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Beekeeper Studio vs HeidiSQL: catalog facts
Beekeeper Studio	HeidiSQL
Freemium Free to download with no sign-up. Paid editions add features such as encrypted workspaces…	Free Free and open source under the GPL. Donations are welcomed but nothing is withheld.
Windows, macOS, Linux	Windows, Linux
Clean, modern interface that is genuinely quicker to work in Same features on Windows, macOS and Linux	Exports structure and data directly to another server, not just to a file Native Delphi application; it starts instantly and stays small
Some features are paid and are source-available rather than open source Electron, so start-up and memory use are higher than a native client	Windows-first; the Linux builds come from a separate Lazarus branch No macOS build
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-3.0	License: GPL-2.0
No account needed	No account needed
Works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 21, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 21, 2026

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