MongoDB Ops Manager

What MongoDB Ops Manager is

MongoDB Ops Manager is self-hosted software for organizations that run MongoDB on their own infrastructure. It brings cluster deployment, administration, monitoring, backup, recovery, and scaling into a graphical interface and a REST API. Automation covers work from creating clusters through ongoing maintenance, while monitoring visualizes and alerts on more than 100 performance metrics. Backup options include cluster-wide snapshots, continuous incremental backups, and point-in-time recovery. Performance Advisor identifies slow queries and recommends index and schema improvements. Administrators can add or remove nodes, rebalance data as cluster topology changes, and perform rolling upgrades and index builds. Ops Manager is available through a MongoDB Enterprise Advanced subscription, and MongoDB offers a free download for evaluation before subscribing. Enterprise Advanced supports on-premises, private-cloud, and hybrid-cloud deployments, and includes access control, data security, integration with existing security infrastructure and tooling, and 24/7/365 expert technical support with a response SLA. Its download page lists Debian and Ubuntu, Red Hat and CentOS, SUSE, and Amazon Linux. MongoDB Controllers for Kubernetes Operator can work with Ops Manager for enterprise backup, automation, monitoring, and alerts.

Who it suits

Ops Manager suits organizations that operate MongoDB on their own infrastructure and need tools for deployment, administration, monitoring, backup, and recovery. MongoDB describes Enterprise Advanced as ideal when on-premises, private-cloud, or hybrid-cloud deployment is a key requirement.

Limits

MongoDB offers a free Ops Manager download for evaluation before an Enterprise Advanced subscription. The commercial Enterprise Advanced plan has no listed price; MongoDB directs interested organizations to contact it for pricing.

Getting started

1. Visit the MongoDB Ops Manager website.
2. Download Ops Manager for evaluation.
3. Use a listed Linux platform: Debian, Ubuntu, Red Hat, CentOS, SUSE, or Amazon Linux.
4. Contact MongoDB about an Enterprise Advanced subscription.
5. Deploy on-premises, in a private cloud, or in a hybrid cloud.

Verdict

Choose MongoDB Ops Manager if your organization needs to manage MongoDB on its own infrastructure, particularly across on-premises, private-cloud, or hybrid-cloud deployments. Its monitoring, backup, recovery, and administration tools are included through Enterprise Advanced; organizations seeking a continuing free plan should look elsewhere.