Poor SQL vs Public Tools SQL Formatter
Poor SQL
poorsql.comPublic Tools SQL Formatter
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| Figure | Poor SQL | Public Tools SQL Formatter |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | Free |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | Yes | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | Yes | — |
| Linux | Yes | — |
| API | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 1 | 1 |
| Spec score · SQL Linters and Formatters | 9.0 (#1) | 7.4 (#18) |
| Dialect support | The project is focused on Microsoft T-SQL; support for other SQL dialects is possible but none is implemented as a dedicated dialect. | Supports 20 dialects, including PostgreSQL, MySQL, SQL Server, Oracle PL/SQL, BigQuery, Snowflake, Redshift, Spark, Trino, DuckDB, ClickHouse, Db2, N1QL, SingleStore and TiDB. |
| Offline use | The site is designed to keep working without an internet connection. | The page says users can disconnect after it loads and continue formatting queries. |
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In their own words
Poor SQL
Poor SQL reformats and colorizes T-SQL according to settings such as indentation, tab spacing, maximum width, and where statements and clauses break. It can expand comma lists, boolean and CASE expressions, and JOIN ON sections. Formatting runs in the browser, including offline, and the site says submitted SQL is not sent to an external service. Output views include input SQL, formatted SQL, and HTML source. An obfuscation and minification option can vary colors, line lengths, and keyword case, or substitute keywords. Downloads include plugins for SQL Server Management Studio, Visual Studio, and WinMerge, plus a command-line bulk formatter. The open-source Poor Man’s T-SQL Formatter library is AGPL-licensed and supports Microsoft.NET and Mono; its JavaScript library works in browsers and contexts such as Node.js. The project describes its parsing as coarse rather than full, especially for DDL. The free plan is free. Settings are remembered with a cookie; blocking cookies restores defaults on each visit.
Public Tools SQL Formatter
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