SQL Server Management Studio Alternatives for Linux

SQL Server Management Studio 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 SQL Server Management Studio and many of them are available for Linux so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Linux alternatives to SQL Server Management Studio are HeidiSQL, Beekeeper studio, Valentina Studio and DbGate.

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  1. 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.

    206 DBeaver alternatives

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    • Mac
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    • Flathub
    • Eclipse
    • Flatpak
    • Java
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  2. HeidiSQL icon
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    Provides powerful tools for viewing, editing MySQL, MariaDB, Microsoft SQL, and PostgreSQL databases, with privacy features, portability, no ads, and a dark mode.

    140 HeidiSQL alternatives

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    • Windows
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  3. Open Source SQL Editor and Database Manager for MySQL, SQL Server, Postgres, Redshift, Sqlite and more.

    124 Beekeeper studio alternatives

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    • Freemium
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
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    • Linux
    • MySQL Community Edition
    • MariaDB
    • Microsoft SQL Server
    • CockroachDB
    • PostgreSQL
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  4. Valentina Studio icon
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    FREE native AI enabled database manager for RDBMS: DuckDB, MariaDB, MySQL, Parquet, PostgreSQL, SQLite, SQL Server, Valentina DB, and MongoDB. PRO Edition adds Report Editor and Form Editor, with JS/Python scripting and dozens of features.

    108 Valentina Studio alternatives

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  5. 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.

    194 DbGate alternatives

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    • Mac
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    • Linux
    • Online
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
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  6. DataGrip icon
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    DataGrip is a database IDE from JetBrains that is tailored to suit specific needs of professional SQL developers.

    120 DataGrip alternatives

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    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
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  7. Navicat icon
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    All-in-one database development tool for MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, MariaDB, SQL Server, Oracle, SQLite, Redis and Snowflake.

    125 Navicat alternatives

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    • Mac
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    • iPhone
    • iPad
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  8. 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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    • Mac
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    • Self-Hosted
    • Docker
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  9. TablePlus icon
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    A native app which helps you easily edit database data and structure. TablePlus includes many security features to protect your database, including native libssh and TLS to encrypt your connection.

    127 TablePlus alternatives

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    • iPhone
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  10. dbForge Studio for SQL Server is an integrated environment for SQL Server development, management, administration, data reporting, analysis, version-control database changes and test data generation.

    64 dbForge Studio for SQL Server alternatives

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  11. sqlit icon
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    A user friendly TUI for SQL databases. Written in python. Supports SQL server, Mysql, PostreSQL and SQLite, Turso and more.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Python
    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Windows
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  12. SQuirreL SQL icon
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    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.

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
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