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MongoDB Enterprise Advanced vs Qdrant 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 Open Source Databases
5th
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.7
Number of Reviews
82
Ranking in other categories
NoSQL Databases (1st), Managed NoSQL Databases (4th)
Qdrant
Ranking in Open Source Databases
11th
Average Rating
9.4
Reviews Sentiment
5.3
Number of Reviews
3
Ranking in other categories
Vector Databases (5th), AI Data Analysis (18th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of May 2026, in the Open Source Databases category, the mindshare of MongoDB Enterprise Advanced is 5.9%, up from 4.2% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Qdrant is 4.3%, up from 3.4% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Open Source Databases Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
MongoDB Enterprise Advanced5.9%
Qdrant4.3%
Other89.8%
Open Source 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.
CM
Lead Ai Tech And Tech Automation Engineer at a individual & family service with 1-10 employees
Building accurate no-code resume screeners has saved weeks in document search workflows
I see room for improvement in Qdrant based on what another platform called Weaviate offers. Qdrant provides an excellent vector database with a solid searching method. However, it could elevate its offering by integrating embedding features. Currently, for the workflow automation I build, I rely on other platforms for embedding, so incorporating this feature directly in Qdrant Cloud would eliminate the need to depend on external solutions. A pain point I have encountered was the inactive expiration of the cloud created for certain projects. If the cloud is not used for a week, it gets terminated, which is frustrating. I think increasing that inactivity window in the free tier would be beneficial, as I have faced limitations due to this seven-day inactivity rule, requiring me to reset up the cloud after its termination.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The installation of MongoDB is straightforward."
"The solution is a very dynamic product, it becomes extremely easy for us to support user requirements and we also make use of the simplicity of a cloud redeployment."
"The integration capabilities of MongoDB are fine for the solutions that we use in our company."
"I think that MongoDB isn't too structured, and that's good for our technical team because they are able to search through the database better than if they are using SQL Server."
"We put MongoDB on AWS for a specific project, and it's easy to use."
"One of the most valuable features is the ability to Text Search can be used anywhere and anytime."
"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."
"For people or businesses that are currently trying to put their feet in the industry, it is a good thing to start their career with MongoDB."
"Using Qdrant's hybrid search capability has improved my search results."
"Qdrant has positively impacted my organization by consuming much less time than building systems through coding."
"Qdrant has reduced our response time to less than one second for our 128 KB token sizes, and we are satisfied with that performance."
 

Cons

"MongoDB is the second option for non-critical processes at the moment. We do not yet trust it with critical items."
"Its security features can be better. Sometimes, my higher authority says that we are not going to use MongoDB because it doesn't provide that much security for the RDBMS or relational data that we use for transactions. Instead of MongoDB, we will use Oracle Database because for a transactional service, you have to rely on RDBMS ACID properties. I would love to work on MongoDB by using my mobile phone. When I am working remotely or traveling and have some instances deployed on my server, I should be able to check through my mobile whether all the data is being pulled. GitHub has a similar feature, where it lets you read from the laptop, and you can also pull and push with your mobile phone. I would request MongoDB to provide such a feature. Basically, I want a mobile version for both iOS and Android versions."
"There was a need for integrating relational database capabilities, however, MongoDB has introduced a relational converter that allows conversion between SQL and NoSQL."
"The stability could be better."
"The performance can be improved."
"The performance could be faster."
"MongoDB is a very useful and convenient choice, but sometimes for more complex projects, there are certain niche requirements that appear, so using a different tool could be beneficial. It raises the complexity of the architecture, but it could be beneficial to the world, the features, the ease of the features which are being implemented."
"Actually, with MongoDB, it's difficult to calculate the return on investment; it's too expensive for our use."
"The area for improvement in Qdrant is its clustering capability. While it has clustering functionality, it is not easy to set up, and not everyone can configure the clustering, so there is room for improvement in the clustering configuration."
"A pain point I have encountered was the inactive expiration of the cloud created for certain projects; if the cloud is not used for a week, it gets terminated, which is frustrating."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"It's a community edition, so we do not pay anything."
"There is an annual subscription for the use of this solution."
"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."
"I believe that MongoDB is free."
"MongoDB is a bit expensive compared to its competitors."
"MongoDB is not expensive."
"The solution is open source so is free."
"Our customers pay for yearly licenses for MongoDB."
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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
11%
Comms Service Provider
11%
Computer Software Company
10%
Manufacturing Company
8%
 

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 Qdrant?
Using Qdrant is free. We house it and have a VM where we just installed it on the VM.
What needs improvement with Qdrant?
The area for improvement in Qdrant is its clustering capability. While it has clustering functionality, it is not easy to set up, and not everyone can configure the clustering, so there is room for...
What is your primary use case for Qdrant?
Our use case for Qdrant is AI data analysis.
 

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