Amazon DocumentDB (with MongoDB compatibility) vs. Azure Cosmos DB vs. Azure SQL Database

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Amazon DocumentDB (with MongoDB compatibility)
Score 5.3 out of 10
N/A
Amazon DocumentDB (with MongoDB compatibility) is presented by the vendor as a fast, scalable, highly available, and fully managed document database service that supports MongoDB workloads. As a document database, Amazon DocumentDB is designed to make it easy to store, query, and index JSON data.N/A
Azure Cosmos DB
Score 8.9 out of 10
N/A
Microsoft Azure Cosmos DB is Microsoft's Big Data analysis platform. It is a NoSQL database service and is a replacement for the earlier DocumentDB NoSQL database.N/A
Azure SQL Database
Score 8.4 out of 10
N/A
Azure SQL Database is Microsoft's relational database as a service (DBaaS).
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Pricing
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Editions & Modules
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2 vCORE
$0.5044
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6 vCORE
$1.5131
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10 vCORE
$2.52
Per Hour
Offerings
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Amazon DocumentDB (with MongoDB compatibility)Azure Cosmos DBAzure SQL Database
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Free/Freemium Version
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Premium Consulting/Integration Services
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Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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Community Pulse
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Considered Multiple Products
Amazon DocumentDB (with MongoDB compatibility)

