Microsoft Access Alternatives for Linux

Microsoft Office Access is not available for Linux but there are plenty of alternatives that runs on Linux with similar functionality. The best Linux alternative is DBeaver, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to Microsoft Office Access and many of them are available for Linux so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Linux alternatives to Microsoft Office Access are Grist, LibreOffice - Base, DbGate and LibreDB Studio.

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  1. Grist icon
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    Open-source tool merges spreadsheets, databases, and app-building. Offers a spreadsheet interface, Python engines, real-time collaboration, and cell-level security controls. Choose cloud or self-hosting to maintain data ownership, free team account offers available.

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  2. DBeaver icon
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    A comprehensive, open-source database management tool ideal for developers and administrators. It supports various databases via JDBC drivers, offers extensive plugins and tools like ER diagrams, data migration, and metadata editing, while being ad-free and portable. Usability and extensibility are key features.

    210 DBeaver alternatives

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    • Flathub
    • Eclipse
    • Flatpak
    • Java
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  3. Base is a full-featured desktop database front end, designed to meet the needs of a broad array of users, for all kinds of usages, such as keeping track of collections of objects,maintaining customer information databases,maintaining student grade and curriculum...

    84 LibreOffice - Base alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • PortableApps.com
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  4. DbGate icon
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    DbGate is cross-platform database manager. Simple and effective, allowing to work with many various databases simultaneously - SQL and NoSQL.

    195 DbGate alternatives

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    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
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  5. LibreDB Studio is a browser-based database client that is installed next to the database rather than on each user's machine. It runs as a single container, a Helm chart, an OpenShift operator, a native package (Homebrew, Snap, deb, rpm, winget), a desktop build for Linux, or...

    46 LibreDB Studio alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Self-Hosted
    • Docker
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  6. Kexi icon
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    Kexi is considered as a long awaited Open Source competitor for Microsoft Access, Filemaker and Oracle Forms.

    25 Kexi alternatives

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  7. WhoDB icon
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    WhoDBis a lightweight (~20MB), powerful, and user-friendly database management tool designed to streamline your database administration tasks.

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    • Mozilla Firefox
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  8. Symphytum icon
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    Symphytum is a personal database software for everyone who desires to manage and organize data in an easy and intuitive way, without having to study complex database languages and software user interfaces.

    36 Symphytum alternatives

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    • Open Source

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  9. Oracle APEX icon
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    Oracle Application Express (Oracle APEX) is a rapid web application development tool for the Oracle database. Using only a web browser and limited programming experience, you can develop and deploy professional applications that are both fast and secure.

    38 Oracle APEX alternatives

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  10. VFront icon
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    VFront is a dynamic front-end for MySQL or PostgreSQL databases written in PHP and Javascript. With VFront you can create forms for manage your data in AJAX style, different rules and privileges for groups, report in XML,HTML,PDF,statistics and much more.

    86 VFront alternatives

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  11. Ingres icon
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    Ingres is the leading business open source database. Discover the New Economics of IT. Learn how to lower your TCO over a three-year period.

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    • Proprietary

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  12. JookDB icon
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    A database development tool that allows you to simultaneously connect to MySQL, MariaDB, Oracle, PostgreSQL, SQLite, MongoDB, DM, OceanBase, TiDB and SQLServer databases from a single application.

    79 JookDB alternatives

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  13. Lantica Software, LLC - Sesame, A Q&A-compatible Database Manager.

    Sesame provides the tools needed to easily create database applications and organize and present the information in them. Features such as centralized application design facilities, a consistent form-based in.

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    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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