TablePlus nailed the UX for everyday queries. But when you need ERD diagrams, monitoring dashboards, AI-powered query review, or web deployment — PgStudio picks up where TablePlus stops.
TablePlus is great for writing queries and browsing data. But modern PostgreSQL work requires more — schema visualization, performance monitoring, backup automation, and analytics. PgStudio includes all of these out of the box.
TablePlus gives you a query editor and basic result viewing. Understanding query performance is entirely on you.
PgStudio includes an AI Review engine that analyzes your queries in real time. It scores them, flags potential issues (missing indexes, N+1 patterns, implicit casts), and suggests optimized alternatives. Multi-provider support (DeepSeek, Claude, GPT) keeps costs under control while maintaining quality.
TablePlus has no monitoring. PgStudio includes a dedicated Monitor Dashboard with active connections, slow queries, lock contention, cache hit ratios. Plus full admin: roles management, extensions, partitions, materialized views.
TablePlus is desktop-only. PgStudio runs as a desktop app, in the browser, or self-hosted via Docker. Your team can share a single instance with SSO and access control.
Both PgStudio and TablePlus offer inline cell editing. PgStudio adds visual change review and batch commit/rollback, so you always know exactly what will be written to the database before it happens.
| Data editing | PgStudio | TablePlus |
|---|---|---|
| Inline cell editing | ✓ | ✓ |
| Visual change review | ✓ | ✗ |
| Batch commit/rollback | ✓ | ✓ |
| Row filtering | ✓ | ✓ |
| Foreign key lookup | ✓ | ✗ |
We believe in honest comparisons. TablePlus has real advantages that matter.
TablePlus is genuinely great for what it does. The native macOS experience is among the best, the one-time pricing is refreshing, and multi-database support means one tool for all your databases. If you primarily work with multiple database types and need a lightweight client, TablePlus is excellent. PgStudio is for PostgreSQL-focused teams who need depth beyond querying.
You're all-in on PostgreSQL and need ERD, monitoring, AI review, backup automation, and the flexibility to deploy on desktop, web, or self-hosted.
You work with multiple database types, prefer a one-time payment, and primarily need a beautiful query client without deep admin features.
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