Comparison

Apache HBase vs MongoDB

On the evidence we track, MongoDB leads this comparison with a composite score of 75/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

Apache HBase full profile →MongoDB full profile →

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Apache HBase46

★MongoDB75

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	Apache HBase	MongoDBLeader
Vioscale score	46 / 100low · 45%	75 / 100medium · 71%
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	-	✓
Modelpricing.model	open_source	commercial
Price levelpricing.price_level	free	low
Transparentpricing.transparent	-	✓
Integrations
Countintegrations.count	3	7
Security
Disclosure policysecurity.disclosure_policy	-	✓
Fedrampsecurity.fedramp	-	✓
Gdprsecurity.gdpr	-	✓
Hipaasecurity.hipaa	-	✓
Iso27001security.iso27001	-	✓
Pcisecurity.pci	-	✓
Scorecardsecurity.scorecard	7	4.7
Soc2security.soc2	-	✓
Vulnerabilitiessecurity.vulnerabilities	Count: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=maven&package_name=org.hbasene%3Ahbase-core&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0	Count: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=conda&package_name=mongodb&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0
Reliability
Sla pctreliability.sla_pct	-	99.995
Status pagereliability.status_page	-	✓
Adoption
Dependent reposadoption.dependent_repos	1	8
Github starsadoption.github_stars	5,552	28,507
Package downloads weeklyadoption.package_downloads_weekly	120	-
Stackoverflow questionsadoption.stackoverflow_questions	-	170,000
Activity
Commits last 30dactivity.commits_last_30d	35	100
Release
Cadence daysrelease.cadence_days	59	30
Historyrelease.history	20 items	-
License
Spdxlicense.spdx	Apache-2.0	SSPL-1.0
Language
Primarylanguage.primary	Java	C++
Market
Availabilitymarket.availability	-	Available worldwide · Popular in US, GB · HQ US
Content
Faqcontent.faq	-	8 items

Score

Vioscale score

Apache HBase46 / 100low · 45%

MongoDB75 / 100medium · 71%

Pricing

Free tier

Apache HBase–

MongoDB✓

Model

Apache HBaseopen_source

MongoDBcommercial

Price level

Apache HBasefree

MongoDBlow

Transparent

Apache HBase–

MongoDB✓

Integrations

Count

Apache HBase3

MongoDB7

Security

Disclosure policy

Apache HBase–

MongoDB✓

Fedramp

Apache HBase–

MongoDB✓

Gdpr

Apache HBase–

MongoDB✓

Hipaa

Apache HBase–

MongoDB✓

Iso27001

Apache HBase–

MongoDB✓

Pci

Apache HBase–

MongoDB✓

Scorecard

Apache HBase7

MongoDB4.7

Soc2

Apache HBase–

MongoDB✓

Vulnerabilities

Apache HBaseCount: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=maven&package_name=org.hbasene%3Ahbase-core&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0

MongoDBCount: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=conda&package_name=mongodb&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0

