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24 alternatives to dbForge Studio for Oracle

Powerful Oracle GUI management tool for PL/SQL developers

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. dbForge Studio for Oracle launched in 2017; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   dbForge Studio for SQL Server▲18

   Powerful IDE for SQL Server management, administration

   2018 · devart.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   dbForge Studio for PostgreSQL▲7

   A GUI for database development and management.

   2024 · devart.com · its alternatives →

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   dbForge Studio for PostgreSQL▲7

   Convenient GUI Tool to Work with PostgreSQL Databases

   2018 · devart.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   dbForge Studio for MySQL▲5

   GUI for MySQL / MariaDB managing, developing, administrating

   2017 · devart.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Arctype▲492

   Supercharged SQL client for developers and teams

   2021 · clickhouse.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   InsForge▲622

   We built InsForge because we wanted to use pure prompts to build a production-grade app faster. In practice, AI isn’t reliable enough when generating code or configuring backend pieces like schema, RLS, auth, or functions. Postgres MCP and Supabase MCP are a good starting point, but they felt more like API wrappers for agents than something designed to guide AI safely through backend tasks. So we built our own MCP server on top of Postgres and added a set of context-engineering tools to make prompt-driven workflows more predictable. It gradually turned into a Postgres-based BaaS. Key…

   Mar 2026 · insforge.dev · its alternatives →

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   dbForge SQL Tools▲14

   SQL Server tools for SQL database development

   2018 · devart.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Simple but Powerful IDE for Databases▲89

   Start innovating your database productivity with SQLGate - Oracle, SQLServer, PostgreSQL, MySQL, MariaDB, DB2, and Tibero!

   2019 · sqlgate.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   dbForge DevOps Automation for SQL Server▲15

   Bring the future to your database development

   2019 · devart.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    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 →

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    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 →

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    Mode Studio▲366

    A complete analytical toolkit, free forever

    2018 · mode.com · its alternatives →

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    Open Source PostgreSQL Studio▲407

    Powerful PostgreSQL tool is now open source for self-hosting

    2021 · supabase.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    dbForge SQL Complete▲7

    Smart Code Completion and SQL Formatting

    2018 · devart.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Directus 9▲367

    Instant no-code app and dynamic API for any SQL database

    2021 · directus.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    DBeaver▲130

    A free and universal database tool

    2018 · dbeaver.io · its alternatives →

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    TablePlus for Windows▲149

    A native GUI tool for MySQL, PostgreSQL, SQL Server & more

    2018 · tableplus.com · its alternatives →

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    DbGate – open-source, cross-platform SQL+noSQL database client▲198

    DGate is fast and easy-to-use database client and SQL editor for MySQL, PostgreSQL, SQL Server, MongoDB and more. For desktop and web, it's open-source.

    2021 · dbgate.org · its alternatives →

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    dbForge AI Assistant▲13

    dbForge AI Assistant - AI SQL Coding Tool

    2025 · devart.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    DB-GPT, an LLM tool for database▲156

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

    2023 · github.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    DB Explorer▲66

    Modern AI‑first database client

    Apr 2026 · sourceforge.net · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Valentina Studio 13▲83

    Free database design & management, reporting and forms

    2023 · valentina-db.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    SqlSmash, A productivity plugin for Sql Server Management Studio▲43

    2014 · sqlsmash.com · its alternatives →

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    DB Pro – A Modern Desktop Client for Postgres, MySQL, SQLite and LibSQL▲33

    Hi HN, Over the past few months I've been building DB Pro with my co-founder. DB Pro is a modern desktop database GUI client designed to make working with Postgres, MySQL, SQLite, libSQL and other engines feel fast, visual, and enjoyable. Our focus has been on the dev-experience. We wanted to absolutely nail the UX and look and feel as we believe most db clients aren't friendly to work with. Some features: Visual change review – See pending inserts/updates/deletes before committing them. Inline data editing – Edit table rows directly without clunky modal dialogs. Raw SQL editor – A…

    Nov 2025 · dbpro.app · its alternatives →

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