MongoDB Atlas free tier includes Free 512 MB shared cluster (M0), always free, available on AWS/Azure/GCP… Verified November 2026. Compare with 5 alternatives in Databases.

MongoDB Atlas Free Tier 2026

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Subtypes in Databases: document — schemaless JSON/BSON documents as the stored unit. We read that on 2026-08-31 from https://www.mongodb.com/products/platform/atlas-database, where it says: “Find out how the document model eliminates operational complexity while ensuring unmatched resilience, scalability, and enterprise-grade security through the Atlas cloud database.” How we use this.

Limits, pricing history, and 5 alternatives. Verified November 2026. Last updated 2026-11-06.

MongoDB Atlas's free tier offers Free 512 MB shared cluster (M0), always free, available on AWS/Azure/GCP… It's stable — zero pricing changes recorded. Best for databases workloads — 5 alternatives available.

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Tier
M0 Free
Category
Verified
2026-11-06
Last read
2026-11-06
The day we last read the vendor's page, and the day we last confirmed the terms we publish.

Free Tier Details

Free 512 MB shared cluster (M0), always free, available on AWS/Azure/GCP. Includes Atlas Vector Search for AI/RAG applications

We read that on 2026-11-06 from https://www.mongodb.com/pricing, and our check recorded: the page names MongoDB Atlas as "mongodb atlas" and states "$0".

From mongodb.com/pricing, read 2026-11-06:
Free $0/hour Explore Atlas Free forever For learning and exploring MongoDB in a cloud environment. 512MB of storage Shared RAM Shared vCPU

When You'll Outgrow MongoDB Atlas's Free Tier

Pricing Change History (0 recorded)

No recorded pricing changes for MongoDB Atlas. This is a good sign — stable pricing.

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Alternatives in Databases

How MongoDB Atlas compares against every one of the 5 we list, not against a selection of them. A surface with room for every member of a tied set may rotate their order. A surface with room for only some of them names none of them, because which ones it named would be the claim, and a claim seeded on the date is not the one we serve tomorrow. How we decide this.

Service Free Tier Stability
MongoDB Atlas M0 Free stable
restdb.io Free
a fast and straightforward NoSQL cloud database service. With restdb.io you get schema, relations, automatic REST API (with MongoDB-like queries), and an efficient multi-user admin UI for working with data.
stable
Firebase Spark
Spark plan, no payment method needed: Auth (50K MAU), Firestore Standard edition (1 GiB stored, 50K reads/day, 20K writes/day, 20K deletes/day), Realtime Database (100 simultaneous connections, 1 GB stored, 10 GB/month downloaded), Hosting (10 GB storage, 360 MB/day transfer), and no-cost…
caution
SurrealDB Cloud Free
Multi-model cloud database — The 'Start' plan offers 1GB of storage free, forever, and a free compute instance with 0.25 vCPU and 1 GB memory ($0.000/hr). Further instances are available from $0.021/hr.
stable
filess.io Free
filess.io is a platform where you can create two databases with up to 10 MB per database of the following DBMS for free: MySQL, MariaDB, MongoDB, and PostgreSQL.
stable
Couchbase Capella Free
deploy a forever free tier fully managed database cluster with 1 node and 8GB storage, built for developers to create the next generation of applications across IoT to AI
source unconfirmed

Left out of this list: Supabase (shares no subtype with this product), Neon (shares no subtype with this product), CockroachDB (shares no subtype with this product), Turso (shares no subtype with this product), Upstash (shares no subtype with this product), Databricks (Lakeflow Connect) (none of this category's subtypes apply), Convex (shares no subtype with this product), Appwrite Cloud (shares no subtype with this product), Aiven (shares no subtype with this product), Xata (shares no subtype with this product), Cloudflare D1 (shares no subtype with this product), Nhost (shares no subtype with this product), PocketBase (shares no subtype with this product), Cloudflare KV (shares no subtype with this product), Momento (shares no subtype with this product), Nile (shares no subtype with this product), DynamoDB Local (runs only on a developer machine), Redis Cloud (shares no subtype with this product), Prisma Accelerate (extends another product), Weaviate (shares no subtype with this product), Zilliz Cloud (shares no subtype with this product), LanceDB (shares no subtype with this product), Upstash Vector (shares no subtype with this product), Chroma (shares no subtype with this product), Turbopuffer (shares no subtype with this product), Gel (we have not classified this record), CrateDB (shares no subtype with this product), Neo4j AuraDB (shares no subtype with this product), InfluxDB Cloud (shares no subtype with this product), Hasura (extends another product), 8base.com (shares no subtype with this product), codehooks.io (shares no subtype with this product), SeaTable (none of this category's subtypes apply), skyvia.com (none of this category's subtypes apply), StackBy (none of this category's subtypes apply), Google Cloud BigQuery (shares no subtype with this product), Amazon Aurora PostgreSQL (shares no subtype with this product), PlanetScale (we have not classified this record), Cloudflare Vectorize (shares no subtype with this product). Each is still listed in Databases, with the vendor's own words we read that from on its page. How we decide this.

