Development takes a toll as there would huge efforts in understanding the data on the database using just the command-line utilities. Though a Windows Service (if configured following the previous MongoDB installation on Windows article) helps you do these basic operations via a Windows Service (shown in the screen below) but the basic operations of using the Database cannot be achieved via the command line. Now is a good time to understand the need for using a GUI tool to carry out your DB-related activities.Ĭonsider where you use a Command prompt screen to start your MongoDB services and to stop your MongoDB service: In the articles earlier, you’ve seen how to install MongoDB component sets on a Windows system and also checked how to use a simple sort example as well. This is the best and open-source NoSQL database. MongoDB is a document-based database that supports JSON.