Summary MongoDB said it will acquire Realm for $39 million in cash. Realm has developed a mobile application development platform and database to assist mobile app developers in creating better ...

MongoDB’s latest foray is acquiring Realm, a popular alternative to SQLite, for sealing the deal with mobile app developers.

MongoDB Inc. today announced that it’s acquiring Realm, the startup behind the widely used mobile database of the same name, for $39 million. MongoDB is no stranger to the mobile market.

A longer-term growth opportunity for the company is Realm, MongoDB's mobile and web application development platform. Realm is built around and requires Atlas, offering developers the ability to ...

MongoDB announced today that it is acquiring Realm, an open-source database geared for mobile applications, for $39 million. The startup had raised just over $40 million before being acquired today.