Device Sync Deprecation
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As of September 2024, Device Sync is deprecated for Atlas App Services. Device Sync will reach end-of-life and be removed on September 30, 2025. If you use Device Sync, you should migrate to alternative solution providers before Device Sync is removed.
Edge Server, which is in preview, is also deprecated and will reach end-of-life and be removed before September 30, 2024.
Refer to the App Services deprecation page for more deprecation information.
Alternative Solutions
Ditto
Ditto is a real-time edge sync platform for mobile, web, IoT, and server apps.
PowerSync
PowerSync is a sync engine that keeps backend databases in sync with on-device SQLite databases.
ObjectBox
ObjectBox offers on-device power with cloud sync that scales to millions of users.
Refer to the MongoDB + ObjectBox page on the ObjectBox website to learn more.
AWS AppSync
AWS AppSync creates serverless Pub/Sub APIs to simplify development through a single endpoint to securely query, update, or publish data.
Refer to the AWS AppSync documentation to learn more.
HiveMQ
HiveMQ is an MQTT-based messaging platform that ensures fast, reliable, and secure data movement to and from connected IoT devices.
For more information on migration, refer to the following:
Ably
Ably is a real-time infrastructure service that uses Pub/Sub APIs in a wide variety of SDKs to power live experiences.
Refer to the Ably documentation to learn more.
Parse (Open Source)
Parse is an open source backend server with APIs you can use to easily connect to MongoDB Atlas as the backing database. They also provide client guides for many development platforms.
Custom Solution
If you want to consider building a custom solution, we have many technology consulting partners (such as WeKan) with expertise in synchronization technologies.
Get Help
Please contact our support team through the MongoDB Support Portal or your Account Executive.