MongoDB Ops Manager
MongoDB Ops Manager helps organizations deploy, monitor, back up, and scale MongoDB on their own infrastructure.
What MongoDB Ops Manager is
MongoDB Ops Manager helps organizations deploy, monitor, back up, and scale MongoDB on their own infrastructure. It automates administration from cluster creation through ongoing maintenance and monitors more than 100 performance metrics, with visualization and alerts. Backup options include cluster-wide snapshots, continuous incremental backups, and point-in-time recovery. Performance Advisor identifies slow queries and suggests index and schema improvements. Ops Manager can add or remove cluster nodes, rebalance data as topology changes, and carry out rolling upgrades and index builds. Users can work through a graphical interface or access features programmatically through a REST API. MongoDB Controllers for Kubernetes Operator works with Ops Manager for enterprise backup, automation, monitoring, and alerts. Deployment options through Enterprise Advanced include on-premises, private-cloud, and hybrid-cloud environments. Enterprise Advanced also includes security features and 24/7/365 technical support with a response SLA. MongoDB offers a free download for evaluation before an Enterprise Advanced subscription. The commercial subscription price is available by contacting MongoDB.
Good
- Automates common MongoDB administration tasks.
- Monitors more than 100 performance metrics.
- Supports point-in-time recovery.
- Offers a graphical interface and REST API.
- Supports on-premises, private, and hybrid clouds.
Watch out
- Ongoing use requires an Enterprise Advanced subscription.
- Subscription pricing requires contacting MongoDB.
- Free download is for evaluation before subscribing.
Who it suits
Ops Manager suits organizations that need to manage MongoDB on their own infrastructure, particularly on-premises, private-cloud, or hybrid-cloud deployments. It requires an Enterprise Advanced subscription for ongoing use.
Verdict
Ops Manager combines MongoDB administration, monitoring, backup, and scaling in a self-managed package. Organizations should distinguish the free evaluation download from the Enterprise Advanced subscription required for ongoing use.
Plans and prices
From MongoDB Ops Manager's own pricing page, checked 30 Sep 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| MongoDB Enterprise Advanced (includes Ops Manager) | Priced on request | Commercial subscription · includes Ops Manager, Enterprise Server, security and auditing, backups and restoration, and 24/7/365 support with response SLA · Contact MongoDB for pricing. |
The facts
Each one read from MongoDB Ops Manager's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Automation
- Ops Manager automates common database administration tasks from cluster creation through ongoing maintenance.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Backup and recovery
- It supports cluster-wide snapshots, continuous incremental backups, and point-in-time recovery.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Deployment options
- Enterprise Advanced supports self-managed deployments on-premises, in private clouds, and in hybrid clouds.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Evaluation
- MongoDB offers a free Ops Manager download for evaluation before subscribing to Enterprise Advanced.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Interfaces
- Ops Manager provides a graphical interface and a REST API for programmatic access to its features.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Kubernetes
- MongoDB Controllers for Kubernetes Operator works with Ops Manager for enterprise backup, automation, monitoring, and alerts.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Monitoring
- Ops Manager monitors, visualizes, and alerts on more than 100 performance metrics.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Performance tuning
- Performance Advisor identifies slow queries and recommends index and schema improvements.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Purpose
- Ops Manager lets organizations deploy, monitor, back up, and scale MongoDB on their own infrastructure.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Scaling and upgrades
- Ops Manager can add or remove cluster nodes, rebalance data as topology changes, and perform rolling upgrades and index builds.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Security
- Enterprise Advanced includes advanced access control and data security features and integrates with existing security infrastructure and tooling.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Subscription
- Ops Manager is available through a MongoDB Enterprise Advanced subscription.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Support
- Enterprise Advanced includes 24/7/365 expert technical support with a response SLA.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Who it is for
- MongoDB describes Enterprise Advanced as ideal when on-premises, private-cloud, or hybrid-cloud deployment is a key requirement.checked 30 Sep 2026
The company
- Founded
- 2007checked 28 Sep 2026
- Headquarters
- New York City, New York, USAchecked 28 Sep 2026
Where it runs
- Platform requirements
- The download page lists Debian and Ubuntu, Red Hat and CentOS, SUSE, and Amazon Linux platforms for Ops Manager.checked 30 Sep 2026
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