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Best SQL Data Dictionary Alternatives in 2026

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20 apps from database documentation tools ranked against SQL Data Dictionary on the same published basis.

  1. 1
    MySQL Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWin 7.3
    SQL Data Dictionary vs MySQL
  2. 2
    dbdocs Free plan LinuxMacWebWin $20/mo7.0
    SQL Data Dictionary vs dbdocs
  3. 3
    DbSchema Free plan LinuxMacWin $9/mo7.0
    SQL Data Dictionary vs DbSchema
  4. 4
    DBX Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb Free7.0
    SQL Data Dictionary vs DBX
  5. 5
    tbls Free plan LinuxMacself-hostedWin Free7.0
    SQL Data Dictionary vs tbls
  6. 6
    dbForge Studio for PostgreSQL Free plan LinuxMacWin $7.50/mo6.9
    SQL Data Dictionary vs dbForge Studio for PostgreSQL
  7. 7
    DbSketch Free plan LinuxMacWin Free6.9
    SQL Data Dictionary vs DbSketch
  8. 8
    SchemaCrawler Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWin Free6.9
    SQL Data Dictionary vs SchemaCrawler
  9. 9
    SchemaSpy Free plan LinuxMacself-hostedWin Free6.9
    SQL Data Dictionary vs SchemaSpy
  10. 10
    Taavik Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWebWin €39/mo6.9
    SQL Data Dictionary vs Taavik
  11. 11
    Azimutt Free plan apiextensionLinuxself-hostedWeb €7/mo6.8
    SQL Data Dictionary vs Azimutt
  12. 12
    DataDocs Free plan Web $25/mo6.6
    SQL Data Dictionary vs DataDocs
  13. 13
    dbt Semantic Layer Free plan apiWeb $100/mo6.6
    SQL Data Dictionary vs dbt Semantic Layer
  14. 14
    Redgate SQL Provision Free trial Linuxself-hostedWebWin 6.3
    SQL Data Dictionary vs Redgate SQL Provision
  15. 15
    Navicat Premium Free trial LinuxMacWin 6.2
    SQL Data Dictionary vs Navicat Premium
  16. 16
    Navicat Data Dictionary LinuxMacWin 6.1
    SQL Data Dictionary vs Navicat Data Dictionary
  17. 17
    Dataedo Free trial extensionself-hostedWebWin $1,500/mo6.0
    SQL Data Dictionary vs Dataedo
  18. 19
    DBDock Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb Free5.7
    SQL Data Dictionary vs DBDock
  19. 20
    drizzle-docs-generator 5.7
    SQL Data Dictionary vs drizzle-docs-generator
  20. 21
    ER/Studio Data Architect Free trial Win $223.92/mo5.6
    SQL Data Dictionary vs ER/Studio Data Architect

SQL Data Dictionary alternatives compared

#AppScoreFree planFromRuns on
1MySQL7.3Free plan—API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
2dbdocs7.0Free plan$20/moLinux, Mac, Web, Windows
3DbSchema7.0Free plan$9/moLinux, Mac, Windows
4DBX7.0Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
5tbls7.0Free planFreeLinux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
6dbForge Studio for PostgreSQL6.9Free plan$7.50/moLinux, Mac, Windows
7DbSketch6.9Free planFreeLinux, Mac, Windows
8SchemaCrawler6.9Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
9SchemaSpy6.9Free planFreeLinux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
10Taavik6.9Free plan€39/moAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Web, Windows
11Azimutt6.8Free plan€7/moAPI, Browser, Linux, self-hosted, Web
12DataDocs6.6Free plan$25/moWeb
13dbt Semantic Layer6.6Free plan$100/moAPI, Web
14Redgate SQL Provision6.3No—Linux, self-hosted, Web, Windows
15Navicat Premium6.2No—Linux, Mac, Windows
16Navicat Data Dictionary6.1No—Linux, Mac, Windows
17Dataedo6.0No$1,500/moBrowser, self-hosted, Web, Windows
19DBDock5.7Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
20drizzle-docs-generator5.7No——
21ER/Studio Data Architect5.6No$223.92/moWindows
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Questions about SQL Data Dictionary alternatives

What is the best alternative to SQL Data Dictionary?

MySQL, number 1 in database documentation tools with a score of 7.3 out of 10. The others here: dbdocs, DbSchema, DBX and 16 more.

What is the best free alternative to SQL Data Dictionary?

MySQL is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 14 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.

How are these alternatives ranked?

Ranked on what each maker publishes: documentation depth, a free tier and the platforms it runs on.