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DBeaver Community vs Navicat for SQL Server: catalog facts
DBeaver Community	Navicat for SQL Server
Freemium The Community edition is free and open source under the Apache 2.0 licence. DBeaver PRO…	Paid Commercial license with a free trial available.
Windows, macOS, Linux	Windows, macOS, Linux
More than a hundred drivers out of the box, and anything with JDBC or ODBC SQL editor with completion, plus a spreadsheet-style data editor	Wide feature set including synchronization, backup and data masking Runs on Windows, macOS and Linux
Eclipse-based and heavy; start-up is slow NoSQL and cloud-specific databases are reserved for the paid edition	Paid license required after the trial Supports only SQL Server; other engines need Navicat Premium or another edition
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Closed source
License: Apache-2.0	License not stated
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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