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DBeaver Community vs SQLTools: catalog facts
DBeaver Community	SQLTools
Freemium The Community edition is free and open source under the Apache 2.0 licence. DBeaver PRO…	Free Free, open-source extension maintained with community contributions.
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 inside VS Code alongside your code Pluggable drivers cover many databases, including community ones
Eclipse-based and heavy; start-up is slow NoSQL and cloud-specific databases are reserved for the paid edition	Requires VS Code Support for some databases depends on third-party drivers of varying quality
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: Apache-2.0	License not stated
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 October 1, 2026

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