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MongoDB vs ProgressDB
Short answer: Pick MongoDB if you want unified document, vector and analytics platform; pick ProgressDB if you want chat-native storage with sub-ms latency. MongoDB has a free plan.
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ProgressDBDatabase for Chat ApplicationsWhich to pick
Pick MongoDB if you want…
- Unified document, vector and analytics platform
- General document storage
- Integrations with AWS, Google Cloud or Microsoft Azure (on MongoDB's list, not ProgressDB's)
Pick ProgressDB if you want…
- Chat-native storage with sub-ms latency
- Integrations with Node.js, Python or TypeScript (on ProgressDB's list, not MongoDB's)
Side by side
- What it is
- MongoDB:MongoDB is a flexible document database offering self-hosted or fully managed Atlas cloud services.
- ProgressDB:ProgressDB is a chat-optimized database offering threaded messages, real-time updates, and built-in chat features via simple APIs and SDKs.
- Best for
- MongoDB:Unified document, vector and analytics platform
- ProgressDB:Chat-native storage with sub-ms latency
- Who it’s for
- MongoDB:Developers building data-intensive, real-time or AI-enabled applications.
- ProgressDB:Developers building chat, AI assistant, or real-time collaboration apps.
- Pricing
- MongoDB:Freemium
- ProgressDB:Contact sales
- Free plan or trial
- MongoDB:Free plan (Free)
- ProgressDB:—
- Plans
- MongoDB:Free $0/hour · Flex $0.011/hour per hour · Dedicated $0.08/hour per hour · Atlas Infinite $0.09/hour per hour
- ProgressDB:—
- Works with
- MongoDB:AWS, Google Cloud, Microsoft Azure, Apache Kafka
- ProgressDB:Node.js, Python, TypeScript, React, React Native
MongoDB features
- Atlas Managed Service. Fully managed, multi-cloud database with automated failover and scaling.
- Atlas Infinite. Decoupled compute and storage for extreme elasticity and AI workloads.
- Atlas Agent Engine. Runs production AI agents on Atlas without locking to a specific model.
- Vector Search. Semantic search and recommendation engines using integrated vector representations.
- Stream Processing. Process high-velocity event streams via the same aggregation pipeline as the database.
- MongoDB 9.0. Up to 2× throughput and faster queries for transactional and AI use cases.
ProgressDB features
- Threaded messages. Versioned edits, soft-deletes and metadata stored per thread.
- Fast reads & writes. Optimized for common chat access patterns with sub-millisecond acknowledgments.
- Per-thread encryption. DEK & KEK style encryption applied to each chat thread.
- Retention policies. TTL and cron-based automatic purge of old messages.
- SDKs & data explorer. Node.js, Python, TypeScript, React SDKs and an admin dashboard for data inspection.
- Realtime hooks (planned). Websocket and webhook support for live updates.
MongoDB vs ProgressDB FAQ
What is the difference between MongoDB and ProgressDB?+
MongoDB: Document database; lacks built-in thread-first optimizations.
Should I use MongoDB or ProgressDB?+
Pick MongoDB if you want unified document, vector and analytics platform, general document storage or integrations with AWS, Google Cloud or Microsoft Azure (on MongoDB's list, not ProgressDB's). Pick ProgressDB if you want chat-native storage with sub-ms latency or integrations with Node.js, Python or TypeScript (on ProgressDB's list, not MongoDB's).
Is MongoDB or ProgressDB free?+
MongoDB has a free plan and paid plans.
Do MongoDB and ProgressDB integrate with the same tools?+
Their integration lists don't overlap: MongoDB lists AWS, Google Cloud, Microsoft Azure and Apache Kafka; ProgressDB lists Node.js, Python, TypeScript, React and 1 more.
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