Case Study: idealo scales to 200,000 queries per second with MongoDB Atlas

Idealo cuts infrastructure resources by 84% with MongoDB Atlas

idealo, Europe's largest price-comparison service, faced rapid traffic growth and seasonal demand spikes that were straining its on-premises infrastructure. The company struggled to scale its self-managed MongoDB setup to process billions of product offers and keep up with 160,000 requests per second, which was slowing its growth and taking months to expand. This challenge prompted a search for a more flexible and scalable solution, leading them to the vendor MongoDB.

idealo migrated to MongoDB Atlas on AWS to boost scalability and reduce operational burdens. The solution provided the raw power for extremely fast read and write operations, handling up to 200,000 queries per second. This resulted in an 84% reduction in required resources, a sixfold growth in traffic over four years, and the ability to decommission its data center. The team at MongoDB also provided excellent support and training, enabling idealo's developers to innovate rapidly.

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