Atlas Support Plan Pricing
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Atlas support is an organization-level paid subscription on top of usage: Basic is free, and the paid plans are Developer (30-day free trial, 8-hour initial response goal), Pro (first response from 2 hours) and Enterprise (30 minutes on the plans page, 15 minutes to 2 hours in the docs), with Platinum (15 minutes) also listed on the plans page. Neither the docs nor the plans page publishes prices; the only public formula is a January 2024 MongoDB staff forum reply (Developer the greater of $49 or 20% of total monthly charges, Pro the greater of $799 or 20%), and plan changes take effect on the first day of the next month while reactivation bills retroactively for up to 90 days. This pack draws on 5 source pages across 3 host labels and covers definitions, mechanism, parameters, how-to, measures, problems and comparisons, with 2 recorded disagreements.
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Definitions
- Atlas support tiers are Basic (free), Developer, Pro and Enterprise; the plans page also lists Platinum. Initial Severity-1 response goals: Developer 8 hours, Pro 2 hours, Enterprise 30 minutes, Platinum 15 minutes (the docs say Enterprise 15 min to 2 hours). [source]
- MongoDB Atlas offers several packages to support your organization or project. Atlas includes a free Basic support plan, or you can subscribe to a paid plan (Developer, Pro, or Enterprise) for extended support services. Details on support plans are available through the UI as part of the procedure to change your support plan or by contacting MongoDB. [source]
- Every Atlas user has access to free, Basic support. For teams that need faster response times and additional security features, we have a plan for you. [source]
How it works
- Only users with the Organization Owner role can change an organization's support plan. Developer has a 30-day free trial and auto-enrolls into paid Developer at the estimated cost afterwards. [source]
- Reactivating Developer or self-serve Pro after cancelling bills support retroactively from when a non-Basic plan was last active, up to 90 days back; the forum example showed a confirmation prompt adding ~$705.48 of prior charges to the pending invoice. Exceptions: Developer to self-serve Pro, and self-serve Pro to subscription-tied Pro. [source]
- On invoices, paid support appears as a monthly total in the Summary and as per-cloud-provider line items in Details, split proportionally to usage per provider; unattributed support lands under Other Atlas Usage. The support minimum is computed once per month for the whole organization. [source]
- Switching plans changes billing on the first day of the next month; canceling during a trial stops billing immediately; canceling outside a trial takes effect at month end with billing continuing until then. [source]
- If you have a paid support plan, your invoice lists the total monthly support cost in the Summary section. Support cost line items appear in the Details section. [source]
- Reactivating this support plan will retroactively charge you for support from the date a non-Basic support plan was last active (up to 90 days in the past). Support charges since September 26, 2023 (~$705.48) will be added to your current pending invoice within 24-48 hours once you click “Confirm”. [source]
- If you cancel a Developer or self-serve Pro support plan and later reactivate paid support, billing charges apply retroactively from the date that a non-Basic support plan was last active (up to 90 days in the past) unless: [source]
- Regarding reactivation: to explain that, it’s important to understand that support is like insurance. The model is that you pay for it so that you can use it when you need it. Some (a very small number) people try to game offerings like this by turning support on and off as though it’s a one-time service, and that’s what we’re aiming to prevent here. Note that we separately offer consulting services including low-priced Flex Consulting for one-off scenarios. I want to be clear that the goal with reactivation is simply to discourage abuse. We have seen customers activate in error and later acti [source]
- Atlas distributes support charges proportionally across the cloud providers that host your usage. The Details section lists a separate support line item for each cloud provider you use. Support usage that isn't associated with a cloud provider appears under Other Atlas Usage. Atlas calculates your support minimum once per month for your entire organization, separately from these per-provider charges. [source]
- Please confirm that you’d like to reactivate the Atlas Developer support plan. You will be Billed on a monthly basis. [source]
- You cancel Developer support and activate self-serve Pro. [source]
- You get a 30 day free trial of the Developer plan. After your 30 day free trial, you are automatically enrolled in Developer Support at the estimated cost. [source]
- You cancel self-serve Pro support and activate Pro support that is tied to a subscription. [source]
- Your billing changes occur on the first day of the next month. [source]
- Atlas schedules for the cancellation of your plan at the end of the month and your billing continues until the cancellation period. [source]
- If you cancel during a trial period, billing stops immediately. If you cancel outside of a trial period, your Atlas plan will be canceled at the end of the month and billing continues until then. [source]
- Atlas supports Encryption at Rest using Customer Key Management and LDAP User Authentication and Authorization in Atlas projects and clusters. [source]
Parameters and configuration
- Granular database auditingAvailable as add-on for M10+Available as add-on for M10+Included for M10+Included for M10+ [source] — columns: Developer, Pro, Enterprise, Platinum
- Encryption key managementAvailable as add-on for M10+Available as add-on for M10+Included for M10+Included for M10+ [source] — columns: Developer, Pro, Enterprise, Platinum
- LDAP integrationAvailable as add-on for M10+Available as add-on for M10+Included for M10+Included for M10+ [source] — columns: Developer, Pro, Enterprise, Platinum
How-to and procedures
- To subscribe to the Enterprise support plan, to pay with an alternative payment method, or for additional information about support plans, contact MongoDB. [source]
- You can see all available support plans and a breakdown of the features and cost for each plan. [source]
