Why Thermocline

Everything MongoDB Does,
Plus Everything It Can't

Thermocline is the first document database with native storage tiering, time travel, vector search, and multi-tenancy - all in one open-source package.

The 5 Things No Other Database Does

Intelligent Storage Tiering

Data automatically moves between NVMe, SSD, and S3 Parquet based on access patterns. Hot data stays fast, cold data gets cheap - all transparent to your application.

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Time Travel Queries

Query your data as it existed at any point in the past using MVCC snapshot reads. Built-in audit trails, compliance reporting, and debugging - no separate system needed.

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Native Vector Search

HNSW for in-memory speed, DiskANN for billion-scale. Store vectors alongside documents with no sync jobs, no separate database, and no consistency issues.

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Built-in Multi-Tenancy

Per-tenant isolation, quotas, vector indexes, and row-level security at the database level. Stop reinventing tenant routing in your application code.

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Columnar Cold Analytics

Cold data stored as Apache Parquet - run analytical aggregations directly on archived data without ETL or a separate data warehouse.

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Built-in Auth & Document-Level Security

JWT, API keys, OAuth, and MFA built in. DLS policies enforce row-level access inside the storage engine - no application code needed to prevent data leaks.

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Auto-Generated REST API

Every collection instantly gets REST endpoints with OpenAPI 3.1 specs. Query, filter, paginate, and time-travel via HTTP - no backend framework required.

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Realtime Engine

WebSocket-based database change push, broadcast channels, and presence tracking with CRDTs. Replace Pusher, Ably, or Socket.IO with your database.

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Edge Functions & Triggers

Run code on database writes. Auto-generate embeddings on insert, fire webhooks on update, schedule cron jobs - no Lambda or Cloud Functions needed.

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Database Branching

O(1) copy-on-write branches via MVCC snapshots. Isolated dev/test/preview environments that share storage and merge back with conflict detection.

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MCP Server for AI Assistants

AI coding assistants query your schema, run queries, and write database code from the IDE via Model Context Protocol. Supports Cursor, VS Code, and more.

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Full Comparison

FeatureThermoclineSupabaseMongoDB AtlaspgvectorPinecone
Document Database
Native Vector SearchPartial
Storage Tiering
Time Travel Queries
Built-in Auth & DLS
Auto-Generated REST API
Realtime Engine
Edge Functions & TriggersPartial
Built-in QueuesPartial
Database Branching
File Storage
MCP Server (AI IDE)
MongoDB Compatible
Change Streams
Self-Hostable
Open Source
10TB Cost/mo~$4K~$15K~$35K~$8KN/A

Switch in 5 Minutes

1

Change your connection string

mongodb+srv://your-cluster.thermoclinecloud.com
2

Your existing code works

Same MongoDB drivers, same queries, same aggregation pipelines

3

Enable superpowers

Turn on tiering, vector search, and time travel with simple configuration

Build AI Applications on a Database That Gets It

One database for your vectors, your context, your agent memory, and your application data. Start free. Scale without limits.

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