When comparing TablePlus vs MySQL Workbench, the Slant community recommends TablePlus for most people. In the question“What are the best MySQL GUI clients for OS X?” TablePlus is ranked 3rd while MySQL Workbench is ranked 5th. The most important reason people chose TablePlus is:
TablePlus supports multi-tab and multi-window viewing, as well as generates code review whenever you make a change to your database.
Specs
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Pros
Pro Multi-tabs & code review
TablePlus supports multi-tab and multi-window viewing, as well as generates code review whenever you make a change to your database.
Pro Powerful SQL editor
Equipped with the following features:
•Highlight syntax
•Indent SQL Command
•Split Results into Tabs
•Save favorite SQL to snippet
•Customize font size
Pro Native, beautiful and friendly
TablePlus is a native app which helps you easily edit database data and structure.
Pro It's fast
Pro Clean interface
Unlike many database editors, TablePlus is simple and clean. Just enough. Think SequelPro, but for many databases.
Pro Customizable appearance
TablePlus' smartly designed interface not only gives you powerful functions, but also allows you to personalize your database workspace by changing themes and font sizes.
Our shortcut keys also help you work faster and be more efficient.
Pro Easy to use
Actions can be directly carried out on tables. The software prepares the relevant query for approval before execution.
Pro Community version
There is a community edition available that is free and open source; licensed under GPL.
Pro EER diagramming
MySQL Workbench has enhanced entity–relationship modeling support.
Pro Cross-platform
Works on Windows, Linux, OS X.
Pro Database synchronization
Forward & reverse engeneering
Cons
Con Mixed experience
Doesn't support HiDPi mode on Windows, everything looks blurry. On Linux it has missing features. On Mac seems to be working just fine. But overall a mixed experience.
Con Unintuitive UI
Workbench's user interface is regarded by a lot of users as unintuitive and hard to use.
It seems cluttered and hard to get used to. The left side of the application has several sections (which you get to choose which to open) with several tools for each. A lot of features are hidden behind menus and need some getting used to find them.
Con Freezes constantly
Running any kind of query with more than a thousand records or even just opening a file and other actions crashes the application. You are unable to actually stop a query. You have to kill from Windows Task Manager every single time.