Best HeidiSQL Alternatives in 2026

Updated October 2026

20 platforms from database client software ranked against HeidiSQL on the same published basis.

1
MySQL Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWin 7.9
HeidiSQL vs MySQL
2
DBeaver Free plan apiextensionLinuxMacself-hosted $9.42/mo7.8
HeidiSQL vs DBeaver
3
DbGate Free plan LinuxMacself-hostedWebWin $3.90/mo7.8
HeidiSQL vs DbGate
4
Beekeeper Studio Free plan LinuxMacWin $9/mo7.7
HeidiSQL vs Beekeeper Studio
5
dbForge Studio for PostgreSQL Free plan LinuxMacWin $7.50/mo7.7
HeidiSQL vs dbForge Studio for PostgreSQL
6
Database Workbench Free plan LinuxWin Free7.6
HeidiSQL vs Database Workbench
7
DataGrip Free plan LinuxMacWin $10.90/mo7.6
HeidiSQL vs DataGrip
8
DbVisualizer Free plan LinuxMacWin $16.58/mo7.6
HeidiSQL vs DbVisualizer
9
Outerbase Studio Free plan AndroidapiextensioniOSLinux Free7.2
HeidiSQL vs Outerbase Studio
10
DuckDB UI Free plan extensionLinuxMacself-hostedWeb Free7.1
HeidiSQL vs DuckDB UI
11
pgAdmin Free plan LinuxMacself-hostedWebWin Free7.1
HeidiSQL vs pgAdmin
12
TablePlus Free trial iOSLinuxMacWin 7.1
HeidiSQL vs TablePlus
13
Valentina Studio Free plan LinuxMacWin Free7.1
HeidiSQL vs Valentina Studio
14
Adminer Free plan Linuxself-hostedWeb Free6.9
HeidiSQL vs Adminer
15
Redis Insight Free plan LinuxMacself-hostedWebWin Free6.9
HeidiSQL vs Redis Insight
16
Navicat Premium Free trial LinuxMacWin 6.8
HeidiSQL vs Navicat Premium
17
MongoDB Ops Manager Free trial apiLinuxself-hostedWeb 6.6
HeidiSQL vs MongoDB Ops Manager
18
Apache OpenOffice Impress Free plan extensionLinuxMacWin Free6.2
HeidiSQL vs Apache OpenOffice Impress
19
Oracle Database self-hosted 6.2
HeidiSQL vs Oracle Database
20
Navicat for MongoDB LinuxMacWin 6.1
HeidiSQL vs Navicat for MongoDB

HeidiSQL alternatives compared

#	Platform	Score	Free plan	From	Runs on
1	MySQL	7.9	Free plan	—	API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
2	DBeaver	7.8	Free plan	$9.42/mo	API, Browser, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
3	DbGate	7.8	Free plan	$3.90/mo	Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
4	Beekeeper Studio	7.7	Free plan	$9/mo	Linux, Mac, Windows
5	dbForge Studio for PostgreSQL	7.7	Free plan	$7.50/mo	Linux, Mac, Windows
6	Database Workbench	7.6	Free plan	Free	Linux, Windows
7	DataGrip	7.6	Free plan	$10.90/mo	Linux, Mac, Windows
8	DbVisualizer	7.6	Free plan	$16.58/mo	Linux, Mac, Windows
9	Outerbase Studio	7.2	Free plan	Free	Android, API, Browser, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
10	DuckDB UI	7.1	Free plan	Free	Browser, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
11	pgAdmin	7.1	Free plan	Free	Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
12	TablePlus	7.1	No	—	iOS, Linux, Mac, Windows
13	Valentina Studio	7.1	Free plan	Free	Linux, Mac, Windows
14	Adminer	6.9	Free plan	Free	Linux, self-hosted, Web
15	Redis Insight	6.9	Free plan	Free	Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
16	Navicat Premium	6.8	No	—	Linux, Mac, Windows
17	MongoDB Ops Manager	6.6	No	—	API, Linux, self-hosted, Web
18	Apache OpenOffice Impress	6.2	Free plan	Free	Browser, Linux, Mac, Windows
19	Oracle Database	6.2	No	—	self-hosted
20	Navicat for MongoDB	6.1	No	—	Linux, Mac, Windows

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Questions about HeidiSQL alternatives

What is the best alternative to HeidiSQL?

MySQL, number 1 in database client software with a score of 7.9 out of 10. The others here: DBeaver, DbGate, Beekeeper Studio and 16 more.

What is the best free alternative to HeidiSQL?

MySQL is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 15 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.

How are these alternatives ranked?

Ranked on how quickly a newcomer can get going: documentation depth, a free tier or trial, and the platforms it runs on.