RegSQL vs Squawk

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).

Squawk is an open-source linter and language server for PostgreSQL migrations and SQL. It checks schema changes for risks that could prevent database reads or writes. Its rules flag potentially unsafe statements, incompatible changes, and migration patterns, with messages that include examples and reasoning. The command-line tool lints SQL files, and a language server and VS Code extension provide editor linting.

For pull requests, a GitHub Action can lint modified migrations; Squawk can also comment through its upload-to-github command or GitHub App. For CI outside GitHub Actions, the documentation recommends configuring the GitHub App, citing CircleCI as an example. Installation options include npm, PyPI, release binaries, Docker, the browser playground, and VS Code. The playground uses WebAssembly to lint SQL in a browser. Configuration can set the PostgreSQL version, include or exclude rules and paths, and specify whether SQL files are assumed to run in transactions. Some rules are disabled by default and require explicit enabling. Squawk supports PostgreSQL only and has no automatic fixes or custom rules.