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DbGate vs Sequel Ace: catalog facts
DbGateSequel Ace
Freemium

DbGate is GPL-3.0 licensed and free to use for any purpose. A few connectors, including…

Free

Free and open source.

Windows, macOS, Linux, Self-hosted macOS
  • Covers SQL and NoSQL databases, including MongoDB, Redis and Cassandra, in one client
  • Schema compare and synchronisation, ER diagrams and a visual query designer
  • Native macOS application
  • Focused on MySQL and MariaDB
  • A handful of connectors are marked premium and are not in the free build
  • Electron-based, so it is heavier than a native client
  • macOS only
  • Supports only MySQL and MariaDB
Downloadable app, Self-hosted Downloadable app
Open source Open source
License: GPL-3.0 License: MIT
No account needed No account needed
Works offline Not stated if it works offline

Checked September 21, 2026

Checked September 23, 2026

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