Desktop SQL editors and IDEs for writing queries, browsing schemas and editing data: cross-platform multi-database clients, JetBrains IDE tooling, native macOS clients and engine-specific editors for SQLite, Oracle and MongoDB.
Last updated November 2026. Each listing links to its full profile or guide, which shows its own review date. No vendor paid for inclusion and the order is alphabetical, not a ranking.
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Free
Azure Data Studio
Retired by Microsoft on 28 February 2026; Microsoft recommends VS Code with the mssql extension.
Freemium
DataGrip
JetBrains database IDE with SQL code analysis and refactoring; free for non-commercial use, paid for commercial use.
Free
DB Browser for SQLite
Free open source editor for SQLite and SQLCipher files with spreadsheet-style editing and CSV import and export.
Freemium
DBeaver
Popular universal database client supporting almost every engine.
Paid
dbForge Studio
Devart feature-rich IDE, with editions for SQL Server, MySQL, Oracle and PostgreSQL.
Freemium
DbGate
Open source SQL and NoSQL client (MongoDB, Redis) as a desktop or self-hosted web app, with low-cost Premium.
Freemium
DbVisualizer
Cross-platform JDBC database client with a free edition and a paid Pro edition.
Freemium
JetBrains Rider Database Tools
DataGrip-level database tools bundled in the Rider .NET IDE; free for non-commercial use, paid for commercial.
Free
MongoDB Compass
MongoDB's free official GUI: queries, aggregation builder, schema analysis, explain plans and embedded mongosh.
Freemium
Navicat
Commercial multi-database client sold per user, with a free Premium Lite edition and modelling and sync in the paid editions.
Free
Oracle SQL Developer
Oracle's free Oracle Database IDE: desktop app 26.2 plus SQL Developer for VS Code, updated quarterly.
Free
Sequel Ace
Free MIT-licensed macOS client for MySQL and MariaDB, the successor to Sequel Pro.
Free
SQLiteStudio
Free GPL v3 SQLite editor, renamed Letos in 2026, with ERD editor, plugins and a portable build.
Freemium
TablePlus
Multi-database GUI for macOS, Windows, Linux and iOS; restricted free version, perpetual per-device licence.
Paid
Toad
Quest's professional toolset, best known for Oracle and SQL Server.
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Comparisons
DBeaverVSDataGrip
Free universal client versus JetBrains paid database IDE.
DBeaverVSTablePlus
A broad open source client against a lightweight native one.
DataGripVSNavicat
Two commercial multi-database tools with different strengths and licence models.
Toad for OracleVSOracle SQL Developer
Quest's commercial Oracle toolset against Oracle's free tool and its VS Code extension.
Oracle SQL DeveloperVSDataGrip
Oracle's free tool against a JetBrains multi-database IDE.
Oracle SQL DeveloperVSDBeaver
Oracle's free tool against a free universal client.
DbVisualizerVSDataGrip
Two cross-platform JDBC clients with different editors and licences.
ToadVSDBeaver
Quest's paid Toad products, mostly Windows-first, against a free cross-platform universal client.
DBeaverVSNavicat
Open source universal client against a long-established commercial suite.
DataGripVSTablePlus
A full JetBrains IDE against a fast, minimal native client.
DbVisualizerVSDBeaver
Two long-running cross-platform JDBC clients with free and paid editions.
TablePlusVSNavicat
A minimal multi-database client against a full commercial management suite.
DbGateVSDBeaver
Free NoSQL and web mode in DbGate vs DBeaver's larger SQL driver set and Enterprise tools.
SQLiteStudioVSDB Browser for SQLite
Two free SQLite GUIs: feature-rich Letos (formerly SQLiteStudio) vs the simpler DB Browser for SQLite.
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