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MongoDB Atlas pricing
MongoDB Atlas publishes 5 tiers. Below is each one, what it adds over the tier beneath it, and where the ladder stops being worth climbing for most people.
As of 29 August 2026, MongoDB Atlas pricing is free across 5 published tiers. Figures are the vendor's list prices as recorded on this page's last check; the vendor's site is the final word.
- Entry price
- Free
- Model
- Usage-based
- Tiers
- 5
- Free tier
- Yes
MongoDB Atlas plans, side by side
Every published tier in ascending order of price, with the number of features each one lists. An absence here means the record does not itemise it, not that the tier lacks it.
| Plan | Price | Features listed | Step up from the tier below |
|---|---|---|---|
| M0 (Free Tier) | Free | 4 | Entry tier |
| Flex Tier | $0.011/hour | 4 | +$0.011/hour, 3 more features |
| M2 Shared | $9/month | 2 | +$8.989/month, 1 more feature |
| M5 Shared | $25/month | 2 | +$16/month, 1 more feature |
| M10 Dedicated | $56.94/month | 3 | +$31.939999999999998/month, 3 more features |
What each tier adds
The set difference between each tier's feature list and the one beneath it. Where a tier lists nothing new, the vendor has either stopped repeating the inherited list or the tier raises limits rather than adding capability, the record does not distinguish the two, so this page does not either.
M0 (Free Tier)
FreeThe entry tier. It covers 512 mb storage, shared ram and vcpu, no backups, no data transfer charges.
Flex Tier
$0.011/hourOver M0 (Free Tier), this tier adds:
- 5 GB storage
- Pay-as-you-go hourly billing
- Approximately 8-30 USD/month
M2 Shared
$9/monthOver Flex Tier, this tier adds:
- 2 GB storage
M5 Shared
$25/monthOver M2 Shared, this tier adds:
- 5 GB storage
M10 Dedicated
$56.94/monthOver M5 Shared, this tier adds:
- 10 GB storage
- 2 GB RAM, 2 vCPU
- Hourly billing at 0.08 USD/hour
Where MongoDB Atlas stops being free
M0 (Free Tier), Free
- 512 MB storage
- Shared RAM and vCPU
- No backups
- No data transfer charges
Flex Tier, $0.011/hour
The first thing you pay for:
- 5 GB storage
- Pay-as-you-go hourly billing
- Approximately 8-30 USD/month
How that compares in Technology
Too few technology tools in this directory publish a starting price to quote a meaningful median, so the table below is a like-for-like list rather than a ranking.
| Tool | Entry price | Model | Rated | Head to head |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MongoDB Atlas (this page) | Free | usage-based | - | |
| Personetics | On request | quote | - | vs MongoDB Atlas |
| Zeta | On request | quote | - | vs MongoDB Atlas |
| Finxact | On request | quote | - | vs MongoDB Atlas |
| Thought Machine | On request | quote | - | vs MongoDB Atlas |
| Alkami | On request | quote | - | vs MongoDB Atlas |
| Datadog | $15/month | - | - | vs MongoDB Atlas |
Ratings are aggregated from third-party sources and imported with each catalogue entry, they are not reviews hosted on Softwr. How each figure is used is set out on the MongoDB Atlas badges page.
Before you pay for MongoDB Atlas
Three things this page cannot tell you, and all three change the bill. The record carries a price and a billing period but not the unit - per-seat and flat-rate pricing are indistinguishable in this data, so a five-person team may be looking at five times the figure above. It carries no annual rate, so any discount for paying yearly is not something this page can quote. And it carries no trial length.
What it can tell you is the shape of the ladder: 5 tiers between Free and $56.94/month, with the jump itemised above. Because there is a free tier, the cheapest way to answer the rest is to use it before paying anything.
MongoDB Atlas runs on not recorded. The full record is on the MongoDB Atlas review, and the rest of the category is under best technology tools.
MongoDB Atlas pricing questions
- How much does MongoDB Atlas cost?
- MongoDB Atlas publishes 5 tiers, from Free for M0 (Free Tier) up to $56.94/month for M10 Dedicated. The entry tier costs nothing.
- Does MongoDB Atlas have a free plan?
- Yes. The M0 (Free Tier) tier costs nothing and covers 512 mb storage, shared ram and vcpu, no backups. Paying starts at $0.011/hour for Flex Tier.
- What is the difference between M0 (Free Tier) and Flex Tier on MongoDB Atlas?
- Flex Tier costs $0.011/hour against Free, and adds 5 gb storage, pay-as-you-go hourly billing, approximately 8-30 usd/month.
- Is the M10 Dedicated plan on MongoDB Atlas worth it?
- That depends entirely on whether you need what it adds, which on the published record is 10 gb storage, 2 gb ram, 2 vcpu, hourly billing at 0.08 usd/hour. It costs $56.94/month against $0.011/hour for Flex Tier. Softwr has not used either tier, so this page can tell you what changes, not whether it is worth the difference to you.
- Which technology tools can I use without paying?
- 1 of the 8 technology tools listed alongside MongoDB Atlas have a free tier: Canny.
- What am I actually paying for with MongoDB Atlas?
- The record we hold does not itemise what each tier includes beyond the plan names and prices. The MongoDB Atlas review carries whatever feature detail is available.
- Does MongoDB Atlas charge per user?
- The record carries a price and a billing period for each of its 5 tiers, but not the unit that price is charged in. Per-seat and flat-rate billing look identical in this data, so check the vendor's page before budgeting for a team.
- Are these MongoDB Atlas prices current?
- They are what the catalogue entry holds, refreshed when the entry is. Vendors change pricing without notice and nobody at Softwr re-verifies each tier by hand, so treat this as a structured summary and the vendor's own pricing page as the authority.
- What should I compare MongoDB Atlas against before paying?
- The closest technology tools in this directory are Personetics, Zeta, Finxact, Thought Machine. Each has a side-by-side comparison with MongoDB Atlas covering price, platforms and features.