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Best SQL Server Management Studio Alternatives in 2026

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20 apps from database administration tools ranked against SQL Server Management Studio on the same published basis.

  1. 1
    ClusterControl Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWeb €250/mo7.0
    SQL Server Management Studio vs ClusterControl
  2. 2
    OpenEverest Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb Free7.0
    SQL Server Management Studio vs OpenEverest
  3. 3
    pgAdmin Free plan LinuxMacself-hostedWebWin Free7.0
    SQL Server Management Studio vs pgAdmin
  4. 4
    phpMyAdmin Free plan Linuxself-hostedWeb Free6.9
    SQL Server Management Studio vs phpMyAdmin
  5. 5
    YugabyteDB Anywhere Free trial apiLinuxself-hostedWeb 6.9
    SQL Server Management Studio vs YugabyteDB Anywhere
  6. 6
    Neo4j Free plan self-hosted $65/mo6.8
    SQL Server Management Studio vs Neo4j
  7. 7
    Trusted Postgres Architect Free plan Linuxself-hosted Free6.8
    SQL Server Management Studio vs Trusted Postgres Architect
  8. 8
    Oracle Enterprise Manager Linuxself-hostedWebWin 6.7
    SQL Server Management Studio vs Oracle Enterprise Manager
  9. 9
    EDB Postgres AI Hybrid Manager apiLinuxself-hostedWin 6.4
    SQL Server Management Studio vs EDB Postgres AI Hybrid Manager
  10. 10
    Redgate SQL Provision Free trial Linuxself-hostedWebWin 6.4
    SQL Server Management Studio vs Redgate SQL Provision
  11. 11
    Elastic Cloud Enterprise apiLinuxself-hostedWeb 6.3
    SQL Server Management Studio vs Elastic Cloud Enterprise
  12. 12
    MongoDB Ops Manager Free trial apiLinuxself-hostedWeb 6.1
    SQL Server Management Studio vs MongoDB Ops Manager
  13. 13
    ScyllaDB Manager apiLinuxself-hosted 6.1
    SQL Server Management Studio vs ScyllaDB Manager
  14. 14
    MariaDB Enterprise Analytics Linuxself-hosted 6.0
    SQL Server Management Studio vs MariaDB Enterprise Analytics
  15. 15
    Progress Application Server for OpenEdge WinLinux 6.0
    SQL Server Management Studio vs Progress Application Server for OpenEdge
  16. 16
    SAP Customer Data Platform 5.9
    SQL Server Management Studio vs SAP Customer Data Platform
  17. 17
    Oracle Maestro Win 5.7
    SQL Server Management Studio vs Oracle Maestro
  18. 18
    DbNinja Web 5.6
    SQL Server Management Studio vs DbNinja
  19. 19
    phpLiteAdmin Web 5.6
    SQL Server Management Studio vs phpLiteAdmin
  20. 21
    DBArtisan Win 5.4
    SQL Server Management Studio vs DBArtisan

SQL Server Management Studio alternatives compared

#AppScoreFree planFromRuns on
1ClusterControl7.0Free plan€250/moAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Web
2OpenEverest7.0Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web
3pgAdmin7.0Free planFreeLinux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
4phpMyAdmin6.9Free planFreeLinux, self-hosted, Web
5YugabyteDB Anywhere6.9No—API, Linux, self-hosted, Web
6Neo4j6.8Free plan$65/moself-hosted
7Trusted Postgres Architect6.8Free planFreeLinux, self-hosted
8Oracle Enterprise Manager6.7No—Linux, self-hosted, Web, Windows
9EDB Postgres AI Hybrid Manager6.4No—API, Linux, self-hosted, Windows
10Redgate SQL Provision6.4No—Linux, self-hosted, Web, Windows
11Elastic Cloud Enterprise6.3No—API, Linux, self-hosted, Web
12MongoDB Ops Manager6.1No—API, Linux, self-hosted, Web
13ScyllaDB Manager6.1No—API, Linux, self-hosted
14MariaDB Enterprise Analytics6.0No—Linux, self-hosted
15Progress Application Server for OpenEdge6.0No—Windows, Linux
16SAP Customer Data Platform5.9No——
17Oracle Maestro5.7No—Windows
18DbNinja5.6No—Web
19phpLiteAdmin5.6No—Web
21DBArtisan5.4No—Windows
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Questions about SQL Server Management Studio alternatives

What is the best alternative to SQL Server Management Studio?

ClusterControl, number 1 in database administration tools with a score of 7.0 out of 10. The others here: OpenEverest, pgAdmin, phpMyAdmin and 16 more.

What is the best free alternative to SQL Server Management Studio?

ClusterControl is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 6 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.