MongoDB Atlas vs Crunchy Bridge Pricing (2026)
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MongoDB Atlas vs Crunchy Bridge

Database as a Service pricing comparison · 2026

MongoDB Atlas pricing ranges from $0–$56.94/varies, while Crunchy Bridge ranges from $9–$7680/varies. MongoDB Atlas is typically 99% more affordable, though your actual cost depends on tier and team size.

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MongoDB Atlas
MongoDB Atlas pricing is entirely custom-quoted — all plans require contacting sales direc
verified 9w ago
$11K $17K
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Crunchy Bridge
Crunchy Bridge is a fully managed cloud Postgres solution from Crunchy Data, designed for
verified 9w ago
$11K $17K
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Verdict · list-price math · year 1
Crunchy saves $6.6K vs MongoDB · 25 seats
Cheapest $11K
Spread 39%
Estimated license cost
at 25 seats
List price × seats. Click a tier below to lock it.
Dedicated
$17K/yr
year 1 license · $57/seat
Hobby-2
$11K/yr
year 1 license · $35/seat
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Sources & confidence

Every dollar amount and contract clause below traces back to a sourced fact. We don't manufacture composite scores.

Where this data comes from
Vendr · TrustRadius · Reddit · BBB · official docs
Sources 12 sourced facts
9 hidden-cost · 1 contract · 2 review platforms
Last verified 2mo ago
Confidence Limited confidence
Sources 6 sourced facts
5 hidden-cost · 1 contract
Last verified 2mo ago
Confidence Limited confidence
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Plans at a glance

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Hidden costs

Each cost is severity-ranked, with the dollar range quoted from its source (Vendr, Reddit, TrustRadius, BBB, official docs) — never our estimate.

Beyond the sticker
Severity-ranked, sourced
5 documented
  • Data Transfer and Egress Fees
    $500–$5,000+ per month
    1 source
  • Backup Storage
    10–20% to total storage expenses
    1 source
  • Premium Support
    20% of the total bill
    1 source
  • Non-Linear Instance Tier Pricing
    6-8x jump in monthly spend
    1 source
  • Cross-Region Replication and High Availability Premiums
    roughly double cluster costs for each additional region
    1 source
5 documented
  • Higher-tier Support
    1 source
  • High Availability
    1 source
  • Additional Storage
    $0.10 per GB, $0.046/GB/month
    1 source
  • Professional Migration Services
    1 source
  • Hobby-tier Limitations
    1 source
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Contract terms

The fine print, surfaced. Green = buyer-friendly. Each clause backed by a quoted source.

MongoDB
Crunchy
Auto-renewal
—
—
Cancellation
—
may be canceled any time
Commitment
M10 at approximately $0.08/hour or $56.94/month
no upfront commitment
Price escalation
—
—
Can downgrade
—
—
Based on 2 verified sources (Vendr · TrustRadius · BBB)
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What users say

Aggregated, with sample sizes. We use whichever review platform has data.

User reviews
TrustRadius · Trustpilot · G2
TrustRadius
8.4out of 5 (67)
G2
4.5out of 5 (899)
Best for
Learning and exploring MongoDB in a cloud environment
Watch out
Expensive and Unclear Pricing
No public ratings yet
Best for
Smallest dev/test workloads
Watch out
Lack of publicly available pricing information
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License cost is computed from publicly listed plans (real math, list price × seats). Median annual cost is from Vendr's deal flow when available — see source badges. Hidden costs and contract terms each cite their own sources. We do not invent composite scores.
Database as a Service

MongoDB Atlas

$0–$56.94
/varies
4 plans · Free tier
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Database as a Service

Crunchy Bridge

$9–$7680
/varies
7 plans
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MongoDB Atlas and Crunchy Bridge both operate in the database as a service category. This page compares their list pricing.

Plan-by-Plan Pricing

Plan MongoDB Atlas Crunchy Bridge
Free Free /user/month $9 /month
Flex $8 /user/month $35 /month
Dedicated $56.94 /user/month $140 /month
Enterprise Advanced Custom $560 /month
Standard-128 — $2.2K /month
Memory-128 — $1.9K /month
Standard-384 / Memory-512 — $6.7K /month

Hidden Costs

Beyond the sticker price — what catches buyers off guard.

MongoDB Atlas 9 hidden costs

high
Data Transfer and Egress Fees $500–$5,000+ per month
medium
Backup Storage 10–20% to total storage expenses
high
Premium Support 20% of the total bill
high
Non-Linear Instance Tier Pricing 6-8x jump in monthly spend
high
Cross-Region Replication and High Availability Premiums roughly double cluster costs for each additional region
See all MongoDB Atlas hidden costs →

Crunchy Bridge 5 hidden costs

medium
Higher-tier Support
high
High Availability
medium
Additional Storage $0.10 per GB, $0.046/GB/month
high
Professional Migration Services
high
Hobby-tier Limitations
See all Crunchy Bridge hidden costs →

Contract Terms

Term MongoDB Atlas Crunchy Bridge
Auto-renewal — —
Cancellation — may be canceled any time
Minimum commitment M10 at approximately $0.08/hour or $56.94/month no upfront commitment

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