Compatibility
Connect to a Compatible MongoDB Deployment
You can use the Java driver to connect to deployments hosted in the following environments:
MongoDB Atlas: the fully managed service for MongoDB deployments in the cloud
MongoDB Enterprise: the subscription-based, self-managed version of MongoDB
MongoDB Community: the source-available, free-to-use, and self-managed version of MongoDB
MongoDB Compatibility
The following compatibility table specifies the recommended version or versions of the MongoDB Java Driver for use with a specific version of MongoDB.
The first column lists the driver version.
Java Driver Version | MongoDB 8.0 | MongoDB 7.0 | MongoDB 6.1 | MongoDB 6.0 | MongoDB 5.0 | MongoDB 4.4 | MongoDB 4.2 | MongoDB 4.0 | MongoDB 3.6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
5.2 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
4.10 to 5.1 | ⊛ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
4.8 to 4.9 | ⊛ | ⊛ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
4.7 | ⊛ | ⊛ | ⊛ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
4.3 to 4.6 | ⊛ | ⊛ | ⊛ | ⊛ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
4.1 to 4.2 | ⊛ | ⊛ | ⊛ | ⊛ | ⊛ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
3.11 to 4.0 | ⊛ | ⊛ | ⊛ | ⊛ | ⊛ | ⊛ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
3.8 to 3.10 | ⊛ | ⊛ | ⊛ | ⊛ | ⊛ | ⊛ | ⊛ | ✓ | ✓ |
Language Compatibility
The following compatibility table specifies the recommended version or versions of the MongoDB Java Driver for use with a specific version of Java. Starting with Java 11, the table explicitly lists only Long-Term-Support (LTS) Java versions.
The first column lists the driver version.
Java Driver Version | Java 21 | Java 17 | Java 11 | Java 8 | Java 7 | Java 6 | Java 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4.11 to 5.2 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||
4.5 to 4.10 | ✓ [1] | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||
4.4 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||||
4.0 to 4.3 | ✓ | ✓ | |||||
3.8 to 3.12 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| [1] | This driver version is not compatible with virtual threads. |
For more information about how to read the compatibility tables, see our guide on MongoDB Compatibility Tables.