Beekeeper Studio vs DBeaver

Comparing two open source alternatives to SQLPro Studio and TablePlus and Navicat and DataGrip. Use the comparison below to decide which one fits your needs.

Beekeeper Studio

GPL-3.0

Modern and easy to use SQL client for MySQL, Postgres, SQLite, SQL Server, and more. Linux, MacOS, and Windows.

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DBeaver

Apache-2.0

DBeaver is a free, universal database tool and SQL client for developers and analysts. Connect to MySQL, PostgreSQL, SQLite, Oracle, and dozens more with a powerful open-source IDE.

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Side-by-side comparison

	Beekeeper Studio	DBeaver
License	GPL-3.0	Apache-2.0
Self-hostable	No	No
GitHub Stars	23,664	51,862
Forks	1,632	4,379
Open Issues	1,166	3,353
Last Commit	Sep 23, 2026	Sep 24, 2026
First Released	Jul 23, 2019	Oct 21, 2015
Categories	Database Management	Database Management
Tags	#database #SQL	#database #SQL

GitHub stars over time

Beekeeper Studio23,664

DBeaver