Free SQuirreL SQL AlternativesTop Database Management Tools and other similar apps like SQuirreL SQL

The best free alternative to SQuirreL SQL is DBeaver, which is also Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to SQuirreL SQL and loads of them is free so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting free alternatives to SQuirreL SQL are HeidiSQL, phpMyAdmin, MySQL Workbench and Beekeeper studio.

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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.

    181 DBeaver alternatives

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

    125 HeidiSQL alternatives

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    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  3. phpMyAdmin icon
     285 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.

    130 phpMyAdmin alternatives

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    • Linux
    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • PHP
     
  4. MySQL Workbench icon
     268 likes

    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.

    122 MySQL Workbench alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
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    • Linux
     
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    MySQL Workbench vs SQuirreL SQL Comments
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    MySQL Workbench works only for MySQL-Databases

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    MySQL Workbench only is for MySQL

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    SQuirrel is for all databases, it can't be replaced by a MySQL only tool

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    • MySQL Workbench is Free and Open SourceSQuirreL SQL is also Free and Open Source
    • MySQL Workbench is LightweightSQuirreL SQL is not according to our users
  5. Open Source SQL Editor and Database Manager for MySQL, SQL Server, Postgres, Redshift, Sqlite and more.

    107 Beekeeper studio alternatives

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    • Freemium
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • MySQL Community Edition
    • MariaDB
    • Microsoft SQL Server
    • CockroachDB
    • Amazon Redshift
    • PostgreSQL
     
  6. DbGate icon
     31 likes

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

    178 DbGate alternatives

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
     
  7. DataGrip icon
     77 likes

    DataGrip is a database IDE from JetBrains that is tailored to suit specific needs of professional SQL developers.

    99 DataGrip alternatives

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    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
     
  8. Valentina Studio icon
     167 likes

    FREE native AI enabled database manager for RDBMS: DuckDB, MariaDB, MySQL, PostgreSQL, SQLite, SQL Server, Valentina DB, and MongoDB. PRO Edition adds Report Editor and Form Editor, with JS/Python scripting and dozens of features.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  9. drawDB icon
     20 likes

    DrawDB is a robust and user-friendly database entity relationship (DBER) editor right in your browser. Build diagrams with a few clicks, export SQL scripts, customize your editor, and more without creating an account.

    38 drawDB alternatives

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    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
     
  10. WhatTheDuck icon
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    WhatTheDuck is an open-source web application built on DuckDB. It allows users to upload CSV files, store them in tables, and perform SQL queries on the data.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
     
  11. 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.

    63 Oracle SQL Developer alternatives

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    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
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    • Linux
     
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    Oracle SQL Developer supports only Orace-Database

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    Proprietary software, no public license.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    • Oracle SQL Developer is Free and ProprietarySQuirreL SQL is Free and Open Source
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