No paywalled features. Ever.
A free NoSQLBooster alternative.
NoSQLBooster is freemium — a limited free tier with paid upgrades for full capabilities. MQLens ships everything in one completely free, Apache-2.0 package. No paywalls, no feature tiers, no nagware. Native Tauri/Rust, 14 MB, every auth mode, SSH tunnel, SOCKS5, aggregation pipelines, biometric-protected credentials, and an AI assistant. $0, forever.
MQLens vs NoSQLBooster
No feature tiers. Every capability ships in the free build.
| Feature | MQLens | NoSQLBooster |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free (Apache-2.0, always) | Freemium — limited free tier, paid for full features |
| Source available | Yes — full source on GitHub | No (proprietary) |
| Runtime / installer size | Native (Tauri/Rust + WebView) ~14 MB | Electron-based, larger footprint |
| Telemetry | Zero | Usage data collected per privacy policy |
| Credential encryption | AES-256-GCM + Argon2id, biometric unlock | OS-level storage |
| Authentication support | SCRAM-SHA-1/256, X.509, MONGODB-AWS, GSSAPI/Kerberos, LDAP — all mechanisms, always free | Available; check nosqlbooster.com for current free vs paid tier boundaries |
| SSH tunnel | Yes — always free | Available; check nosqlbooster.com for current free vs paid tier boundaries |
| SOCKS5 proxy | Yes | No |
| Aggregation pipeline editor | Yes — always free | Available; check nosqlbooster.com for current free vs paid tier boundaries |
| Visual explain plans | Yes (find + aggregate) — always free | Available; check nosqlbooster.com for current free vs paid tier boundaries |
| Bulk edit (update-many / delete-many) | Yes — guarded confirmation | Yes |
| Schema analysis | Yes | Yes |
| Index management | Yes | Yes |
| GridFS browser | Yes — always free | Available; check nosqlbooster.com for current free vs paid tier boundaries |
| Embedded shell | Yes — real mongosh binary | Yes |
| AI query assistant | Yes — bring your own key, stays in backend | No |
| macOS / Windows / Linux | Yes — all three | Yes — all three |
When NoSQLBooster is the better choice
If your team needs SQL-to-MQL query support, NoSQLBooster-specific IntelliSense, or a built-in task scheduler — and is comfortable paying for a licence — NoSQLBooster's feature set may justify the cost.
Try MQLens — no tier, no paywall
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