WhatTheDuck AlternativesDatabase Management Tools and other similar apps like WhatTheDuck

Apps similar to WhatTheDuck include DBeaver, which is open source with a free version. Other options are HeidiSQL, phpMyAdmin, DbGate and LibreDB Studio. Database Management Tools like WhatTheDuck are a crowded field, with more than 25 alternatives for Windows, Mac, Linux, the web and self-hosting.

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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.

    202 DBeaver alternatives

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    • Mac
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    • Flathub
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    • Flatpak
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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.

    138 HeidiSQL alternatives

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    • Windows
    • Linux
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  3. phpMyAdmin icon
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    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.

    139 phpMyAdmin alternatives

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    • Linux
    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • PHP
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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.

    192 DbGate alternatives

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    • Mac
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    • Online
    • 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...

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    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Mac
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    • Self-Hosted
    • Docker
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  6. Efficient browser-based tool for database management, designed for simplicity and versatility. Features include a user-friendly query editor, powerful data management capabilities, and a flexible connection manager supporting Postgres, MySQL, and SQLite.

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    • Mac
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    • Online
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  7. DBClient icon
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    One native app for twelve database engines. Query, edit rows in place, design tables, draw your schema, ask an assistant — no account, no telemetry.

    52 DBClient alternatives

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    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Homebrew
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  8. SSMS is a software application that is used for configuring, managing, and administering all components within Microsoft SQL Server. It includes both script editors and graphical tools which work with objects and features of the server.

    58 SQL Server Management Studio alternatives

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    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
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  9. 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.

    69 Oracle SQL Developer alternatives

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    • Free
    • Proprietary

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  10. 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.

    58 sqlit alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Python
    • Mac
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    • Windows
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  11. DbVisualizer icon
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    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.

    144 DbVisualizer alternatives

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    • Freemium
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    • Mac
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  12. Selectable is a client for Postgres databases.

    Connect to your Postgres database, browse tables in the database, and write SQL queries using the mobile-friendly SQL editor.

    Selectable is private and secure. Data only lives between your database and your device.

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    • Freemium
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    • Android
    • Android Tablet
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