FerretDB

The open-source MongoDB alternative

2025-06-13

A new FerretDB release is out!

- Pairs with the latest version of DocumentDB
- New feature support for collation, compat, and bypassEmptyTsReplacement
- Telemetry config for embedded FerretDB
- Compatible apps section in documentation

See the full changelog for more details → github.com/FerretDB/FerretDB/r

2025-04-09

We’re almost at 10,000 GitHub stars!

FerretDB is a fully open-source MongoDB alternative — no restrictions, no vendor lock-in.

Join a growing community shaping the future of open databases.

Drop us a ⭐ here -> github.com/FerretDB/FerretDB

2025-04-08

MongoDB is deprecating its Data API — but you're not out of options.

FerretDB now offers a drop-in HTTP-based Data API replacement.
Fully open source. No vendor lock-in.

Read more → blog.ferretdb.io/best-alternat

#FerretDB #OpenSource

2025-04-07

We rounded up 20 essential MongoDB operations you can run on FerretDB:

- Vector and full-text search
- TTL indexes
- Geospatial queries
- $lookup (JOIN queries)

Read the guide → blog.ferretdb.io/20-must-try-m

2025-04-04

FerretDB v2.1.0 is now available!

- Improved performance with faster document updates
- Fixed broken indexing
- Embeddable Go package now works
- Load PostgreSQL URI from file (great for Docker Secrets)

Full details → blog.ferretdb.io/ferretdb-v210

2025-03-05

FerretDB 2.0, the Truly #opensource #MongoDB Alternative is now Generally Available, and recommended for production workloads. Huge thanks to our OSS contributors, early adopters, the Postgres community, and our friends at @microsoft.

Read more: blog.ferretdb.io/ferretdb-v2-g

2025-02-27

FerretDB v2.0.0-rc.2 is out!

The release includes:

- New Debian packages for DocumentDB
- Embeddable Go package
- Fixes for TTL indexes
- Support for reIndex & dbStats commands

Find out more here: buff.ly/4hT6qNi

FerretDB boosted:
2025-02-14

#FerretDB releases 2.0!

FerretDB serves as an #opensource alternative to MongoDB, bringing significant performance improvements, enhanced feature compatibility, vector search capabilities, and replication support.

Read more: bit.ly/4jVgbMj

#InfoQ #AI #Database #MongoDB

2025-02-11

Replication is available on FerretDB v2, meaning your database stays available even when things go wrong.

What’s in it for you?

- High availability
- Disaster recovery
- Load distribution

Read more: buff.ly/4gvlYoJ

#FerretDB #Replication #OpenSource #DocumentDatabases

2025-02-04

Meet FerretDB at @openuk_uk 's State of Open Con, today and tomorrow in London! Ask us about FerretDB 2.0, our #opensource collaboration with @microsoft , and how this creates more alternatives to #MongoDB users around the world. See you there!

2025-02-01

Meet FerretDB on #fosdem, and learn about how we bring MongoDB back to #opensource using Postgres.
We are at the U1a building, right next to the Postgres booth. See you there!

#fosdem2025 #fosdem25

Photo of the FerretDB booth at FOSDEM
2025-01-23

We are pleased to announce the first release candidate of FerretDB 2.0, a significant milestone in our objective to provide a high-performance, truly open-source alternative to #MongoDB with #postgres .

Together with FerretDB 2.0, we also launched FerretDB Cloud (waitlist), our managed service, as well as our Support and Consulting services.
Read more in our blog post:

blog.ferretdb.io/ferretdb-rele

2024-12-07

@markstos @marcinsawicki Great summary Mark. You are not wrong, and thank you for your support!

2024-12-03

#FerretDB enables you to run #MongoDB workloads on a high-performance, fully managed #Postgres service like ScaleGrid for PostgreSQL — using familiar syntaxes and commands.

In our latest blog post, we talk about how you can set it up.

Check it out here-> blog.ferretdb.io/run-mongodb-c

2024-11-15

Choosing the right database is key to your app's success!

In our latest blog post, we compare relational and document databases to help you decide which is the perfect fit for your project.

Find out more here-->buff.ly/4ftYYqu

2024-10-28

We are ready to answer all your questions at #AllThingsOpen2024 today and tomorrow.

Stop by our booth for an in-depth chat on moving your #MongoDB workloads to #opensource with FerretDB. See you soon!

2024-10-28

We are at All Things Open 2024 in Raleigh, NC!

Make sure to catch the session by our CEO, Peter Farkas, on leveraging open source databases for strategic advantage.

#opensource #AllThingsOpen

2024-10-15

We have one goal: 

Bring MongoDB back to open source. 

The community deserves it.
We are working on making this happen.

Join our mission on GitHub: buff.ly/3Pzms3l

2024-10-10

Running #FerretDB enables you to run #MongoDB workloads on a high-performance,
fully extensible managed #Postgres service, and this just got even easier with the addition of the MongoAlternative stack on #Tembo.

We wrote a blog post about it.

Check it out here-> buff.ly/42D45yW

2024-10-09

With @ferret_db you can easily migrate your data from #mongodb.

- Go with an #opensource software
- Avoid vendor lock-in
- Reduce costs

Read our guide on how you can do it -- buff.ly/3R63Lox

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