Free PL/SQL Developer AlternativesDatabase Management Tools and other similar apps like PL/SQL Developer

The best free alternative to PL/SQL Developer is DBeaver, which is also Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 25 alternatives to PL/SQL Developer and many of them is free so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting free alternatives to PL/SQL Developer are phpMyAdmin, DbGate, Oracle SQL Developer and SQuirreL SQL.

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PL/SQL Developer alternatives page was last updated Jun 10, 2024
  1. DBeaver icon
     355 likes

    DBeaver - Universal Database Manager and SQL Client. DBeaver is free and open source universal database tool for developers and database administrators.

    163 DBeaver alternatives
    DBeaver screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreemiumOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Eclipse
    • Java
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak

    Top DBeaver Features

    1.  Database Management Tool
    2.  Data export/import
    3.  Multiple DataBase
    4. PostgreSQL icon  PostgreSQL support
    5.  Autocompletion
    6.  ER Diagrams
    7.  Dark Mode
    8.  Built-in viewer
    9.  No registration required
    10.  Import CSV Data
    11.  Ad-free
    12.  Portable
    DBeaver iconPL/SQL Developer Icon

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    • Almost everyone thinks DBeaver is a great PL/SQL Developer alternative.

    • DBeaver is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to PL/SQL Developer.

    • DBeaver is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to PL/SQL Developer.

    • DBeaver is Freemium and Open SourcePL/SQL Developer is Paid and Proprietary
  2. phpMyAdmin icon
     275 likes

    phpMyAdmin is a tool written in PHP intended to handle the administration of MySQL over the Web. Currently it can create and drop databases, create/drop/alter tables, delete/edit/add fields, execute any SQL statement, manage keys on fields.

    120 phpMyAdmin alternatives
    Main UI

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • PHP

    phpMyAdmin Features

    1. MySQL Community Edition icon  Import from MySql
    2. MySQL Community Edition icon  Export to MySQL
    phpMyAdmin iconPL/SQL Developer Icon

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    • phpMyAdmin is the most popular Web-based & Self-Hosted alternative to PL/SQL Developer.

    • phpMyAdmin is Free and Open SourcePL/SQL Developer is Paid and Proprietary
  3. DbGate icon
     15 likes

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

    163 DbGate alternatives
    DbGate screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Database Management Tool
    2.  Ad-free
    3.  Relational Database
    4.  MongoDB
    5.  Autocompletion
    6.  Support for MS SQL Server
    7.  ER Diagrams
    8. MariaDB icon  Support for MariaDB
    9.  SQLite
    10.  NoSQL database
    11.  Dark Mode
    12.  Import CSV Data
    DbGate iconPL/SQL Developer Icon

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  4. Oracle SQL Developer icon
     55 likes

    Oracle SQL Developer is a free and fully supported graphical tool for database development. With SQL Developer, you can browse database objects, run SQL statements and SQL scripts, and edit and debug PL/SQL statements.

    52 Oracle SQL Developer alternatives
    SQL Developer on Windows

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Oracle SQL Developer Features

    1.  Autocompletion
    2.  Ad-free
    3.  Code Formatting
    4.  Graphical User Interface
    5.  Query Model View
    6.  Visual Query Builder
    7.  Version Control Integration
    8.  Code Completion
    9.  Data export/import
    10.  Database migration
    Oracle SQL Developer iconPL/SQL Developer Icon

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  5. SQuirreL SQL icon
     55 likes

    SQuirreL SQL is an open-source Java SQL Client program that will allow you to view the structure of a JDBC compliant database, browse the data in tables, issue SQL commands etc.

    86 SQuirreL SQL alternatives
    SQuirreL SQL screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak

    SQuirreL SQL Features

    1.  Multiple DataBase
    2.  Visual Query Builder
    3.  SQLite
    SQuirreL SQL iconPL/SQL Developer Icon

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  6. DbVisualizer icon
     32 likes

    DbVisualizer is the Universal database tool for developers, analysts and DBAs. It runs on all major OS'es and connects to all major databases and JDBC drivers.

    126 DbVisualizer alternatives
    Tool Properties

    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    DbVisualizer Features

    1.  Graphical query builder
    2. MariaDB icon  Support for MariaDB
    3.  SQLite
    DbVisualizer iconPL/SQL Developer Icon

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  7. dbForge Studio for Oracle icon
     127 likes

    dbForge Studio for Oracle is a powerful integrated development environment (IDE) which helps Oracle developers to increase PL/SQL coding speed, provides versatile data editing tools for managing in-database and external data.

    42 dbForge Studio for Oracle alternatives
    dbForge Studio for Oracle screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Properties

    1.  User friendly

    Features

    1.  Database Management Tool
    2.  Autocompletion
    3.  Debugging
    4.  Ad-free
    5.  Data export/import
    6.  Database migration
    7.  Data visualization
    8.  Data analytics
    9.  Import CSV Data
    10.  Database Administration
    11.  Database Designer
    12.  Visual Query Builder
    dbForge Studio for Oracle iconPL/SQL Developer Icon

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    Comments about dbForge Studio for Oracle as an Alternative to PL/SQL Developer
     
    CleoCharisse

    Great tool! Very user friendly

    Positive commentMay 15, 2024
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    LeonhardMathias

    It's packed with tools that make coding in PL/SQL super fast and also offers flexible data editing features to handle both in-database and external data.

    Positive commentJun 10, 2024
    0
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    • Most users think dbForge Studio for Oracle is a great PL/SQL Developer alternative.

    • dbForge Studio for Oracle is Freemium and ProprietaryPL/SQL Developer is Paid and Proprietary
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    A TUI for viewing and editing database files.

    59 Termdbms alternatives
    Termdbms screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • SQLite
    • PostgreSQL

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1. MariaDB icon  Support for MariaDB
    2.  Comma Separated Values
    3.  SQLite
    4.  Tui
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  9. SQL Workbench/J icon
     10 likes

    SQL Workbench/J is a free, DBMS-independent, cross-platform SQL query tool. It is written in Java and thus it should run on any operating system that provides a Java Runtime Environment.

    46 SQL Workbench/J alternatives
    SQL Workbench/J screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    SQL Workbench/J Features

    1.  SQLite
    SQL Workbench/J iconPL/SQL Developer Icon

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  10. Execute Query icon
     6 likes

    Execute Query is an operating system independent database utility written entirely in Java. http://executequery.org/index.php

    33 Execute Query alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux

    Execute Query Features

    1.  Query Builder
    2.  Database Administration
    Execute Query iconPL/SQL Developer Icon

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  11. SQLTools icon
     6 likes

    SQLTools is a light weighted and robust tool for ORACLE database development. It includes a text editor, an sql console and a couple of sql utilities. You can use it for dial-up connection and it will work as fast as SQLPlus.

    14 SQLTools alternatives
    SQLTools screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    SQLTools iconPL/SQL Developer Icon

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  12. Eclipse SQL Explorer icon
     5 likes

    Eclipse SQL Explorer is a thin SQL client that allows you to query and browse any JDBC compliant database. It supports plugins with specialized functionality for individual databases (Oracle, DB2 and MySQL) and can be extended to include specialized support for other databases.

    18 Eclipse SQL Explorer alternatives
    Eclipse SQL Explorer screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    Eclipse SQL Explorer iconPL/SQL Developer Icon

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