Slant community chat on Discourse| 13 Recommended Products | Recommendations | Price | Last Updated |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 DataGrip· · · | 9 | 1 | $ 199/Y | Aug 15, 2017 |
| #2 Postico· · · | 10 | 2 | $39.99 | Aug 30, 2017 |
| #3 pgAdmin 4· · · | 11 | 4 | Free | Sep 18, 2017 |
| #4 SEQUEL for PostgreSQL· · · | 19 | 0 | 59.99 | Jul 26, 2017 |
| #5 DBeaver· · · | 4 | 0 | FREE | Aug 25, 2017 |
| #6 Navicat for PostgreSQL· · · | 2 | 0 | – | Dec 12, 2015 |
Pro Supports multiple languages
DataGrip is not a language-specific IDE. It supports a wide variety of languages by default, such as PostgreSQL, MySQL, Oracle, Microsoft SQL Server, Derby, H2, Sqlite, and many more. You can also specify your own JDBC drivers to get support for additional platforms.
Pro Beautiful and customizable UI
DataGrip currently provides two theme options, light and dark. The UI is intuitive to navigate and provides powerful features such as a diagram view of table relationships.
Pro Version control support
DataGrip supports a wide variety of VCS tools out of the box so that you can edit, test, and commit changes without ever leaving the tool.
Con Expensive
This is an annual subscription with tiered pricing that diminishes a small amount year over year. But there are other much cheaper or free alternatives. This is the premium priced product of the bunch.
Pro Native experience and clean user interface
Postico is a native OS X app which is available through Mac App Store. The UI is fast, responsive and integrates seamlessly with the OS.
Pro Created by an experienced developer in the field
Postico is the successor of PG Commander, an older Mac Posgres GUI tool which is also widely used. They are both maintained by the same person.
Con No multiple query tabs
To be fair, multiple windows / tabs IS a feature. It's just part of the paid version.
Con Commercial
Postico is a commercial app, with a one-time fee of $35. There is a a free trial available
Pro Open source
pgAdmin is open source and actively contributed to.
Con UI for Mac is very different from other Mac apps
The file navigation seems homegrown and is very hard to use. It resets you to the root directory every time you open a new file browser.
Con Outdated, bland UI
The user interface looks extremely outdated and boring.
Pro Fast UI
The Navicat UI is extremely quick to respond to requests.
Pro Good autocomplete
Navicat offers a strong code completion feature.
Con Expensive
Navicat is quite expensive at $149 for the standard edition, and $199 for enterprise.
Pro Free
PSequel is currently free to use.
Pro Fast, native UI
The UI is clean, simple and elegant
Con No way to save files
You cannot save a file. Makes it way to easy to lose work.
Con Closed source
PSequel is currently closed source and the developer has stated there is no plans to open source it in the near future.
Pro All Databases Supported in Free Version
All databases are supported in a single version, so you don't have to pay for individual DB support.
Pro Free Version is Feature Packed
Many features in the free version are only available in other paid versions.
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Pro Database content editor
Support for adaptive editors.
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Pro Powerful SQL terminal
PG Commander offers a built-in SQL terminal.
Pro Fast, native UI
The UI is clean and simple with a native feel.
Con No longer developed
PG Commander is by the same developer who is developing Postico. Therefore PG Commander is no longer being developed, and the developer suggests using Postico instead.
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