financial Services Firm
12%
Comms Service Provider
9%
Manufacturing Company
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business36
Midsize Enterprise13
Large Enterprise37
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business58
Midsize Enterprise26
Large Enterprise45
 

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?
We pay approximately 2,000 euros per month for MongoDB.
What needs improvement with MongoDB?
I'm not sure about the documentation or the knowledge bases available for MongoDB because I don't interact with it at that level, but I would say it's minimal and could be improved. I am not experi...
How does Firebird SQL compare with PostgreSQL?
PostgreSQL was designed in a way that provides you with not only a high degree of flexibility but also offers you a cheap and easy-to-use solution. It gives you the ability to redesign and audit yo...
What do you like most about PostgreSQL?
It's a transactional database, so we use Postgres for most of our reporting. That's where it's helping.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for PostgreSQL?
The tool is free of cost. For now, it's not about making money. But once we perfect it, we can offer it to customers willing to pay for support and other services. Most of my deployments are free.
 

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