When comparing HeidiSQL vs DB Browser for SQLite, the Slant community recommends HeidiSQL for most people. In the question“What is the best SQLite manager for Windows?” HeidiSQL is ranked 2nd while DB Browser for SQLite is ranked 3rd. The most important reason people chose HeidiSQL is:
Licensed under GNU GPL.
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Pros
Pro Free
Licensed under GNU GPL.
Pro Portable
Alongside the possibility of downloading the installer and sourcecode, a portable version of the software is available.
Pro Great UI and ease of use
HeidiSQL has a comprehensive and intuitive interface.
Pro Syntax completion

Pro Lightweight
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.
Pro Data synchronization
HeidiSQL can compare and synchronize your data and structure between local and remote databases.
Pro SSH tunnel
HeidiSQL allows connecting to your MySQL database via SSH tunnel.
Pro Connect to servers via command line
You can use command line parameters to automate connections.
Pro Works fine with Wine under Linux
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 Can be buggy
HeidiSQL is known to have some bugs that results in crashes.
Con Intellisense is not intelligent
No intellisense for columns unless table name is aliased.
Con UI design is very bad
Generic windows form
Con No session backup
You cannot recover your session after close or even worse crash.
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.
Con No built-in debugger included
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.
