HeidiSQL vs AQT

Licensed under GNU GPL.

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

HeidiSQL has a comprehensive and intuitive interface.

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

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

HeidiSQL allows connecting to your MySQL database via SSH tunnel.

You can use command line parameters to automate connections.

A visual data explorer to view your SQL result set and easily total, sort, format, and group it (grouping is done by dragging columns to the header and groups can easily be collapsed/expanded and show column subtotals). You can also freeze columns on the left to for easy viewing of wide result sets, copy any row or rows to excel or other tool including column headings and get totals by highlighting adjacent columns.

A point-and-click data loader that generates your create table statement when creating a new table and includes the ability to add column expressions to alter/clean your source data during the load.

A robust visual query builder that has the ability to easily create SQL including complex sub-queries, supports with clauses and can save your table relationships for re-use.