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Harlequin vs Beekeeper Studio: catalog facts
Harlequin	Beekeeper Studio
Free Free and open source, supported through GitHub Sponsors.	Freemium Free to download with no sign-up. Paid editions add features such as encrypted workspaces…
Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line	Windows, macOS, Linux
Full SQL IDE inside the terminal, usable over SSH Adapters for DuckDB, SQLite, Postgres and more	Clean, modern interface that is genuinely quicker to work in Same features on Windows, macOS and Linux
Installed through Python, and newer Python versions may not be supported by all dependencies Terminal interface rather than a graphical client	Some features are paid and are source-available rather than open source Electron, so start-up and memory use are higher than a native client
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License not stated	License: GPL-3.0
No account needed	No account needed
Works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 21, 2026

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