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Best SQL Query Tools in 2026

Writing and revisiting database queries can involve individual analysis as well as shared work. Compare AI query assistance and SQL notebooks with scheduled queries and team query sharing to see which workflows each option supports.

  1. 01 Beekeeper Studio

    Beekeeper Studio suits people who want a desktop SQL editor and database manager across the listed operating systems.

    From $9/mo Free plan Open source Windows · macOS · Linux · API
    9.4 Visit Specs
  2. 02 DBeaver

    DBeaver suits people working with databases across SQL, NoSQL, cloud, and other data sources.

    From $9.42/mo Free plan Open source Web · Windows · macOS · Linux
    9.3 Visit Specs
  3. 03 Apache Drill

    Drill suits teams that want to query data across varied stores without first loading or transforming it.

    Free plan Windows · macOS · Linux · API
    9.0 Visit Specs
  4. 04 Outerbase Studio

    Studio suits indie developers, students, and early-stage founders who want a local-first database client.

    From $9/mo Free plan Open source Web · Windows · macOS · Linux
    9.0 Visit Specs
  5. 05 CloudBeaver

    CloudBeaver Enterprise is intended for developers, ML and QA engineers, technical support and security staff, finance professionals, and sales and marketing roles.

    From $85.42/mo Free plan Web · Windows · macOS · Linux
    8.7 Visit Specs
  6. 06 Mode

    Mode suits data and business teams handling analysis, reporting, dashboards, and internal data applications.

    Free plan Web · Windows · macOS · Linux
    8.7 Visit Specs
  7. 07 DbVisualizer

    DbVisualizer suits database users who want a desktop client for JDBC-accessible systems and need query, editing, and export tools.

    From $16.58/mo Free plan Windows · macOS · Linux
    8.4 Visit Specs
  8. 08 Amazon Redshift

    It suits teams running SQL analytics, dashboards, application workloads, data sharing, or ETL in the cloud.

    From $0.54/mo Free trial Web · API
    8.3 Visit Specs
  9. 09 DataGrip

    DataGrip suits people who work across multiple databases, especially when those databases span different projects.

    From $10.90/mo Free plan Windows · macOS · Linux
    8.3 Visit Specs
  10. 10 Apache Hue

    Hue suits database and data-warehouse teams that want a browser-based SQL workspace, notebooks, dashboards, sharing, and catalog-assisted discovery.

    Free plan Web · Linux · API · Self-hosted
    8.1 Visit Specs
  11. 11 Hex

    Hex describes Community as suited to hobbyists and small projects, Professional to individuals, Team to companies collaborating on data, and Enterprise to organizations needing advanced security, governance, and support.

    From $36/mo Free plan Web · API
    8.1 Visit Specs
  12. 12 SQuirreL SQL Client
    Free plan Windows · macOS · Linux · Self-hosted
    8.1 Visit Specs
  13. 13 HeidiSQL

    It suits users who need a free desktop client for the listed database systems, including editing, querying, tunneling, and export work.

    Free plan Windows · macOS · Linux
    8.0 Visit Specs
  14. 14 MotherDuck

    It suits data teams, app developers, and AI agents that need cloud data warehousing, sharing, pipelines, or visualizations.

    From $250/mo Free plan Web · API
    8.0 Visit Specs
  15. 15 Redash

    Redash suits SQL users who explore, query, visualize, and share organizational data.

    Free plan Web · Linux · API · Self-hosted
    8.0 Visit Specs
  16. 16 Execute Query
    Free plan Windows · macOS · Linux
    7.8 Visit Specs
  17. 17 RazorSQL
    Free trial Windows · macOS · Linux
    7.8 Visit Specs
  18. 18 mycli
    Free plan Windows · macOS · Linux
    7.7 Visit Specs
  19. 19 SQLyog
    Free trial Windows · macOS · Linux
    7.7 Visit Specs
  20. 20 TablePlus
    Free trial Windows · macOS · Linux · iOS
    7.7 Visit Specs
  21. 21 Valentina Studio
    Free plan Windows · macOS · Linux
    7.7 Visit Specs
  22. 22 SQL Workbench/J
    Free plan Windows · macOS · Linux
    7.4 Visit Specs
  23. 23 WinSQL
    Free plan Windows
    7.4 Visit Specs
  24. 24 SQLPad
    Web · Linux · API · Self-hosted
    7.3 Visit Specs
  25. 25 Querybook
    Web · API · Self-hosted
    7.1 Visit Specs
How this list is ordered. Specifiction scores each tool on how fully its maker documents it, whether its prices are published, where the research puts it, the platforms it runs on and whether it can be tried for free (how we rank). Makers can also buy a numbered place (how Specifiction is paid for).

Deployment options and query history retention add distinctions in where you work and what query records are available. DBeaver, Beekeeper Studio, and dbForge Studio for PostgreSQL are among the tools to examine. Free-plan availability and paid-from pricing provide cost context as you weigh the listed capabilities against your way of working.

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