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Beekeeper Studio vs Sequel Ace: catalog facts
Beekeeper Studio	Sequel Ace
Freemium Free to download with no sign-up. Paid editions add features such as encrypted workspaces…	Free Free and open source.
Windows, macOS, Linux	macOS
Clean, modern interface that is genuinely quicker to work in Same features on Windows, macOS and Linux	Native macOS application Focused on MySQL and MariaDB
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	macOS only Supports only MySQL and MariaDB
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-3.0	License: MIT
No account needed	No account 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 September 23, 2026

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