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pgAdmin vs DBeaver Community: catalog facts
pgAdminDBeaver Community
Free

The open-source application is available without a license fee.

Freemium

The Community edition is free and open source under the Apache 2.0 licence. DBeaver PRO…

Windows, macOS, Linux, Web, Self-hosted Windows, macOS, Linux
  • Covers the full PostgreSQL object model, not just tables and queries
  • Runs as a desktop app or a shared web application
  • 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
  • The web interface is heavy and slow to start
  • PostgreSQL only
  • Eclipse-based and heavy; start-up is slow
  • NoSQL and cloud-specific databases are reserved for the paid edition
Downloadable app, Self-hosted Downloadable app
Open source Open source
License: PostgreSQL License: Apache-2.0
Not stated if an account is needed No account needed
Not stated if it works offline Works offline

Checked September 22, 2026

Checked September 21, 2026

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