Best Database Testing Tools in 2026
Updated
In short: Amazon Deequ is ranked #1 of 26 as of 5 October 2026, ahead of DataKitchen TestGen and Atlas. The best-ranked option with a free plan is DataKitchen TestGen. The lowest first paid tier on this page is QuerySurge at $1.58/mo.
Database testing can focus on data quality, schema changes, stored procedures, or a combination of checks. Compare database support and the available check types, then look at test execution and test language to assess how an option could fit your workflow. DataKitchen TestGen, Atlas, and Great Expectations are among the tools shown. The listed free-plan availability and paid starting price add cost considerations as you weigh testing needs against the capabilities provided.
26 database testing tools ranked on what their makers publish — plans and prices, free tiers, platforms and the facts on their own pages.
12 of the 25 here have a free tier you can use, 0 have open-source code on record, and 0 have full bars: free, open, on most of your devices and documented.
| # | App | Signal | Free tier | Open code | Devices | From | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amazon DeequWindows · Mac · Linux · Self-hosted · API | Three bars | — | 3 of 6 | Free | 6.6 | |
| 2 | DataKitchen TestGenWeb · Windows · Mac · Linux · Self-hosted · API | Three bars | — | 4 of 6 | $100/mo | 6.6 | |
| 3 | AtlasWindows · Mac · Linux · Self-hosted · API | Three bars | — | 3 of 6 | $9/mo | 6.5 | |
| 4 | Great ExpectationsWeb · Mac · Linux · Self-hosted · API | Three bars | — | 3 of 6 | Free | 6.5 | |
| 5 | pgrollWindows · Mac · Linux · Self-hosted | Three bars | — | 3 of 6 | Free | 6.5 | |
| 6 | SodaWeb · Linux · Self-hosted · API | Two bars | — | 2 of 6 | $750/mo | 6.5 | |
| 7 | SQLancerWindows · Mac · Linux | Three bars | — | 3 of 6 | Free | 6.5 | |
| 8 | SQLFluffWindows · Mac · Linux · Self-hosted · API | Three bars | — | 3 of 6 | Free | 6.5 | |
| 9 | utPLSQLWindows · Mac · Linux · Self-hosted | Three bars | — | 3 of 6 | Free | 6.5 | |
| 10 | tSQLtSelf-hosted | Two bars | — | 0 of 6 | Free | 6.4 | |
| 11 | Bytebase EnterpriseWeb · Self-hosted · API | Two bars | — | 1 of 6 | $20/mo | 6.3 | |
| 12 | pgtestdbSelf-hosted | Two bars | — | 0 of 6 | Free | 6.3 | |
| 13 | DbFitWeb · Windows · Linux · Self-hosted | Two bars | — | — | 3 of 6 | — | 5.6 |
| 14 | LiquibaseWindows · Mac · Linux · Self-hosted · API · Extension | Two bars | — | — | 3 of 6 | — | 5.5 |
| 15 | SqitchWindows · Mac · Linux · Self-hosted | Two bars | — | — | 3 of 6 | — | 5.5 |
| 16 | moriMac · Linux | One bar | — | — | 2 of 6 | — | 5.4 |
| 17 | pgTAPLinux · Self-hosted | One bar | — | — | 1 of 6 | — | 5.4 |
| 18 | Database RiderSelf-hosted | One bar | — | — | 0 of 6 | — | 5.3 |
| 19 | HammerDBWeb · Windows · Linux | One bar | — | — | 3 of 6 | — | 5.2 |
| 20 | NBiWindows | No signal | — | — | 1 of 6 | — | 5.2 |
| 21 | Percona pstressLinux | No signal | — | — | 1 of 6 | — | 5.2 |
| 22 | QuerySurgeWeb · Windows · Linux · Self-hosted · API | Two bars | — | — | 3 of 6 | $1.58/mo | 5.2 |
| 23 | Redgate SQL ProvisionWeb · Windows · Linux · Self-hosted | Two bars | — | — | 3 of 6 | — | 5.2 |
| 24 | ContextQA Database TestingWeb | No signal | — | — | 1 of 6 | — | 4.8 |
| 25 | DatafoldWeb | No signal | — | — | 1 of 6 | — | 4.8 |
Compare all 25 in a table
| # | App | Score | Free plan | From | Free plan | Paid from | Database support | Schema migration tests |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amazon Deequ | 6.6 | Free plan | Free | — | — | — | Yes |
| 2 | DataKitchen TestGen | 6.6 | Free plan | $100/mo | Yes | — | Amazon Aurora PostgreSQL, Amazon Redshift, Azure SQL Database, Azure Synapse Analytics, Databricks SQL, Google BigQuery, Microsoft OneLake (Microsoft Fabric), Microsoft SQL Server, Oracle Database, PostgreSQL, Salesforce Data 360, SAP HANA, Snowflake | Yes |
