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Beekeeper Studio vs OrcaQ: catalog facts
Beekeeper Studio	OrcaQ
Freemium Free to download with no sign-up. Paid editions add features such as encrypted workspaces…	Free Free and open source under the MIT licence.
Windows, macOS, Linux	macOS, Linux, Web, Self-hosted, Command line
Clean, modern interface that is genuinely quicker to work in Same features on Windows, macOS and Linux	Strong PostgreSQL support with admin tools Runs as a desktop app, via npx or in Docker
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	No Windows build yet Most databases other than PostgreSQL are still in beta
Downloadable app	Downloadable app, Self-hosted
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-3.0	License: MIT
No account needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 21, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026

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