MongoDB alternatives

Tools that do what MongoDB does, found by what they say they do rather than by shelf. Among the equally alike, the most used come first. Each line says how it differs from MongoDB.

Read 2026-11-02 · MongoDB itself: Free plan · From $8 per use

With a free plan or free to use: Weaviate, Zilliz, Endee.io, SurrealDB, ApertureDB Multimodal AI Workflows, Voyage AI, TradeDesk, Coda, SeekDB by OceanBase, Meilisearch.

10 alternativesUnlike MongoDB

#1
Weaviate Retrieval (RAG)
Vector database that stores, indexes, and searches high-dimensional vectors for retrieval-augmented generation and semantic search.
More widely used
5.3k
Active
From $45/mo
#2
Zilliz Retrieval (RAG)
Manages vector data for AI applications with real-time search, discovery, and analytics on a single platform.
Also: RAGMore widely used
12.3k
Active
From $197/mo
2017
#3
Endee.io Retrieval (RAG)
Vector search and retrieval platform combining semantic, full-text, and multi-vector search for AI applications at scale.
Also: SearchMore widely used
39
Active
From $99/mo
2023
#4
SurrealDB Data
Stores documents, graphs, relational tables and vectors in one database engine queried with SurrealQL, running embedded, self-hosted or in the cloud.
More widely usedNewer, since 2015
3.5k
Active
From $15.33/mo
2015
#5
ApertureDB Multimodal AI Workflows Creative & media
Stores and searches text, images, videos, and documents with vector embeddings and knowledge graphs for AI agents and retrieval pipelines.
CheaperMore widely used
1.1k
Active
From $0.33 per use
#6
Voyage AI Retrieval (RAG)
Generates embeddings and reranks search results to improve retrieval quality for unstructured data.
Also: RAGMore widely used
13.7k
Active
Free plan
#7
TradeDesk Data MCP · sign-in
Postgres database platform with built-in authentication, APIs, edge functions, real-time sync, and vector storage.
More widely usedNewer, since 2020
82k
Active
From $25/mo
2020
#8
Coda Documents
Combines documents with tables, formulas, buttons and app integrations so teams build trackers, wikis and lightweight internal tools in one doc.
Also: Workflow automationMore widely used
3.6M
Active
From $12/user/mo
#9
SeekDB by OceanBase Developer tools
SQL database unifying vector, text, and structured data with hybrid search and in-database AI functions.
Open sourceAlso: RAG
2
Active
Open source
#10
Meilisearch Retrieval (RAG)
Hosts searchable indexes with full-text, semantic, and hybrid search across text, images, and video.
Open sourceAlso: RAG
17.3k
Active
Open source

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How this list is made: the words MongoDB is described with (what it does, for whom, what it is used for) are matched against every tool in the Atlas. A tool on the same shelf, or doing the same kind of work, counts for a little more. Nothing here is paid for.