# MongoDB Atlas Search pricing (2026): plans, cost, and compliance

**Entry price:** $0 (free)/mo (Shared (M0 + Search on shared tier)). Among the 8 search api we track it is the cheapest; median entry $0/mo.
**Domain:** mongodb.com
**Free tier:** Yes
**Compliance:** HIPAA Yes · SOC 2 Yes · GDPR Yes
**Integrations:** AWS, Azure, GCP, Apache Kafka, Apache Spark, dbt, Terraform, Kubernetes, MongoDB Vector Search
**Best for:** Teams already on MongoDB Atlas wanting embedded search without a separate service; Applications needing operational DB and search on a single API; Regulated industries (healthcare, finance) needing HIPAA, SOC 2, FedRAMP on one platform; E-commerce and HR platforms with complex full-text + filter query patterns
**Price tracked since:** June 2026

## Plans

| Plan | Monthly | Annual | Billing | Notes | Source |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Shared (M0 + Search on shared tier) | $0 | — | flat | Free M0 cluster (512 MB storage, shared). Atlas Search (full-text) is available on M0 at no additional charge for basic use. 32 MB sort memory, up to 100 ops/sec. | mongodb.com |
| Dedicated Search Node S20 | $86 | — | custom | Dedicated Atlas Search node tier S20: 2 vCPUs, 4 GB RAM, 100-106 GB storage. Billed at $0.12-0.15/hr (region-dependent); monthlyUsd = $0.12 × 720h = ~$86/mo (minimum, US East). Requires a separate Atlas DB cluster (M10+ at ~$57/mo) in addition to this search node cost. | mongodb.com |
| Dedicated Search Node S30 | $173 | — | custom | S30: 4 vCPUs, 8 GB RAM, 213 GB storage. $0.24-0.27/hr; monthlyUsd = $0.24 × 720h = ~$173/mo (minimum, US East). | mongodb.com |

**Key features:** Full-text search built on Apache Lucene, embedded in MongoDB Atlas; Single unified API across database and search operations; Independent scaling of search compute (S20/S30/S50/S80 search nodes); Vector Search for semantic/AI-powered retrieval (separate product, same platform); Enterprise automation: auto-provisioning, patching, scaling, DR; No separate search infrastructure to manage; FedRAMP Moderate authorization (Atlas for Government); HITRUST certification.

**Plan limits:** M0 free tier: 512 MB storage, shared, 100 ops/sec, 32 MB sort memory — not for production; Dedicated search nodes billed separately from the Atlas DB cluster (both costs apply); Atlas Search on M0 has limited throughput — dedicated search nodes required for production scale; HIPAA requires Atlas cluster (not M0 free tier) and BAA with MongoDB.

Sources: 1 · Last verified 2026-06-14
Provenance: Official MongoDB pricing page https://www.mongodb.com/pricing fetched 2026-06-14. Atlas Search is an add-on to Atlas clusters; search nodes (S20–S80) are billed hourly separately from the DB cluster. S20 at $0.12-0.15/hr × 720h/mo = $86-$108/mo. Atlas DB cluster required separately (M0 free, M10 ~$57/mo, etc.). HIPAA not mentioned on pricing page.
Canonical: https://frontdeskreview.com/software/search-api/mongodb-atlas-search/
Cite: Per The Front Desk Review, MongoDB Atlas Search's entry plan was $0 (free)/mo as of 2026-06-14 — https://frontdeskreview.com/software/search-api/mongodb-atlas-search/
License: CC BY 4.0. Price history: https://frontdeskreview.com/data/price-history.jsonl