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Alternatives · 2026

The best DB Designer alternatives

The rest of Best Database Design Tools, in this site's order: each with what it costs, where it runs and its record score.

1
Hackolade Studio

Hackolade Studio suits analysts, data architects, designers, developers, and DBAs working across supported data targets.

WebWindowsMac+2 Free plan Record6.0 Visit
2
Schemity

Schemity suits software engineers designing and maintaining database schemas.

WebWindowsMac+2 $129 one-time Record6.0 Visit
3
Database Workbench

Database Workbench may suit individuals working on database projects as well as teams that need shared workspaces and version control.

WindowsMacLinux €199 one-time Record5.8 Visit
4
DbSchema

It suits database designers and developers who need visual modeling, schema synchronization, query tools, or browser-based documentation.

WindowsMacLinux $29.40 a month Record5.8 Visit
5 WindowsMacLinux+2 Free plan Record5.8 Visit
6
ERBuilder Data Modeler

ERBuilder may suit developers, analysts, architects, and other technical users who design or reverse engineer databases on Windows.

Windows $139 a year Record5.4 Visit
7
pgModeler

pgModeler suits PostgreSQL developers who want to design or compare schemas locally and use command-line deployment workflows.

WindowsMacLinux $59.90 a month Record5.4 Visit
8
ChartDB

ChartDB suits developers and product teams who need to understand, design, or share database schemas.

WebSelf-hosted $25 a month Record5.2 Visit
9
DrawSQL

DrawSQL suits developers and teams who need to design or review schemas visually, including people working with its supported databases.

WebAPI $19 a month, billed yearly Record5.2 Visit
10
dbdiagram.io

It suits developers and data analysts who prefer designing schemas with text.

WebBrowser extensionAPI $20 a month, billed yearly Record5.1 Visit
11 WindowsMacLinux $99 one-time Record5.1 Visit
12
Tap Forms Pro

Tap Forms Pro suits people who want to organize varied personal information in custom databases across Apple devices.

iPhone & iPadMac $12.99 a year Record5.1 Visit
13
WorksCove ERD

It suits database designers and teams needing browser-based schema modeling, SQL generation, validation, documentation, and collaboration.

Web $10 a month Record5.0 Visit
14 Windows — Record4.9 Visit
15
QuickDBD

QuickDBD suits people who want browser-based database diagramming with SQL export, forward engineering, and collaboration.

Web $95 a year Record4.9 Visit
16 WindowsMacLinux $595 one-time Record4.9 Visit
17 WindowsMacLinux Free plan Record4.9 Visit
18 AndroidiPhone & iPadWeb+4 — Record4.8 Visit
19
drawDB

It suits database designers who need browser-based schema modeling, SQL conversion, or self-hosting.

WebSelf-hosted Free plan Record4.7 Visit
20
ER Designer

ER Designer suits teachers, students, independent users, and business database design teams working in a browser.

Web Free plan Record4.6 Visit
21 WebWindowsSelf-hosted $2,687 a year Record4.6 Visit
22 Web Free plan Record4.4 Visit
23
DBModeler

DBModeler suits individuals who need visual database design, SQL generation, reverse engineering, or forward engineering in a web tool.

Web Free plan Record4.2 Visit
24
ERD Designer

It suits developers and database designers who want free visual schema modeling with broad SQL generation and export options.

WebBrowser extension Free plan Record4.2 Visit