If you are searching for MongoDB hosting cheap enough for a small project or startup, AtrbCode's Mini plan costs $3.99 per month and gives you MongoDB 8.0 with 256 MB RAM, 1 GB storage, nightly backups, and TLS. That is a fraction of DigitalOcean's $15.15 entry and Supabase Pro from $25.
What cheap MongoDB hosting usually means
Most managed MongoDB services from the big clouds are built for production workloads and priced accordingly. DigitalOcean's cheapest managed database is $15.15 per month for 1 GiB RAM, 1 vCPU, and 10 GiB storage. Supabase does not run MongoDB at all; its Pro plan starts at $25 per month and is PostgreSQL only. That leaves developers with small side projects, bots, or early-stage apps paying for capacity they do not need.
Cheap MongoDB hosting is not about cutting corners. It means paying for a small instance with enough RAM and storage to hold your collections, run basic queries, and keep backups, without the overhead of provisioning a VPS, patching MongoDB, or setting up your own cron jobs. The $3.99/month AtrbCode Mini plan sits in that gap.
AtrbCode Mini: MongoDB for $3.99/month
On the Mini plan you get 256 MB RAM and 1 GB storage, and MongoDB 8.0 is one of the database engines AtrbCode runs, alongside MariaDB 11.4, MySQL 8.4, PostgreSQL 16, and Valkey 8. The price is the same no matter which engine you choose: $3.99 per month. There is no per-engine markup, unlike DigitalOcean where prices vary by engine.
Nightly backups are kept for 7 days. You can restore with one click or download a backup as a mongodump archive. TLS is enabled and can be required, and you can restrict connections to your own IP using the allow-list. The in-browser console includes a MongoDB shell that is read-only by default, so you can inspect data without risking a write by accident.
The database runs on a single server in Frankfurt, Germany. There is no high-availability standby on the Mini plan; if you need that, DigitalOcean offers optional standby nodes at extra cost. For a small project this is usually acceptable, because the one-click restore from nightly backups covers most mishaps.
MongoDB hosting price comparison (checked October 2026)
Below is a direct comparison of the cheapest paid managed database plans from AtrbCode, DigitalOcean, and Supabase. The data was checked in October 2026. See the full managed database comparison for more details.
| Provider | Cheapest paid plan | What it includes | MongoDB engine | Backups | Same price for every engine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AtrbCode | $1.50/month | 256 MB RAM, 1 GB storage | MongoDB 8.0 | Nightly, 7 kept, one-click restore, download (mongodump archive) | Yes |
| DigitalOcean | $15.15/month | 1 GiB RAM, 1 vCPU, 10 GiB storage | MongoDB | Daily, point-in-time recovery for 7 days | No (prices vary by engine) |
| Supabase | Pro from $25/month | 8 GB disk, Micro compute (1 GB RAM) | PostgreSQL only | Daily, 7 days on Pro (none on Free) | Not applicable (one engine) |
Note: Supabase does not offer MongoDB; it is included here to show that some popular low-cost providers are PostgreSQL-only. AtrbCode and DigitalOcean both support MongoDB, but AtrbCode's Mini plan is the only one priced under $2/month.
When cheap MongoDB hosting is enough
256 MB RAM and 1 GB storage are fine for a bot database, a personal project, a prototype, or an app with a few hundred documents and light queries. If your collections grow into the tens of thousands of documents with frequent aggregation pipelines and secondary indexes, you will feel the RAM limit. The plan is single-server, so there is no failover; if the server restarts, you restore from a backup if needed.
A practical approach is to start on the $1.50 Mini, keep an eye on your RAM usage, and move up only when MongoDB's working set no longer fits in 256 MB. The Standard plan at $2.50/month gives 512 MB RAM and 3 GB storage, and the Plus plan at $4.00/month gives 1024 MB RAM and 8 GB storage. The managed database service includes MongoDB 8.0, nightly backups kept for 7 days, and TLS. See pricing for all database plans.
How to move to AtrbCode in minutes
Moving an existing MongoDB database to AtrbCode is straightforward. The steps are the same whether you are migrating from a VPS, a local install, or another managed provider.
- Create an AtrbCode account and select the Mini database plan.
- Choose MongoDB 8.0 as the engine. The panel will provision the database with the storage and RAM you selected.
- Set the IP allow-list to your local machine or application server so only you can connect.
- Export your existing MongoDB data using
mongodumpfrom your current host. AtrbCode's backup download uses the same archive format, so the tooling is familiar. - Import the dump with
mongorestoreusing the connection string the panel shows. If you are starting fresh, just connect your application directly. - Verify with the in-browser MongoDB shell (read-only by default) or your own MongoDB client.
If you are moving from another managed provider, download a backup from them first. AtrbCode's one-click restore and mongodump archive download make it easy to keep a copy.
FAQ
What is the cheapest MongoDB hosting?
AtrbCode's Mini plan costs $3.99 per month and includes MongoDB 8.0 with 256 MB RAM and 1 GB storage. That is the cheapest managed MongoDB plan among the providers compared here, with DigitalOcean starting at $15.15 per month and Supabase not offering MongoDB.
Does the $3.99 Mini plan really include MongoDB 8.0?
Yes. MongoDB 8.0 is one of the database engines AtrbCode supports, and every database plan can run it at the same price. There is no per-engine markup.
Is there a free MongoDB hosting option?
AtrbCode has no free database plan. DigitalOcean has no free managed database either. Supabase's free tier is PostgreSQL only and pauses after one week of inactivity, so it does not help with MongoDB.
Can I require TLS and use an IP allow-list on the Mini plan?
Yes. TLS can be required, and the plan includes an IP allow-list so you can restrict connections to your own IP or application server.
What if 256 MB RAM is not enough?
Upgrade to the Standard plan at $2.50 per month (512 MB RAM, 3 GB storage) or the Plus plan at $4.00 per month (1024 MB RAM, 8 GB storage). These plans also support MongoDB 8.0 and include nightly backups.
If you are also considering PostgreSQL, see our comparison of the $3.99 Mini plan against big clouds for managed PostgreSQL. For full database pricing and the engine list, visit the AtrbCode databases page or the managed database comparison.
