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24 alternatives to Open Source Database Designs

Explore, Learn, and Build with Real-World Database Schemas

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Open Source Database Designs launched in 2024; 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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    Design DB▲221

    A hand-curated database of the best freebies for designers.

    2018 · its alternatives →

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    MindsDB▲235

    In-database machine learning

    2022 · its alternatives →

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    Free database diagrams designer for analysts & developers 🛠

    2018 · dbdiagram.io · its alternatives →

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    Collection of 200+ database diagram templates for developers

    2020 · drawsql.app · its alternatives →

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    Powerful PostgreSQL tool is now open source for self-hosting

    2021 · supabase.com · its alternatives →

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    Database diagrams editor for teams

    2025 · chartdb.io · its alternatives →

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    Nabubit▲203

    Your database design copilot

    2024 · 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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    DrawSQL▲246

    Better entity relationship diagrams for your database

    2018 · drawsql.app · its alternatives →

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    Generate a 100% free database schema for your project

    2024 · supalaunch.com · its alternatives →

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    QuestDB▲194

    Fastest open source database for time-series and analytics

    2020 · questdb.com · its alternatives →

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    DBeaver▲130

    A free and universal database tool

    2018 · dbeaver.io · its alternatives →

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    RelateDB▲140

    Offline-first database schema designer in your browser

    Jan 2026 · relatedb.com · its alternatives →

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    Curated free design resources in one place

    2018 · felixjoy.co · its alternatives →

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    Outerbase▲295

    The interface for your database

    2023 · its alternatives →

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    DBngin▲133

    Free all-in-one database version management tool 🛠️

    2018 · dbngin.com · 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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    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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    A Go SQL query builder and struct mapper. Contribute to samonzeweb/godb development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    DB Lens▲135

    Explore data, execute SQL, metrics, disk usage & more

    2021 · 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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