Is MongoDB community is free to use?

WOLFIE_N_A · 2021-03-23T09:02:45.945Z

Is MongoDB community is free to use ? even for industry or industries have to pay for that , I can’t get the clear picture of it by just reading the docs if anyone can help it would be great.

chris · 2021-03-23T12:10:52.314Z

Asked and Answered.

Can we use mongo community edition for free of cost in production environment Other MongoDB Topics

Welcome to the community @Durga_Prasad_Gembali! The MongoDB Community Server is licensed under the Server Side Public License (SSPL) . As @chris mentioned, the Community Server is freely available and there are also paid options including MongoDB Enterprise (for self-hosted) and MongoDB Atlas (cloud managed). There is a usage caveat on the SSPL which applies to publicly offering MongoDB as a service. For more information, please see the Server Side Public License FAQ . There’s also a similar …

https://www.mongodb.com/community/forums/search?q=sspl