What are the best MySQL client applications for Windows?

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The Best 3 of 15 OptionsWhy?

Best MySQL client applications for Windows	Price	Last Updated
92 dbForge Studio for MySQL	$0-249.95	Dec 4, 2018
90 HeidiSQL	FREE	Nov 29, 2018
90 Navicat for MySQL	$99 - $259	Oct 29, 2018
76 MySQL Workbench	FREE	Nov 4, 2018
-- DBeaver	FREE	Jun 12, 2018

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HeidiSQL

Top Pro

Free

Licensed under GNU GPL. See More

Top Con

Can be buggy

HeidiSQL is known to have some bugs that results in crashes. See More

Johan Van de Merwe's Experience

I am using this software for all my MySQL backend modifications and maintenance. See More

Top Pro

Great UI and ease of use

HeidiSQL has a comprehensive and intuitive interface. See More

Top Con

Works under Linux only with Wine

It works quite well under Wine with Linux, but you must always take notice if the last version of HeidiSQL has been tested, for it may not run at all. There are some bugs in the Wine version that can be annoying and you have to kill the program and restart it. A native Linux version would be great. See More

Joel Hernández's Experience

It's really simple and straightforward. I like the import/exporting options, the user manager, data management, data filtering, multi database connectivity, and so on... I love it! See More

Top Pro

Portable

Alongside the possibility of downloading the installer and sourcecode, a portable version of the software is available. See More

Top Con

Intellisense is not intelligent

No intellisense for columns unless table name is aliased. See More

VivaciousKisshoten's Experience

Unable to launch program - initial window appears offscreen, with no way to show it. See More

Top Pro

Lightweight

Top Con

No built-in debugger included

Top Pro

Syntax completion

Top Pro

Data synchronization

HeidiSQL can compare and synchronize your data and structure between local and remote databases. See More

Top Pro

Great user management

The user manager of HeidiSQL can easily set privileges on a per-database level or give access to only certain commands. See More

Top Pro

Works fine with Wine under Linux

Top Pro

SSH tunnel

HeidiSQL allows connecting to your MySQL database via SSH tunnel. See More

Top Pro

Connect to servers via command line

You can use command line parameters to automate connections. See More

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Navicat for MySQL

Top Pro

Data and structure synchronization

Navicat can compare and synchronize your data and structure between local and remote databases. See More

Top Con

Cost

The cost of a license ranges from $119.20-$159.20. See More

Top Pro

HTTP/SSH tunnel

You can upload a PHP script to enable HTTP tunneling or choose a SSH tunnel instead. See More

Top Pro

Excellent choice of import/export options

You can easily import data from ODBC, Excel, Access, DBF, TXT, CSV, XML, JSON etc and export to Excel, Access, DBF, TXT, CSV, XML, JSON etc. See More

Top Pro

Easy to use

Navicat manages an intuitive, easy to use UI without sacrificing functionality. See More

Top Pro

Navicat Premium supports Cloud Collaboration

You can work with teammates to collaborate on connection settings, queries and models conveniently. See More

Top Pro

Batch job scheduling

You can schedule things like backups, restores, data transfers or report building. See More

Top Pro

Visual query builder

Create and edit queries without writing SQL. See More

Top Pro

Cross-platform

Originally released on Windows, it has been ported to OS X and Linux. See More

Top Pro

User management

Navicat allows for simple user and access management. See More

Top Pro

Visual report builder

Build reports in a visual way. Once set up, the process can be scheduled. See More

Top Pro

Unicode support

Navicat has full unicode support. See More

Top Pro

SQL code completion

Navicat supports auto-complete for SQL queries. See More

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MySQL Workbench

Top Con

Unintuitive UI

Workbench's user interface is regarded by a lot of users as unintuitive and hard to use. It seems cluttered and hard to get used to. The left side of the application has several sections (which you get to choose which to open) with several tools for each. A lot of features are hidden behind menus and need some getting used to find them. See More

Top Pro

Community version

There is a community edition available that is free and open source; licensed under GPL. See More

Top Con

Freezes constantly

Running any kind of query with more than a thousand records or even just opening a file and other actions crashes the application. You are unable to actually stop a query. You have to kill from Windows Task Manager every single time. See More

