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MongoDB Enterprise Advanced vs Qdrant comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Feb 8, 2026

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Categories and Ranking

MongoDB Enterprise Advanced
Ranking in Open Source Databases
6th
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.8
Number of Reviews
82
Ranking in other categories
NoSQL Databases (1st), Managed NoSQL Databases (4th)
Qdrant
Ranking in Open Source Databases
11th
Average Rating
9.0
Reviews Sentiment
4.8
Number of Reviews
2
Ranking in other categories
Vector Databases (4th), AI Data Analysis (17th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of March 2026, in the Open Source Databases category, the mindshare of MongoDB Enterprise Advanced is 5.1%, up from 4.4% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Qdrant is 4.2%, up from 3.6% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Open Source Databases Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
MongoDB Enterprise Advanced5.1%
Qdrant4.2%
Other90.7%
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.
reviewer2811174 - PeerSpot reviewer
AI Developer at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
Vector search has transformed support workflows and drives faster, more accurate responses
Qdrant can be improved in several ways. A dashboard or UI for re-indexing large collections without downtime and performance degradation would be valuable. The ecosystem around managed backups and cross-region replication could be more seamless for global deployments. Built-in analytics or observability tooling, such as a query performance dashboard and index health monitor, would reduce reliance on external tools. Tighter integration with popular orchestration frameworks like LangChain and LlamaIndex out of the box and more intuitive documentation would be very helpful. Developers need parameters for advanced fine-tuning, such as HNSW settings, and documentation could be clearer. For people without much experience in AI frameworks or vector databases, easier documentation would be helpful. At least the setup part could be simpler. These are some negatives I am observing.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"MongoDB has a simple data-loading interface."
"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."
"I like the document storage feature. It's pretty simple."
"It facilitates the generation of heatmaps for graphical data analysis."
"One of the most valuable features is the ability to Text Search can be used anywhere and anytime."
"It's easy to add and remove things in MongoDB. You can alter the tables. MongoDB is faster at reading, slower at writings."
"It stores historical data with ease. For example, if you are a healthcare member, then you will have multiple records of visits to the doctors. To store such data in Oracle Database, you have to create many records. You might also have duplication problems because your records are going in again and again, because of which the data warehouse and the maintenance cost will be huge. MongoDB is comparatively lightweight. It is a JSON extract. Once you define a schema and extract it, you can push all the relationships in any way you want. It is easier to define and get different types of transactions into MongoDB. It is also easier to set it up as compared to other solutions. MongoDB is a NoSQL database, which means it is a document DB in which you can store documents that you created in BSON. It is pretty fast in response. It is faster than relational databases because it does not define any primary keys, secondary keys, tertiary keys, and all those kinds of things."
"The most valuable features of MongoDB include the flexible schema for storing data, its replication capabilities with high availability through a replica set setup, and horizontal scalability using sharding."
"Due to its quantization ability, we were able to store the same amount of data in less space, which reduced our cloud bills by 30%."
"Due to its quantization ability, we were able to store the same amount of data in less space, which reduced our cloud bills by 30%."
"Using Qdrant's hybrid search capability has improved my search results."
 

Cons

"You need integration with other tools to run the query in MongoDB."
"MongoDB should improve its data loading part."
"Actually, with MongoDB, it's difficult to calculate the return on investment; it's too expensive for our use."
"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."
"I feel that most people don't know a lot about MongoDB, so maybe they could add some more documentation and tutorials."
"It could be much more flexible like SequoiaDB. I would like to see more flexibility in the next release, especially when working with Microsoft Windows. A lot of people struggle with MongoDB because of their Windows versions. But Linux is faultless and mostly runs nicely."
"It would be good to have scalability for clusters. For example, if we have three clusters, we should be able to increase to five clusters if required. I am not sure if such a feature is currently there. I hope there is good documentation for this."
"The scalability of the product is acceptable, but with MongoDB, the big problem is the cost."
"Qdrant can be improved in several ways."
"Qdrant can be improved in several ways."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"We use the open-source version, which is available to use free of charge."
"I'm using the free version of MongoDB."
"MongoDB's pricing is reasonable."
"There is an annual subscription for the use of this solution."
"The product is affordable."
"If you want support with the solution you will need to purchase a license and not use the open-source version. The license is a little expensive."
"I chose MongoDB because it is cost-effective compared to Oracle, which can be expensive. In addition, MongoDB has good performance and has not caused any issues while working with it. It has been a good choice for me."
"I only used the open-source version."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
13%
Computer Software Company
8%
Manufacturing Company
8%
University
7%
Computer Software Company
12%
Financial Services Firm
11%
Comms Service Provider
11%
Manufacturing Company
8%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business35
Midsize Enterprise13
Large Enterprise38
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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?
For a small company, the cost of MongoDB Enterprise Advanced is reasonable, but for heavy data usage, we see a little bit of cost pressure but it's acceptable. I will not be able to elaborate on th...
What needs improvement with MongoDB?
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 ...
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?
I should check if real-time data updates in Qdrant have helped improve my models, as I don't even know they have that feature. A lot of our work is agentic right now, and we have also segmented the...
What is your primary use case for Qdrant?
My primary use cases for Qdrant are legal and educational.
 

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