FTC 16 CFR PART 255 // PARTNER COMMISSION TRANSPARENCY

MongoShard Affiliate Disclosure & Deterministic Sizing Independence

In accordance with FTC 16 CFR Part 255 guidelines, MongoShard Editorial Desk discloses our affiliate relationships with infrastructure providers referenced across our WiredTiger and Replica Set guides.

Effective / Revision Date 2026-11-12
Operating Entity MongoShard Editorial Desk (MongoShard)
Participating Vendors UltaHost, Vultr, Hostinger, InterServer, ChemiCloud
Non-Affiliate Reference MongoDB Atlas & AWS DocumentDB (cited from public pricing)
Outbound Link Attribute rel="sponsored nofollow noopener" target="_blank" on every /go/ link

How Outbound /go/ Referral Commissions Work on MongoShard

MongoShard participates in commercial affiliate programs with UltaHost, Vultr, Hostinger, InterServer, and ChemiCloud; every outbound referral link uses the /go/<provider> route and carries rel="sponsored nofollow noopener".

When you click a /go/ link on MongoShard and complete a qualified server order, we may earn a referral commission paid by the hosting vendor at zero extra charge to your invoice.

Strict Separation Between Partner Revenue and MongoShard WiredTiger Formulas

In our deterministic MongoShard sizing engine, server RAM tiers are calculated first from 2 × (Active Indexes + Hot BSON + Dirty Buffer) + 1 GB before matching any vendor plan.

If a workload requires 64 GB–128 GB ECC RAM or managed multi-region compliance where small shared VPS plans would suffer WiredTiger eviction stalls, MongoShard explicitly steers readers away from under-provisioned tiers — including recommending MongoDB Atlas when zero-ops compliance outweighs raw hardware savings.

Questions About Partner Links on MongoShard

All public pricing comparisons on MongoShard include direct non-affiliate source citations retrieved on 2026-11-12 alongside clearly labeled partner CTAs so engineers can audit every figure independently.

If you have questions regarding this disclosure on MongoShard, reach MongoShard Editorial Desk via https://mongoshard.pages.dev/en/contact/ (Independent Digital Infrastructure Publication).