Where can you host MongoDB at a flat monthly price?
On a database pack: choose MongoDB and a size, pay one monthly price, and connect with the connection string shown when it is running. A pack is a fixed amount of CPU, memory and disk used only by your database, so the bill does not move with reads, writes or data transfer. It works with the official drivers and Mongoose, and with mongodump and mongorestore for moving data in and out.
Step by step
- 1
Create the database
Dashboard → Databases → New: choose MongoDB, a pack and a name. The order creates an invoice and the database starts once it is paid.
From an agent over MCP
create_database → price + approval link, then get_database_status until it is running - 2
Copy the connection string
The database page shows a mongodb:// connection string with the user and password filled in. Agents read it with db_connection_info.
- 3
Set it in your app
Put the connection string in the variable your app reads (many use MONGODB_URI or DATABASE_URL). On Hostwares that is the site's Environment tab.
- 4
Move your data
Dump the old database with mongodump and load it with mongorestore, each pointed at the right connection string.
Dump and restore
mongodump --uri "$OLD_URI" --out ./dump mongorestore --uri "$NEW_URI" ./dump
What it costs
- A database pack from $10/mo, flat for the term.
- No per-operation or data-transfer charge.
App
$1/mo
Starter Frontend pack, 1 vCPU / 1 GB RAM / 10 GB
Database, users and files
$5/mo
Smallest dedicated Supabase pack; several projects fit on one
Questions
Is this a shared cluster?+
No. A pack is a single MongoDB server with its own resources. It is not a multi-region replica set.
Do Mongoose and Prisma work?+
Yes. Anything that connects with a standard MongoDB connection string works.
Can I connect with MongoDB Compass?+
Yes. Paste the connection string from the database page.
When is a managed cloud cluster the better choice?+
When you need replicas in several regions or automatic sharding. A single flat pack suits one app with one database.
How do I back it up?+
Take a restore point from the Backups tab and keep your own mongodump export of anything critical.
What does it cost?+
From $10/mo for the pack.