DbSchema vs Navicat Data Modeler

DbSchema

7.7 #3 in Database Design Tools

About DbSchema

Navicat Data Modeler

6.3 #15 in Database Design Tools

About Navicat Data Modeler
DbSchemaNavicat Data Modeler
Free planYesNo
Free trialYesNo
Paid from$9/mo—
Open sourceNoNo
PlatformsLinux, macOS, WindowsLinux, macOS, Windows
Free planYesYes
Reverse engineeringYesYes
Forward engineeringYesYes
SQL exportYesYes
Supported databasesAccess, Amazon Athena, Amazon Timestream, Apache Drill, Apache Druid, Apache Ignite, Apache Pinot, Apache Solr, Aurora MySQL, Aurora PostgreSQL, Azure Synapse, Azure SQL, Cache, Cassandra, ClickHouse, Cockroach, Couchbase, CrateDB, CSV Files, CTreeAce, CUBRID, DaffodilDb, Databricks, Dataverse, Db2, DBF/FoxPro/xBase, Derby, DocumentDB, Dremio, DuckDB, DynamoDB, Elasticsearch, EnterpriseDB, Exasol, Fabric Lakehouse, FileMaker, Firebird, Firebolt, FrontBase, Google AlloyDBMySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, MariaDB, SQL Server, Oracle, SQLite, Snowflake
Team collaborationYesYes
Version historyYes—
Deploymentdesktopdesktop

Both are listed in Best Database Design Tools. On The Geeks Club, DbSchema scores higher on our published basis.