This is a list of software and programming tools for the SQL language, including RDBMSs, database clients, IDEs, Database administration tools, migration tools, and related projects.
Relational database management systems (RDBMSs)
edit- 4th Dimension
- Access Database Engine
- Actian Zen
- Adabas D
- Altibase
- Amazon Aurora
- Apache Derby
- Apache Ignite
- ClickHouse
- Clustrix
- CockroachDB
- CUBRID
- DataEase
- Dataphor
- dBase
- DuckDB
- Empress Embedded Database
- EnterpriseDB
- eXtremeDB
- Exasol
- Extensible Storage Engine
- FileMaker Pro
- Firebird
- FrontBase
- Greenplum
- H2
- Helix
- HSQLDB
- IBM Db2
- Informix
- Ingres
- InterBase
- InterSystems Caché
- InterSystems IRIS
- Linter SQL RDBMS
- MariaDB
- MaxDB
- Microsoft Azure SQL Database
- Microsoft SQL Server
- Microsoft SQL Server Express
- Mimer SQL
- MonetDB
- mSQL
- MySQL
- Netezza
- NexusDB
- NonStop SQL
- NuoDB
- OpenLink Virtuoso
- Oracle database
- Oracle Rdb
- Panorama
- Paradox
- Percona Server for MySQL
- Percona XtraDB
- Polyhedra
- PostgreSQL
- Postgres Plus Advanced Server
- R:Base
- SAP HANA
- SAP Adaptive Server Enterprise
- SAP IQ
- SingleStore
- Snowflake Cloud Data Warehouse
- solidDB
- SQL Anywhere
- SQLBase
- SQLite
- SQream DB
- SAP Advantage Database Server
- Teradata
- TiDB
- TimesTen
- Trafodion
- Transbase
- Unisys OS 2200 databases
- UniData
- UniVerse
- Vectorwise
- VoltDB
- YugabyteDB
Database clients and management tools
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- Apache OpenOffice Base
- DbVisualizer
- DBeaver
- DBEdit
- DatabaseSpy
- Database Workbench
- dbForge
- HeidiSQL
- LibreOffice Base
- Microsoft Access
- Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio
- MySQL Workbench
- Navicat
- Oracle Enterprise Manager
- pgAdmin
- phpLiteAdmin
- PhpSQLiteAdmin
- phpMyAdmin
- SQL Database Studio
- SQLyog
- sqsh
- SQuirreL SQL Client
- Toad Data Modeler
- TOra
Database migration and version control
edit- Flyway — database migration tool
- Liquibase — database schema change management[1]
Data modeling tools
edit- ER/Studio — data modeling and architecture tool from IDERA
- erwin Data Modeler — data modeling software
- PowerDesigner – data modeling and data Warehouse[2]
SQL IDEs and development tools
edit- Application Development System Online (ADSO) — 4GL and development environment for IDMS databases
- DataGrip — SQL IDE by JetBrains
- DbForge Studio – query building, data editing, debugging, and database management tools.
- Oracle SQL Developer — IDE for Oracle Database
- PL/SQL Developer – Oracle database environment that focuses on the development of PL/SQL stored-program units
- Toad — IDE and management tool for various RDBMSs[3]
- SynapseDBA - SQL/NoSQL Database IDE via ODBC[4]
- JDBC — Java database connectivity
- ODBC — Open Database Connectivity
- SQLAlchemy — Python SQL toolkit and ORM
- Hibernate — Java ORM framework
- Doctrine — PHP ORM framework
- Entity Framework — .NET ORM framework
- ActiveRecord — Ruby ORM framework
Data analysis and business intelligence
edit- DuckDB — in-process SQL OLAP database for analytics
- Metabase — open-source business intelligence tool
- Tableau — data visualization and analysis
- Power BI — Microsoft business intelligence platform
- Apache Superset — modern data exploration and visualization platform
- Redash — open-source query and visualization platform
- Vertica — columnar SQL database optimized for data warehousing and large-scale analytics[5]
Testing and performance tools
edit- HammerDB — load testing and benchmarking tool for databases
- pgbench — PostgreSQL benchmarking tool[6]
Backup, replication, and high availability
edit- pgBackRest — open-source PostgreSQL backup and restore tool
- Oracle Data Guard — high availability and disaster recovery
- SymmetricDS — database replication and synchronization[7]
See also
edit- DB-Engine Ranking list
- DataFlex — programming language and development environment for business applications with support for SQL databases
- Microsoft Visual FoxPro — programming language and database system with SQL-like query support
Wikibooks has a book on the topic of: Structured Query Language
External links
editReferences
edit- ^ "Liquibase vs Flyway | Baeldung". www.baeldung.com. 2022-04-13. Retrieved 2025-09-20.
- ^ "Data Modeling Tools Comparison: Top Picks for 2024 | Orchestra". www.getorchestra.io. Retrieved 2025-09-20.
- ^ "52 SQL Editors and IDEs Compared (2020): The Ultimate List". www.databasestar.com. Retrieved 2025-09-20.
- ^ "SynapseDBA | Database IDE". SynapseDBA. Retrieved 2025-10-05.
- ^ "Apache Superset vs Tableau, Power BI, Metabase – which BI tool to choose for e-commerce analytics?". www.attomy.io. Retrieved 2025-09-20.
- ^ "pgbench". PostgreSQL Documentation. 2025-08-14. Retrieved 2025-09-20.
- ^ "Data Synchronization for Edge Computing with SymmetricDS". freeCodeCamp.org. 2025-03-13. Retrieved 2025-09-20.