When comparing Base 2 vs DB Browser for SQLite, the Slant community recommends Base 2 for most people. In the question“What are the best Mac OS X GUIs for SQLite?” Base 2 is ranked 1st while DB Browser for SQLite is ranked 3rd. The most important reason people chose Base 2 is:
Base can easily import existing SQL or CSV data and save them to a SQLite database.
Specs
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Pros
Pro Easy data import
Base can easily import existing SQL or CSV data and save them to a SQLite database.
Pro Cross platform
DB Browser for SQLite is cross-platform and it's available for Mac, Linux and Windows.
Pro Open source
DB Browser is completely free and Open Source, it's source code is hosted on GitHub and is accessible by anyone.
Pro Simple to use
This tool was made to be used by both developers and end users. It was not made to be a shell for sqlite nor does it require to have knowledge of SQL. It's simply a visual tool to help users work with SQLite databases.
Cons
Con Proprietary
Base is a proprietary software, it costs £19.99 to buy. Although it has a free trial version which has multiple limitations, such as limiting developers to 15-minute long sessions and queries do not return more than 5 rows.
Con May freeze with big files
Even though large SQLite databases are very rare, DB Browser for SQLite freezes in those cases it comes across them.