Reliability

Sla pct

Apache HBase–

MongoDB99.995

Status page

Apache HBase–

MongoDB✓

Adoption

Dependent repos

Apache HBase1

MongoDB8

Github stars

Apache HBase5,552

MongoDB28,507

Package downloads weekly

Apache HBase120

MongoDB–

Stackoverflow questions

Apache HBase–

MongoDB170,000

Activity

Commits last 30d

Apache HBase35

MongoDB100

Release

Cadence days

Apache HBase59

MongoDB30

History

Apache HBase20 items

MongoDB–

License

Spdx

Apache HBaseApache-2.0

MongoDBSSPL-1.0

Language

Primary

Apache HBaseJava

MongoDBC++

Market

Availability

Apache HBase–

MongoDBAvailable worldwide · Popular in US, GB · HQ US

Content

Faq

Apache HBase–

MongoDB8 items

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for nosql databases. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Capability comparison for NoSQL Databases
Capability	Apache HBase	MongoDB
Core
Data model	Wide-column	Document
Query
Query language	-	MQL / document API
Consistency
Consistency	Strong	Tunable
Transactions
Transactions	-	Multi-item ACID
Indexing
Secondary indexes	-	Yes
Scale
Partitioning / sharding	Automatic	Automatic
Multi-region	-	✓
Replication
Replication topology	-	Primary-secondary
Deployment
Hosting	Self-hosted only	Cloud + self-hosted
Schema
Schema	-	Schemaless
Features
TTL / auto-expiry	-	✓
Change streams / CDC	-	✓
Vector / search built-in	-	✓
Licensing
Licence class	Permissive OSS	Source-available (SSPL/BSL)

Core

Data model

Apache HBaseWide-column

MongoDBDocument

Query

Query language

Apache HBase-

MongoDBMQL / document API

Consistency

Apache HBaseStrong

MongoDBTunable

Transactions

Apache HBase-

MongoDBMulti-item ACID

Indexing

Secondary indexes

Apache HBase-

MongoDBYes

Scale

Partitioning / sharding

Apache HBaseAutomatic

MongoDBAutomatic

Multi-region

Apache HBase-

MongoDB✓

Replication

Replication topology

Apache HBase-

MongoDBPrimary-secondary

Deployment

Hosting

Apache HBaseSelf-hosted only

MongoDBCloud + self-hosted

Schema

Apache HBase-

MongoDBSchemaless

Features

TTL / auto-expiry

Apache HBase-

MongoDB✓

Change streams / CDC

Apache HBase-

MongoDB✓

Vector / search built-in

Apache HBase-

MongoDB✓

Licensing

Licence class

Apache HBasePermissive OSS

MongoDBSource-available (SSPL/BSL)

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

Apache HBase

An open-source, distributed database built on Hadoop that stores billions of rows with millions of columns, designed for real-time access and extreme scalability.

Independently observed

MongoDB

Leader

MongoDB is a distributed database platform available as a fully managed cloud service across multiple providers or as a self-hosted deployment. It supports JSON-like documents with flexible schemas, real-time querying, multi-region replication, ACID transactions, and integrated vector search for AI applications.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

Apache HBase

Open source

as of 2026-08-13verify ↗

MongoDB

Leader

from $0.01/moHybridFree tier

Free tier available. Flex clusters from $8-$30/month. Dedicated clusters from $56.94/month. Enterprise Advanced available via contact sales.

FreeFree
- Free forever
- 512MB storage
- Shared RAM and vCPU
Flex$0.011/hour (up to $30/month)
- 5GB storage
- Shared RAM and vCPU
- On-demand burst capacity
- Up to $30/month
DedicatedStarts at $56.94/month
- Dedicated resources
- Configurable storage and compute
- M10 through M700 cluster tiers
- Multiple regions available
Enterprise AdvancedContact sales
- Ops Manager
- Kubernetes Operator
- Enterprise security features
- BI integration
- Commercial license
- +1 more

as of 2026-08-14verify ↗

Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platform and deployment support comparison
Supports	Apache HBase	MongoDB
WebPlatforms	✗	✓
LinuxPlatforms	✓	✗
CLIPlatforms	✓	✓
Cloud / SaaSDeployment	✗	✓
Self-hostedDeployment	✓	✓
On-premiseDeployment	✓	✗
HybridDeployment	✗	✓

Platforms

Web

Apache HBase✗

MongoDB✓

Linux

Apache HBase✓

MongoDB✗

CLI

Apache HBase✓

MongoDB✓

Deployment

Cloud / SaaS

Apache HBase✗

MongoDB✓

Self-hosted

Apache HBase✓

MongoDB✓

On-premise

Apache HBase✓

MongoDB✗

Hybrid

Apache HBase✗

MongoDB✓

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

Apache HBase

3 total

Spark
MapReduce
Thrift

Independently observed

MongoDB

Leader

7 total

Vertex AI
BigQuery
Datastream
Google Kubernetes Engine
Looker
Apigee
Apache Kafka

Independently observed

Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.