Alternatives

Products that do what Database Lab – thin Postgres clones for faster development and testing does

1. 1DL
   Database Labs – Postgres as a Service▲46

   2014 · databaselabs.io

2. 2AE
   An experimental distributed SQL database from scratch in Go▲104

   2019 · github.com

3. 3PF
   pg_flame – flamegraph visualizations of PostgreSQL query plans▲321

   2019 · github.com

4. 4TA
   TablePlus – A macOS client for relational databases▲333

   2018 · medium.com

5. 5DG
   Dbdot – Golang tool to help generate Postgres schema diagrams▲119

   2019 · github.com

6. 6EA
   EasyDB – A One-Click Ephemeral Database▲158

   2019 · easydb.io

7. 7TT
   Tempgres – Temporary PostgreSQL databases on demand▲5

   2015 · github.com

8. 8DA
   Diwata – a user-friendly database interface for PostgreSQL▲10

   2018 · github.com

9. 9BA
   BedquiltDB – A Mongo-like JSON doc store built on Postgres▲145

   2016 · bedquiltdb.github.io

10. 10TS
    ToroDB Stampede: Automagical MongoDB to PostgreSQL, 100x Faster Queries▲43

    2016 · torodb.com

11. 11PA
    Pgcraft – a lazygit-style TUI for Postgres▲6

    May 2026 · github.com

12. 12SB
    Simple but Powerful IDE for Databases▲89

    2019 · sqlgate.com

13. 13FS
    Finite State Machines for PostgreSQL▲25

    2020 · github.com

14. 14RA
    Rxdb – A fast, reactive, client-side database▲52

    2017 · github.com

15. 15PC
    PgRebase, codebase management for Postgres▲66

    2016 · github.com

16. 16FO
    Franchise - Open Source SQL Notebook▲27

    2017 · franchise.cloud

17. 17CA
    CurioDB – A distributed/persistent Redis clone built with Scala/Akka▲62

    2015 · github.com

18. 18RP
    Realtime Postgres▲62

    2020 · github.com

19. 19DA
    Diwata – a user-friendly GUI for PostgreSQL▲8

    2018 · github.com

20. 20PO
    Pglite-oxide – embedded Postgres for Rust and Tauri apps▲5

    Apr 2026 · github.com

21. 21HE
    Hippobase – easily self-host open source databases▲47

    2021 · hippobase.io

22. 22PA
    Phoenix – an ultra-fast SQL layer on top of Hbase▲32

    2014 · phoenix.incubator.apache.org

23. 23PI
    Pg_insights – Convenient SQL for monitoring Postgres database health▲7

    2019 · github.com

24. 24PP
    ‘Parallel psql’, for workflows in PostgreSQL/PostGIS▲8

    2015 · github.com

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