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DBeaver Community vs SQL Server (mssql) extension for VS Code: catalog facts
DBeaver Community	SQL Server (mssql) extension for VS Code
Freemium The Community edition is free and open source under the Apache 2.0 licence. DBeaver PRO…	Free Free and open source from Microsoft.
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	Query SQL Server and Azure SQL from inside VS Code 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	Requires Visual Studio Code Focused on SQL Server and Azure SQL only
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open 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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