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24 alternatives to A guide to mastering SQL

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Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. A guide to mastering SQL launched in 2022; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1IM
   I made a SQL game to help people learn / challenge their skills▲547

   2023 · lost-at-sql.therobinlord.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Notion SQL Learning▲242

   Learn SQL the fast way, with Notion SQL Learning

   2022 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Learn SQL with Codecademy and Periscope▲249

   Learn SQL - the preferred tool of data analysts everywhere …

   2015 · its alternatives →

4. 4ST
   SQL Trainer – Learn SQL by doing live data exercises▲303

   2018 · app.bytescout.com · its alternatives →

5. 5ST
   SQL Teaching – Codecademy for SQL▲166

   2015 · sqlteaching.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   SQL Cards▲201

   Teach and learn SQL with cards

   2019 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   SQL Practice - Practical Exercises ▲7

   Don't buy a class, buy code. Pre unit-tested SQL practice

   2024 · its alternatives →

8. 8IW
   I wrote a free eBook about many lesser-known/secret database tricks▲865

   2022 · sqlfordevs.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   MySQL for Developers▲152

   Learn MySQL with 64 videos for application developers

   2023 · its alternatives →

10. 10VS
    Visual SQL▲512

    2020 · chartio.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    sqlTranslate▲94

    sql, data, analytics, database, query, syntax, translation

    2023 · its alternatives →

12. 121Y
    10 Years to Build a Free SQL Editor▲355

    I have spent large parts of the last 10+ years building an SQL Editor. The tool is targeted at data analysts, a lot of effort has gone into charting, visualizing and excel export. If this sounds useful to you, it's Free, please give it a try and let me know any feedback.

    2024 · timestored.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Next-Level Database Techniques For Devs▲106

    Learn secret SQL features to become a database wizard

    2022 · its alternatives →

14. 14US
    Using SQL's Turing completeness to build Tetris▲338

    2024 · github.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    SQL School▲144

    Data analysts training data analysts

    2014 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    SQL Ease▲91

    Instant SQL queries - Let AI do the work

    2023 · its alternatives →

17. 17VS
    Visualize SQL Queries▲259

    My co-worker and I were debugging a SQL issue; having not seen SQL in two years, I embarrassed myself by confusing union vs. join. After this episode, I tried refreshing my SQL memory, but there are few websites that animate SQL for you. Most of them just have a series of images to help you visualize. There are a few tools that are quite good and robust (especially for large/complex use cases) but require installation and are too complex for my simple purpose. So, just created a small tool to help visualise SQL. Most of the animations are just my understanding of how SQL works. Would…

    2022 · animatesql.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    SQL for Marketers▲76

    SQL Tutorial for Marketers

    2014 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    SQL Practice Online▲7

    Interactive exercises | no setup required

    Sep 2025 · sql-practice.online · its alternatives →

20. 20SH
    SQL Habit – learn SQL with Real Examples from Product and Marketing▲51

    2019 · sqlhabit.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    SQLZap▲34

    Master SQL through interactive challenges

    2024 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Natural Language to SQL▲33

    Turn everyday language into SQL queries

    2025 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    SQL Expert▲8

    A platform for learning SQL with an AI Tutor

    2025 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    SQL Playground▲128

    Powerful online SQL sandbox

    2024 · its alternatives →

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