Best Free SQL IDEs

Galaxy is the Cursor for SQL, empowering modern data practitioners. Today’s data stack is scattered, with engineers using outdated tools like DataGrip or TablePlus, analysts relying on clunky BI platforms like Metabase or Tableau, and teams wasting hours writing repetitive workflows to bridge the gaps. This fragmentation leads to inefficiencies: engineers become analytics support, analysts begging engineers to rewrite and update queries, and companies overspend on siloed tools. Galaxy changes the game by unifying querying, visualization, and automation into one developer-first platform built for the AI era. Combining the power of tools like DataGrip, Metabase, Cursor, and Postman, Galaxy empowers engineers and analysts to collaborate seamlessly, reduce redundancy, and get everyone on the same page with data—efficiently and effortlessly.

HeidiSQL is free software, and has the aim to be easy to learn. "Heidi" lets you see and edit data and structures from computers running one of the database systems MariaDB, MySQL, Microsoft SQL, PostgreSQL and SQLite. Invented in 2002 by Ansgar, HeidiSQL belongs to the most popular tools for MariaDB and MySQL worldwide. Free for everyone, OpenSource. Connect to multiple servers in one window. Supported database systems: MariaDB, MySQL, MS SQL, PostgreSQL and SQLite. Connect to servers via commandline. Connect via SSH tunnel, or pass SSL settings. Create and edit tables, views, stored routines, triggers and scheduled events. Generate nice SQL-exports, compress these afterwards, or put them on the clipboard. Export from one server/database directly to another server/database. Manage user-privileges, import text-files, export table rows as CSV, HTML, XML, SQL, LaTeX, Wiki Markup and PHP Array. Browse and edit table-data using a comfortable grid.

Navicat for PostgreSQL is an easy-to-use graphical tool for PostgreSQL database development. From writing simple SQL queries to developing complex databases, Navicat for PostgreSQL is designed to accommodate a wide range of users, from PostgreSQL beginners to seasoned developers. Connect to local/remote PostgreSQL servers and compatible with cloud databases like Amazon Redshift, Amazon Aurora, Amazon RDS, Google Cloud and Microsoft Azure, and all PostgreSQL database objects. Navicat provides users with our Navicat Cloud service. Sync your connection settings and queries to the cloud so you can get real-time queries and connections anytime and anywhere. With Navicat Cloud, you can leverage every minute of your day to maximize your productivity. Navicat allows you to establish secure SSH sessions through SSH Tunneling, ensuring strong authentication and secure encryption between two hosts. The authentication method can use a password or a public/private key pair.

Count is a fully collaborative and reactive data whiteboard. It brings together all the flexibility and creativity of a whiteboard, with the power of a SQL IDE, and the reactivity of BI notebooks. It makes it easy to break apart complex SQL queries and data models into interconnected cells to better understand the logic. Add sticky notes and visuals to help explain your work to stakeholders. Collaborate with other analysts or stakeholders as you build so you can get feedback faster. Turn any canvas into an interactive report or slideshow presentation.

Bytebase offers a web-based collaboration workspace to help DBAs and developers manage the database development lifecycle. Standardize database changes with peer review, lint rules, and GitOps integration. Run ad-hoc SQL queries with built-in data privacy protection via web-based IDE. Eliminate administrative complexity and ensure compliance with holistic policy control. Bytebase streamlines database deployment from non-prod to prod with change review workflow and optional GitOps integration. 100+ lint rules to detect SQL anti-patterns and enforce consistent SQL style in the organization. Batch change to multiple databases across different environments and tenants in a single ticket. Reuse developer workflow and manage change scripts in VCS. Lockless schema change to reduce database downtime from hours to seconds. Bytebase employs a security-first approach to protect your data with access control, data anonymization, watermarking, audit log, and more.