Life & fun · alternatives · 2026

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. PgModeler – EER Diagramming for postgres launched in 2017; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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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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   Software Engineering Daily - Scaling PostgreSQL▲70

   A look at modern database approaches and how Citus scales PG

   2016 · softwareengineeringdaily.com · its alternatives →

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   Efemarai – Visualizing and debugging ML models▲8

   2021 · efemarai.com · its alternatives →

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   Diagramly▲63

   Sketch systems at the speed you think

   8d ago · diagramly.xyz · its alternatives →

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   Drop a SQL schema, get an interactive ER diagram▲18

   Drop a model file — SQL, pgModeler, Prisma, MySQL Workbench and a dozen other formats — and get an interactive diagram, shareable through a single link.

   Aug 2026 · mcdview.dev · its alternatives →

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   A free and open source online database modeling editor▲9

   2025 · editor.besser-pearl.org · its alternatives →

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   Database Lab – thin Postgres clones for faster development and testing▲7

   2020 · postgres.ai · its alternatives →

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   Supersonic – A New UI for Postgres▲7

   2024 · meetsupersonic.com · its alternatives →

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   pgModeler▲2

   PostgreSQL Database Modeler

   2019 · pgmodeler.io · its alternatives →

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    Pg_analytics – Speed Up Postgres Analytical Queries by 94x▲8

    2024 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    a Navigational Query Language for PostgreSQL▲9

    2011 · htsql.org · its alternatives →

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    Migra, like diff but for PostgreSQL schemas▲8

    2017 · migra.readthedocs.io · its alternatives →

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    Interactive Analytics on GitHub Data Using PostgreSQL with Citus▲7

    2016 · citusdata.com · its alternatives →

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    I made a PostgreSQL GUI for the Mac: PG Commander▲5

    2013 · eggerapps.at · its alternatives →

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    Franchise▲6

    a notebook for sql

    2017 · franchise.cloud · its alternatives →

16. 16PP
    Pg_protobuf – Protobuf support for PostgreSQL▲7

    2017 · afiskon.github.io · its alternatives →

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    Liam ERD – Automatically generates beautiful ER diagrams [Apache-2.0]▲7

    Hey HN, I’d like to share Liam ERD, an open-source tool that automatically generates beautiful and interactive ER diagrams from your database schemas (PostgreSQL, schema.rb, schema.prisma etc.). We built it to address the common pain of manually maintaining schema diagrams and to help teams keep their database documentation always up-to-date. Key features: - Beautiful UI & Interactive: A clean design and intuitive features (like panning, zooming, and filtering) make it easy to understand even the most complex databases. - Web + CLI: Use our web version for quick demos on public projects, or…

    2025 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    SQLens▲11

    Living ER diagram for PostgreSQL databases

    2024 · sqlens.com · its alternatives →

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    Create data flow diagrams for PostgreSQL▲11

    pglineage is a tool to create data flow diagrams for PostgreSQL by analyzing SQL - gtk7032/pglineage

    2023 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    DAGraph – local-first reactive graph from arithmetic to OLAP SQL▲6

    May 2026 · dagraph.com · its alternatives →

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    DGM: A free online diagramming for the Web and AI▲5

    2024 · dgm.sh · its alternatives →

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    Nucleus, a living style guide generator for SCSS▲8

    A developer orientated living style guide generator for SCSS

    2016 · holidaypirates.github.io · its alternatives →

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    AiChartViz▲11

    Transform PostgreSQL Data into Visual Insights with AI

    2025 · aichartviz.com · its alternatives →

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    ERBuilder▲6

    The first data modeling tool with generative AI features

    2023 · soft-builder.com · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →