List of SQL software and tools

This is a list of software and programming tools for the SQL language, including RDBMSs, database clients, IDEs, Database administration tools, migration tools, and related projects.

Relational database management systems (RDBMSs)

Main articles: Comparison of relational database management systems and List of relational database management systems

• 4th Dimension
• Access Database Engine
• Actian Zen
• Adabas D
• Altibase
• Amazon Aurora
• Apache Derby
• Apache Ignite
• ClickHouse
• Clustrix
• CockroachDB
• CUBRID
• DataEase
• Dataphor
• dBase
• DuckDB
• Empress Embedded Database
• EnterpriseDB
• eXtremeDB
• Exasol
• Extensible Storage Engine
• FileMaker Pro
• Firebird
• FrontBase
• Greenplum
• H2
• Helix
• HSQLDB
• IBM Db2
• Informix
• Ingres
• InterBase
• InterSystems Caché
• InterSystems IRIS
• Linter SQL RDBMS
• MariaDB
• MaxDB
• Microsoft Azure SQL Database
• Microsoft SQL Server
• Microsoft SQL Server Express
• Mimer SQL
• MonetDB
• mSQL
• MySQL
• Netezza
• NexusDB
• NonStop SQL
• NuoDB
• OpenLink Virtuoso
• Oracle database
• Oracle Rdb
• Panorama
• Paradox
• Percona Server for MySQL
• Percona XtraDB
• Polyhedra
• PostgreSQL
• Postgres Plus Advanced Server
• R:Base
• SAP HANA
• SAP Adaptive Server Enterprise
• SAP IQ
• SingleStore
• Snowflake Cloud Data Warehouse
• solidDB
• SQL Anywhere
• SQLBase
• SQLite
• SQream DB
• SAP Advantage Database Server
• Teradata
• TiDB
• TimesTen
• Trafodion
• Transbase
• Unisys OS 2200 databases
• UniData
• UniVerse
• Vectorwise
• VoltDB
• YugabyteDB

Database clients and management tools

See also: Comparison of database administration tools

• Adminer
• Apache OpenOffice Base
• DBeaver
• DBEdit
• DatabaseSpy
• Database Workbench
• dbForge
• HeidiSQL
• LibreOffice Base
• Microsoft Access
• Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio
• MySQL Workbench
• Navicat
• Oracle Enterprise Manager
• pgAdmin
• phpLiteAdmin
• PhpSQLiteAdmin
• phpMyAdmin
• SQL Database Studio
• SQLyog
• sqsh
• SQuirreL SQL Client
• Toad Data Modeler
• TOra

Database migration and version control

• Flyway — database migration tool
• Liquibase — database schema change management ^[1]

Data modeling tools

• ER/Studio — data modeling and architecture tool from IDERA
• erwin Data Modeler — data modeling software
• PowerDesigner – data modeling and data Warehouse ^[2]

SQL IDEs and development tools

• Application Development System Online (ADSO) — 4GL and development environment for IDMS databases
• DataGrip — SQL IDE by JetBrains
• DbForge Studio – query building, data editing, debugging, and database management tools.
• Oracle SQL Developer — IDE for Oracle Database
• PL/SQL Developer – Oracle database environment that focuses on the development of PL/SQL stored-program units
• Toad — IDE and management tool for various RDBMSs ^[3]

Database drivers and ORMs

See also: List of object–relational mapping software

• JDBC — Java database connectivity
• ODBC — Open Database Connectivity
• SQLAlchemy — Python SQL toolkit and ORM
• Hibernate — Java ORM framework
• Doctrine — PHP ORM framework
• Entity Framework — .NET ORM framework
• ActiveRecord — Ruby ORM framework

Data analysis and business intelligence

• DuckDB — in-process SQL OLAP database for analytics
• Metabase — open-source business intelligence tool
• Tableau — data visualization and analysis
• Power BI — Microsoft business intelligence platform
• Apache Superset — modern data exploration and visualization platform
• Redash — open-source query and visualization platform
• Vertica — columnar SQL database optimized for data warehousing and large-scale analytics ^[4]

Testing and performance tools

• HammerDB — load testing and benchmarking tool for databases
• pgbench — PostgreSQL benchmarking tool ^[5]

Backup, replication, and high availability

• pgBackRest — open-source PostgreSQL backup and restore tool
• Oracle Data Guard — high availability and disaster recovery
• SymmetricDS — database replication and synchronization ^[6]

See also

• DataFlex — programming language and development environment for business applications with support for SQL databases
• Microsoft Visual FoxPro — programming language and database system with SQL-like query support
• NoSQL
• NewSQL
• Wikibooks Structured Query Language

External links

• PostgreSQL official site
• MySQL official site
• SQLite official site
• SQL Server official site
• Oracle Database official site

References

1. "Liquibase vs Flyway | Baeldung". www.baeldung.com. 2022-04-13. Retrieved 2025-09-20.
2. "Data Modeling Tools Comparison: Top Picks for 2024 | Orchestra". www.getorchestra.io. Retrieved 2025-09-20.
3. "52 SQL Editors and IDEs Compared (2020): The Ultimate List". www.databasestar.com. Retrieved 2025-09-20.
4. "Apache Superset vs Tableau, Power BI, Metabase – which BI tool to choose for e-commerce analytics?". www.attomy.io. Retrieved 2025-09-20.
5. "pgbench". PostgreSQL Documentation. 2025-08-14. Retrieved 2025-09-20.
6. "Data Synchronization for Edge Computing with SymmetricDS". freeCodeCamp.org. 2025-03-13. Retrieved 2025-09-20.

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