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Recompute today's order yourself. The order above is a permutation seeded only on the UTC date and the query key — no vendor name, slug, id or offer field is an input. The list above is every one of the 5 entries in that order, not a prefix of it. The algorithm is published, so anyone can reproduce this page's order without asking us.
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2026-11-14
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4

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is MongoDB Atlas free?
Yes, MongoDB Atlas offers a free tier: M0 Free. Free 512 MB shared cluster (M0), always free, available on AWS/Azure/GCP. Includes Atlas Vector Search for AI/RAG applications
What is MongoDB Atlas's free tier?
MongoDB Atlas's free tier is called "M0 Free". Free 512 MB shared cluster (M0), always free, available on AWS/Azure/GCP. Includes Atlas Vector Search for AI/RAG applications. Atlas automatically pauses Free (M0) clusters after 30 days of inactivity where there are zero connections to the cluster. (From https://www.mongodb.com/docs/atlas/reference/free-shared-limitations/, read 2026-10-18.) A Free cluster allows at most 500 connections and 100 read and write operations per second; operations over that limit are queued. (From https://www.mongodb.com/docs/atlas/reference/free-shared-limitations/, read 2026-10-18.) MongoDB Atlas's free M0 cluster needs no credit card. (From https://www.mongodb.com/resources/basics/databases/cloud-databases/free-cloud-database, read 2026-10-22.) An agent can create a MongoDB Atlas M0 cluster via the API without an account. A person must sign in to claim the cluster, which then becomes a standard Free cluster with no expiration. Unclaimed clusters pause after 2 days and delete after 7. (From https://www.mongodb.com/docs/atlas/tutorial/create-ephemeral-cluster/, read 2026-10-22.) The Flex tier has a monthly base price of $8.00, which includes 5GB storage, 100 operations per second and unlimited data transfer. More operations per second cost extra by tier, and Flex clusters are capped at $30 per month. (From https://www.mongodb.com/docs/atlas/billing/atlas-flex-costs/, read 2026-10-29.) Flex clusters limit total data storage to 5 GB and the number of read and write operations to 500 operations per second. (From https://www.mongodb.com/docs/atlas/reference/flex-limitations/, read 2026-10-29.) Upgrading a Free cluster asks for payment information and starts billing. Changing from a Free cluster to a Flex cluster requires downtime. (From https://www.mongodb.com/docs/atlas/scale-cluster/, read 2026-10-29.)
Is MongoDB Atlas's free tier reliable?
MongoDB Atlas's free tier is considered stable.
Is MongoDB Atlas's free tier good for production?
MongoDB Atlas's free tier can be suitable for small production workloads and side projects. We rate it stable and it offers Free 512 MB shared cluster (M0), always free, available on AWS/Azure/GCP…, so it's a reasonable starting point. Monitor your usage against the limits and have an upgrade plan ready.
What changed in MongoDB Atlas's pricing?
No, MongoDB Atlas has had no recorded pricing changes. This is a positive stability signal.
What are the best free alternatives to MongoDB Atlas?
We publish no ranking of these. Nothing we record measures popularity or generosity, so naming a best or a top few would be our preference rather than our data. We hold 5 free alternatives to MongoDB Atlas in Databases, each listed above with its tier. Of those, 4 carry no recorded demerit and are indistinguishable under every signal we hold, so they are listed in an order that rotates daily, 1 is demoted with the reason named. Our ranking rule is published at /criteria.
When will I outgrow MongoDB Atlas's free tier?
When your usage exceeds the free tier limits, you'll need to upgrade. When you outgrow the free tier, evaluate paid plans against alternatives — sometimes a competitor's free tier covers what you need.
What category is MongoDB Atlas in?
MongoDB Atlas is categorized under Databases on AgentDeals. We list 5 other Databases services alongside it, every one of them on this page with its free tier and the stability we publish for it.