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SQuirreL SQLDBeaver Community
Free

Free and open source.

 Freemium

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

Windows, macOS, Linux Windows, macOS, Linux
  • Works with any JDBC-compliant database
  • Plugin system for extra features
  • 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
  • Requires a Java runtime
  • Interface feels dated next to newer clients
  • Eclipse-based and heavy; start-up is slow
  • NoSQL and cloud-specific databases are reserved for the paid edition
Downloadable app Downloadable app
Open source Open source
License: LGPL-2.1 License: Apache-2.0
No account needed No account needed
Works offline Works offline

Checked September 23, 2026

Checked September 21, 2026

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