Dev tools · 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. Solving SQL's schema rigidity launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Kueri Platform▲121

   A complete platform for integrating natural language to SQL

   2016 · its alternatives →

2. 2IO
   Improving on the Command-Line SQL Experience▲5

   2020 · medium.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Purely Functional Data Structures▲61

   A guide to functional programming

   2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

4. 4AN
   a Navigational Query Language for PostgreSQL▲9

   2011 · htsql.org · its alternatives →

5. 5PA
   Plisqin, an SQL generator written in Racket▲7

   2018 · docs.racket-lang.org · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Software Engineering Daily - Scaling PostgreSQL▲70

   A look at modern database approaches and how Citus scales PG

   2016 · softwareengineeringdaily.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   SQL FOR ZOMBIES▲75

   Entertaining way to learn SQL

   2015 · alexpineda.gumroad.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Datomic▲73

   Distributed immutable transactional database for the cloud

   2014 · datomic.com · its alternatives →

9. 9AT
   A Tableau+SQL course for data professionals▲8

   2021 · udemy.com · its alternatives →

10. 10AF
    A free and open source online database modeling editor▲9

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

11. 11SE
    SQL expert on demand▲5

    2016 · sqlexperthelp.com · its alternatives →

12. 12AP
    AI-Powered SQL Tools▲7

    Generate arduous database queries in a snap

    2023 · dbsensei.com · its alternatives →

13. 13FM
    FreshSQL – Modern, Native, Fast SQL Querying Tool▲5

    2021 · freshsql.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    A Pattern Language▲68

    Applying Patterns to Solve Design Problems

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

15. 15GA
    GraphQL+-, a Variant of GraphQL for Graph DBs▲7

    2016 · wiki.dgraph.io · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Franchise▲6

    a notebook for sql

    2017 · franchise.cloud · its alternatives →

17. 17DL
    DAGraph – local-first reactive graph from arithmetic to OLAP SQL▲6

    May 2026 · dagraph.com · its alternatives →

18. 18FN
    FriendlyData – Natural Language Interface for Databases▲9

    2016 · friendlydata.io · its alternatives →

19. 19AS
    A SQL Card Game for Complete Beginners▲8

    2021 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

20. 20BS
    Better-SQL - Generate sql query from syntax like GraphQL and EdgeDB▲7

    An online editor for exploring better-sql

    2022 · better-sql.surge.sh · its alternatives →

21. 21SP
    SQL Playground in the browser, based on DuckDB WASM▲6

    2024 · sql.quacking.cloud · its alternatives →

22. 22AS
    A SQL-based stock screener▲7

    2017 · finutils.com · its alternatives →

23. 23ML
    Migra, like diff but for PostgreSQL schemas▲8

    2017 · migra.readthedocs.io · its alternatives →

24. 24
    SQLTutor – Interactive, AI-assisted, in-browser SQL tutor▲7

    2025 · sql.programmable.net · 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 →