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Beekeeper Studio vs SQuirreL SQL: catalog facts
Beekeeper Studio	SQuirreL SQL
Freemium Free to download with no sign-up. Paid editions add features such as encrypted workspaces…	Free Free and open source.
Windows, macOS, Linux	Windows, macOS, Linux
Clean, modern interface that is genuinely quicker to work in Same features on Windows, macOS and Linux	Works with any JDBC-compliant database Plugin system for extra features
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	Requires a Java runtime Interface feels dated next to newer clients
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-3.0	License: LGPL-2.1
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 23, 2026

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