Dev tools · alternatives · 2026

24 alternatives to PgCraft

A fast, native PostgreSQL GUI

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes.

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   I open-sourced the in-memory PostgreSQL I built at work for E2E tests▲379

   In-memory Postgres for unit/E2E tests. Contribute to hexclave/pgmock development by creating an account on GitHub.

   2024 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   pg_flame – flamegraph visualizations of PostgreSQL query plans▲321

   A flamegraph generator for Postgres EXPLAIN ANALYZE output. - mgartner/pg_flame

   2019 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   Pgcraft – a lazygit-style TUI for Postgres▲6

   lazygit-style TUI for Postgres. Navigate schemas, run queries, view explain plans — without leaving the terminal. - lucasfrederico/pgcraft

   May 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   PSequel – a free PostgreSQL GUI Tool for Mac OS X▲247

   Happy Cyber Monday!

   2014 · psequel.com · its alternatives →

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   PGlite – in-browser WASM Postgres with pgvector and live sync▲509

   Hey, Sam and the team from ElectricSQL here. PGlite is a WASM Postgres build packaged into a TypeScript/JavaScript client library, that enables you to run Postgres in the browser, Node.js and Bun, with no need to install any other dependencies. It's 3mb Gzipped, now has support for many Postgres extensions, including pgvector, and it has a reactive "live query" API. It's also fast, with CRUD style queries executing in under 0.3 ms, and larger, multi-row select queries occurring within a fraction of a single frame. PGlite started as an experimental project we shared on X, and the…

   2024 · pglite.dev · its alternatives →

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   Postgres as a VectorDB GUI▲162

   Contribute to Z-Gort/Reservoirs-Lab development by creating an account on GitHub.

   2024 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   PgQueuer – Transform PostgreSQL into a Job Queue▲376

   PgQueuer is a Python job queue that uses PostgreSQL for everything — queue storage, locking, notifications. No Redis, no RabbitMQ, no separate broker to operate. If your app already has Postgres, you already have the broker. After ~2 years and 26 minor releases, 1.0 ships today as the first stable release. Strict semver from here on. Thanks to everyone who contributed and left feedback!

   2024 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   A user interface for Postgres EXPLAIN that also gives tips▲50

   pgMustard is a Postgres EXPLAIN visualisation tool that also gives performance advice, scored based on its potential to speed up your query.

   2019 · pgmustard.com · its alternatives →

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   Postgres.js – Fastest Full-Featured PostgreSQL Client for Node and Deno▲257

   Postgres.js - The Fastest full featured PostgreSQL client for Node.js, Deno, Bun and CloudFlare - porsager/postgres

   2022 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    postgres.new▲774

    The in-browser Postgres sandbox with AI assistance

    2024 · database.build · its alternatives →

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    PgDog – Scale Postgres without changing the app▲326

    Hey HN! Lev and Justin here, authors of PgDog (https://pgdog.dev/), a connection pooler, load balancer and database sharder for PostgreSQL. If you build apps with a lot of traffic, you know the first thing to break is the database. We are solving this with a network proxy that works without requiring application code changes or database migrations. Our post from last year: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44099187 The most important update: we are in production. Sharding is used a lot, with direct-to-shard queries (one shard per query) working pretty much…

    Feb 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    pgweb▲78

    Web-based PostgreSQL database browser

    2014 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Hasura – Fast, instant GraphQL APIs on Postgres▲382

    Blazing fast, instant realtime GraphQL APIs on all your data with fine grained access control, also trigger webhooks on database events. - hasura/graphql-engine

    2018 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    PgCat, Postgres pooler with sharding, load balancing and failover▲233

    PostgreSQL pooler with sharding, load balancing and failover support. - postgresml/pgcat

    2022 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    PgDog▲227

    Scale PostgreSQL without changing your app

    Jul 2026 · pgdog.dev · 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 →

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    QueryCraft▲76

    Lightspeed query generation for SQL and Pandas

    2023 · lifeontrack.co · its alternatives →

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    Pg_replicate – Build Postgres replication applications in Rust▲216

    A high-performance Postgres replication engine written in Rust. Embed it in your Rust application or run it as a standalone binary. - supabase/etl

    2024 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Postquel▲70

    A fast, native PostgreSQL client for macOS, with an AI assistant that uses the Claude Code, Codex or Cursor account already on your Mac.

    17d ago · frizky.dev · its alternatives →

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    Pg-extend-rs – Easy Postgres extensions in Rust▲244

    2018 · bluejekyll.github.io · its alternatives →

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    GraphQL for Postgres▲195

    GraphQL for Postgres. Contribute to solidsnack/GraphpostgresQL development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2015 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Hasura GraphQL Engine▲133

    Instant Realtime GraphQL on Postgres

    2018 · hasura.io · its alternatives →

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    Postgres Playground▲161

    Hands-on tutorials to learn Postgres

    2022 · crunchydata.com · its alternatives →

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    PeerDB▲110

    Fast, native ETL for Postgres

    2023 · peerdb.io · its alternatives →

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