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24 alternatives to ChartDB Agent – Cursor for DB schema design

Last year we launched ChartDB OSS (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44972238) - an open-source tool that generates ER diagrams from your database (via query/sql/dbml) without needing direct DB access. Now we’re launching the ChartDB Agent. It helps you design databases from scratch or make schema changes with natural language. You can: - Generate schemas by simply describing them in plain English - Brainstorm new tables, columns, and relationships with AI - Iterate visually in a diagram (ERD) - Deterministically export SQL script Try it out here -…

ChartDB Agent is an AI-powered tool that helps developers design databases from scratch or modify existing schemas using natural language descriptions. Users can describe their database requirements in plain English… Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes.

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    Hey HN! We are Jonathan & Guy, and we are happy to share a project we’ve been working on. ChartDB is a tool to help developers and data analysts quickly visualize database schemas by generating ER diagrams with just one query. A unique feature of our product is AI-Powered export for easy migration. You can give it a try at https://chartdb.io and find the source code on GitHub. Next steps ---> More AI. We’d love feedback :)

    2024 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Database diagrams editor for teams

    2025 · chartdb.io · its alternatives →

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    Hey all! I released drawDB about a month ago and now it's open source. I hope you find it useful. If you want to check out the app you can go to https://drawdb.vercel.app/ . Thank you:)

    2024 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Free online database schema design tool. Draw entity-relationship diagrams, generate SQL for PostgreSQL, MySQL, SQLite, MariaDB, SQL Server & Oracle, import/export DBML, and collaborate on data models in real time.

    2024 · drawdb.vercel.app · its alternatives →

  5. 5PT

    Create ER diagrams, SQL schemas, and DBML models. No Signup required, Nothing to install. All diagrams are 100% private, secure and processed locally right in your web browser

    2023 · databasediagram.com · its alternatives →

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    Generate a 100% free database schema for your project

    2024 · supalaunch.com · its alternatives →

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    One year ago I open-sourced my very first 'real' project and shared it here. I was a college student in my senior year and desperately looking for a job. At the time of sharing it i couldn't even afford a domain and naively let someone buy the one i had my eyes on lol. It's been a hell of a year with this blowing up, me moving to another country, and switching 2 jobs. In a year we somehow managed to hit 26k stars, grow a 1000+ person discord community, and support 37 languages. I couldn't be more grateful for the community that helped this grow, but now i don't know what direction to take…

    2025 · drawdb.app · its alternatives →

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    Generate DOT description for postgres db schema. Contribute to akarki15/dbdot development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2019 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Learn how to use this simple free tool dbdiagram.io to visualize your Rails ERD diagram, made by Holistics

    2018 · holistics.io · its alternatives →

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    RelateDB▲140

    Offline-first database schema designer in your browser

    Jan 2026 · relatedb.com · its alternatives →

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    Outerbase▲295

    The interface for your database

    2023 · its alternatives →

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    Free database diagrams designer for analysts & developers 🛠

    2018 · dbdiagram.io · its alternatives →

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    DrawSQL▲246

    Better entity relationship diagrams for your database

    2018 · drawsql.app · its alternatives →

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    A Go SQL query builder and struct mapper. Contribute to samonzeweb/godb development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    We have been using graph DBs more and more at work. I found them painful to work with locally and decided to try and build something better.

    Aug 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Create charts using your databases from Notion or Airtable

    2022 · chartbrick.com · its alternatives →

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    Open source database diagramming and automation tool - prahladyeri/VisualAlchemist

    2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Structa▲116

    Generate production-ready database schemas from plain English. Export SQL, Prisma & ER diagrams instantly. Free to try, no credit card.

    Nov 2025 · trystructa.com · its alternatives →

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    Hi HN! I’m Eoin, founder of Sourcetable (https://sourcetable.com). Sourcetable is an AI-native spreadsheet that syncs with all your data. Users pair with an AI copilot that helps them do their spreadsheet work, as well as more database-centric analysis and SQL. Soucetable syncs with databases including Postgres, MySQL, and MongoDB, and over 100+ business applications including Stripe, Zendesk, Hubspot, Quickbooks and Google Analytics. That data is available in a spreadsheet, and any models you build automatically update in near-real-time as new data flows in. The core primitives…

    2024 · its alternatives →

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    open-source agentic AI data assistant for the next generation of AI + Data products. - eosphoros-ai/DB-GPT

    2023 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    drawDB▲5

    Online database diagram editor and SQL generator

    2024 · drawdb.app · its alternatives →

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    Hey there! I’ve been working on DB Pilot for the last couple of months, and I recently added an AI assistant powered by GPT 3.5 to help you write SQL queries tailored to your DB schema. Simply ask what data you are looking for - GPT will figure out which tables to use, how to join them, and then write a query for you. The AI assistant knows which tables and columns exist in your database, meaning it can write queries specific to your schema. Besides that, it doesn't have access to any actual data from your database though, meaning your data doesn't get exposed to OpenAI.

    2023 · dbpilot.io · its alternatives →

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    EnterpriseDB (“EDB”), the leader in accelerating Postgres® in the enterprise, today announced its acquisition of Splitgraph, an early-stage disruptor that provides a Postgres compatible serverless SQL API for building data driven applications from hundreds of datasources. This move is seen as a mean

    2020 · splitgraph.com · its alternatives →

  24. 24

    Drop a model file — SQL, pgModeler, Prisma, MySQL Workbench and a dozen other formats — and get an interactive diagram, shareable through a single link.

    Aug 2026 · mcdview.dev · its alternatives →

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