Top Pro

Easy to use

Actions can be directly carried out on tables. The software prepares the relevant query for approval before execution. See More

Top Pro

Cross-platform

Works on Windows, Linux, OS X. See More

Top Pro

EER diagramming

MySQL Workbench has enhanced entity–relationship modeling support. See More

Top Pro

Database synchronization

Forward & reverse engeneering See More

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DBeaver

Top Pro

Free

It it licensed under GPL v2. See More

Top Con

Cannnot view function

Top Pro

Cross-Platform

Supported on Windows (2000/XP/2003/Vista/7/8/10), Linux, Mac OS and Solaris (x86) See More

Top Con

Trigger edition

Until version 3.5.8 you can not edit triggers, only view (since 3.5.6). See More

Top Pro

Formatted text view

It has the classic grid view and a well-organized text view that you can quick-select with CTRL-A. See More

Top Pro

Works for many types of databases

MySQL, Oracle, PostgreSQL, IBM DB2, Microsoft SQL Server, Microsoft Access, Sybase, Java DB (Derby), Firebird (Interbase), Derby (JavaDB), SQLite, Mimer, HSQLDB, H2, IBM Informix, Teradata, SAP MAX DB, Cache, Ingres, Linter, Vertica, MongoDB, Cassandra, ODBC, Any JDBC compliant data source See More

Top Pro

Follow foreign key to their primary key

If you have a table with a foreign key you can click on it to see the table row where this key references to. See More

Top Pro

Easy to use, clean neat inteface

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DataGrip

Top Pro

Polyglot IDE

DataGrip is a multi-platform SQL IDE that is not limited to any particular database platform. DataGrip support a variety of systems out of the box, such as H2, MySQL, PostgreSQL, Oracle, and Microsoft SQL. Additionally, you can specify your own drivers for even further compatibility with your preferred database system. See More

Top Con

Paid software

As with most JetBrains products, DataGrip is a paid tool. It operates on a monthly installment plan. However, after 12 months continuous payment, you will receive a perpetual license for the initial version of DataGrip that you signed up for. See More

Top Pro

Code completion

Top Pro

Version control integration

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SQLyog

Top Pro

Easy to use and elegant UI

The UI is uncluttered and intuitive. See More

Top Con

Premium support at an additional cost

Top Pro

Visual design of queries

Query builder is very intuitive and easy for designing very complex queries. See More

Top Con

Cost

Pricing starts at $69 and goes up to $299. See More

Top Pro

Community version

There is a free/community version available here. See More

Top Pro

Power tools

There are very useful power tools to do task like database synchronization, visual data comparison, Schedule backup with email notification. One can also schedule task with scheduler and will get report of task completion or error in email. See More

Top Pro

Session restore

User can enable session restore to avoid loss of unsaved work. See More

Top Pro

Data visualization

Top Pro

Store model in project file

Top Pro

Discounts for multiple users

Top Pro

Free upgrades for 1 year included

Top Pro

Unconditional 90-day money back policy

Top Pro

Premium support option

Top Pro

Personalized themes

Top Pro

Fast and stable

Completely written in c/c++ using win32 api gives is edge in performance over other clients. See More

Top Pro

Advanced connection options

It's possible to connect to any MySQL server with these powerful connection options - HTTP, SSH, SSL. See More

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Valentina Studio

Top Pro

Cross-platform

Valentina Studio works on Windows, Linux and OS X. See More

Top Con

PRO account needs to be renewed for updates

The purchase of a PRO account only includes 12 months of updates. See More

Top Pro

Good UI

Valentina Studio has a responsive and clean user interface. See More

Top Pro

Free version

Valentina Studio is a free version, with more features in the Pro version. See More

Top Pro

Don't Pay Extra for More Database Support

All databases are supported in both the free and paid for versions. See More

Top Pro

Works with all major databases

Valentina DB, MySQL, MariaDB, PostgreSQL, MS SQL Serverand SQLite databases. See More

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Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio

Top Con

Requires MySQL ODBC driver

Top Con

825MB setup file

PopSQL

caitlanyu's Experience

PopSQL provides a seamless experience to write queries, visualize data, as well as sharing results with my team. See More

Sequel Pro

TablePlus

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