When comparing Sqlectron vs SQL Workbench/J, the Slant community recommends Sqlectron for most people. In the question“What are the best SQL clients for Linux?” Sqlectron is ranked 5th while SQL Workbench/J is ranked 9th. The most important reason people chose Sqlectron is:
Sqlectron supports PostgreSQL, MySQL (and MariaDB), MSSQL Server, SQLite, and Cassandra.
Specs
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Pros
Pro Built-in support for major databases
Sqlectron supports PostgreSQL, MySQL (and MariaDB), MSSQL Server, SQLite, and Cassandra.
Pro Allows you to edit changes before they are executed.
Any changes to the database generate SQL statements that you can review and edit before running.
Pro Works with almost any SQL database
Can work with any database with a jdbc driver.
Pro Can edit data in table mode.
Easy to make changes when viewing data.
Cons
Con Unmaintained
The creator stopped working on the project, it is in need of maintainers.
Con Written in Electron
Con Only installable through npm
Horrible package manager that is not allowed on our servers.
Con No plugins
Con Buggy
Sqlectron is installable and that's about it. You can't actually add servers to connect to in the app, making it a 200 MB paperweight.