Best Squawk Alternatives in 2026
Updated
20 apps from SQL linters and formatters ranked against Squawk on the same published basis.
- 1Squawk vs SQL Formatter
- 2Squawk vs Sqruff
- 3Squawk vs JSQLFormatter
- 4Squawk vs Poor SQL
- 5Squawk vs Sleek
- 6Squawk vs SQLFluff
- 7Squawk vs sqlfmt
- 8Squawk vs TSQLLint
- 9Squawk vs pgFormatter
- 10Squawk vs SQLint
- 11Squawk vs PgSanity
- 12Squawk vs SQL Formatter VSCode
- 13Squawk vs sql-tools
- 14Squawk vs SQLFormat.org
- 16Squawk vs SQL Pretty Printer
- 17Squawk vs Valk Guard
- 18Squawk vs SQLCheck
- 19Squawk vs SQL Enlight
- 20Squawk vs sqlfmt
- 21Squawk vs Prettier SQL
Squawk 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 |
| 4 | Poor SQL | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, Web, 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 |
| 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, self-hosted, Windows |
| 20 | sqlfmt | 5.2 | No | — | Web |
| 21 | Prettier SQL | 5.1 | No | — | — |
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Questions about Squawk alternatives
What is the best alternative to Squawk?
SQL Formatter, number 1 in SQL linters and formatters with a score of 6.6 out of 10. The others here: Sqruff, JSQLFormatter, Poor SQL and 16 more.
What is the best free alternative to Squawk?
SQL Formatter 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.