Why MongoDB?

MongoDB is an open-source NoSQL database, although, for enterprise editions, we need to pay for the license.

MongoDB uses a document-based scale-out architecture that stores data in a JSON-like format. It has features like sharding, clustering, replication, aggregation, BSON format, indexing, caped collection, and file storage. It uses a wiredTiger engine for storing and retrieving data from the database, which is too fast from other database engines. Other useful features it includes are it has multi-document ACID transaction features. It supports a full aggregation framework, expressive joins, graphs traversal, and pipelines.

Depending on the use case, we can have two things to look into a MongoDB hosting platform. The very first one would be price, and the second one would be the features.

If we talk about the pricing, first, we need to check for the hosting services that provide either free tiers or trials. Once we have used it under this scheme, it would be easier to make a decision. Post free tier or trial, we can compare and look for other cheaper options as well.

Coming to the feature, below are the key things that need to take into consideration before opting for a MongoDB hosting platform.

How best in performance?

When thinking about performance, we seek the speed factor such as uptime like upload speed and download speed rates.

How good in support?

Support is a very important part while selecting the platform. This is because, if any issue occurs when we are hosting, there is a need to have a solid support system that can deal and rapidly remove these issues.

How good is the backup option?

Every hosting company has different backup techniques and procedures. Some companies take extra charge for backup storage and give a size limit of backup. This is also an important part because system failure or restart needs to backup the database.

There are two ways to host MongoDB.

Self-hosted

You get a cloud VM and take care of installation, tuning, monitoring, administration yourself. This is good if you are a technical person and have time to manage. This might be slightly cheaper, but you trade-off with your time.

Managed

You offload the burden of setup and on-going maintenance to the expert, and you pay for what you use. The following are some of the popular platforms to host MongoDB.

Let’s explore them.

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