Detailed comparison across 10 dimensions
Winner: Pinecone
Pinecone clearly comes out ahead of MongoDB Atlas Vector Search on Staquest's weighted six-dimension score. Both offer a free tier. Paid plans start at $8/mo for MongoDB Atlas Vector Search and $50/mo for Pinecone.
| Overview | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | hybrid | ai tool |
| Company | MongoDB, Inc. | Pinecone |
| Free Tier | ||
| Has API | ||
| Open Source | ||
| Trending | Stable | Active |
| Industries | DevelopmentData & Analytics | DevelopmentData & AnalyticsAI & Machine LearningSaaS & Cloud |
| Categories | database | databasecloud-infrastructure |
| Website | Visit | Visit |
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| Feature | mongodb-atlas-vector-search | pinecone |
|---|---|---|
| 10Gb To 4Tb Storage | ||
| 1 Index | ||
| 512Mb Storage | ||
| 1 Project | ||
| 5Gb Storage | ||
| 1M Read Units Per Month | ||
| Everything In Flex | ||
| 2M Write Units Per Month | ||
| Everything In Free | ||
| 99.95% Uptime Sla | ||
| Independent Scaling For Vector Search Nodes | ||
| Access To Most Embedding And Reranking Models | ||
| On-Demand Burst Capacity | ||
| Audit Logs | ||
| Production-Grade Performance | ||
| Backups | ||
| Shared Ram | ||
| Bring-Your-Own-Cloud (Byoc) Deployment | ||
| Shared Vcpu | ||
| Community Support | ||
| Vector Search Capability | ||
| Custom Compliance Requirements | ||
| Customer Managed Encryption Keys (Cmek) | ||
| Enterprise Support Included | ||
| Everything In Standard | ||
| Everything In Starter | ||
| Multiple Projects And Users | ||
| Premium Support | ||
| Private Link | ||
| Private Regions |
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On Staquest's weighted six-dimension scoring, Pinecone comes out ahead overall, though MongoDB Atlas Vector Search can be the better fit depending on your priorities — see the dimension-by-dimension breakdown above.
MongoDB Atlas Vector Search's paid plans start at $8/mo and Pinecone's start at $50/mo, so MongoDB Atlas Vector Search is the lower entry price. Check the pricing comparison for higher tiers and per-seat costs.
Both MongoDB Atlas Vector Search and Pinecone offer a free tier.
MongoDB Atlas Vector Search scores higher on pricing value in Staquest's analysis. It is the highest-weighted dimension in this comparison.
