Best database clients

A free, open-source universal database tool that connects to almost any SQL database, with paid PRO editions.

JetBrains' database IDE with deep SQL completion and refactoring, free for non-commercial use.

A fast, native database GUI for Mac, Windows, Linux and iOS, sold as a one-time licence.

An open-source SQL and NoSQL database manager that runs on the desktop or as a web app.

A friendly, cross-platform SQL client with an open-source Community Edition and paid tiers.

A polished commercial client that manages MySQL, PostgreSQL, Oracle, SQL Server, MongoDB, Redis and more.

Oracle's official visual tool for MySQL development, administration, modelling and performance analysis.

A Postgres command-line client with smart autocompletion and syntax highlighting, part of the dbcli family.

A self-hosted, browser-based database manager from the makers of DBeaver.

Microsoft's free VS Code extension for querying and developing SQL Server, Azure SQL and Fabric SQL databases.

A lightweight, free and open-source client for MariaDB, MySQL, SQL Server, PostgreSQL and SQLite.

A long-established universal database client with a free edition and perpetual Pro licences.

An open-source SQL IDE for the terminal, with DuckDB and SQLite built in and adapters for more.

Devart's commercial database IDEs for SQL Server, MySQL, PostgreSQL and Oracle, with compare and sync tools.

Microsoft's free Windows tool for managing and developing SQL Server and Azure SQL.

Database management in a single PHP file, for MySQL, PostgreSQL, SQLite, SQL Server and Oracle.

A database IDE extension for VS Code, Cursor and Windsurf, free for core features with a Pro plan.

An enterprise database IDE from Idera for querying, modelling and visual analysis across 40+ platforms.

The official open-source administration and development tool for PostgreSQL, as a desktop app or web server.

A focused, native PostgreSQL client for the Mac from a one-person studio.

A free, open-source native Mac client for MySQL and MariaDB, the community successor to Sequel Pro.

The long-standing free web interface for administering MySQL and MariaDB.

A native Mac client for MySQL and MariaDB, sold as a one-time purchase with a year of updates.

MongoDB's free official GUI for querying, aggregating and analysing data in MongoDB.

A simple web-based PostgreSQL explorer that ships as a single Go binary.

A professional MongoDB IDE with SQL querying, a visual query builder and data migration tools.

A universal command-line SQL client that brings a psql-like interface to almost every database.

A MongoDB GUI with a powerful shell, SQL querying and a free edition for personal and commercial use.

A free, open-source visual tool for creating, browsing and editing SQLite and SQLCipher databases.

A long-running SQL query tool and database browser tested with more than 40 databases.

A commercial Windows GUI for MySQL and MariaDB with schema sync, backups and query profiling.

A free, open-source and fast Redis GUI for Windows, macOS and Linux.

A free, open-source, portable SQLite database manager for Windows, macOS and Linux.

The official free GUI for Redis, with a browser, CLI, profiler and AI query help.

A free, open-source SQL client with a modern interface for MySQL, MariaDB, PostgreSQL, SQLite and Firebird.

A database client built around AI text-to-SQL, with a free community edition and paid Pro plans.

A native database manager for macOS, iOS, Android and Windows covering SQL Server, Postgres, MySQL and more.

A visual database designer and client with diagrams, schema sync and a free Community Edition.

Microsoft's retired cross-platform SQL editor, replaced by the MSSQL extension for VS Code.

Oracle's free graphical tool for developing and managing Oracle databases.

A cross-platform database manager with a genuinely free edition and a paid PRO version.