Best SQL Query Tools in 2026
Updated
In short: DBeaver is ranked #1 of 30 as of 4 October 2026, ahead of Outerbase Studio and Beekeeper Studio. The best-ranked option with a free plan is Outerbase Studio. The lowest first paid tier on this page is Amazon Redshift at $0.54/mo.
For SQL work, the right tool may depend on whether you need query assistance, a place to explore data, or ways to share and schedule queries. DBeaver, DbVisualizer and Beekeeper Studio appear first in the ranking, followed by HeidiSQL and DataGrip. Compare AI query assistance and SQL notebooks with scheduled queries, team query sharing and query history retention. Deployment options can help you consider how a tool fits your environment. Free-plan availability and paid-from pricing provide further points to weigh alongside the query functions you expect to use.
30 SQL query tools ranked on what their makers publish — plans and prices, free tiers, platforms and the facts on their own pages.
#1 DBeaver Top pick · 7.3 Free plan · $9.42/mo
#2 Outerbase Studio Runner-up · 7.3 Free plan · Free
#3 Beekeeper Studio Also great · 7.2 Free plan · $0.75/mo
- Free planFree trial apiextensionLinuxmacOSself-hostedWebWindows
- Free plan
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms$9.42/mofirst paid tier About DBeaverVisit site - Free plan AndroidapiextensioniOSLinuxmacOSself-hostedWebWindows
- Free plan
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - Free planFree trial LinuxmacOSWindows
- Free plan
- Yes
- Paid from
- 9 /user/mo
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms$0.75/mofirst paid tier About Beekeeper StudioVisit site - Free plan apiLinuxmacOSself-hostedWindowsRecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms
- Free planFree trial LinuxmacOSWindows
- Free plan
- Yes
- Paid from
- 9.95 /user/mo
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms$7.50/mofirst paid tier About dbForge Studio for PostgreSQLVisit site - Free planFree trial LinuxmacOSWindows
- Free plan
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms$16.58/mofirst paid tier About DbVisualizerVisit site - Free planFree trial LinuxmacOSWindows
- Free plan
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms$10.90/mofirst paid tier About DataGripVisit site - Free plan apiWeb
- Free plan
- Yes
- Scheduled queries
- Yes
- Team query sharing
- Yes
- SQL notebooks
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatformsFree About ModeVisit site - Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWeb
- Free plan
- Yes
- Scheduled queries
- Yes
- Team query sharing
- Yes
- SQL notebooks
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - Free plan Web
- Free plan
- No
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - Free planFree trial apiWeb
- Free plan
- Yes
- Paid from
- 36 /user/mo
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms$36/mofirst paid tier About HexVisit site - Free planFree trial apiWeb
- Free plan
- Yes
- Team query sharing
- Yes
- SQL notebooks
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms$250/mofirst paid tier About MotherDuckVisit site - Free trial apiLinuxmacOSWebWindows
- Free plan
- No
- Query history retention
- 14 days
- Scheduled queries
- Yes
- Team query sharing
- Yes
- SQL notebooks
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - apiWeb
- Free plan
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - apiself-hostedWeb
- Scheduled queries
- Yes
- Team query sharing
- Yes
- SQL notebooks
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - self-hosted
- Free plan
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - Free trial apiWeb
- Free plan
- No
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms$0.54/mofirst paid tier About Amazon RedshiftVisit site - WindowsmacOSLinux
- Free plan
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - WindowsmacOSLinuxiOS
- Free plan
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - WindowsmacOSLinux
- Free plan
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - WebRecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms
- WindowsmacOSLinux
- Free plan
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - WindowsmacOSLinux
- Free plan
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - WindowsmacOSLinux
- Free plan
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - WindowsmacOSLinux
- Free plan
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms
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Questions about this list
Which SQL query tool is ranked first on Everything Xiaomi?
DBeaver is ranked #1 of 30 with a score of 7.3. Outerbase Studio is second and Beekeeper Studio third.
How many of these have a free plan?
12 of the 25 on this page publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
Which is the cheapest paid option?
On this page, Amazon Redshift has the lowest first paid tier we found: $0.54/mo.
How is this list ranked?
Ranked on what each maker publishes: documentation depth, a free tier and the platforms it runs on. Paid placements never change a rank.