What are the best Mac OS X clients for Microsoft SQL Server?

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What are the best Mac OS X clients for Microsoft SQL Server?

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Best Mac OS X clients for Microsoft SQL Server	Price	Platforms	Technology
-- SQLPro for MSSQL	79.99	-	-
-- DBeaver	Free / paid	Windows, Linux, MacOS	Java
-- Navicat for SQL Server	$229	-	-
-- Azure Data Studio	FREE	-	-
-- PopSQL	-	-	-

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score 40 · Answer 1

SQLPro for MSSQL

Top Pro

Multiple connection methods

Sequel Pro can choose between standard and SSH connection methods. See More

Top Pro

Great UI

Clean, easy to use, highly polished interface. See More

Top Pro

Easy to use

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score 6 · Answer 2

DBeaver

Top Pro

Cross-platform

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

Specs

Platforms:Windows, Linux, MacOS

Technology:Java

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

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

Free

It is licensed under GPL v2. See More

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score 6 · Answer 3

Navicat for SQL Server

score 11 · Answer 4

Azure Data Studio

Top Con

UI

UI refresh is terrible, scrolling is hit/miss at best and the refresh of database objects is terrible if you are using a serverless instance of sql server. See More

Top Pro

IntelliSense

TactfulBorysthenis's Experience

UI is very buggy. See More

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score 5 · Answer 5

PopSQL

caitlanyu's Experience

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

score 1 · Answer 6

JookDB

Top Pro

Free and powerful

Specs

Platforms:Windows, Mac, Linux

Technology:C++

Database management:MySQL, MariaDB, Oracle, PostgreSQL, SQLite, MongoDB, DM, OceanBase, TiDB and SQLServer

Top Pro

Most of the databases supported as database development tools

Includes Mysql, Oracle, Sqlserver, PostgreSql, Sqlite, etc. The interface is smooth and responsive, and the functions are strong. See More

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6 Options Considered

My Recommendation for SQLPro for MSSQL

My Recommendation for SQLPro for MSSQL

Multiple connection methods

Great UI

Easy to use

My Recommendation for DBeaver

My Recommendation for DBeaver

Cross-platform

Formatted text view

Works for many types of databases

Follow foreign key to their primary key

Free

My Recommendation for Navicat for SQL Server

My Recommendation for Navicat for SQL Server

My Recommendation for Azure Data Studio

My Recommendation for Azure Data Studio

UI

IntelliSense

My Recommendation for PopSQL

My Recommendation for PopSQL

My Recommendation for JookDB

My Recommendation for JookDB

Free and powerful

Most of the databases supported as database development tools

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My Recommendation for TablePlus

My Recommendation for TablePlus

My Recommendation for DataGrip

My Recommendation for DataGrip

My Recommendation for TeamSQL

My Recommendation for TeamSQL

My Recommendation for Valentina Studio

My Recommendation for Valentina Studio

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