Open source alternatives to TablePlus

4 projects on starwire do the same job. Ranked by how much of what TablePlus does each one covers, read from its README and website. Ties go to the most active.

What TablePlus does

Database GUI clientcore
Connect to many databasescore
Data browsing and editing
SQL editor
Schema editing
SSH tunnels
Native fast UI

Each dot in the table is one job, in this order. Square dots are core jobs and count double. Full means yes, half means partly. "See the evidence" under a project shows the line behind each one. Coverage is what a project documents, not how well it works or how hard it is to move to. How we score this

Project	Covers	Stars	Commits, 12 weeks	Last release	Closed vs opened	Setup	License
veloxdbDesktop database admin client for PostgreSQL, built with Tauri	Replaces it100%	925+16	13	27 days ago	100%	Install like an app	MIT
Covers everything on the checklist.See the evidence Database GUI clientcoreYesDatabases, unleashed on your desktop. Connect to many databasescoreYesOne unified client for relational SQL Data browsing and editingYesinline cell editing, row insertion, and row deletion SQL editorYesCodeMirror 6-Powered Editor Schema editingYesInline Schema Editing SSH tunnelsYesSSH Tunneling Native fast UIYesNative desktop application powered by Rust and Tauri 2.
HeidiSQLWindows client for managing MySQL, PostgreSQL, SQL Server and other databases	Replaces it94%	6.3k+5	67	20 days ago	100%	Install like an app	GPL-2.0
Covers all 2 core jobs. Partly: Native fast UI.See the evidence Database GUI clientcoreYesgraphical interface for managing MariaDB or MySQL servers Connect to many databasescoreYesMariaDB, MySQL, MS SQL, PostgreSQL, SQLite, Interbase, Firebird Data browsing and editingYeslets you browse and edit data SQL editorYesRunning SQL queries Schema editingYescreate and edit tables, views, procedures, triggers SSH tunnelsYesConnect via SSH tunnel, or pass SSL settings Native fast UIPartlywritten in Delphi and Lazarus/FreePascal
tabularisDesktop SQL client with ER diagrams, many database drivers and a built-in MCP server	Replaces it78%	5.5k+64	980	5 days ago	98%	Install like an app	Apache-2.0
Covers all 2 core jobs. Partly: Data browsing and editing; Schema editing; SSH tunnels; Native fast UI.See the evidence Database GUI clientcoreYesopen-source desktop SQL workspace Connect to many databasescoreYes3 built-in database drivers and 29 shipped driver plugins Data browsing and editingPartlyData Grid SQL editorYesMonaco editor, notebooks, visual query builder Schema editingPartlyschema tools SSH tunnelsPartlySSH and Kubernetes tunneling Native fast UIPartlyHuman use Native UI
dbdelveLightweight database client built with Rust and GPUI	Not checked yet	1.3k+63	406	yesterday	69%	Install like an app	GPL-3.0

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