MongoDB Atlas

DB 5.4/10

M2 shared cluster: 2 GB storage, shared compute; M5 $25/mo (5 GB). Fixed monthly price, no usage metering surprises.

MongoDB Atlas scores 5.4/10 for free value in DB. The main constraint: Paid — $9/mo (M2 shared). M2 shared cluster: 2 GB storage, shared compute; M5 $25/mo (5 GB). Fixed monthly price, no usage metering surprises.

Category DB Kind Paid plan

Free value score

5.4 / 10

Show the math

Overall 5.4/10

value = 5.4/100

weighted_components_v1

Capacity 2.6/10

value = 0.07 ×

fixed_log_v1

Operations 8.2/10

value = 8.2/100

policy_score_v1

Production fit 8/10

value = 8/100

policy_score_v1

Key metrics

2 GB Storage

1 reads/mo Reads policy_default: Conservative scoring fallback: no comparable monthly read allowance is published in this item.

1 writes/mo Writes policy_default: Conservative scoring fallback: no comparable monthly write allowance is published in this item.

$9/mo

2 GB

M5 $25/mo

What you get

Paid — $9/mo (M2 shared). M2 shared cluster: 2 GB storage, shared compute; M5 $25/mo (5 GB). Fixed monthly price, no usage metering surprises.

~0.22 GB per $1 with a flat, predictable shared-cluster price — flat-fee alternative to Flex when you want predictable cost over scale-to-zero

Gotchas

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Sources

"MongoDB Atlas offers a perpetual free tier and usage-based pricing for as little as $9/mo for a shared instance or $60/mo dedicated."
https://www.mongodb.com/products/platform/atlas-cloud-providers/aws/pricing
"M2 and M5 are priced at $9/month and $25/month and include 2GB of data and 5GB of data respectively."
https://www.mongodb.com/community/forums/t/atlas-dedicated-cluster-vs-shared-flex-cluster-storage-pricing/304324

paid value databases

Open service Source ← All DB

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