Alternatives to Adminer

Database management in a single PHP file. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.

Replacements

Listings that take over the same core job as Adminer.

  • phpMyAdmin

    Web-based administration for MySQL and MariaDB.

    FreeOpen sourceWebSelf-hosted

    phpMyAdmin is also a free, open-source web tool and common on shared hosts, but it only administers MySQL and MariaDB instead of many database engines.

  • DbGate

    One database client for MySQL, PostgreSQL, SQL Server, MongoDB, SQLite, Redis and a dozen more, on desktop or as a web app.

    FreemiumOpen sourceWindowsmacOSLinuxSelf-hosted

    DbGate runs as a self-hosted web app or desktop client covering SQL and NoSQL engines, with schema compare and ER diagrams, but some connectors are premium.

  • pgAdmin

    The standard open-source administration tool for PostgreSQL.

    FreeOpen sourceWindowsmacOSLinuxWebSelf-hosted

    pgAdmin covers the full PostgreSQL object model as a web or desktop app, but it only works with PostgreSQL and its web interface is heavy to start.

  • DBeaver Community

    One database client for more than a hundred databases, with a proper SQL editor and ER diagrams.

    FreemiumOpen sourceWindowsmacOSLinux

    DBeaver Community is a desktop client for Windows, macOS and Linux with over a hundred drivers and ER diagrams, rather than a single PHP file on a server.

  • CloudBeaver

    A self-hosted web database manager from the DBeaver team, used through a browser.

    FreeOpen sourceWebSelf-hosted

    CloudBeaver is a self-hosted web database manager from the DBeaver team, meant for shared team access and requiring a running server rather than a single uploaded PHP file.

  • Outerbase Studio

    A lightweight open-source database GUI that runs in the browser for Postgres, MySQL and SQLite.

    FreeOpen sourceWebSelf-hosted

    Outerbase Studio is an open-source browser-based GUI for Postgres, MySQL, SQLite and libSQL, self-hosted with Docker instead of dropped in as a PHP file.

  • Chat2DB

    A free, local-first database client and SQL workspace with optional AI query help using your own model.

    FreeOpen sourceWindowsmacOSLinuxWebSelf-hostedCommand line

    Chat2DB offers a self-hostable web option connecting to more than 40 databases, with optional AI query help that needs an external or local model configured.

Also worth comparing

These listings name Adminer as their own alternative, so the relationship runs both ways.

  • pgweb

    A web-based PostgreSQL client that ships as a single binary and runs in your browser.

    FreeOpen sourceWindowsmacOSLinuxWebSelf-hosted

    Adminer is a single PHP file under Apache-2.0 that supports many database engines beyond PostgreSQL, but needs a PHP server and must be protected on public hosts.

  • WhoDB

    A lightweight open-source database explorer for SQL, NoSQL and Redis with AI-assisted querying.

    FreeOpen sourceWebSelf-hostedCommand line

    Adminer manages many database engines from a single PHP file with no dependencies, but lacks AI querying and must be protected on public servers.

Similar software

Related functionality, not a direct replacement.