DB Designer Alternatives for Windows

There are many alternatives to DB Designer for Windows and since it's discontinued a lot of people are looking for a replacement. The best Windows alternative is MySQL Workbench, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 25 alternatives to DB Designer and many of them are available for Windows so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Windows alternatives to DB Designer are DbVisualizer, Skipper, pgModeler and SAP PowerDesigner.

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  1. MySQL Workbench icon
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    MySQL Workbench is a unified visual tool for database architects, developers, and DBAs. MySQL Workbench provides data modeling, SQL development, and comprehensive administration tools for server configuration, user administration, and much more.

    124 MySQL Workbench alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  2. Skipper icon
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    Skipper, previously ORM Designer, is a visualization tool and a code generator for favourite ORM frameworks (Doctrine ORM, Doctrine2 ORM, Propel ORM and CakePHP). Application allows to edit ORM models in graphical interface and then export them directly to standardized and...

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  3. Model-driven platform supporting data, process, and information architecture, enabling collaborative visualization of change impact, architecture layer mapping, metadata management, requirement capture, dependency analysis, documentation, and integration with databases and frameworks.

    26 SAP PowerDesigner alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  4. Vertabelo icon
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    Online tool for visual database design. This one web application support seven major database engines: PostgreSQL, MySQL, Microsoft SQL Server, SQLite, Oracle 11g, IBM DB2 and HSQLDB.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Google Chrome
    • Safari
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
  5. dbForge Studio for MySQL is the universal MySQL and MariaDB client for database management, administration and development. With the help of this intelligent MySQL client the work with data and code has become easier and more convenient.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  6. Oracle SQL Developer Data Modeler is a free graphical tool that simplifies data modeling tasks. Using Oracle SQL Developer Data Modeler users can create, browse and edit, logical, relational, physical, multi-dimensional, and data type models.

    15 SQL Developer Data Modeler alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  7. DbSchema icon
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    DbSchema is a visual database design & management tool. It can connect to any SQL, NoSQL or Cloud database via JDBC drivers. The tool includes features such as Relational Data Browse, Visual Query Builder, Interactive Layouts, Data Generator and more.

    56 DbSchema alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  8. The SQL Power Architect data modeling tool was created by data warehouse designers and has many unique features geared specifically for the data warehouse architect. It allows users to reverse-engineer existing databases, perform data profiling on source databases, and...

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  9. Navicat Data Modeler is a powerful and cost-effective database design tool which helps you build high-quality logical and physical data models. It allows you to visually design database structures, perform reverse/forward engineering processes, import models from ODBC data...

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
     
  10. Aqua Data Studio is a multiple-platform, integrated development environment (IDE) for data. It provides benefits to a variety of data-centric roles, allowing them to manage a wide range of data sources.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
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