Comparison

ArangoDB 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.

ArangoDB full profile →MongoDB full profile →

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ArangoDB49

★MongoDB75

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	ArangoDB	MongoDBLeader
Vioscale score	49 / 100low · 42%	75 / 100medium · 71%
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	✓	✓
Modelpricing.model	commercial	commercial
Price levelpricing.price_level	low	low
Transparentpricing.transparent	✗	✓
Integrations
Countintegrations.count	-	7
Security
Disclosure policysecurity.disclosure_policy	-	✓
Fedrampsecurity.fedramp	-	✓
Gdprsecurity.gdpr	-	✓
Hipaasecurity.hipaa	-	✓
Iso27001security.iso27001	-	✓
Pcisecurity.pci	-	✓
Scorecardsecurity.scorecard	7.3	4.7
Soc2security.soc2	-	✓
Vulnerabilitiessecurity.vulnerabilities	Count: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=go&package_name=github.com%2Farangodb%2Farangodb&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	0	8
Github starsadoption.github_stars	14,266	28,507
Stackoverflow questionsadoption.stackoverflow_questions	-	170,000
Activity
Commits last 30dactivity.commits_last_30d	100	100
Release
Cadence daysrelease.cadence_days	-	30
License
Spdxlicense.spdx	-	SSPL-1.0
Language
Primarylanguage.primary	C++	C++
Market
Availabilitymarket.availability	-	Available worldwide · Popular in US, GB · HQ US
Content
Faqcontent.faq	-	8 items

Score

Vioscale score

ArangoDB49 / 100low · 42%

MongoDB75 / 100medium · 71%

Pricing

Free tier

ArangoDB✓

MongoDB✓

Model

ArangoDBcommercial

MongoDBcommercial

Price level

ArangoDBlow

MongoDBlow

Transparent

ArangoDB✗

MongoDB✓

Integrations

Count

ArangoDB–

MongoDB7

Security

Disclosure policy

ArangoDB–

MongoDB✓

Fedramp

ArangoDB–

MongoDB✓

Gdpr

ArangoDB–

MongoDB✓

Hipaa

ArangoDB–

MongoDB✓

Iso27001

ArangoDB–

MongoDB✓

Pci

ArangoDB–

MongoDB✓

Scorecard

ArangoDB7.3

MongoDB4.7

Soc2

ArangoDB–

MongoDB✓

Vulnerabilities

ArangoDBCount: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=go&package_name=github.com%2Farangodb%2Farangodb&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

ArangoDB–

MongoDB99.995

Status page

ArangoDB✓

MongoDB✓

Adoption

Dependent repos

ArangoDB0

MongoDB8

Github stars

ArangoDB14,266

MongoDB28,507

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

ArangoDB–

MongoDBAvailable worldwide · Popular in US, GB · HQ US

Content

Faq

ArangoDB–

MongoDB8 items

Capabilities

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

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

Core

Data model

ArangoDBMulti-model

MongoDBDocument

Query

Query language

ArangoDB-

MongoDBMQL / document API

Consistency

ArangoDB-

MongoDBTunable

Transactions

ArangoDB-

MongoDBMulti-item ACID

Indexing

Secondary indexes

ArangoDBYes

MongoDBYes

Scale

Partitioning / sharding

ArangoDBAutomatic

MongoDBAutomatic

Multi-region

ArangoDB-

MongoDB✓

Replication

Replication topology

ArangoDB-

MongoDBPrimary-secondary

Deployment

Hosting

ArangoDBCloud + self-hosted

MongoDBCloud + self-hosted

Schema

ArangoDB-

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 multimodel database that unifies fragmented enterprise data into a graph-native foundation, serving as a context layer for AI agents, applications, and analytics workloads without requiring multiple specialized databases.

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.

ArangoDB

HybridFree tier

Free community edition with 100GB limit, Enterprise Edition available

Community EditionFree
Enterprise EditionContact sales

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	ArangoDB	MongoDB
WebPlatforms	-	✓
CLIPlatforms	-	✓
Cloud / SaaSDeployment	✓	✓
Self-hostedDeployment	✓	✓
HybridDeployment	✗	✓

Platforms

Web

ArangoDB–

MongoDB✓

CLI

ArangoDB–

MongoDB✓

Deployment

Cloud / SaaS

ArangoDB✓

MongoDB✓

Self-hosted

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

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.