Dev tools · alternatives · 2026
24 alternatives to DrawSQL
Better entity relationship diagrams for your database
Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. DrawSQL launched in 2018; newer entries below may have overtaken it.
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Hey all! I released drawDB about a month ago and now it's open source. I hope you find it useful. If you want to check out the app you can go to https://drawdb.vercel.app/ . Thank you:)
2024 · github.com · its alternatives →
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One year ago I open-sourced my very first 'real' project and shared it here. I was a college student in my senior year and desperately looking for a job. At the time of sharing it i couldn't even afford a domain and naively let someone buy the one i had my eyes on lol. It's been a hell of a year with this blowing up, me moving to another country, and switching 2 jobs. In a year we somehow managed to hit 26k stars, grow a 1000+ person discord community, and support 37 languages. I couldn't be more grateful for the community that helped this grow, but now i don't know what direction to take…
2025 · drawdb.app · its alternatives →
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Free online database schema design tool. Draw entity-relationship diagrams, generate SQL for PostgreSQL, MySQL, SQLite, MariaDB, SQL Server & Oracle, import/export DBML, and collaborate on data models in real time.
2024 · drawdb.vercel.app · its alternatives →
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Collection of 200+ database diagram templates for developers
2020 · drawsql.app · its alternatives →
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dbdiagram.io▲181Free database diagrams designer for analysts & developers 🛠
2018 · dbdiagram.io · its alternatives →
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Create ER diagrams, SQL schemas, and DBML models. No Signup required, Nothing to install. All diagrams are 100% private, secure and processed locally right in your web browser
2023 · databasediagram.com · its alternatives →
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Hey HN! We are Jonathan & Guy, and we are happy to share a project we’ve been working on. ChartDB is a tool to help developers and data analysts quickly visualize database schemas by generating ER diagrams with just one query. A unique feature of our product is AI-Powered export for easy migration. You can give it a try at https://chartdb.io and find the source code on GitHub. Next steps ---> More AI. We’d love feedback :)
2024 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Quick and simple free tool to help you draw your database relationship diagrams and flow quickly using simple DSL language.
2018 · dbdiagram.io · its alternatives →
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My co-worker and I were debugging a SQL issue; having not seen SQL in two years, I embarrassed myself by confusing union vs. join. After this episode, I tried refreshing my SQL memory, but there are few websites that animate SQL for you. Most of them just have a series of images to help you visualize. There are a few tools that are quite good and robust (especially for large/complex use cases) but require installation and are too complex for my simple purpose. So, just created a small tool to help visualise SQL. Most of the animations are just my understanding of how SQL works. Would…
2022 · animatesql.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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Last year we launched ChartDB OSS (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44972238) - an open-source tool that generates ER diagrams from your database (via query/sql/dbml) without needing direct DB access. Now we’re launching the ChartDB Agent. It helps you design databases from scratch or make schema changes with natural language. You can: - Generate schemas by simply describing them in plain English - Brainstorm new tables, columns, and relationships with AI - Iterate visually in a diagram (ERD) - Deterministically export SQL script Try it out here -…
2025 · app.chartdb.io · its alternatives →
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📺 Visual Editor & GraphQL IDE. . Contribute to graphql-editor/graphql-editor development by creating an account on GitHub.
2019 · github.com · its alternatives →
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GraphQL Editor▲156Online GraphQL IDE, visualize your GraphQL Schema
2019 · graphqleditor.com · its alternatives →
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How to GraphQL▲376Open-source tutorial website to learn GraphQL development
2017 · howtographql.com · its alternatives →
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Creately 3.0▲365The simplest way to visualize ideas, plans & processes
2020 · creately.com · its alternatives →
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RelateDB▲140Offline-first database schema designer in your browser
Jan 2026 · relatedb.com · its alternatives →
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No SQL query, just chat with your SQL/NoSQL databases
2023 · askyourdatabase.com · its alternatives →
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DesignSQL — Online Database Diagram & Schema Design Tool
Feb 2026 · designsql.cloud · its alternatives →
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Open source database diagramming and automation tool - prahladyeri/VisualAlchemist
2016 · github.com · its alternatives →
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2025 · docs.mermaidchart.com · its alternatives →
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Learn how to use this simple free tool dbdiagram.io to visualize your Rails ERD diagram, made by Holistics
2018 · holistics.io · its alternatives →
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