Feature Comparison of MongoDB GUI tools (Dec 2024)

Here, we will track and examine the top 5 MongoDB GUI tools and compare their features and prices. The products on the list are listed alphabetically as follows: MongoDB Compass, Navicat for MongoDB, NoSQLBooster, NoSQLManager and Studio 3T.

It is important to say that the feature set we have listed is incomplete, and even if both products implement the same feature, their implementation and usability are very different. In short, if you plan to choose a MongoDB GUI product, I suggest you download and try it to make sure it meets your needs.

Feature Groups

• Basic and Connection
• Management of MongoDB Objects
• Data Presentation
• Script Processing
• Monitoring Tools
• Import/Export and Advanced Data Manipulations
• Schema Analysis, Design and Optimization
• Automation
• Other Useful Features

Basic and Connection
Differences only	Compass	Navicat	NoSQLBooster	NoSQLManager	Studio 3T
Release	1.44.6 (on 2024-11-21)	17.1.10 (on 2024-11-12)	9.1.0 (on 2024-10-28)	7.5.1 (on 2024-10-24)	2024.4.1 (on 2024-10-31)
Cost	free	$349/license	free-$239/license	free-$180/license	free-$699/year
Main Interface	🖵 Screenshot ▪️	🖵 Screenshot ▪️	🖵 Screenshot ▪️	🖵 Screenshot ▪️	🖵 Screenshot ▪️
Operating system	Windows, Mac, Linux	Windows, Mac, Linux	Windows, Mac, Linux	Windows	Windows, Mac, Linux
MongoDB versions	3.6+	3.0+	3.6+	3.6+	3.6+
MongoDB Shell	bundled mongosh	embedded mongo shell	embedded mongosh	embedded mongo shell	bundled mongosh/mongo shell
Secure connection: SSH/SSL	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Connection via Proxy	Yes	No	No	No	Yes
In-Use Encryption Connection	Yes	No	Yes	No	No
Readonly mode	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes
Password authentication	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
x.509 certificate authentication	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Kerberos and LDAP authentication	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
AWS IAM authentication	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Management of MongoDB Objects
Differences only	Compass	Navicat	NoSQLBooster	NoSQLManager	Studio 3T
Databases	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Collections/Views	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Indices	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Users and roles	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
GridFS	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Data Presentation
Differences only	Compass	Navicat	NoSQLBooster	NoSQLManager	Studio 3T
Tree, Table and JSON View	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
In-Place Editing (Table and Tree Views)	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Ability to edit results of db.collection.find()	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
Ability to edit results of db.collection.aggregate()	No	No	Yes	No	No
Text, Binary viewer/editor	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Image viewer	No	Yes	Yes	No	No
Geo JSON Viewer	No	No	Yes	No	No
Filtering and sorting of query results	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Grouping and projection of query results	No	No	Yes	No	No
Script Processing
Differences only	Compass	Navicat	NoSQLBooster	NoSQLManager	Studio 3T
Code editor for developers	No	Yes	Yes	No	No
Script debugging and breakpoints	No	No	Yes	No	No
Auto-Completion for MongoDB script	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
Code snippets and completion	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
On-the-fly error detection	No	Yes	Yes	No	No
Query history and bookmarks	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Query MongoDB with SQL	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
Fluent find/aggregate API	No	No	Yes	No	No
Using Node/NPM modules in the script	No	No	Yes	No	No
Visual find builder	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Visual aggregate Builder	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes
Visual Explain (query performance)	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
Export query to specific language	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes
Monitoring Tools
Differences only	Compass	Navicat	NoSQLBooster	NoSQLManager	Studio 3T
Real-Time server performance monitor	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
Mongo top (track read and write)	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No
View/Kill in-progress operations	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Database Profiler	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Log viewer: parse MongoDB log file into JSON	No	No	Yes	No	No
Watch for Changes (MongoDB change stream)	No	No	Yes	No	No
Server/Replica/Sharding Status	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
Import/Export and Advanced Data Manipulations
Differences only	Compass	Navicat	NoSQLBooster	NoSQLManager	Studio 3T
Export data to plain text file formats: JSON, CSV	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Export data to MS Excel	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Export to SQL file	No	No	Yes	No	Yes
Import data from JSON and CSV	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Migrate from SQL to MongoDB	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Migrate from MongoDB to SQL	No	Yes	No	No	Yes
Backup/restore - mongodump/mongorestore	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Copy/paste collections across servers/databases	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Copy/paste databases across servers	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Fake Data Generator	No	Yes	Yes	No	No
Schema Analysis, Design and Optimization
Differences only	Compass	Navicat	NoSQLBooster	NoSQLManager	Studio 3T
Schema Explorer	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Schema Documentation	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes
Data Compare & Sync	No	Yes	No	No	Yes
Reschema (schema optimization)	No	No	Yes	No	Yes
Schema Validator	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Automation
Differences only	Compass	Navicat	NoSQLBooster	NoSQLManager	Studio 3T
Tasks (import/export, dump/restore, execute script)	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
Task Schedule	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
Email notifications for tasks	No	Yes	Yes	No	No
Command line interface for tasks	No	Yes	Yes	No	No
Other Useful Features
Differences only	Compass	Navicat	NoSQLBooster	NoSQLManager	Studio 3T
Auto update	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Dark theme	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Multi-Language support	No	Yes	No	No	No
Customize keyboard shortcuts	No	No	Yes	No	Yes
Collaboration	No	Yes	No	No	Yes
AI Helper	No	No	No	No	Yes
BI tool	No	Yes	No	No	No
Modeling tool	No	Yes	No	No	No
Save/restore session	No	No	Yes	No	Yes
In-App tutorials	No	No	Yes	No	No

Why are there no "XXXX" products on this list?

Well, there are a lot of GUI tools for mongoDB, and those on our list need to have the following requirements.

• Must be a GUI specifically for MongoDB. MongoDB is a document database, which is very different from a relational database. Many products aimed at relational databases only regard mongoDB as another database compatible with ODBC or JDBC, which is not applicable.
• Must be active maintenance products, those that have been officially abandoned or have not been updated for more than a year are not listed here.
• Must be a downloadable application, which excludes all SaaS products.
• Must be a stable release with official version number greater than 1. 0, not beta or alpha
• Must have a feature set that meets the pass line, which can be referred to the product with the least features on our list.

References

• MongoDB Compass Documents
• Navicat for MongoDB feature matrix
• NoSQLBooster for MongoDB feature matrix
• NoSQLManager for MongoDB features
• Studio 3T features