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24 alternatives to Database diagram

Design ER diagrams by just typing code

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Database diagram launched in 2023; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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    Database diagrams editor for teams

    2025 · chartdb.io · its alternatives →

  2. 2

    Free database diagrams designer for analysts & developers 🛠

    2018 · its alternatives →

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    A tool for generating diagrams and flowcharts from text.

    2020 · its alternatives →

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    DrawSQL▲246

    Better entity relationship diagrams for your database

    2018 · its alternatives →

  5. 5OD

    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 →

  6. 6VD

    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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    Design your database visually

    2025 · its alternatives →

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  9. 9CA

    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 -…

    Oct 2025 · app.chartdb.io · its alternatives →

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    Design ER diagrams instantly with AI

    Feb 2026 · er.tanaike.jp · its alternatives →

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    Design DB▲221

    A hand-curated database of the best freebies for designers.

    2018 · its alternatives →

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    DiaChat▲102

    Create and edit diagrams easily using natural language

    2022 · its alternatives →

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    Render live ER diagrams just by typing SQL code

    Aug 2026 · app.sqlestev.com · its alternatives →

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    Design database schemas online — free, no signup needed

    Jun 2026 · erdiagram.dev · 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 →

  17. 17DA

    In the past I've used declarative diagram generation tools like Mermaid.js a lot for quickly drawing up things but for presentations or deliverables I find that I have to then move the generated diagrams over to a tool like Lucidchart which allows full control of the organization and customization. Therefore I am now working on this to combine the benefits of both into just one tool which can do both functions. The project is certainly in the early stages but if you find yourself making architecture diagrams I'd love to hear your thoughts on the idea or even a Github issue for a feature…

    Oct 2025 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    ChartDB▲32

    Database schema diagrams visualizer

    2024 · its alternatives →

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    drawDB▲5

    Online database diagram editor and SQL generator

    2024 · its alternatives →

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    Bhava▲320

    Create and edit diagrams instantly with AI

    2025 · bhava.app · its alternatives →

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    Code2Flow▲255

    An easy solution to create product flows.

    2019 · its alternatives →

  22. 22EV
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    Describe your diagram and get it without drawing anything

    2022 · its alternatives →

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    Open source technology stack for building diagrams

    2021 · its alternatives →

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