When comparing Sqlectron vs DbSchema, the Slant community recommends DbSchema for most people. In the question“What are the best cross-platform GUI tools for DBMS?” DbSchema is ranked 6th while Sqlectron is ranked 7th. The most important reason people chose DbSchema is:
Includes the possibility to edit tables and data directly in the diagram without writing SQL statements.
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 Graphical Diagram Editor
Includes the possibility to edit tables and data directly in the diagram without writing SQL statements.
Pro Multi-platform
Runs on Windows, Mac, and Linux.
Pro Virtual Foreign Keys
If the Database schema is missing real foreign keys, it is possible to create virtual ones to be used within the tool.
Pro Generator for Random Data
Includes the possibility to generate random numerical data or fetch random entries from a text file to populate the database.
Pro Generate schema from existing database
Includes the possibility to generate an ER diagram from an existing database.
Pro SQL editor with syntax highlighting
Includes an SQL editor with syntax highlighting and code completion feature.
Pro Graphical Query Editor
Includes a visual query editor capable of using different join types, filters as well as the 'group by' clause.
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.
