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24 alternatives to dbForge SQL Tools

SQL Server tools for SQL database development

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. dbForge SQL Tools launched in 2018; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1
Arctype▲492
Supercharged SQL client for developers and teams
2021 · clickhouse.com · its alternatives →
2
dbForge DevOps Automation for SQL Server▲15
Bring the future to your database development
2019 · devart.com · its alternatives →
3
dbForge Studio for SQL Server▲18
Powerful IDE for SQL Server management, administration
2018 · devart.com · its alternatives →
4
Visual SQL▲512
Through months of design, prototypes, and user tests we made a visual version of SQL - which has proven to enable 80% of business users to write complex quer…
2020 · chartio.com · its alternatives →
5
DBeaver▲130
A free and universal database tool
2018 · dbeaver.io · its alternatives →
6
SQLite Database Explorer▲188
SQLite database explorer
2024 · github.com · its alternatives →
7
SqlSmash, A productivity plugin for Sql Server Management Studio▲43
2014 · sqlsmash.com · its alternatives →
8
Learn SQL with Codecademy and Periscope▲249
Learn SQL - the preferred tool of data analysts everywhere …
2015 · codecademy.com · its alternatives →
9
dbForge Studio for PostgreSQL▲7
A GUI for database development and management.
2024 · devart.com · its alternatives →
10
dbForge Studio for PostgreSQL▲7
Convenient GUI Tool to Work with PostgreSQL Databases
2018 · devart.com · its alternatives →
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Django SQL Dashboard▲204
2021 · django-sql-dashboard.datasette.io · its alternatives →
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SQL Trainer – Learn SQL by doing live data exercises▲303
2018 · app.bytescout.com · its alternatives →
13
dbForge SQL Complete▲7
Smart Code Completion and SQL Formatting
2018 · devart.com · its alternatives →
14SB
SQL Basics▲26
Notes about creative coding on the Web.
2021 · garden.bradwoods.io · its alternatives →
15
dbForge Studio for MySQL▲5
GUI for MySQL / MariaDB managing, developing, administrating
2017 · devart.com · its alternatives →
16
TablePlus for Windows▲149
A native GUI tool for MySQL, PostgreSQL, SQL Server & more
2018 · tableplus.com · its alternatives →
17
DbVisualizer▲108
The universal database tool
2022 · dbvis.com · its alternatives →
18
DBngin▲133
Free all-in-one database version management tool 🛠️
2018 · dbngin.com · its alternatives →
19
SQL Explorer – Open-source reporting tool that Just Works▲215
I have been working on SQL Explorer, an open source, Django-based reporting and query tool for (gulp!) almost ten years. It's a tool that fits just right for me and many others, and I love and use almost every day. Write SQL, share results, do some analysis, get insight. No surprises. A live demo instance is here (no login or anything required): https://demo.sqlexplorer.io/ And here's a fairly unprofessional, but very enthusiastic, video tour: https://sql-explorer.s3.amazonaws.com/Sql+Explorer+5.mp4 The UI is constrained enough that there's very little to learn,…
2024 · github.com · its alternatives →
20
Periscope▲89
Pro tools for SQL analysts
2014 · sisense.com · its alternatives →
21
dbForge Studio for Oracle▲6
Powerful Oracle GUI management tool for PL/SQL developers
2017 · devart.com · its alternatives →
22
Work with CSV files using SQL. For data scientists and engineers▲99
A SQL spreadsheet desktop app that queries and visualizes CSV files using SQL.
2021 · superintendent.app · its alternatives →
23SC
sqlc – Compile SQL Queries to Type-Safe Go▲45
2019 · conroy.org · its alternatives →
24
SQL workbench in the browser▲117
Free browser-based SQL editor powered by DuckDB. Query and visualize CSV, JSON, Parquet and Arrow files locally or from remote URLs. No installation required.
2024 · sql-workbench.com · its alternatives →

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