Running MongoDB got also pretty straightforward with Jessie. Here is a nice tutorial about it:
http://yannickloriot.com/2016/04/install-mongodb-and-node-js-on-a-raspberry-pi/

For the case that the usual Raspberry PI OS Jessie doesnot fit your needs, these two links provice a really nice resource and overview of available OS for the Pi with pros and cons.
https://raspberrypi.org/magpi-issues/MagPi56.pdf at page 60-69
http://raspberrypi-source.blogspot.de/2017/03/operating-systems-for-raspberry-pi.html