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Most Startups Don't Need a Sharded MongoDB Cluster

Jun 13, 2026

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Most Startups Don't Need a Sharded MongoDB Cluster

Why I chose a MongoDB replica set over sharding—and avoided paying for complexity I didn't need.

Harsh Agarwal
Harsh Agarwal

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