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Dev tools · alternatives · 2026

24 alternatives to SQL Playground

Powerful online SQL sandbox

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. SQL Playground launched in 2024; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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    Sqlime is an online SQLite playground for debugging and sharing SQL snippets.

    2021 · sqlime.org · its alternatives →

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    Hands-on tutorials to learn Postgres

    2022 · crunchydata.com · its alternatives →

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    GraphQL IDE for better development workflows

    2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Run SQLite 3 queries online for free. Browser-based SQL playground for testing, debugging, formatting, and sharing snippets.

    2023 · sqlize.online · its alternatives →

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    SQL OnLine - SQLite, DuckDB, PGLite, MariaDB / MySQL, PostgreSQL, MS SQL Server. AI error analysis, User-friendly interface for Data Science. No registration for start, No DownLoad, No Install. | sql compiler, federated queries, temporal query federation, BI Analytics

    2025 · sqliteonline.com · its alternatives →

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    The text-based SQL learning game for data scientists and marketers

    2023 · lost-at-sql.therobinlord.com · its alternatives →

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    Learn and play around with SQL! Sandbox SQL is a online SQL editor and compiler where you can write and execute SQLite queries online.

    2024 · sandboxsql.com · its alternatives →

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    An online SQL database playground for test/debug, share SQL

    2019 · db-fiddle.com · its alternatives →

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    Through 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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    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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    Free private sample PostgreSQL databases

    2021 · uibakery.io · its alternatives →

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    Outerbase▲298

    The interface for your database

    2023 · its alternatives →

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    SQL Chat▲166

    ChatGPT powered SQL client for Postgres, MySQL & SQL Server

    2023 · bytebase.com · its alternatives →

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    Generate a 100% free database schema for your project

    2024 · supalaunch.com · its alternatives →

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    Hello everyone! I'm exited to share a NodeJS package I was working on for the past two months. The package is designed to simplify querying SQL databases through an array-like API. Qustar supports PostgreSQL, SQLite, MySQL, and MariaDB, and offers TypeScript support for a robust development experience. It's in early stage of development. I would like to hear your thoughts about it.

    2024 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Practice SQL Server in your browser — no install needed

    Jun 2026 · tsqlsandbox.online · 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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    SQLGPT▲83

    Using ChatGPT to write and understand your SQL requests

    2023 · its alternatives →

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    I've always been curious about how SQL engines actually work. So I built a minimum viable SQL engine in Go. - Supports CSV files as tables - Supports SELECT, FROM, WHERE, LIMIT It's very simple: 1. Parses query string 2. Converts it into an AST representation 3. Executes the query against the CSV 4. Returns the results

    2024 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Free browser-based SQL editor powered by DuckDB. Query and visualize CSV, JSON, Parquet and Arrow files locally or from remote URLs. No installation required.

    2024 · sql-workbench.com · its alternatives →

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    Hey Hacker News! I wanted to share the open source project I have been working on during the last year: SQLPage, a tool to build small web applications entirely in SQL. Building web applications with just SQL isn't as crazy as it seems. Most simple applications can be expressed declaratively as just data queries that fill pre-defined web components. I'd love to hear your feedback and thoughts on it. Would you potentially use it? How can it be improved? Website: https://sql.ophir.dev/ Github: https://github.com/lovasoa/SQLpage Example app:…

    2023 · sql.ophir.dev · its alternatives →

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    soarSQL▲98

    The analytical SQL editor - powered by duckDB

    2025 · its alternatives →

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