- The pricing for Atlas Support can be found within the Atlas UI if you click on the Support section (left nav) of your org home. [source]
Measurements and reference values
- A MongoDB staff member (Andrew Davidson, 2024-01-05) stated Atlas Developer is priced starting at $49/month, billed at the greater of $49 or 20% of total monthly charges, and Atlas Pro starts at $799/month. [source]
- Granular database auditing, customer-key encryption at rest and LDAP are paid add-ons on Developer and Pro but included in Enterprise and Platinum; the billing docs say the 15% (KMS/LDAP) and 10% (auditing) cluster uplifts exclude Enterprise and Platinum customers. [source]
- Third-party guidance says premium support typically costs up to 20% of monthly cluster spend, with negotiated rates for large enterprise deals; this is consistent with the 20% forum figure but is not an official MongoDB price. [source]
- Premium support typically costs up to 20% of monthly cluster expenses, though MongoDB offers negotiated rates for large enterprise deployments. [source] — third-party Airbyte guide
- Atlas Developer is priced starting at $49/month (Monthly charges are based on the greater of $49 or 20% of total monthly charges) [source]
- Atlas Pro is priced starting at $799/month (Monthly charges are based on the greater of $799 or 20% of total monthly charges) [source]
- Excluding MongoDB Atlas Enterprise and MongoDB Atlas Platinum customers, Atlas charges a 15% uplift to the cost of each cluster with LDAP User Authentication and Authorization or Encryption at Rest using Customer Key Management enabled. [source]
- Excluding MongoDB Atlas Enterprise and MongoDB Atlas Platinum customers, Atlas charges a 10% uplift to the hourly cost of all dedicated clusters. The 10% uplift applies to projects using Database Auditing. [source]
- First response within 8 hours. [source] — plan comparison table, Developer column
- First response options from 2 hours. [source] — plan comparison table, Pro column
- First response options from 15 mins to 2 hours. [source] — plan comparison table, Enterprise column
- In addition to the Atlas 15% uplift for clusters with LDAP User Authentication and Authorization or Encryption at Rest with customer KMS enabled, clusters using customer-managed keys incur costs from your cloud provider's key management service for API requests. Your cloud provider charges these costs based on your usage. [source]
- Initial Response Goals*8 hours2 hours30 minutes15 minutes [source] — columns: Developer, Pro, Enterprise, Platinum
Problems, failure modes and limitations
- Neither the Atlas support docs nor the public Atlas support plans page publishes dollar or percentage prices; exact cost is shown in the Atlas UI (organization Support page, View plan) or via sales, and Enterprise is arranged by contacting MongoDB. [source]
- Note for completeness these prices should be listed on our web page MongoDB Atlas Support Plans & Pricing | MongoDB (I believe they were in the past) but it looks like something about that page has changed. We will get that fixed. [source]
Comparisons and alternatives
- Additionally, I’m curious: isn’t the support cost, reportedly about 20% of the monthly bill, somewhat high compared to cloud providers like AWS and Google Cloud, which charge around 3% for their support services? [source]
Facts and statements
- You always have access to the free Basic support plan. [source]
- *Initial Response Goal values displayed are for Severity 1 level issues within our availability timeframes. Please see the full Support Policy for details. [source]
- Premium support delivers 24/7 technical assistance with dedicated support engineers, priority ticket handling for faster resolution times, direct consultation services for architecture and optimization guidance, specialized training programs and certification opportunities, and proactive monitoring recommendations for performance optimization. [source] — third-party Airbyte guide
- As far a the price point: I would emphasize that MongoDB Atlas Support is provided by an around the clock team of some of the most talented Techncial Services Engineers in the industry. We pride ourselves on the strength of our team and their ability to delight customers in times of need. Our customers tell us that our support team is one of our core strengths. We’re laser focused on MongoDB in a way that requires deep expertise and focus. I would not speak negatively about alternative offerings but point out that it’s very different to provide a minimal level of support to a large number of s [source]
- Basic support comes included with paid subscriptions, providing access to community forums and comprehensive documentation, email support for critical production issues, and self-service resources for troubleshooting common problems. [source] — third-party Airbyte guide
Disagreements
- First response options from 15 mins to 2 hours. [source] — plan comparison table, Enterprise column
- Initial Response Goals*8 hours2 hours30 minutes15 minutes [source] — columns: Developer, Pro, Enterprise, Platinum
- You always have access to the free Basic support plan. [source]
- Basic support comes included with paid subscriptions, providing access to community forums and comprehensive documentation, email support for critical production issues, and self-service resources for troubleshooting common problems. [source] — third-party Airbyte guide
Related concepts
- plan change rules — is a part of Atlas Support Plan Pricing
- support add-ons — is a part of Atlas Support Plan Pricing
- response goals — is a measure of Atlas Support Plan Pricing
- Developer plan — is a part of Atlas Support Plan Pricing
- Pro plan — is a part of Atlas Support Plan Pricing
- Enterprise and Platinum — is a part of Atlas Support Plan Pricing
- Basic support — is a part of Atlas Support Plan Pricing
- third-party support cost guidance — is a related of Atlas Support Plan Pricing
- invoice support line — is a part of Atlas Support Plan Pricing
- Organization Owner role — is a related of Atlas Support Plan Pricing
- Named Technical Services Engineer — is a related of Atlas Support Plan Pricing
Children
- Retroactive support billing on reactivation (frontier)
- Support line items per cloud provider on invoices (frontier)
Frontier under this node: Retroactive support billing on reactivation, Support line items per cloud provider on invoices