Honest, transparent comparisons with every major PostgreSQL tool. We show where we excel and where others might be a better fit.
pgAdmin is the default PostgreSQL GUI. It's powerful but dated. See how PgStudio delivers the same depth with a modern experience.
TablePlus nailed the UX. But it stops at basic queries. PgStudio goes further with ERD, monitoring, AI, and web deployment.
DBeaver supports 50+ databases. PgStudio speaks only PostgreSQL — but speaks it fluently, with deep admin features others can't match.
DataGrip is powerful but heavy and expensive. PgStudio offers PostgreSQL-specific features at a fraction of the cost and resource usage.
DBPro has a clean UI and smooth inline editing. But PgStudio already ships the features DBPro has on their distant roadmap.
Postico is a beloved Mac-only PostgreSQL client. Comparison page launching soon.
A bird's-eye view across the most popular PostgreSQL tools.
| Feature | PgStudio | pgAdmin 4 | TablePlus | DBeaver | DataGrip | DBPro |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🏗️ Platform | ||||||
| Web browser | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Desktop native | ✓ | ~ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Self-host option | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Multi-DB support | PG only | PG only | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| 📝 Query & Edit | ||||||
| SQL autocomplete | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Visual Query Builder | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | Pro | ✗ | ✗ |
| Inline cell editing | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| EXPLAIN visualizer | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ |
| ⚡ Power Features | ||||||
| ERD viewer | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | v8 |
| AI Query Review | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | AI assist | v5 |
| Monitor dashboard | ✓ | basic | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | v2 |
| Backup/Restore | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | export | export | ✗ |
| 🔧 PostgreSQL Admin | ||||||
| Roles & permissions | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | basic | basic | ✗ |
| Extensions manager | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Partitions | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | view | ✗ |
| Materialized views | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ |
| 💰 Pricing | ||||||
| Free tier | ✓ | ✓ OSS | limited | ✓ CE | trial | ✓ |
| Paid plan | €19/mo | free | $89 once | $25/mo | €25/mo | $9.99/mo |
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