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Add to SafariWhen comparing DBeaver vs SEQUEL for PostgreSQL, the Slant community recommends DBeaver for most people. In the question“What are the best Mac OS X GUIs for PostgreSQL?” DBeaver is ranked 1st while SEQUEL for PostgreSQL is ranked 6th. 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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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 Very powerful and extended autocomplete.
Pro Customisable interface, feature rich SQL Editor with syntax highlight and autocomplete
Pro Thought-out object editors
There is no need to jump around tabs, etc. Everything is always available on the same page.
Pro Great GUI layout for small screens
Perfectly fits on a Macbook Pro 13's screen. Very comfortable to work with.
Pro Provides detailed control over every database element
Every database element has it's own management form, providing all available settings and parameters modification.
Pro Easy update table data from custom query
Easy to edit sql query result data and push back to database.
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 No Support documentation
Con No Passphrase for SSH keys
No ability to add a passphrase for an ssh key, refuses to connect to remote server without it.
Con No trial version
Con Closed source
