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Altova DatabaseSpy vs Navicat Premium

Altova DatabaseSpy

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Navicat Premium

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FigureAltova DatabaseSpyNavicat Premium
Price from—Free
Free plan—Yes
Free trialYesYes
Open source——
WindowsYesYes
macOS—Yes
Linux—Yes
Plans published410
Spec score · Database Client Software8.3 (#11)7.9 (#24)
Founded19921999
HeadquartersBeverly, Massachusetts, United States and Vienna, AustriaHong Kong
TrialAltova offers a fully functional 30-day free trial of DatabaseSpy.Navicat offers a 14-day fully functional free trial.

Plans

Altova DatabaseSpy

  • Professional EditionPriced on request
  • Enterprise EditionPriced on request
  • DatabaseSpy 2026 Professional Edition€159, paid once
  • DatabaseSpy 2026 Enterprise Edition€179, paid once

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Navicat Premium

  • Navicat Premium LiteFree
  • Enterprise Monthly SubscriptionPriced on request
  • Enterprise Yearly SubscriptionPriced on request
  • Standard Monthly SubscriptionPriced on request
  • Standard Yearly SubscriptionPriced on request
  • Non-Commercial Monthly SubscriptionPriced on request
  • Non-Commercial Yearly SubscriptionPriced on request
  • Enterprise Perpetual License$1,299, paid once
  • Non-Commercial Perpetual License$1,299, paid once
  • Standard Perpetual License$1,299, paid once

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Altova DatabaseSpy

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Navicat Premium

Navicat Premium is a desktop database development application for connecting to and managing multiple databases from one interface. It supports MySQL, PostgreSQL, SQL Server, Oracle, SQLite, MariaDB, MongoDB, Redis, and Snowflake. Listed database work includes queries, data migration, data modeling, business intelligence, database design, management, and maintenance. Features include data masking, data transfer, data dictionaries, data and structure synchronization, data generation, backup and restore, import and export, automation, and collaboration. A visual query builder, query history, SSH tunneling, reverse and forward engineering, SQL export, and result export to Excel, Access, and CSV are also listed. Cloud services include Amazon AWS, Microsoft, Google Cloud, Oracle Cloud, MongoDB Atlas, Redis Enterprise Cloud, Amazon RDS, Azure databases, and Google Cloud SQL. It runs on Windows, macOS, and Linux, with AppImage and Flatpak downloads for Linux. Pricing starts from $1,299, with a 14-day fully functional trial, and Navicat Premium Lite is a free version for basic database work.

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