Dev tools · alternatives · 2026
24 alternatives to Dolt Workbench – A modern, browser-based, open source MySQL workbench
Why are SQL workbenches stuck in 2002? I work for the company behind Dolt, the first fully versioned SQL database. As a database company, we have often felt the pain of the lack of modern, web-native or browser-based SQL workbench products. We built a cool database UI for our other web products (DoltHub and Hosted Dolt) and we wanted the world to have it. The Dolt Workbench not only works with Dolt, which will unlock version control features, but it also works with any MySQL-compatible database, including MySQL and MariaDB. As far as we can tell, the Dolt Workbench is the only free, open…
Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Dolt Workbench – A modern, browser-based, open source MySQL workbench launched in 2023; newer entries below may have overtaken it.
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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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SQL Workbench▲186In-browser SQL Workbench for data querying & visualization
2024 · sql-workbench.com · its alternatives →
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From the company behind Dolt—the world's first fully versioned database—comes DoltgreSQL, which implements PostgreSQL's variant of SQL. DoltgreSQL is at a very early stage, and we have quite a lot of work left to do, but we'd love to hear all thoughts and opinions! You can read more in the announcement blog post: https://www.dolthub.com/blog/2023-11-01-announcing-doltgresq...
2023 · github.com · its alternatives →
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The only version-controlled database company. Git for Data.
2020 · dolthub.com · its alternatives →
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We just launched Outerbase Studio, the open-source version of our core database offering. It works in your browser or as a desktop app and supports MySQL, PostgreSQL, and SQLite. What it does: • Connects to MySQL, PostgreSQL, and SQLite databases. • Spin up local databases directly through the UI, even if you don’t have one running. • Manage and query your data in a lightweight, intuitive interface. • Completely open source. Why we built it: We wanted to share the core Outerbase experience with the developer community as a free, open-source tool. It’s simple, fast, and removes the barriers…
2024 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Visual SQL▲512Through 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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Modern, fast, and easy to use SQL GUI. Loads of supported databases & full feature parity across all OSes.
2020 · beekeeperstudio.io · its alternatives →
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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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Open source SQL access for teams, with encrypted credentials, a modern workbench, and free hosted or self-hosted deployment.
Jun 2026 · vaultsql.com · its alternatives →
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A lightweight JavaScript library that transforms static SQL code blocks into interactive, browser-based SQL execution environments using DuckDB WASM. Zero backend required.
Nov 2025 · embedded.sql-workbench.com · its alternatives →
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You asked for it, we built it: the world's first version-controlled SQL database, Dolt, now has a Postgres-compatible version, Doltgres. We announced the limited alpha here on Hacker News 18 months ago, and today we're excited to announce the Beta release. Doltgres is free and open source, and you can download it from our GitHub repository here: https://github.com/dolthub/doltgresql/ More details on the Beta release in our announcement blog post: https://www.dolthub.com/blog/2025-04-16-doltgres-goes-beta/ If you've been waiting for the…
2025 · its alternatives →
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Long story short: We (Dataherald) just open-sourced our entire codebase, including the core engine, the clients that interact with it and the backend application layer for authentication and RBAC. You can now use the full solution to build text-to-SQL into your product. The Problem: modern LLMs write syntactically correct SQL, but they struggle with real-world relational data. This is because real world data and schema is messy, natural language can often be ambiguous and LLMs are not trained on your specific dataset. Solution: The core NL-to-SQL engine in Dataherald is an LLM based agent…
2024 · github.com · its alternatives →
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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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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 →
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Hey HN! We’ve built Pretzel, an open-source data exploration and visualization tool that runs fully in the browser and can handle large files (200 MB CSV on my 8gb MacBook air is snappy). It’s also reactive - so if, for example, you change a filter, all the data transform blocks after it re-evaluate automatically. You can try it here: https://pretzelai.github.io/ (static hosted webpage) or see a demo video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=73wNEun_L7w You can play with the demo CSV that’s pre-loaded (GitHub data of text-editor adjacent projects) or upload…
2024 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Open source, dev-friendly and powered by GraphQL and React
2019 · webiny.com · its alternatives →
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I built Duck-UI, a web-based SQL editor that runs DuckDB entirely in your browser via WebAssembly. No backend required. The Problem: Every time I needed to query csv, parquet, or even to play with SQL, I had to either: (a) spin up a Jupyter notebook (b) use the CLI (c) upload to a hosted service. Friction at every step (TOO MUCH to load a csv or even to test some sql (study)... The Solution: DuckDB's WASM runtime lets us run SQL analysis client-side. Load CSV/JSON/Parquet files from disk or URL, write SQL, get results instantly. Data stays on your machine. What It Does: SQL editor…
2025 · demo.duckui.com · its alternatives →
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Version control for databases: save, restore, and archive snapshots of your database from the command line - infostreams/db
2019 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Hi everyone. Over the past year, I've built a MySQL Proxy that supports Online DDL. I'm not sure if there are other proxies out there with this feature, but I found it fascinating and thought it was worth sharing. Of course, this proxy also supports many other features, such as Read Write Split, Read After Write Consistency, Load Balancing, and Transparent Failover. I didn't build this database from the bottom up; instead, I forked Vitess and put a lot of effort into overhauling its architecture and SQL Engine Layer. Moving forward, I hope to introduce more developer-friendly features into…
2023 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Hi, my name is Anguel and I am one of the developers of WhoDB (https://github.com/clidey/whodb) I am not a fan of the dbeaver, beekeeper, adminer, etc experience because they are bloated, ugly, and at best okay but not great. Hence why I started working on WhoDB. The approach: - browser-based (chrome/firefox) - no bloat - jupyter notebook-like experience (Scratchpad) - built-in AI co-pilot with ollama (local) or openai/anthropic We just shipped query history and replay (time travel?) to the Scratchpad. Would love for you to check it out and give some feedback…
2025 · its alternatives →
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QoreDB▲95The fast, open-source database client built with Rust
Mar 2026 · qoredb.com · its alternatives →
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Hello HN! My name is Paras and I am building this project called Slashbase. It's an open-source collaborative IDE for databases in browser. Connect to your database, browse data, run a bunch of queries or share queries within your team, right from your browser. Works with two types of databases: PostgreSQL and MongoDB. It's written in Golang and Nextjs React Framework and runs as a single binary. Features: - Cloud based: Setup on your server. Works in browser. - Easy to use: with minimal interface it is simple to use. - Collaborative: Works with your teams. Easy sharing queries within team.…
2022 · github.com · its alternatives →
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SQLBolt provides a set of interactive lessons and exercises to help you learn SQL
2015 · sqlbolt.com · its alternatives →
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