Poor SQL vs RegSQL

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.

RegSQL is a web SQL workspace combining browser-local formatting with optional AI assistance. Formatting runs in a browser worker without an account or server round trip. It adjusts whitespace and casing while preserving query logic, aliases, and comments, and accepts multi-statement input up to 1 MB. Listed dialects are PostgreSQL, MySQL, MariaDB, SQLite, BigQuery, SQL Server, Snowflake, and Oracle PL/SQL. AI tools can generate SQL from a description, explain an existing query, or suggest a repair. Formatting may reveal parsing problems, but RegSQL does not connect to a database or verify tables, columns, permissions, data types, or runtime behavior. SQL, prompts, and schema text are sent to the AI provider only after Generate, Explain, or Repair is chosen. The Free plan is free, billed Forever, with unlimited local formatting and 20 AI requests monthly. Indie costs $8 a month or $72 billed yearly ($6/month).