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ScaleGrid vs. The Rest

Comprehensive MongoDB® hosting comparisons. See how we stack up against the rest.

wdt_ID Overview ScaleGrid mLab ObjectRocket
16Bring Your Own Cloud (AWS and Azure) Deploy deployments of all sizes in your own AWS and Azure accountYesNo Must host through their plansNo Must host through their plans
17MongoDB® Database Admin Access Keep full admin access to the underlying MongoDB® serversYesNoNo
18SSH Access To The Underlying Machine Keep root access to the underlying machines, and install custom software agentsYesNoNo
19Local SSD Disk Support on AWS Use local SSD disks for high disk read/write performanceYesYesNo
20On-Premise DBaaS Support Manage databases on-premise or in a private cloudYes Enterprise On-Premise plansNoNo
21Single Console Management for Multiple Databases Support for MySQL™, PostgreSQL®, MongoDB®, and Redis®Yes MySQL™, PostgreSQL®, MongoDB®, Redis®NoYes MongoDB®, Redis®
22Cross-Datacenter Configurations Distribute your MongoDB® replica sets across different data centersYesNoNo
23Extra Data Transfer Costs Pay an additional fee for all data transfers, including same region, different regions and internet transfersNoNoNo
24Connection Limits Connection limits depending on cluster sizeNoNoNo
25Fully Customizable RAM, Disk Size & Instance Type Customize RAM, disk size, IOPS and instance type at any size for freeYesNoNo
26Custom Replica Set Configurations Customize your replica set size as per your needsYesNoNo
27Live Migration Support Use live migration to migrate data from your existing setupYesNoNo
28DigitalOcean Support Deploy your MongoDB® clusters on DigitalOcean with dedicated hostingYesNoNo
29Sharding Support Distribute your data across different nodes for horizontal scalabilityYesYes Dependent on cloud platformYes
30Pricing Granularity Daily or hourly pricing modelYes Per hourYes Per dayYes Per day
wdt_ID Backup ScaleGrid mLab ObjectRocket
27Extra Cost for Backups Pay an additional per GB monthly fee for each backupNoNoNo
28Custom Schedule For Backups Set a custom schedule to automatically backup your dataYesYesNo
29Selective Restores Restore only a portion of your data backupYesNoNo
30Automated Restore of a Backup Quickly recover your MongoDB® data with one-click restore of a backupYesNoNo
wdt_ID Security ScaleGrid mLab ObjectRocket
32Control Access With Security Groups Lock down access without having to deal with IP whitelistsYesYesNo
33Encryption at Rest Disk encryption to protect your stored data against potential attacksYesYes Dependent on planYes Only with certain plans and datacenters
wdt_ID Support ScaleGrid mLab ObjectRocket
3524x7 Support, 1 Hour Response SLA 24x7 support from database experts included free in your MongoDB® hosting planYesYesYes
36Performance Debugging Support & Proactive Monitoring Get help debugging performance issues stay proactive with customizable monitoring alertsYesYesNo
37Forced MongoDB® Version Upgrades Upgrade on your schedule - not ours. We support your MongoDB® version until you decide to upgradeNoNoNo
wdt_ID Monitoring & Management ScaleGrid mLab ObjectRocket
38Monitoring Console with OS & MongoDB® Metrics Access a detailed dashboard of all your OS MongoDB® metrics to monitor deployment performanceYesYesNo
39Monthly Reports Get detailed monthly reports on MongoDB® performance, usage and growthYesYesNo
40On-Demand Slow Query Analysis Generate heatmaps of your slow queries and analyze problem queries across different time rangesYesYes Schedule and time range cannot be customizedNo