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ArangoDB vs MongoDB

On the evidence we track, MongoDB leads this comparison with a composite score of 76/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

ArangoDB full profile →MongoDB full profile →
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ArangoDB51
★MongoDB76
Score
vioscaleAI score
ArangoDB51 / 100low · 42%
MongoDB76 / 100medium · 71%
Pricing
Free tier
ArangoDB✓
MongoDB✓
Model
ArangoDBfreemium
MongoDBfreemium
Price level
ArangoDBlow
MongoDBmid
Starting price
ArangoDB–
MongoDB$56.94
Transparent
ArangoDB✗
MongoDB✓
Integrations
Count
ArangoDB–
MongoDB6
Security
Certifications
Disclosure policy
ArangoDB–
MongoDB✓
Fedramp
ArangoDB–
MongoDB✓
Gdpr
ArangoDB–
MongoDB✓
Hipaa
ArangoDB–
MongoDB✓
Iso27001
ArangoDB–
MongoDB✓
Pci
ArangoDB–
MongoDB✓
Scorecard
ArangoDB7.2
MongoDB4.8
Soc2
ArangoDB–
MongoDB✓
Trust center
Vulnerabilities
Reliability
Sla pct
ArangoDB–
MongoDB99.99
Status page
ArangoDB✓
MongoDB✓
Adoption
Dependent repos
ArangoDB0
MongoDB8
Github stars
ArangoDB14,278
MongoDB28,614
Stackoverflow questions
ArangoDB–
MongoDB170,000
Activity
Commits last 30d
ArangoDB100
MongoDB100
Release
Cadence days
ArangoDB–
MongoDB30
License
Spdx
ArangoDB–
MongoDBSSPL-1.0
Language
Primary
ArangoDBC++
MongoDBC++
Market
Availability
Content
Faq
ArangoDB3 items
MongoDB8 items

Capabilities

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

Core
Data model
ArangoDBMulti-model
MongoDBDocument
Query
Query language
ArangoDB-
MongoDBMQL / document API
Consistency
Consistency
ArangoDB-
MongoDBTunable
Transactions
Transactions
ArangoDBMulti-item ACID
MongoDBMulti-item ACID
Indexing
Secondary indexes
ArangoDBYes
MongoDBYes
Scale
Partitioning / sharding
ArangoDBAutomatic
MongoDBAutomatic
Multi-region
ArangoDB✓
MongoDB✓
Replication
Replication topology
ArangoDBPrimary-secondary
MongoDBPrimary-secondary
Deployment
Hosting
ArangoDBCloud + self-hosted
MongoDBCloud + self-hosted
Schema
Schema
ArangoDBOptional schema
MongoDBSchemaless
Features
TTL / auto-expiry
ArangoDB-
MongoDB✓
Change streams / CDC
ArangoDB-
MongoDB✓
Vector / search built-in
ArangoDB✓
MongoDB✓
Licensing
Licence class
ArangoDBSource-available (SSPL/BSL)
MongoDBSource-available (SSPL/BSL)

What each one is

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

ArangoDB

A native multi-model database that supports documents, graphs, and key-value data with integrated search capabilities. Runs on-premise or in the cloud with flexible data modeling, SQL-like querying, and support for distributed deployments.

Independently observed

MongoDB

Leader

MongoDB is a fully managed cloud database that uses flexible document-based storage and supports complex queries, analytics, and advanced search capabilities including vector and full-text search functionality.

Independently observed

Pricing

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

ArangoDB

HybridFree tier

Free Community Edition for non-commercial use (100GB limit). Enterprise Edition available via contact sales.

  • Community EditionFree
  • Enterprise EditionContact sales
as of verify ↗

MongoDB

Leader
from $56.94/moHybridFree tier

Free tier (512MB), Flex from $8–$30/month, Dedicated from $56.94/month

  • Free (M0)Free
    • 512MB storage
    • 32MB sort memory
    • 100 ops/sec
    • shared vCPUs
    • replica set
  • Flex Clusters$8–$30/month based on usage
    • hourly billing
    • monthly invoices
  • Dedicated ClustersFrom $56.94/month
    • dedicated resources
    • auto-scaling
    • horizontal scaling via sharding
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platforms
Web
ArangoDB✓
MongoDB✓
macOS
ArangoDB✗
MongoDB✓
Windows
ArangoDB✗
MongoDB✓
Linux
ArangoDB✗
MongoDB✓
CLI
ArangoDB✓
MongoDB✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
ArangoDB✓
MongoDB✓
Self-hosted
ArangoDB✗
MongoDB✓
On-premise
ArangoDB✓
MongoDB✓
Hybrid
ArangoDB✗
MongoDB✓

Integrations

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

ArangoDB

Not documented yet.

MongoDB

Leader
12 total
  • Vertex AI
  • BigQuery
  • Datastream
  • Google Kubernetes Engine
  • Looker
  • Apigee
  • Apache Kafka
  • Google Vertex AI
  • Google Cloud BigQuery
  • Google Cloud Datastream
  • Google Cloud Functions
  • Kubernetes
Independently observed
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