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DBeaver Community vs SQL Workbench/J: catalog facts
DBeaver Community	SQL Workbench/J
Freemium The Community edition is free and open source under the Apache 2.0 licence. DBeaver PRO…	Free Free to download and use.
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	Works with many database systems instead of a single vendor Runs SQL scripts and exports data
Eclipse-based and heavy; start-up is slow NoSQL and cloud-specific databases are reserved for the paid edition	Requires a Java runtime The developer's site sets conditions on who is welcome to use the software
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 September 24, 2026

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