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Azure Cosmos DB
Chose Azure Cosmos DB
Because we often use Microsoft products for large corporate projects and other customer projects, and compatibility and integration are important to us, we used this platform, which in addition to very high security, has a very good response speed, also, building modern …
Chose Azure Cosmos DB
Our development and administration teams are just more familiar with the Microsoft Stack, and there was very little additional knowledge required to put this into production.
Chose Azure Cosmos DB
Cosmos DB is unique in the industry as a true multi-model, cloud-native database engine that comes with solutions for geo-redundancy, multi-master writes, (globally!) low latency, and cost-effective hosting built in. I've yet to see anything else that even comes close to the …
Azure SQL Database
Chose Azure SQL Database
Amazon's RDS offering is actually very good and is used in other parts of the company, we just have a lot of Azure experience so wanted to leverage that.
Features
Amazon DocumentDB (with MongoDB compatibility)Azure Cosmos DBAzure SQL Database
NoSQL Databases
Comparison of NoSQL Databases features of Product A and Product B
Amazon DocumentDB (with MongoDB compatibility)
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Ratings
Azure Cosmos DB
9.9
7 Ratings
11% above category average
Azure SQL Database
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Ratings
Performance00 Ratings10.07 Ratings00 Ratings
Availability00 Ratings10.07 Ratings00 Ratings
Concurrency00 Ratings10.07 Ratings00 Ratings
Security00 Ratings10.07 Ratings00 Ratings
Scalability00 Ratings10.07 Ratings00 Ratings
Data model flexibility00 Ratings9.07 Ratings00 Ratings
Deployment model flexibility00 Ratings10.07 Ratings00 Ratings
Database-as-a-Service
Comparison of Database-as-a-Service features of Product A and Product B
Amazon DocumentDB (with MongoDB compatibility)
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Azure Cosmos DB
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Ratings
Azure SQL Database
7.4
32 Ratings
14% below category average
Automatic software patching00 Ratings00 Ratings6.530 Ratings
Database scalability00 Ratings00 Ratings7.832 Ratings
Automated backups00 Ratings00 Ratings7.932 Ratings
Database security provisions00 Ratings00 Ratings8.832 Ratings
Monitoring and metrics00 Ratings00 Ratings6.831 Ratings
Automatic host deployment00 Ratings00 Ratings6.327 Ratings
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Small Businesses
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Score 7.4 out of 10
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Score 7.4 out of 10
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Score 7.4 out of 10
Medium-sized Companies
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Score 7.4 out of 10
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Score 7.4 out of 10
IBM Cloudant
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Score 7.4 out of 10
Enterprises
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User Ratings
Amazon DocumentDB (with MongoDB compatibility)Azure Cosmos DBAzure SQL Database
Likelihood to Recommend
8.0
(1 ratings)
10.0
(7 ratings)
8.0
(28 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
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(0 ratings)
7.6
(4 ratings)
8.0
(1 ratings)
Usability
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8.8
(2 ratings)
9.0
(1 ratings)
Support Rating
-
(0 ratings)
9.2
(2 ratings)
9.0
(5 ratings)
User Testimonials
Amazon DocumentDB (with MongoDB compatibility)Azure Cosmos DBAzure SQL Database
Likelihood to Recommend
Amazon AWS
AWS Document DB (with MongoDB compatibility) is well suited when for all the workloads due to its huge feature offerings which will reduce our operational overhead and due to that we can focus more on our WorkLoad rather than optimising and fine tuning Databases. Its Offerings are Advanced Monitoring, DB cluster Upgrades, Migration Assistant, High Availability, Fault Tolerance, Data Durability, Security, Storage Auto Scaling, Backup Restore policies.AWS Document DB (with MongoDB compatibility) some of the features that are there in some other services like MongoDB Atlas that offers vast amount of features plus Supports Multi Cloud while Deploying Database clusters, Immediate support to latest Mongo DB versions, Mobile & Edge Sync like Atlas Edge Sync, Freedom to choose Database deployment in Any top Public Cloud, Having more then 100 plus Monitoring and Telemetry metrics for index and schema recommendations, More Compatibility with MongoDB queries.
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Microsoft
Like any NoSQL database, whether it's MongoDB or not, it's best suited for unstructured data. It's also well suited for storing raw data before processing it and performing any type of ETL on the data.
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Microsoft
We have found it's a great alternative for making older legacy applications work with online databases instead of only on-premises databases. We've converted over a dozen applications this way, and it has allowed our clients to have a distributed workforce using their applications without incurring the expense of a complete application rewrite.
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Pros
Amazon AWS
  • Amazon DocumentDB (with MongoDB compatibility) provides Auto scaling of cluster as a by default functionality through this we can focus on more on our applications end
  • Through AWS Document DB without much operation overhead we can configure for Database's high availability, Durability, Backup Restores policies, Advanced Monitoring, Security Parameters.
  • Also they can provide us a Guide for Database Migration from any Supported Mongo DB vendor to AWS Document DB.
  • Via AWS Document DB query Logging ( Profiling ) we can fine tune our database queries and hence improving our END to END Customer Experience and Product Enhancements.
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Microsoft
  • Scalable Instantly and automatically serverless database for any large scale business.
  • Quick access and response to data queries due to high speed in reading and writing data
  • Create a powerful digital experience for your customers with real-time offers and agile access to DB with super-fast analysis and comparison for best recommendation
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Microsoft
  • Maintenance is always an issue, so using a cloud solution saves a lot of trouble.
  • On premise solutions always suffer from fragmented implementations here and there, where several "dba's" keep track of security and maintenance. With a cloud database it's much easier to keep a central overview.
  • Security options in SQL database are next level... data masking, hiding sensitive data where always neglected on premise, whereas you'll get this automatically in the cloud.
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Cons
Amazon AWS
  • Give support for Latest Mongo DB versions available in market
  • AWS Document DB is limited up to 32 shards per cluster and 2 shards per Document DB instance and all within single region
  • Start supporting more numbers of Rich data types
  • Should have access to MongoDB experts who throw light on Cutting edge mongoDB features and integration consulting.
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Microsoft
  • Expensive, so be careful of the use case.
  • We had a thought time migrating from traditional DBs to Cosmos. Azure should provide a seamless platform for the migration of data from on-premises to cloud.
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Microsoft
  • One needs to be aware that some T-SQL features are simply not available.
  • The programmatic access to server, trace flags, hardware from within Azure SQL Database is taken away (for a good reason).
  • No SQL Agent so your jobs need to be orchestrated differently.
  • The maximum concurrent logins maybe an unexpected problem.
  • Sudden disconnects.
  • The developers and admin must study the capacity and tier usage limits https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-subscription-service-limits otherwise some errors or even transaction aborts never seen before can occur.
  • Only one Latin Collation choice.
  • There is no way to debug T-SQL ( a big drawback in my point of view).
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Likelihood to Renew
Amazon AWS
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Microsoft
It's efficient, easy to scale, and works. We do have to do a bit of administration, but less now than when we started with this a couple of years ago. Microsoft continues to improve its self-management capability.
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Microsoft
This is best solution as a DBA one could expect from a service provider and as a cloud service, it removes all your hassles.
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Usability
Amazon AWS
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Microsoft
It has very good compatibility and adaptability with other APIs and developers can safely create new apps because it is compatible with various tools and can be easily managed and run under the cloud, and in terms of security, it is one of the best of its kind, which is very powerful and excellent.
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Microsoft
The interfaces are intuitive once you are familiar with all the functions. The ability to use different tools to interact with the platform, such as directly via a browser or code editors such as VS Code or Visual Studio is a great option and allows for integrating withn the project and other testing and developing tools.
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Support Rating
Amazon AWS
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Microsoft
Microsoft is the best when it comes to after-sales support. They have a well-structured training and knowledge base portal that anyone can use. They are usually quick to respond to cases and are on point for on-call support. I have no complaints from a support standpoint. Pretty happy with the support.
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Microsoft
We give the support a high rating simply because every time we've had issues or questions, representatives were in contact with us quickly. Without fail, our issues/questions were handled in a timely matter. That kind of response is integral when client data integrity and availability is in question. There is also a wealth of documentation for resolving issues on your own.
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Alternatives Considered
Amazon AWS
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Microsoft
Cosmos DB is unique in the industry as a true multi-model, cloud-native database engine that comes with solutions for geo-redundancy, multi-master writes, (globally!) low latency, and cost-effective hosting built in. I've yet to see anything else that even comes close to the power that Cosmos DB packs into its solution. The simplicity and tooling support are nice bonus features as well.
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Microsoft
We moved away from Oracle and NoSQL because we had been so reliant on them for the last 25 years, the pricing was too much and we were looking for a way to cut the cord. Snowflake is just too up in the air, feels like it is soon to be just another line item to add to your Azure subscription. Azure was just priced right, easy to migrate to and plenty of resources to hire to support/maintain it. Very easy to learn, too.
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Return on Investment
Amazon AWS
  • Great Customer Experience as DB queries are fine tuned
  • Less Operational Overhead to manage and take care of the Database
  • Automatic applying of Small patches
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Microsoft
  • It's made managing raw data much easier
  • It provides a way to maintain raw data at a low cost
  • It's easy to massage the data
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Microsoft
  • Perfect for small and medium databases, being very cost effective.
  • As a Platform as a Service, there is no concern about patches, upgrades and end of life.
  • Be aware of security and network capabilities. The service cannot run in the VNET as Azure Virtual Machines do.
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Amazon DocumentDB (with MongoDB compatibility) Screenshots

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