MongoDB Atlas
MongoDB Atlas is MongoDB Inc's managed cloud database service for the MongoDB document database, running on AWS, Azure or Google Cloud. It offers a permanently free M0 tier, a low-cost Flex tier for development and unpredictable workloads, and Dedicated tiers for production, plus add-ons like Atlas Search and Vector Search. Pricing is usage-based, driven mainly by cluster tier, storage and data transfer.
Facts checked on against the sources listed at the end of this page.
- Pricing
- FreemiumPaid from about $0.011 an hour (up to $30 a month) for the Flex tier, or $0.08 an hour for the smallest Dedicated (M10) tier
- Open source
- NoServer Side Public License (SSPL) for MongoDB itself; Atlas is a proprietary managed service
- GitHub stars
- 28,619
- npm downloads a week
- 18Mup 10% on the week before
A good fit for
- Teams that want a managed MongoDB database without operating servers themselves
- Projects that want to start completely free on the M0 tier and upgrade later
- Applications that need full text or vector search built into the same database as their data
- Workloads that need multi-region or multi-cloud deployment for availability
Not a good fit for
- Teams committed to a relational (SQL) data model, since MongoDB is a document database
- Cost-sensitive, high-storage workloads where dedicated tier pricing can grow quickly compared to self-managed alternatives
- Projects that need the community, self-hosted MongoDB Community Edition rather than a managed cloud service
MongoDB Atlas pricing
M0 is free forever with 512 MB storage. The Flex tier is usage-based, from about $0.011 an hour up to roughly $30 a month depending on operations per second. Dedicated tiers start at $0.08 an hour (around $57 a month) for M10 and scale up to $21.85 an hour for M300, plus separate charges for storage, data transfer and add-ons.
| Plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| M0 (Free) | $0 | 512 MB storage, shared RAM and vCPU, up to 100 operations a second. |
| Flex | From $0.011 an hour, up to about $30 a month | 5 GB storage, shared RAM and vCPU, usage-based pricing by operations per second. |
| Dedicated M10 | $0.08 an hour (about $56.94 a month) | 10 to 128 GB storage, 2 GB RAM, 2 vCPUs. |
| Dedicated M300 | $21.85 an hour | 2 to 4 TB storage, 384 GB RAM, 96 vCPUs. |
Prices in USD, checked on 27 September 2026. Current prices on mongodb.com.
Main features
- Free M0 tier
- 512 MB storage, shared RAM and vCPU, free forever, for learning and small projects.
- Flex tier
- 5 GB storage with usage-based pricing by operations per second, aimed at development and bursty traffic.
- Dedicated tiers
- M10 through M300+ instances with 10 GB to 4 TB storage and 2 to 96 vCPUs for production workloads.
- Multi-cloud and multi-region
- Deploy clusters across AWS, Azure and Google Cloud, or across multiple regions for high availability.
- Atlas Search
- Full text search built on Lucene, integrated directly with the database.
- Atlas Vector Search
- Vector similarity search for AI and semantic search use cases, stored alongside regular documents.
- Automated backups
- Continuous or scheduled backups with point-in-time restore on Dedicated tiers.
About MongoDB Atlas
MongoDB Atlas is the managed, cloud-hosted way to run MongoDB, the document database, without operating the servers yourself. It handles provisioning, backups, patching and scaling across AWS, Azure or Google Cloud, and can deploy clusters across multiple regions or clouds for availability.
Atlas offers three broad tiers: a permanently free M0 tier for learning and small projects, a Flex tier billed by operations for development and workloads with unpredictable traffic, and Dedicated tiers (M10 and up) for production, ranging from small instances to hundreds of gigabytes of RAM and dozens of vCPUs.
Beyond the core database, Atlas bundles optional add-ons such as Atlas Search (full text search), Atlas Vector Search (for AI embeddings) and Stream Processing, each billed separately based on usage.
- Made by
- MongoDB, Inc.
- Free plan
- Yes: the M0 tier, free forever, with 512 MB storage, shared RAM and vCPU
- Available on
- AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, Drivers for most major languages
Usage and activity
Weekly npm downloads of mongodb, last 12 months.
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Questions about MongoDB Atlas
Is MongoDB Atlas free?
Yes, the M0 tier is free forever, with 512 MB of storage and shared compute, suitable for learning and small projects.
How is MongoDB Atlas priced above the free tier?
The Flex tier is billed by operations per second for development and bursty traffic. Dedicated tiers (M10 and up) are billed hourly based on the instance size, storage and region, plus separate charges for data transfer and add-ons like Search.
What cloud providers does Atlas run on?
AWS, Azure and Google Cloud, including multi-cloud and multi-region cluster deployments.
Does Atlas support vector search for AI applications?
Yes, Atlas Vector Search lets you store and query vector embeddings alongside regular document data.
Sources and links
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