MongoDB, Inc.
Modern database platform for developers and apps.
Updated May 2026
Overview
- Website
- mongodb.com
- Founded
- 2007
- Headquarters
- New York, NY, United States
- Ownership
- Public
- Segment
- Data Platforms & Warehouses
Product overview
MongoDB, Inc. provides a leading modern, general-purpose database platform that unleashes the power of software and data for developers building mission-critical applications. It offers products enabling multi-cloud database deployment, search experiences, and intelligent applications with GenAI. The company serves organizations across industries like financial services, telecom, healthcare, and retail.
Revenue model
Subscription-based cloud database services and enterprise licenses
Moat
MongoDB's key competitive moat is its dominant developer mindshare and architectural flexibility from the document-based data model, which supports dynamic schemas for structured/unstructured data, AI workloads, and vector search, commanding 22.3-31.7% NoSQL market share and over 10M weekly downloads. This is reinforced by high switching costs via Atlas (72% of revenue), integrated features like Queryable Encryption/SSPL licensing, and strong network effects, evidenced by 120% net dollar retention, 70%+ Fortune 100 adoption, and expansion in AI-native platforms.
Headwinds
Potential disruption from purpose-built AI-native databases as GenAI workloads become more specialized.