Our take
Pick MongoDB Compass if mongoDB developers who will stay on Free $0 while they open a first Schema map — then keep the desktop at $0, not TablePlus Basic $99 first unless they need a SQL grid, and not Atlas Data Explorer first unless they want the hosted UI. Pick TablePlus if indie developers who will pay Basic $99 once for one device while they run a first products query — then Standard at $129 for a second seat,
Best for
MongoDB Compass A MongoDB collection you inspect at a public $
TablePlus A query you start at a public $
Free plan
MongoDB Compass $0 · download from mongodb.com/try/download/compass
TablePlus No free plan
Lowest paid
MongoDB Compass Not published by the vendor
TablePlus Extra device $79 $59
Next step up
MongoDB Compass
TablePlus Basic $99
Runs where
MongoDB Compass Hosted
TablePlus Hosted
Watch out
MongoDB Compass A desktop GUI, not Atlas Data Explorer
TablePlus Free is trial-only
Last checked
MongoDB Compass 2026-10-23 · mongodb.com/products/tools/compass
TablePlus 2026-10-23 · tableplus.com/pricing
mongoDB developers who will stay on Free $0 while they open a first Schema map — then keep the desktop at $0, not TablePlus Basic $99 first unless they need a SQL grid, and not Atlas Data Explorer first unless they want the hosted UI.
Read the MongoDB Compass pageindie developers who will pay Basic $99 once for one device while they run a first products query — then Standard at $129 for a second seat, not Supabase’s Free $0 hosted editor first unless they want a hosted Postgres nest.
Read the TablePlus page
