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24 alternatives to dbForge Studio for SQL Server

Powerful IDE for SQL Server management, administration

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 SQL Server launched in 2018; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

  1. 1

    A GUI for database development and management.

    2024 · devart.com · its alternatives →

  2. 2

    Convenient GUI Tool to Work with PostgreSQL Databases

    2018 · its alternatives →

  3. 3

    Bring the future to your database development

    2019 · its alternatives →

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    SQL Server tools for SQL database development

    2018 · its alternatives →

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    Smart Code Completion and SQL Formatting

    2018 · its alternatives →

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    DBeaver▲130

    A free and universal database tool

    2018 · its alternatives →

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    Write SQL without knowing SQL

    2023 · supabase.com · its alternatives →

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    SQLGate▲93

    Simple but powerful IDE for multiple SQL databases

    2018 · its alternatives →

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    InsForge▲622

    Give agents everything they need to ship fullstack apps

    Mar 2026 · insforge.dev · its alternatives →

  10. 10
    Arctype▲491

    Supercharged SQL client for developers and teams

    2021 · its alternatives →

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    Free database design & management, reporting and forms

    2023 · its alternatives →

  12. 12
    InsForge▲183

    The backend for AI-assisted Development

    Nov 2025 · insforge.dev · its alternatives →

  13. 13VS

    2020 · chartio.com · its alternatives →

  14. 141Y

    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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    AI powered database client built for teams

    2024 · its alternatives →

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    dbForge AI Assistant - AI SQL Coding Tool

    2025 · devart.com · its alternatives →

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    Modern AI‑first database client

    Apr 2026 · sourceforge.net · its alternatives →

  18. 18SA
  19. 19AW

    Hi All, I’ve been working on Aidmin for quite some time now, and finally released a beta version of it. I’ve focused most of my efforts on security, making sure that Aidmin can’t negatively impact your database. I talk about that a little bit in the Security Overview (https://github.com/aidmin-io/docs/blob/main/security-overvie...). I would love to know if Aidmin would be helpful at your workplace, and if not, why? Are there any features that are missing which would make it much more useful? Thank you for checking out the project!

    2021 · aidmin.io · its alternatives →

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    The universal database tool

    2022 · its alternatives →

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    Parse.dev▲134

    Your AI powered data analyst

    2023 · its alternatives →

  22. 22

    Hey HN, I am Alex. I am open sourcing Data Studio, a lightweight data exploration IDE in your browser that runs locally. Try it: https://local.dataspren.com (no account needed, runs locally) More information: https://github.com/dataspren-analytics/data-studio I love working with data (Postgres, SQL, DuckDB, DBT, Iceberg, ...). I always wanted a data exploration tool that runs in my browser and just works. Without any infra or privacy concerns (DuckDB UI came quite close). Features: - Data Notebooks - SQL cells work like DBT models (they materialize to views) -…

    Feb 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →

  23. 23SB
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    Multidatabase Solution

    2024 · its alternatives →

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