Best MotherDuck Alternatives in 2026
Updated
20 apps from SQL query tools ranked against MotherDuck on the same published basis.
- 1MotherDuck vs Outerbase Studio
- 2MotherDuck vs Beekeeper Studio
- 3MotherDuck vs DBeaver
- 4MotherDuck vs dbForge Studio for PostgreSQL
- 5MotherDuck vs Apache Drill
- 6MotherDuck vs DataGrip
- 7MotherDuck vs DbVisualizer
- 8MotherDuck vs HeidiSQL
- 9MotherDuck vs SQL Workbench/J
- 10MotherDuck vs Valentina Studio
- 11MotherDuck vs Apache Hue
- 12MotherDuck vs Databricks Notebooks
- 13MotherDuck vs Hex
- 14MotherDuck vs Mode
- 16MotherDuck vs TablePlus
- 17MotherDuck vs BigQuery Data Clean Rooms
- 18MotherDuck vs Querybook
- 19MotherDuck vs dbForge Studio for MySQL
- 20MotherDuck vs Oracle Database
- 21MotherDuck vs Oracle SQL Developer
MotherDuck alternatives compared
| # | App | Score | Free plan | From | Runs on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outerbase Studio | 6.7 | Free plan | Free | Android, API, Browser, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 2 | Beekeeper Studio | 6.6 | Free plan | $9/mo | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 3 | DBeaver | 6.6 | Free plan | $9.42/mo | API, Browser, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 4 | dbForge Studio for PostgreSQL | 6.6 | Free plan | $7.50/mo | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 5 | Apache Drill | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows |
| 6 | DataGrip | 6.5 | Free plan | $10.90/mo | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 7 | DbVisualizer | 6.5 | Free plan | $16.58/mo | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 8 | HeidiSQL | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 9 | SQL Workbench/J | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 10 | Valentina Studio | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 11 | Apache Hue | 6.4 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, self-hosted, Web |
| 12 | Databricks Notebooks | 6.4 | Free plan | Free | Web |
| 13 | Hex | 6.4 | Free plan | $36/mo | API, Web |
| 14 | Mode | 6.4 | Free plan | Free | API, Web |
| 16 | TablePlus | 5.6 | No | — | iOS, Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 17 | BigQuery Data Clean Rooms | 5.5 | No | — | API, Web |
| 18 | Querybook | 5.5 | No | — | API, self-hosted, Web |
| 19 | dbForge Studio for MySQL | 5.4 | No | $9.95/mo | Windows, Linux |
| 20 | Oracle Database | 5.4 | No | — | self-hosted |
| 21 | Oracle SQL Developer | 5.3 | No | — | Linux, Mac, Windows |
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Questions about MotherDuck alternatives
What is the best alternative to MotherDuck?
Outerbase Studio, number 1 in SQL query tools with a score of 6.7 out of 10. The others here: Beekeeper Studio, DBeaver, dbForge Studio for PostgreSQL and 16 more.
What is the best free alternative to MotherDuck?
Outerbase Studio is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 14 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
How are these alternatives ranked?
Ranked free-and-open first: a usable free tier and open-source code, then the platforms it runs on and its documentation.