| 3 | Atlas | 6.5 | Free plan | $9/mo | Yes | — | — | — |
| 4 | Great Expectations | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | Yes | — | AlloyDB, Amazon Aurora PostgreSQL, Citus, Databricks SQL, Microsoft SQL Server, Neon, Oracle, PostgreSQL, Redshift, Snowflake, SQLite, Trino | Yes |
| 5 | pgroll | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | — | — | — | — |
| 6 | Soda | 6.5 | Free plan | $750/mo | Yes | 750 /mo | Athena, BigQuery, Databricks SQL, Dremio, DuckDB, Fabric, MySQL, Oracle, PostgreSQL, Redshift, Spark Dataframe, Snowflake, SQL Server, Synapse, Trino | Yes |
| 7 | SQLancer | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | Yes | — | Citus, ClickHouse, CockroachDB, Databend, Apache DataFusion, Apache Doris, DuckDB, H2, Apache Hive, HSQLDB, MariaDB, Materialize, MySQL, OceanBase, PostgreSQL, Presto, QuestDB, Apache Spark, SQLite, TiDB, YugabyteDB | — |
| 8 | SQLFluff | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | Yes | — | — | — |
| 9 | utPLSQL | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | Yes | — | Oracle Database 19c or newer | — |
| 10 | tSQLt | 6.4 | Free plan | Free | Yes | — | Microsoft SQL Server | Yes |
| 11 | Bytebase Enterprise | 6.3 | Free plan | $20/mo | No | — | — | — |
| 12 | pgtestdb | 6.3 | Free plan | Free | — | — | PostgreSQL | Yes |
| 13 | DbFit | 5.6 | No | — | Yes | — | — | — |
| 14 | Liquibase | 5.5 | No | — | Yes | — | — | — |
| 15 | Sqitch | 5.5 | No | — | — | — | — | — |
| 16 | mori | 5.4 | No | — | — | — | PostgreSQL, CockroachDB, MySQL, MariaDB, Microsoft SQL Server, SQLite, DuckDB, Redis, Firestore | Yes |
| 17 | pgTAP | 5.4 | No | — | Yes | — | PostgreSQL | Yes |
| 18 | Database Rider | 5.3 | No | — | — | — | — | — |
| 19 | HammerDB | 5.2 | No | — | Yes | — | — | — |
| 20 | NBi | 5.2 | No | — | — | — | OleDb-compatible databases; ODBC-compatible databases; ADOMD-compatible databases; SQL Server; MySQL; PostgreSQL; Mondrian; Neo4j; Gremlin-compatible databases; Azure Cosmos DB | — |
| 21 | Percona pstress | 5.2 | No | — | Yes | — | MySQL, Percona Server, Percona XtraDB Cluster | Yes |
| 22 | QuerySurge | 5.2 | No | $1.58/mo | No | — | Access, Azure Analysis Services, Azure Synapse, Btrieve, DB2, EnterpriseDB, Exasol, Greenplum, Impala, IMS, Informix, MariaDB, MySQL, Nonstop SQL, Oracle, PostgreSQL, SAP Business One, SAP HANA, SQL Server, SingleStore, Sybase, Sybase IQ, Teradata, xBase | Yes |
| 23 | Redgate SQL Provision | 5.2 | No | — | Yes | — | SQL Server; Azure SQL Database; SQL Server on Azure Virtual Machines; SQL Server on Amazon Virtual Machines; Google Cloud SQL for SQL Server; SQL Server on Google Cloud Virtual Machines | — |
| 24 | ContextQA Database Testing | 4.8 | No | — | No | — | PostgreSQL, MySQL, SQL Server, Oracle, MongoDB | Yes |
| 25 | Datafold | 4.8 | No | — | No | — | Amazon S3, Azure Data Lake Storage, Athena, Azure Synapse Analytics, BigQuery, Databricks, Dremio, Google Cloud Storage, MySQL, MariaDB, Microsoft SQL Server, Netezza, Vertica, Oracle, Snowflake, PostgreSQL, Redshift, SAP HANA, Starburst, Teradata, Trino | Yes |
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Questions about this list
Which database testing tool is ranked first on Freedom251?
Amazon Deequ is ranked #1 of 26 with a score of 6.6. DataKitchen TestGen is second and Atlas third.
How many of these have a free plan?
12 of the 25 on this page publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
Which is the cheapest paid option?
On this page, QuerySurge has the lowest first paid tier we found: $1.58/mo.
How is this list ranked?
Ranked free-and-open first: a usable free tier and open-source code, then the platforms it runs on and its documentation.