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Compare various solutions to deploy MongoDB in Kubernetes

There are multiple ways to deploy and manage MongoDB in Kubernetes. Here we will focus on comparing the following open source solutions:

Generic

Here is the review of generic features, such as supported MongoDB versions, open source models and more.

Feature/Product Percona Operator for MongoDB Bitnami Helm Chart KubeDB for MongoDB MongoDB Community Operator MongoDB Enterprise Operator
Open source model Apache 2.0 Apache 2.0 Open core Open core Open core
MongoDB versions MongoDB 5.0, 6.0, 7.0 * MongoDB 5.0 MongoDB 3.4, 3.6. 4.0, 4.1, 4.2 MongoDB 4.2, 4.4, 5.0, 6.0, 7.0 MongoDB 4.2, 4.4, 5.0, 6.0, 7.0
Kubernetes conformance Various versions are tested No guarantee No guarantee No guarantee No guarantee
Cluster-wide mode Yes Not an operator Enterprise only Yes Yes
Network exposure Yes Yes No, only through manual config No Yes
Web-based GUI Percona Everest 🚫 kubedb-ui 🚫 Ops Manager

* Percona Operator relies on Percona Server for MongoDB - a free, enhanced, fully compatible MongoDB software alternative for MongoDB Community Server with enterprise-grade features.

Maintenance

Upgrade and scaling are the two most common maintenance tasks that are executed by database administrators and developers.

Feature/Product Percona Operator for MongoDB Bitnami Helm Chart KubeDB for MongoDB MongoDB Community Operator MongoDB Enterprise Operator
Operator upgrade Yes Helm upgrade Image change Yes Yes
Database upgrade Automated minor, manual major No Manual minor Manual minor and major Yes
Compute scaling Horizontal and vertical Horizontal and vertical Enterprise only Horizontal only Yes
Storage scaling Yes Manual Enterprise only No Yes

MongoDB topologies

The next comparison is focused on replica sets, arbiters, sharding and other node types.

Feature/Product Percona Operator for MongoDB Bitnami Helm Chart KubeDB for MongoDB MongoDB Community Operator MongoDB Enterprise Operator
Multi-cluster deployment Yes No No No Yes
Sharding Yes Yes, another chart Yes No Yes
Arbiter Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Non-voting nodes Yes No No No Yes
Hidden nodes No Yes Yes Yes Yes
Network exposure Yes Yes Manual No Yes
Split Horizon Yes No No Yes Yes

Backups

Here are the backup and restore capabilities of each solution.

Feature/Product Percona Operator for MongoDB Bitnami Helm Chart KubeDB for MongoDB MongoDB Community Operator MongoDB Enterprise Operator
Scheduled backups Yes No Enterprise only No Yes
Incremental backups No No Enterprise only No No
Point-in-time recovery Yes No No No Yes
Logical backups Yes No No No Yes
Physical backups Yes No No No Yes

Monitoring

Monitoring is crucial for any operations team.

Feature/Product Percona Operator for MongoDB Bitnami Helm Chart KubeDB for MongoDB MongoDB Community Operator MongoDB Enterprise Operator
Custom exporters Yes, through sidecars mongodb-exporter as a sidecar mongodb-exporter as a sidecar Integrate with prometheus operator Integrate with prometheus operator
Percona Monitoring and Management (PMM) Yes No No No No

Miscellaneous

Finally, let’s compare various features that are not a good fit for other categories.

Feature/Product Percona Operator for MongoDB Bitnami Helm Chart KubeDB for MongoDB MongoDB Community Operator MongoDB Enterprise Operator
Customize MongoDB configuration Yes Yes Yes No, only some params No, only some params
Helm Yes Yes Yes, for operator only Yes, for operator only Yes, for operator only
SSL/TLS Yes Yes Enterprise only Yes Yes
Create users/roles Yes Yes No Yes Yes
Last update: 2025-05-20