DBeaver vs Beekeeper Studio
Two of the top three database clients, compared rule by rule on published facts.
In short
- DBeaver has 91 points and Beekeeper Studio 81, 10 apart on our database client software rules.
- DBeaver earns more on databases and tools; Beekeeper Studio earns more on price.
- Cheapest paid plan: DBeaver $113/yr, Beekeeper Studio $108/yr.
- Only DBeaver meets: JDBC or ODBC drivers, visual query builder, schema or data compare and query plan viewer.
- Only Beekeeper Studio meets: perpetual licence.
Beekeeper Studio81/100 #3 of 12
Best for: Developers who want a multi-engine client with a free open-source edition.
Points by group
| Group | DBeaver | Beekeeper Studio |
|---|---|---|
| Systems of 6 | 6 | 6 |
| Databases of 27 | 27 | 23 |
| Connections and trust of 17 | 17 | 17 |
| Tools of 29 | 29 | 18 |
| Price of 21 | 12 | 17 |
| Total | 91 | 81 |
Rule by rule
What each vendor publishes, and the points it earns. Sources are on each product page.
| Rule (points) | DBeaver | Beekeeper Studio |
|---|---|---|
| Other systems (6) | macOS, Linux 6 | macOS, Linux 6 |
| Main SQL engines (15) | PostgreSQL, MySQL or MariaDB, SQL Server, Oracle, SQLite 15 | PostgreSQL, MySQL or MariaDB, SQL Server, Oracle, SQLite 15 |
| NoSQL and cloud engines (8) | MongoDB, Redis, BigQuery, Snowflake 8 | MongoDB, Redis, BigQuery, Snowflake 8 |
| JDBC or ODBC drivers (4) | Yes 4 | Not published 0 |
| SSH tunnel (8) | Yes 8 | Yes 8 |
| Open-source apps (6) | Yes 6 | Yes 6 |
| Recent release (3) | Yes 3 | Yes 3 |
| SQL code completion (4) | Yes 4 | Yes 4 |
| Visual query builder (3) | Yes 3 | Not published 0 |
| ER diagrams (4) | Yes 4 | Yes 4 |
| Schema or data compare (4) | Yes 4 | Not published 0 |
| Import from CSV or Excel (4) | Yes 4 | Yes 4 |
| Export formats (3) | CSV, Excel, JSON 3 | CSV, Excel, JSON 3 |
| Query plan viewer (4) | Yes 4 | Not published 0 |
| AI assistant (3) | Yes 3 | Yes 3 |
| Free edition (6) | Yes 6 | Yes 6 |
| Perpetual licence (5) | No 0 | Yes 5 |
| Cheapest paid plan (10) | $113/yr 6 | $108/yr 6 |
DBeaver
DBeaver suits people who want one client for many engines and a free edition with open code. Lite includes a visual query builder, ER diagrams and AI help for $113 a year. The catch: pricing lists only subscriptions, and schema compare needs a higher edition.
Beekeeper Studio
Beekeeper Studio suits developers who want one client for many engines, with a free edition they can read the code of. Indie is $108 a year and keeps working on the versions you paid for if you stop. The catch: import, the ER diagram and the AI Shell need a paid plan, and the vendor's pages show no query plan viewer, schema compare or visual query builder.
Both products are scored by the same rules: how we score database clients.