Best SQL Query Tools in 2026
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In short: DBeaver is ranked #1 of 30 as of 4 October 2026, ahead of Mode and Apache Drill. The best-ranked option with a free plan is Mode. The lowest first paid tier on this page is Amazon Redshift at $0.54/mo.
SQL query tools can support data exploration, repeatable analysis and collaboration around database work. Compared on AI query assistance, SQL notebooks, scheduled queries and team query sharing, the options also show deployment choices, query history retention, free plans and paid-from pricing. Consider which capabilities fit your workflow: keeping a record of earlier queries, running work on a schedule or sharing it with teammates may each carry different weight. DBeaver, Mode and Apache Drill are among the tools to compare, with Apache Hue and Hex also in the mix. Check deployment and cost details against the way your team expects to write, revisit and share SQL.
30 SQL query tools ranked on what their makers publish — plans and prices, free tiers, platforms and the facts on their own pages.
SQL Query Tools, one module each. A lit port is something its maker publishes; 11 of the 25 on this page have a public API.
- 01 DBeaver API yesOSS not on recordFREE yesDOCS 7.4$9.42/mo
- 02 Mode API yesOSS not on recordFREE yesDOCS 7.4Free
- 03 Apache Drill API yesOSS not on recordFREE yesDOCS 7.3Free
- 04 Apache Hue API yesOSS not on recordFREE yesDOCS 7.3Free
- 05 Hex API yesOSS not on recordFREE yesDOCS 7.3$36/mo
- 06 MotherDuck API yesOSS not on recordFREE yesDOCS 7.3$250/mo
- 07 Outerbase Studio API yesOSS not on recordFREE yesDOCS 7.2Free
- 08 BigQuery Data Clean Rooms API yesOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 7.0
- 09 Querybook API yesOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 7.0
- 10 Snowflake CoCo API yesOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 6.8
- 11 Amazon Redshift API yesOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 6.7$0.54/mo
- 12 Beekeeper Studio API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE yesDOCS 6.0$0.75/mo
- 13 Databricks Notebooks API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE yesDOCS 5.9Free
- 14 DataGrip API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE yesDOCS 5.9$10.90/mo
- 15 dbForge Studio for PostgreSQL API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE yesDOCS 5.9$7.50/mo
- 16 DbVisualizer API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE yesDOCS 5.9$16.58/mo
- 17 Oracle Database API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.6
- 18 Redash API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.1
- 19 HeidiSQL API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.0
- 20 Valentina Studio API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.0
- 21 WinSQL API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.0
- 22 SQL Workbench/J API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 4.9
- 23 TablePlus API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 4.9
- 24 Execute Query API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 4.8
- 25 mycli API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 4.8
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Questions about this list
Which SQL query tool is ranked first on Inferse?
DBeaver is ranked #1 of 30 with a score of 7.4. Mode is second and Apache Drill third.
How many of these have a free plan?
12 of the 25 on this page publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
Which is the cheapest paid option?
On this page, Amazon Redshift has the lowest first paid tier we found: $0.54/mo.
How is this list ranked?
Ranked on what each maker publishes, open and connectable first: a public API, open-source code, the depth of its documentation and a free tier to try it on. Model lists are sorted by the figure in their title, exactly as each provider publishes it. Paid placements never change a rank.