Azure Cosmos DB vs. MongoDB Atlas

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Azure Cosmos DB
Score 8.0 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
MongoDB Atlas
Score 8.6 out of 10
N/A
MongoDB Atlas is the company's automated managed cloud service, supplying automated deployment, provisioning and patching, and other features supporting database monitoring and optimization.
$57
per month
Pricing
Azure Cosmos DBMongoDB Atlas
Editions & Modules
No answers on this topic
Dedicated Clusters
$57
per month
Dedicated Multi-Reigon Clusters
$95
per month
Shared Clusters
Free
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Azure Cosmos DBMongoDB Atlas
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Azure Cosmos DBMongoDB Atlas
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Azure Cosmos DB and MongoDB Atlas are both NoSQL databases, designed to store data in a scalable, non-tabular manner.  Azure Cosmos DB is most popular with mid-sized businesses and larger enterprises, perhaps due to its high level of scalability.  MongoDB Atlas is more popular with smaller businesses, likely due to the availability of a free version.

Features

Azure Cosmos DB and MongoDB Atlas both allow businesses to store data in a non-tabular fashion, but they also have some unique features that set them apart from each other. 

Many Database options can imitate MongoDB features, but for businesses looking for specific MongoDB features, such as the most recent integrations, only MongoDB Atlas includes the most recent version of the software. Additionally, while many cloud database options can be hosted by only a single cloud provider, Almost all cloud providers can support MongoDB.  Lastly, MongoDB can provide storage for larger documents, up to 16MB in size.

Azure Cosmos DB provides easy, automatic scaling.  This means that businesses that plan to vary their database use can use more or less and Azure Cosmos DB will scale accordingly without any manual input.  For businesses that use primarily Windows technology, Azure Cosmos DB is also simple to implement and will integrate well with other Azure software.

Limitations

Though Azure Cosmos DB and MongoDB Atlas both fulfil essential database needs, they also have some limitations that are important to consider.

MongdoDB Atlas provides flexibility in what operating systems it can run on, but it isn’t as simple to implement and use for Windows users compared to Azure Cosmos DB.  Additionally, while MongDB Atlas can scale as businesses grow, it isn’t completely automated like Azure Cosmos DB is.  MongoDB Atlas may not be a good choice for a growing business without the resources to support it.

Azure Cosmos DB is a good choice for Windows users, but it can’t run on other operating systems, so Mac or Linux users may need to look elsewhere.  Similarly, Azure Cosmos DB doesn’t support as many programming languages as MongoDB Atlas, it is missing several languages, including some popular ones such as Ruby.  Lastly, Azure Cosmos DB doesn’t support file types as large as MongoDB Atlas.

Pricing

Pricing for both Azure Cosmos DB and MongoDB Atlas depends on factors such as number of clusters, as well as cloud provider.  Both offer a free option for small storage needs.  Businesses can use these free versions to test each product before committing to a purchase.

Features
Azure Cosmos DBMongoDB Atlas
NoSQL Databases
Comparison of NoSQL Databases features of Product A and Product B
Azure Cosmos DB
9.9
7 Ratings
12% above category average
MongoDB Atlas
-
Ratings
Performance10.07 Ratings00 Ratings
Availability10.07 Ratings00 Ratings
Concurrency10.07 Ratings00 Ratings
Security10.07 Ratings00 Ratings
Scalability10.07 Ratings00 Ratings
Data model flexibility9.07 Ratings00 Ratings
Deployment model flexibility10.07 Ratings00 Ratings
Database-as-a-Service
Comparison of Database-as-a-Service features of Product A and Product B
Azure Cosmos DB
-
Ratings
MongoDB Atlas
9.3
5 Ratings
6% above category average
Automatic software patching00 Ratings9.55 Ratings
Database scalability00 Ratings9.05 Ratings
Automated backups00 Ratings9.55 Ratings
Database security provisions00 Ratings9.55 Ratings
Monitoring and metrics00 Ratings9.55 Ratings
Automatic host deployment00 Ratings9.05 Ratings
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Azure Cosmos DBMongoDB Atlas
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Medium-sized Companies
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Score 8.4 out of 10
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Enterprises
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User Ratings
Azure Cosmos DBMongoDB Atlas
Likelihood to Recommend
10.0
(7 ratings)
10.0
(5 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
7.6
(4 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Usability
8.8
(2 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
9.2
(2 ratings)
10.0
(2 ratings)
User Testimonials
Azure Cosmos DBMongoDB Atlas
Likelihood to Recommend
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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MongoDB
I would recommend MongoDB Atlas to every company who have a significant need in the NoSQL database and do not want to manage their infrastructure. Using MongoDB Atlas can significantly reduce your management time and cost, which saves valuable resources for other tasks. It also suits a smaller company as MongoDB Atlas scales up and down very quickly.
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Pros
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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MongoDB
  • DB Provisioning.
  • DB Management.
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Cons
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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MongoDB
  • As an independent entity, MongoDB Atlas is not included in existing subscriptions from AWS or Azure, requiring an additional support plan and reliance on a third party.
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Likelihood to Renew
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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MongoDB
No answers on this topic
Usability
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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MongoDB
No answers on this topic
Support Rating
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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MongoDB
We love MongoDB support and have great relationship with them. When we decided to go with MongoDB Atlas, they sent a team of 5 to our company to discuss the process of setting up a Mongo cluster and walked us through. when we have questions, we create a ticket and they will respond very quickly
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Alternatives Considered
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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MongoDB
MongoDB Atlas has been in the market for very long time and there are bunch of documentation, training and support for it. It also is specifically designed for the use case similar to our project and big companies in the market uses them for very high load which made us confident about our choice.
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Return on Investment
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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MongoDB
  • Improved our maintainability
  • Reduced daily work compared to self-hosted solutions
  • Reasonable pricing compared to value
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