# MongoDB alternatives: what AI models name instead, October 2026

IT AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition. 88 of the 252 answers in the 1 category where MongoDB holds a standing named it neither first nor as an alternative; these are the first choices those answers made. Page: https://it-ai-index.com/vendors/mongodb/alternatives/

## Named instead, most often (every category and segment added)

- Azure Cosmos DB: 4
- Amazon DynamoDB: 3
- Couchbase: 3
- PostgreSQL: 3
- Aerospike: 1
- MongoDB Atlas Free Tier: 1

## NoSQL databases

**Small business**: 19 of 84 answers did not name MongoDB (MongoDB is #1 of 10 at 69%).

- Azure Cosmos DB: first choice in 1 of those 19

**Mid-market**: 29 of 84 answers did not name MongoDB (MongoDB is #1 of 13 at 74%).

- PostgreSQL: first choice in 2 of those 29
- MongoDB Atlas Free Tier: first choice in 1 of those 29

**Enterprise**: 40 of 84 answers did not name MongoDB (MongoDB is #1 of 9 at 56%).

- Amazon DynamoDB: first choice in 3 of those 40
- Azure Cosmos DB: first choice in 3 of those 40
- Couchbase: first choice in 3 of those 40
- Aerospike: first choice in 1 of those 40
- OpenSearch: first choice in 1 of those 40
- Oracle NoSQL Database: first choice in 1 of those 40
- PostgreSQL: first choice in 1 of those 40
- ScyllaDB: first choice in 1 of those 40

Published under CC BY 4.0. The output is the models' output; nothing here is a recommendation by the index.