Database Workbench vs DrawSQL
Database Workbench
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| Figure | Database Workbench | DrawSQL |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | $14.25/mo |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | Yes | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | — | Yes |
| Windows | Yes | — |
| macOS | Yes | — |
| Linux | Yes | — |
| API | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 14 | 8 |
| Spec score · Database Design Tools | 9.2 (#1) | 8.4 (#8) |
| Headquarters | The Netherlands | Sydney, Australia |
| Intended users | The maker describes editions for individual projects and entire teams, and calls Enterprise a special edition for development teams. | The pricing page describes Starter for solo developers, Growth for teams collaborating on a schema, and Enterprise for teams beyond 25 users or needing SSO, an audit trail, or priority support. |
| Purpose | Database Workbench is a database IDE for designing, implementing, documenting and maintaining databases. | DrawSQL is a browser-based database schema diagram tool for designing, reviewing, and evolving schemas with a team. |
| Supported databases | The product supports Firebird, InterBase, SQL Server, MySQL, MariaDB, NexusDB, Oracle, PostgreSQL and SQLite. | DrawSQL lists support for MySQL, PostgreSQL, SQL Server, and MariaDB. |
Plans
Database Workbench
- Database Workbench LiteFree
- LiteFree
- Database Workbench module€199, paid once
- Database Workbench Pro for SQLite€259, paid once
- Database Workbench Pro for NexusDB€289, paid once
- Database Workbench Pro for Firebird€299, paid once
- Database Workbench Pro for MySQL/MariaDB€299, paid once
- Database Workbench Pro for PostgreSQL€299, paid once
- Database Workbench Pro for InterBase€309, paid once
- Database Workbench Pro for Microsoft SQL Server€469, paid once
DrawSQL
- Starter$171 a year
- Growth$531 a year
- Large$1,790 a year
- FreeFree
- Starter$19 a month
- Growth$59 a month
- Large$179 a month
- EnterprisePriced on request
In their own words
Database Workbench
Database Workbench is a desktop IDE for designing, implementing, documenting and maintaining databases. It lists support for Oracle, Firebird, SQL Server, InterBase, PostgreSQL, SQLite, MySQL, MariaDB and NexusDB. Design tools include logical and physical diagrams, reverse engineering, visual object editors, migration and schema comparison. SQL Insight offers join completion in the SQL and code editors, alongside a drag-and-drop Visual Query Builder. Users can view and edit data, import and export it, transfer data between sources, compare data and work with BLOBs. The product also includes test data generation, query profiling, stored procedure debugging and custom reports through Report Manager. Professional adds ODBC and ADO connections and data pumping. Enterprise adds shared servers and databases, non-local workspaces, team to-do lists, shared code catalogs and built-in version control. It is described as a 64-bit Windows application that can run on Linux via Wine. Free Lite editions are listed for Firebird and MySQL, and a Trial Pro Edition is available. A SQLite module license is needed for full SQLite tools in Pro and Enterprise.