--- title: Beekeeper Studio canonical: https://saasranked.com/software/beekeeper-studio/ category: Database Client Software points: 81 rank: 3 of 12 facts_checked: 2026-10-08 --- # Beekeeper Studio Open-source database client for Windows, macOS and Linux, with a free Community edition and paid plans from $9 a month. 81 points out of 100. #3 of 12 database clients. Vendor: Beekeeper Studio Inc. Website: https://www.beekeeperstudio.io/ - The Community edition is free and its code is public under GPLv3 [1][3]. - Indie costs $9 a month billed yearly, which is $108 for the first 12 months [1]. - The supported-databases page lists 26 engines, including PostgreSQL, MySQL, SQL Server, Oracle, MongoDB and Snowflake [2]. - Paying for 12 months lets you keep using the paid features of the versions released in that time [1]. - Version 6.1.6 was released on 7 October 2026 [5]. Verdict: Beekeeper Studio suits developers who want one client for many engines, with a free edition they can read the code of [2][3]. Indie is $108 a year and keeps working on the versions you paid for if you stop [1]. The catch: import, the ER diagram and the AI Shell need a paid plan, and the vendor's pages show no query plan viewer, schema compare or visual query builder [1][6][9][10]. Best for: Developers who want a multi-engine client with a free open-source edition. ## Points | Criterion | Line | Value | Points | Note | |---|---|---|---|---| | Systems | Other systems | macOS, Linux | 6/6 | The download page offers macOS builds and Linux AppImage, DEB and RPM packages [7]. | | Databases | Main SQL engines | PostgreSQL, MySQL or MariaDB, SQL Server, Oracle, SQLite | 15/15 | The supported-databases page names all five; MySQL and MariaDB are listed separately [2]. | | Databases | NoSQL and cloud engines | MongoDB, Redis, BigQuery, Snowflake | 8/8 | The supported-databases page names MongoDB, Redis, Google BigQuery and Snowflake [2]. | | Databases | JDBC or ODBC drivers | Not published | 0/4 | Not published on the vendor's features page [6]. | | Connections and trust | SSH tunnel | Yes | 8/8 | The features page lists SSH tunnels; the pricing table shows them in the free Community edition [1][6]. | | Connections and trust | Open-source apps | Yes | 6/6 | Most of the repository is GPLv3; paid features sit in it under a commercial source-available licence [3]. | | Connections and trust | Recent release | Yes | 3/3 | Version 6.1.6 was released on 7 October 2026; the release page lists 6.1.5 on 5 October [5][4]. | | Tools | SQL code completion | Yes | 4/4 | The editor suggests tables after from or join, columns after a table alias, and keywords [8]. | | Tools | Visual query builder | Not published | 0/3 | Not published on the vendor's features page [6]. | | Tools | ER diagrams | Yes | 4/4 | Tools, Open ER Diagram shows how tables connect in the active database; included in all paid versions [9]. | | Tools | Schema or data compare | Not published | 0/4 | Not published on the vendor's features page [6]. | | Tools | Import from CSV or Excel | Yes | 4/4 | Paid licences can import CSV, JSON, JSON Lines and Excel files into a new or existing table [10]. | | Tools | Export formats | CSV, Excel, JSON | 3/3 | Query results can be downloaded as CSV, Excel, JSON and Markdown [11]. | | Tools | Query plan viewer | Not published | 0/4 | Not published on the vendor's features page or editor docs [6][8]. | | Tools | AI assistant | Yes | 3/3 | AI Shell writes and runs SQL with permission, on paid plans. Docs mention beta only for provider choice, so we count it [1][12]. | | Price | Free edition | Yes | 6/6 | Community is free with no time limit. Intended for small businesses and individuals; larger firms are asked to pay, so we count it [1]. | | Price | Perpetual licence | Yes | 5/5 | Paying for 12 months lets you use the paid features of those versions forever, even after cancelling [1]. | | Price | Cheapest paid plan | $108/yr | 6/10 | Indie, $9 a month billed yearly, one user for 12 months [1]. | ## Plans | Plan | Price | Per month (USD) | |---|---|---| | Community | Free [1] | $0 | | Indie | $9/month billed yearly ($108/year) [1] | $9 | | Professional | $14/user/month billed yearly [1] | $14 | | Business | $18/user/month billed yearly [1] | $18 | Prices are per user per month when billed yearly. Monthly billing is higher and counts as 12 months after a year of payments [1]. ## Strengths - Names 26 database engines, including all five main SQL engines and MongoDB, Redis, BigQuery and Snowflake [2]. - Community edition code is public under GPLv3 [3]. - SSH tunnels work in the free Community edition [1]. - A paid licence keeps working for the versions released during the paid year [1]. ## Limits - Community is meant for individuals and small businesses under 10 employees or $1m revenue; larger firms are asked to buy a licence [1]. - Importing files and the ER diagram are paid features [1][9][10]. - The feature list shows no query plan viewer, visual query builder or schema compare [6]. - The AI Shell is only on Professional and Business, which start at $14 a user a month [1]. ## Vendor claims (not scored) - Beekeeper Studio says it offers full feature parity across all supported operating systems [13]. ## Sources 1. [Beekeeper Studio pricing](https://www.beekeeperstudio.io/pricing), Beekeeper Studio, accessed 2026-10-08 2. [Supported databases](https://www.beekeeperstudio.io/db), Beekeeper Studio, accessed 2026-10-08 3. [beekeeper-studio/beekeeper-studio](https://github.com/beekeeper-studio/beekeeper-studio), GitHub, accessed 2026-10-08 4. [Beekeeper Studio releases](https://www.beekeeperstudio.io/releases), Beekeeper Studio, accessed 2026-10-08 5. [Releases, beekeeper-studio/beekeeper-studio](https://github.com/beekeeper-studio/beekeeper-studio/releases), GitHub, accessed 2026-10-08 6. [Beekeeper Studio features](https://www.beekeeperstudio.io/features), Beekeeper Studio, accessed 2026-10-08 7. [Download Beekeeper Studio](https://www.beekeeperstudio.io/get), Beekeeper Studio, accessed 2026-10-08 8. [SQL editor](https://docs.beekeeperstudio.io/user_guide/sql_editor/editor/), Beekeeper Studio docs, accessed 2026-10-08 9. [Entity Relationship Diagrams (ERD)](https://docs.beekeeperstudio.io/user_guide/entity-relationship-diagrams-erd/), Beekeeper Studio docs, accessed 2026-10-08 10. [Importing Data (CSV, JSON, etc.)](https://docs.beekeeperstudio.io/user_guide/importing-data-csv-json-etc/), Beekeeper Studio docs, accessed 2026-10-08 11. [Data Export](https://docs.beekeeperstudio.io/user_guide/data-export/), Beekeeper Studio docs, accessed 2026-10-08 12. [SQL AI Shell](https://docs.beekeeperstudio.io/user_guide/sql-ai-shell/), Beekeeper Studio docs, accessed 2026-10-08 13. [Beekeeper Studio documentation](https://docs.beekeeperstudio.io/), Beekeeper Studio docs, accessed 2026-10-08