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Add to SafariWhen comparing DBeaver vs Navicat for SQLite, the Slant community recommends DBeaver for most people. In the question“What are the best Mac OS X clients for Microsoft SQL Server?” DBeaver is ranked 2nd while Navicat for SQLite is ranked 3rd. The most important reason people chose DBeaver is:
Supported on Windows (2000/XP/2003/Vista/7/8/10), Linux, Mac OS and Solaris (x86).
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Question Ranking
Pros
Pro Cross-platform
Supported on Windows (2000/XP/2003/Vista/7/8/10), Linux, Mac OS and Solaris (x86).
Pro Free
It is licensed under GPL v2.
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.
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.
Pro Formatted text view
It has the classic grid view and a well-organized text view that you can quick-select with CTRL-A.
Pro Easy to use, clean neat inteface
Pro Excellent choice of import/export options
You can easily import data from ODBC, Excel, Access, DBF, TXT, CSV, XML, JSON etc and export to Excel, Access, DBF, TXT, CSV, XML, JSON etc.
Pro Easy to use
Navicat manages an intuitive, easy to use UI without sacrificing functionality.
Pro Data and structure synchronization
Navicat can compare and synchronize your data and structure between local and remote databases.
Pro Unicode support
Navicat has full unicode support.
Pro SQL code completion
Navicat supports auto-complete for SQL queries.
Pro Visual report builder
Build reports in a visual way. Once set up, the process can be scheduled.
Pro Visual query builder
Create and edit queries without writing SQL.
Pro Cross-platform
Originally released on Windows, it has been ported to OS X and Linux.
Pro User management
Navicat allows for simple user and access management.
Pro Batch job scheduling
You can schedule things like backups, restores, data transfers or report building.
Pro HTTP Tunneling
Navicat offers HTTP Tunneling which allows users to bypass ISP restrictions on direct db server connections.
Cons
Con Never-ending function errors
Like, 'Communications link failure', 'Connection refused' (Community Edition 6.2.1).
Con Cannot view function
Con Trigger edition
Until version 3.5.8 you can not edit triggers, only view (since 3.5.6).
Con Expensive
Navicat for SQLite is very expensive, at least compared to other alternatives. It's cheapest version costs $129.00.
