If the most popular NoSQL database is on your list of tech trends to check out, you’re in luck.
MongoDB has matured as a database, and the growing list of third-party hosting providers and tools testifies to its growing mainstream adoption.
Using MongoDB? Choose the right GUI
Once you’re done choosing your MongoDB hosting provider, make working with MongoDB easier with Studio 3T, the professional IDE and GUI for MongoDB trusted by companies like Atlassian, Google, Nike, and many others.
Studio 3T is the only MongoDB GUI that offers:
- A handy Import/Export Wizard that supports JSON, CSV, BSON/mongodump and SQL
- Visual Query Builder, a drag-and-drop query builder
- IntelliShell, a built-in mongo shell with robust auto-completion
- Aggregation Editor, a MongoDB aggregation query builder that lets you do it stage by stage
- SQL Migration, the easiest way to migrate databases between MongoDB and SQL
…and so much more. Check out the full list of features here.
Without further ado, here’s a roundup of our favorite MongoDB hosting providers, most of which offer a free tier or trial.
MongoDB Atlas
MongoDB Atlas is MongoDB’s fully-managed cloud database that comes with a 512 MB free cluster.
Choose to deploy from Amazon Web Services (AWS), Google Cloud Platform (GCP), or Microsoft Azure in the following regions:
AWS
- N. Virginia
- Frankfurt
- Singapore
- Mumbai
GCP
- Iowa
- Belgium
- Singapore
Azure
- Virginia
- Netherlands
- Hong Kong
Website: https://www.mongodb.com/cloud/atlas
Considering Atlas? Here’s a tutorial on setting up a free cluster, the five best tools to help you work better, plus a guide on how MongoDB Atlas pricing works.
Clever Cloud
Based in Nantes, France, Clever Cloud sets you up with a free 500 MB plan in just a few clicks, with no credit card required.
Once you’ve created your personal space, simply create an add-on and choose MongoDB.
Website: https://www.clever-cloud.com/
IBM Cloud
IBM Cloud now also has their own MongoDB-as-a-service offering, launching it years after acquiring the managed hosting provider, Compose. You can sign up for an IBM Cloud account – which gives you access to the hybrid cloud platform with all the bells and whistles – and upgrade to a paid plan to claim your free $200 credit. Remember: The credit expires after 30 days, and you’ll be invoiced for any excess usage per their pricing plan.
IBM Cloud Databases for MongoDB is available in these locations:
- Sydney
- Toronto
- Chennai
- Frankfurt
- London
- Osaka
- Tokyo
- Oslo
- Seoul
- Washington, DC
- Dallas
Website: https://www.ibm.com/cloud/databases-for-mongodb
ObjectRocket
ObjectRocket also offers a free 30-day trial, although a credit card is required. You can get up to 5 GB of storage, depending on whether you choose a replica set, sharded, or single database.
ObjectRocket is owned by Rackspace and hosts its free trial on Rackspace Cloud, available in these regions:
- Hong Kong
- Sydney
- Northern Virginia
- Dallas
- Chicago
- N. California
- London
Website: https://www.objectrocket.com/
If you decide to use Studio 3T for MongoDB, here’s how to connect to ObjectRocket.
ScaleGrid
Unlike Compose and ObjectRocket, ScaleGrid offers a free 30-day trial with no credit card required.
You can choose to host your database on AWS, Azure, or Digital Ocean. Of the MongoDB hosting providers featured in the roundup, ScaleGrid has the widest selection of regions available for free trial.
AWS
- Beijing
- Mumbai
- Seoul
- Singapore
- Sydney
- Tokyo
- Northern Virginia
- Ohio
- Northern California
- Oregon
- Canada (Central)
- Sao Paulo
- Frankfurt
- London
- Ireland
Azure
- Singapore
- Hong Kong
- New South Wales
- Victoria
- Shanghai
- Beijing
- Virginia
- Virginia
- Iowa
- Illinois
- Texas
- West Central US
- Ireland
- Netherlands
- Cardiff
- London
- Frankfurt
- Magdeburg
Digital Ocean
- Singapore
- New York City
- San Francisco
- Toronto
Website: https://scalegrid.io/
Digital Ocean
Digital Ocean offers a $100 credit which expires in 60 days after providing a credit card, when you sign up as a new user.
On your DigitalOcean account, you can create a managed database, and from there, create your MongoDB database cluster.
Digital Ocean offers the following datacenter regions:
- New York
- San Francisco
- Amsterdam
- Singapore
- London
- Frankfurt
- Toronto
- Bangalore
Website: https://www.digitalocean.com/
Here’s the full tutorial on how to create a DigitalOcean managed MongoDB database.
Summary
| Hoster | Free tier or free trial? | Free storage available | Shared or dedicated | Cost after free trial |
| Atlas | Free tier | 512 MB | Shared | Shared server – $9/month and up
Dedicated server – From $0.08/hour, depending on size |
| Clever Cloud | Free tier | 500 MB | Shared | Plans range from €20 for 1 GB to €150 for 100 GB |
| IBM Cloud | Free $200 credit valid for 30 days | NA | NA | Find the full pricing per GB here. |
| ObjectRocket | Free trial (30 days, credit card required) | 1-5 GB single database
5 GB sharded or replica set | Shared | Replica set – From $19/month, depending on size Sharded cluster – From $25/month, depending on size |
| ScaleGrid | Free trial (30 days, no credit card required) | Shared – Unlimited Dedicated – 10 GB | Both (Bring Your Own Cloud also possible) | Shared server – From $10/GB
Dedicated server – From $35/month |
| Digital Ocean | Free trial ($100 credit valid for 60 days, credit card required) | NA | Shared | Clusters start at $15/month; three node replica sets start at $45/month |
