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Best Database Client Software in 2026

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In short: Outerbase Studio is ranked #1 of 46 as of 4 October 2026, ahead of KEXI and TablePlus. The best-ranked option with a free plan is MySQL. The lowest first paid tier on this page is Beekeeper Studio at $0.75/mo.

Database client software provides a workspace for connecting to databases, working with data, and running queries. Compare database support and deployment options with data editing, query history, and visual query builders to see what fits your day-to-day tasks. SSH tunneling and result export formats can also matter depending on how you connect and use query results. Consider free-plan availability and paid-from pricing alongside the capabilities you need. Outerbase Studio, KEXI, and TablePlus are among the entries to compare, with SQLPro Studio, MySQL, and Beekeeper Studio also included. Check the listed database and workflow features against the systems you work with.

46 database client software ranked on what their makers publish — plans and prices, free tiers, platforms and the facts on their own pages.

46ranked
10free plans on this page
$0.75/molowest paid tier
4 Oct 2026last checked

Recognised 40% · Phone app 26% · Documented 20% · Free plan 14% of the score

  1. 1 Outerbase Studio iPhone + Android RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 7.6Free Deployment: bothDatabase support: Turso/LibSQL, SQLite, Cloudflare D1, rqlite, StarbaseDB, Val.town, MySQL, PostgreSQL
  2. 2 KEXI Android only RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 6.8 Deployment: desktopDatabase support: SQLite, MySQL, MariaDB, PostgreSQL
  3. 3 TablePlus iPhone only RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 6.8 Deployment: desktopDatabase support: PostgreSQL, MySQL, MariaDB, SQLite, Microsoft SQL Server, Amazon Redshift, Oracle, CockroachDB, Snowflake, Cassandra, Redis, Vertica, MongoDBSSH tunneling: Yes
  4. 4 SQLPro Studio iPhone + Android RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 6.6 Deployment: desktopDatabase support: MySQL, MariaDB, PostgreSQL, Microsoft SQL Server, SQLite, Oracle, Snowflake, Amazon RedshiftSSH tunneling: Yes
  5. 5 MySQL No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 6.4Free
  6. 6 Beekeeper Studio No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 6.3$0.75/mo Deployment: desktopDatabase support: PostgreSQL, MySQL, SQLite, SQL Server, Amazon Redshift, CockroachDB, MariaDB, TiDB, Google BigQuery, Redis, GreengageDB, Oracle Database, Cassandra, ScyllaDB, Firebird, LibSQL, ClickHouse, DuckDB, SQL Anywhere, MongoDB, Trino, Presto, SurrealDB, DynamoDB, SnowflakeSSH tunneling: Yes
  7. 7 DBeaver No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 6.3$9.42/mo Deployment: desktopDatabase support: MySQL, MariaDB, PostgreSQL, SQL Server, Oracle, DB2, SQLite, Firebird, MongoDB, Cassandra, Redis, DynamoDB, BigQuery, Snowflake, ClickHouseSSH tunneling: Yes
  8. 8 DbGate No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 6.3$3.90/mo Deployment: bothDatabase support: MySQL, PostgreSQL, SQL Server, Oracle, SQLite, MongoDB, Cassandra, ClickHouse, Redis, MariaDB, CockroachDB, DuckDB, Firebird, libSQL, CosmosDB, Amazon Redshift, Firestore, Amazon DynamoDBSSH tunneling: Yes
  9. 9 DataGrip No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 6.2$10.90/mo Deployment: desktopDatabase support: Amazon DocumentDB, Amazon DynamoDB, Amazon Redshift, Apache Cassandra, Apache Derby, Apache Hive, Azure SQL Database, ClickHouse, CockroachDB, Couchbase Query Service, Exasol, Google BigQuery, Greenplum, H2, HSQLDB, IBM Db2 LUW, MariaDB, Microsoft SQL Server, Microsoft SQL Server LocalDB, MongoDB, MySQL, Oracle, PostgreSQL, Redis, Snowflake, SQLite, Sybase ASE, Vertica, Amazon Athena, Apache Ignite, Apache Phoenix, Apache Spark, Databricks, Denodo, DuckDB, Elasticsearch, Firebird, Google Cloud Spanner, IBM Informix, InterSystems IRISSSH tunneling: Yes
