Alternatives to DBngin
A free desktop app for starting local PostgreSQL, MySQL, MariaDB and Redis servers with one click. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.
The original
DBngin
A free desktop app for starting local PostgreSQL, MySQL, MariaDB and Redis servers with one click.
Replacements
Listings that take over the same core job as DBngin.
Postgres.app
A full PostgreSQL server packaged as a native Mac app with a menu bar item.
Postgres.app is open source but runs only on macOS and only provides PostgreSQL, bundling PostGIS and command-line tools, with no MySQL, MariaDB or Redis servers.
PostgreSQL
The open-source relational database with 35 years behind it, known for correctness, extensibility and a long feature list.
PostgreSQL installed directly gives you the open-source server itself on Windows, macOS or Linux, without DBngin's one-click start or side-by-side version management.
Similar software
Related functionality, not a direct replacement.
TablePlus
Native database client for many engines with a clean interface.
Beekeeper Studio
A SQL client that is pleasant to look at and works the same on Windows, macOS and Linux.
DBeaver Community
One database client for more than a hundred databases, with a proper SQL editor and ER diagrams.
SQLite
A small, self-contained SQL database engine that stores a whole database in one file.
MySQL Workbench
Oracle's desktop application for developing SQL, administering MySQL servers and analysing query performance.
