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FerretDB vs Percona Operator for MongoDB
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| Fact | FerretDB | Percona Operator for MongoDB |
|---|---|---|
| Language | Go | Go |
| Licence | Apache-2.0 | Other |
| Stars | 11k | 457 |
| Latest | v2.7.0 | v1.23.1 |
| Last push | 2026-06-05 | 2026-10-06 |
| Release cadence | about 30 days between releases | about 74 days between releases |
| Active contributors | 0 commit authors on the default branch in the last 90 days | 12 commit authors on the default branch in the last 90 days |
| Flags | none | none |
How they relate
Both replace MongoDB Atlas. Alternatives to MongoDB Atlas →
PartialFerretDBSpeaks the MongoDB wire protocol on top of PostgreSQL, run by you, without every MongoDB command or Atlas service.
Full replacementPercona Operator for MongoDBDeploys, scales and backs up replica sets and sharded clusters of Percona Server for MongoDB on your own Kubernetes cluster.
FerretDB
- v2.7.02025-11-10(We skipped v2.6.0 to align DocumentDB and FerretDB version numbers.)
- v2.5.02025-08-12This version works best with DocumentDB v0.106.0-ferretdb-2.5.0.
- v2.4.02025-07-16This version works best with DocumentDB v0.105.0-ferretdb-2.4.0.
- v2.3.12025-06-12Hotfix release to restore compatibility with various tools such as mongoimport and mongorestore.
- v2.3.02025-06-11This version works best with DocumentDB v0.104.0-ferretdb-2.3.0.
Percona Operator for MongoDB
- v1.23.12026-10-05mongos is the query router in a sharded cluster. Its logs record connection failures, slow queries, authentication erro…
- v1.23.02026-07-23You can now run Percona ClusterSync for MongoDB (PCSM) through the Operator. PCSM clones existing data from source Mong…
- v1.22.02026-02-25The Operator now supports the Kubernetes appProtocol field and automatically sets the mongo application layer protocol…
- v1.21.22026-01-12This release includes the fix for security vulnerability CVE-2025-14847: CWE-130, which is about how MongoDB uses zlib…
- v1.21.12025-10-30This release resolves the MongoDB connection leak issue that occurred during PBM operations. It also addresses issues w…
FerretDB
✓ signed The latest release, v2.7.0, carries a signature GitHub verified.
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Percona Operator for MongoDB
unsigned The latest release, v1.23.1, carries no signature GitHub could verify.
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