mongo-express/mongo-express
Web-based MongoDB admin interface, written with Node.js and Express observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
86/100
- Activity 99
- Release rhythm 60
- Longevity 100
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: 35
- age_days: 5245
- days_rel: 191
- days_push: 7
- n_releases_24m: 4
Adoption not part of the score
5986 stars · 1026 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
mongo-express is a web-based admin interface for MongoDB and compatible services (FerretDB, Amazon DocumentDB), built with Node.js, Express, and Bootstrap 5. It lets users browse and manage databases, collections, documents, and GridFS files from a browser, with authentication and TLS support.
Use cases
- browse and edit MongoDB documents from a browser
- manage MongoDB collections and databases without the shell
- view and delete GridFS files
- administer Amazon DocumentDB or FerretDB via a GUI
- inspect large nested BSON documents
- self-host a phpMyAdmin-like tool for MongoDB
When to choose
- you need a lightweight, self-hosted web GUI for MongoDB administration
- you want quick document CRUD without writing shell commands
- you need GridFS browsing or BSON type editing in a UI
- you run MongoDB-compatible services like DocumentDB or FerretDB
When to avoid
- you need advanced performance profiling or replica set administration like MongoDB Compass offers
- you require multi-database-platform support beyond MongoDB-compatible services
- you need a desktop-native database client
- exposing it publicly without strong access controls - it is an admin tool with security implications
Facets
application · maturity active
gui database http-server middleware databases developer-tools self-hosted web-development self-hosted cross-platform mongodb admin-interface database-gui express gridfs database-management nodejs web-server docker
2 sources
- readme: https://github.com/mongo-express/mongo-express · fetched 2026-08-28 · 2ce5822d2e97
- registry_npm: https://registry.npmjs.org/mongo-express · fetched 2026-08-29 · a8ae64998eb4
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| mongo-express/mongo-express | main | 86 |
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