ERD Lab Alternatives

ERD Lab is described as 'Online ER Diagram Tool that allows you to visually design your database' and is an app. There are nine alternatives to ERD Lab for a variety of platforms, including Web-based, Windows, Linux, Mac and Self-Hosted apps. The best ERD Lab alternative is DBDiagram.io, which is free. Other great apps like ERD Lab are QuickDBD, DrawSQL, pgModeler and Cacoo.

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ERD Lab is an online ER Diagram Tool that allows you to visually design your database.

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ERD Lab alternatives page was last updated Jun 18, 2025
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  1. DBDiagram.io icon

    DBDiagram.io

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    Quick and simple free tool to help you draw your database relationship diagrams and flow quickly using simple DSL language.

    24 DBDiagram.io alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Country of Origin

    • SG flagSingapore

    Platforms

    • Online
    DBDiagram.io screenshot 1

    DBDiagram.io Features

    1.  Import from PostgreSQL DDL
    2.  Import from MySQL DDL
    3.  Export diagrams to PDF

    DBDiagram.io VS ERD Lab

     

    • DBDiagram.io is the most popular Web-based alternative to ERD Lab.

    • DBDiagram.io is the most popular free alternative to ERD Lab.

    • DBDiagram.io is Free and ProprietaryERD Lab is also Free and Proprietary
  2. QuickDBD icon

    QuickDBD

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    Quick DBD is a free online web-based application for making database diagrams quickly. Quick DBD lets you create a database diagram by typing the schema.

    27 QuickDBD alternatives

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    QuickDBD screenshot 1

    QuickDBD Features

    1.  Real time collaboration
    2. MySQL Community Edition icon  Export to MySQL
    3.  Export to PDF
    4.  Import from SqlServer
    5. MySQL Community Edition icon  Import from MySql
    6.  Export to SQL Server
    7.  Flow Chart

    QuickDBD VS ERD Lab

     
  4. DrawSQL icon

    DrawSQL

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    This tool aids developers in creating, visualizing, and collaborating on database entity relationship diagrams. It enhances workflow and schema understanding while offering a cloud-based solution that synchronizes and maintains the latest schema versions, and replaces offline tools.

    19 DrawSQL alternatives

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • GB flagUnited Kingdom

    Platforms

    • Online
    DrawSQL screenshot 1

    DrawSQL Features

    1.  Entity Relationship Diagrams

    DrawSQL VS ERD Lab

     
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    This tool aids developers in creating, visualizing, and collaborating on database entity relationship diagrams. It enhances workflow and schema understanding while offering a cloud-based solution that synchronizes and maintains t...

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    pgModeler

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    Open source PostgreSQL database modeler with entity-relationship diagrams, data management tools, and PostgreSQL specific functionality.

    License model

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • BR flagBrazil

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    pgModeler screenshot 1

    pgModeler Features

    1.  Support for MS SQL Server
    2.  Database Designer

    pgModeler VS ERD Lab

     

    • pgModeler is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to ERD Lab.

    • pgModeler is the most popular Open Source & commercial alternative to ERD Lab.

    • pgModeler is Paid and Open SourceERD Lab is Free and Proprietary
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    Cacoo

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    Cacoo is a user-friendly online diagramming tool that allows you to create a variety of diagrams such as wireframes, flowcharts, UML diagrams, network diagrams, mindmaps, sitemaps, database diagrams, and more.

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    Cacoo screenshot 1

    Cacoo Features

    1.  Real time collaboration
    2.  AWS Integration
    3.  Export to SVG
    4.  Drag and Drop
    5. Google Drive icon  Google Drive integration
    6.  Multi-user editing
    7.  Flow Chart
    8. Confluence icon  Confluence integration

    Cacoo VS ERD Lab

     

    • Cacoo is the most popular SaaS alternative to ERD Lab.

    • Cacoo is Freemium and ProprietaryERD Lab is Free and Proprietary
  8. ChartDB icon

    ChartDB

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    Visualize your DB via one-single query. Free and open source, database design editor.

    20 ChartDB alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • npm
    ChartDB screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  No Tracking
    2.  Ad-free
    3.  SQLite
    4.  AI-Powered
    5. MariaDB icon  Support for MariaDB

    ChartDB VS ERD Lab

     

    • ChartDB is the most popular Self-Hosted alternative to ERD Lab.

    • ChartDB is Free and Open SourceERD Lab is Free and Proprietary
    • ChartDB is Privacy focusedERD Lab is not according to our users
  10. ERBuilder Data Modeler icon

    ERBuilder Data Modeler

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    A database modeler can make a developer’s job a lot simpler, as it allows you to design everything visually, which also means less experienced users should also have an easier time, ER/Builder is a data modeler aimed at both novices and experts.

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Country of Origin

    • TN flagTunisia

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Check Model

    ERBuilder Data Modeler Features

    1.  Database reverse engineering
    2.  Data visualization

    ERBuilder Data Modeler VS ERD Lab

     
  11. Database diagram icon

    Database diagram

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    Databasediagram.com is a free online tool that lets you quickly and easily design ER diagrams by just typing code. Built for modelers and data analysts.

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    Database diagram screenshot 1

    Database diagram VS ERD Lab

     
  12. Evernox icon

    Evernox

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    Evernox is a browser-based tool for visually designing and managing relational databases with powerful features like real-time collaboration, AI-assisted SQL queries, and code generation in multiple languages and ORMs.

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • AT flagAustria
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Online
    Evernox Diagram

    Evernox Features

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  Real time collaboration
    3.  Dark Mode
    4.  Cloud Sync
    5.  Code generation
    6.  Data visualization
    7.  AI-Powered
    8.  SQLite

    Evernox VS ERD Lab

     
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