Altova DatabaseSpy vs Navicat Premium
Altova DatabaseSpy
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| Figure | Altova DatabaseSpy | Navicat Premium |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | — | Free |
| Free plan | — | Yes |
| Free trial | Yes | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | — | Yes |
| Linux | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 4 | 10 |
| Spec score · Database Client Software | 8.3 (#11) | 7.9 (#24) |
| Founded | 1992 | 1999 |
| Headquarters | Beverly, Massachusetts, United States and Vienna, Austria | Hong Kong |
| Trial | Altova 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
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
In their own words
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.