  10. 10 dbForge Studio for PostgreSQL No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 6.2$7.50/mo Deployment: bothDatabase support: PostgreSQL, Supabase, Heroku, TimescaleDB, Amazon Redshift, Amazon RDS, Amazon Aurora, Azure PostgreSQL, Alibaba Cloud, AlloyDB, Greenplum DB, YugabyteDB, PolarDB, IBM CloudSSH tunneling: Yes
  11. 11 DbVisualizer No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 6.2$16.58/mo Deployment: desktopDatabase support: Oracle, MySQL, Microsoft SQL Server, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Snowflake, Redis, Elasticsearch, IBM Db2, SQLite, Microsoft Access, Databricks, Cassandra, MariaDB, DynamoDB, Azure SQL Database, Google BigQuery, SAP ASE, Azure Synapse Serverless, Azure Synapse Dedicated, Informix, ClickHouse, Redshift, Vertica, Presto, Greenplum, Netezza, H2, Trino, Derby, SingleStore, Valkey, Exasol, NuoDB, Yellowbrick, Mimer SQLSSH tunneling: Yes
  12. 12 Redis Insight No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 6.2Free Deployment: bothDatabase support: Redis Open Source, Redis Software, Redis Cloud, Azure Managed Redis, Azure Cache for RedisSSH tunneling: Yes
  13. 13 DuckDB UI No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 6.1Free Deployment: bothDatabase support: DuckDB
  14. 14 Oracle Database No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 5.7 Deployment: desktopDatabase support: Oracle Database; MySQL; Microsoft SQL Server; Microsoft Access; selected third-party databases; Oracle TimesTen In-Memory DatabaseSSH tunneling: Yes
  15. 15 Apache OpenOffice Impress No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 5.4 Deployment: desktopDatabase support: HSQLDB, dBase, Microsoft Access, MySQL, PostgreSQL, Adabas D
  16. 16 MongoDB Ops Manager No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 5.4 Deployment: desktopDatabase support: MongoDBSSH tunneling: Yes
  17. 17 Navicat Premium No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 5.4 Deployment: desktopDatabase support: MySQL, PostgreSQL, SQL Server, Oracle, SQLite, MariaDB, MongoDB, Redis, SnowflakeSSH tunneling: Yes
  18. 18 A5:SQL Mk-2 No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 5.3 Deployment: desktopDatabase support: Oracle, Microsoft SQL Server, IBM DB2, PostgreSQL, MySQL, InterBase/Firebird, SQLite, Microsoft Access, and other OLE DB- or ODBC-compatible databasesSSH tunneling: Yes
  19. 19 Database Workbench No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 5.3 Deployment: desktop
  20. 20 dbFront No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 5.3 Deployment: bothDatabase support: MySQL, Microsoft SQL Server, OracleSSH tunneling: Yes
  21. 21 HeidiSQL No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 5.3 Deployment: desktopDatabase support: MariaDB, MySQL, Microsoft SQL Server, PostgreSQL, SQLite, Interbase, Firebird, ProxySQL, RedshiftSSH tunneling: Yes
  22. 22 JXplorer No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 5.3 Deployment: desktopDatabase support: LDAP, DSML, LDIF
  23. 23 mycli No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 5.3 Deployment: desktopDatabase support: MySQL, MariaDB, Percona, TiDB, Apache DorisSSH tunneling: Yes
  24. 24 pgAdmin No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 5.3 Deployment: bothDatabase support: PostgreSQL; EDB Postgres Advanced ServerSSH tunneling: Yes
  25. 25 Valentina Studio No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 5.3 Deployment: desktopDatabase support: DuckDB, MySQL, MariaDB, MongoDB, Microsoft SQL Server, PostgreSQL, SQLite, ValentinaDB

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Questions about this list

Which database client software is ranked first on Samsung Mobile US Press?

Outerbase Studio is ranked #1 of 46 with a score of 7.6. KEXI is second and TablePlus third.

How many of these have a free plan?

10 of the 25 on this page publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.

Which is the cheapest paid option?

On this page, Beekeeper Studio has the lowest first paid tier we found: $0.75/mo.

How is this list ranked?

Ranked mobile-first: a phone app alongside the web or desktop product, a free tier and the depth of its documentation. Paid placements never change a rank.

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