Best Poor SQL Alternatives in 2026
Updated
20 apps from SQL linters and formatters ranked against Poor SQL on the same published basis.
- 1Poor SQL vs SQL Formatter
- 2Poor SQL vs Sqruff
- 3Poor SQL vs JSQLFormatter
- 5Poor SQL vs Sleek
- 6Poor SQL vs SQLFluff
- 7Poor SQL vs sqlfmt
- 8Poor SQL vs TSQLLint
- 9Poor SQL vs pgFormatter
- 10Poor SQL vs SQLint
- 11Poor SQL vs PgSanity
- 12Poor SQL vs SQL Formatter VSCode
- 13Poor SQL vs sql-tools
- 14Poor SQL vs SQLFormat.org
- 15Poor SQL vs Squawk
- 16Poor SQL vs SQL Pretty Printer
- 17Poor SQL vs Valk Guard
- 18Poor SQL vs SQLCheck
- 19Poor SQL vs SQL Enlight
- 20Poor SQL vs sqlfmt
- 21Poor SQL vs Prettier SQL
Poor SQL alternatives compared
| # | App | Score | Free plan | From | Runs on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SQL Formatter | 6.6 | Free plan | Free | Browser, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 2 | Sqruff | 6.6 | Free plan | Free | Browser, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 3 | JSQLFormatter | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows |
| 5 | Sleek | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | Browser, Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 6 | SQLFluff | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows |
| 7 | sqlfmt | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, self-hosted, Web |
| 8 | TSQLLint | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | Browser, Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 9 | pgFormatter | 6.4 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, self-hosted, Web |
| 10 | SQLint | 6.4 | Free plan | Free | Linux |
| 11 | PgSanity | 6.3 | Free plan | Free | Linux, self-hosted |
| 12 | SQL Formatter VSCode | 6.3 | Free plan | Free | Browser |
| 13 | sql-tools | 6.3 | Free plan | Free | Web |
| 14 | SQLFormat.org | 6.3 | Free plan | Free | API, Web |
| 15 | Squawk | 5.8 | No | — | Android, API, Browser, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 16 | SQL Pretty Printer | 5.5 | No | — | Web, Windows |
| 17 | Valk Guard | 5.4 | No | — | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 18 | SQLCheck | 5.3 | No | — | Windows, Mac, Linux |
| 19 | SQL Enlight | 5.2 | No | — | API, Browser, self-hosted, Windows |
| 20 | sqlfmt | 5.2 | No | — | Web |
| 21 | Prettier SQL | 5.1 | No | — | — |
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Questions about Poor SQL alternatives
What is the best alternative to Poor SQL?
SQL Formatter, number 1 in SQL linters and formatters with a score of 6.6 out of 10. The others here: Sqruff, JSQLFormatter, Sleek and 16 more.
What is the best free alternative to Poor SQL?
SQL Formatter is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 13 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.






















