Best SQL Query Tools in 2026
25 sql query tools ranked on what their makers publish — plans and prices, free tiers, platforms and the facts on their own pages.
25ranked
20free plans on this page
$0.54/molowest paid tier
3 Oct 2026last checked
#1 DBeaver Top pick · 9.4 Free plan · $9.42/mo
#2 Beekeeper Studio Runner-up · 9.0 Free plan · $0.75/mo
#3 DbVisualizer Also great · 8.9 Free plan · $16.58/mo
- Free planFree trial apiextensionLinuxmacOSself-hostedWebWindows
- Free plan
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedPlatformsFree planFree trial$9.42/mofirst paid tier About DBeaverVisit site - Free planFree trial LinuxmacOSWindows
- Free plan
- Yes
- Paid from
- 9 /user/mo
RecognisedDocumentedPlatformsFree planFree trial$0.75/mofirst paid tier About Beekeeper StudioVisit site - Free planFree trial LinuxmacOSWindows
- Free plan
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedPlatformsFree planFree trial$16.58/mofirst paid tier About DbVisualizerVisit site - Free plan WindowsmacOSLinux
- Free plan
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedPlatformsFree planFree trial - Free plan WindowsmacOSLinux
- Free plan
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedPlatformsFree planFree trial - Free plan WindowsmacOSLinux
- Free plan
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedPlatformsFree planFree trial - Free plan apiWeb
- Free plan
- Yes
- Scheduled queries
- Yes
- Team query sharing
- Yes
- SQL notebooks
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedPlatformsFree planFree trialFree About ModeVisit site - Free plan WindowsmacOSLinuxiOS
- Free plan
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedPlatformsFree planFree trial - Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWeb
- Free plan
- Yes
- Scheduled queries
- Yes
- Team query sharing
- Yes
- SQL notebooks
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedPlatformsFree planFree trial - Free plan apiLinuxmacOSself-hostedWindowsRecognisedDocumentedPlatformsFree planFree trial
- Free planFree trial apiWeb
- Free plan
- Yes
- Paid from
- 36 /user/mo
RecognisedDocumentedPlatformsFree planFree trial$36/mofirst paid tier About HexVisit site - Free plan WindowsmacOSLinux
- Free plan
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedPlatformsFree planFree trial - Free plan apiself-hostedWeb
- Scheduled queries
- Yes
- Team query sharing
- Yes
- SQL notebooks
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedPlatformsFree planFree trial - Free planFree trial apiWeb
- Free plan
- Yes
- Team query sharing
- Yes
- SQL notebooks
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedPlatformsFree planFree trial$250/mofirst paid tier About MotherDuckVisit site - Free plan WindowsmacOSLinux
- Free plan
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedPlatformsFree planFree trial - Free plan Windows
- Free plan
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedPlatformsFree planFree trial - WindowsmacOSLinux
- Free plan
- No
RecognisedDocumentedPlatformsFree planFree trial - Free plan WindowsmacOSLinux
- Free plan
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedPlatformsFree planFree trial - Free plan WebWindowsmacOS
- Free plan
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedPlatformsFree planFree trial - Free plan WindowsmacOSLinux
- Free plan
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedPlatformsFree planFree trial - Free trial apiWeb
- Free plan
- No
RecognisedDocumentedPlatformsFree planFree trial$0.54/mofirst paid tier About Amazon RedshiftVisit site - Free plan Web
- Free plan
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedPlatformsFree planFree trial - WebRecognisedDocumentedPlatformsFree planFree trial
- Web
- Free plan
- No
RecognisedDocumentedPlatformsFree planFree trial - WindowsLinuxmacOS
- Free plan
- No
RecognisedDocumentedPlatformsFree planFree trial
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Questions about this list
Which sql query tool is ranked first on Specifiction?
DBeaver is ranked #1 of 25 with a score of 9.4. Beekeeper Studio is second and DbVisualizer third.
How many of these have a free plan?
20 of the 25 on this page publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
Which is the cheapest paid option?
On this page, Amazon Redshift has the lowest first paid tier we found: $0.54/mo.
How is this list ranked?
Ranked on what each maker publishes, the fullest spec sheet first: how deeply the product is documented, the platforms it runs on, a free tier or trial to test it, and its standing. Paid placements never change a rank.
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