Beekeeper Studio
Beekeeper Studio is a modern and friendly SQL Server GUI client. Our users tell us that Beekeeper Studio is the most intuitive, and easy to use SQL Server GUI client available.
Beekeeper Studio cares about the details, for example, if you paste a SQL Server url into Beekeeper Studio it will just work (tm)
I’ve upgraded from SQL Server and it was a smooth change — Beekeeper Studio enhanced my own workstream, offering a cleaner experience and better performance, as well as flexibility.
Beekeeper Studio is designed primarily to be an easy to use database GUI. We really sweat the details to make the app as intuitive as possible.
Simply ask questions about your data and Beekeeper’s AI Shell will answer them. The AI shell is smart - it can explore your database, run queries (with permission) and double check its work using real data. No hand holding or futzing around required. Learn more.
Beekeeper Studio’s query editor is powerful, but easy to use. To start writing SQL, pop open a new tab and begin typing – just like in your regular text editor. Learn more.
Open any table in a spreadsheet that makes it quick and easy to navigate, filter, edit, and delete your table data. Also included: clickable foreign keys, data export, and syntax-highlighted editors. Learn more
Right click any table to modify its schema. Easily change column names, types, defaults, and nullability. Plus add relations and indexes, all without writing any SQL. Learn more
Take any table, view, or query result and export it to CSV, Excel, or JSON in two clicks. Plus import your own CSVs into SQL Server in two clicks. Learn more
Beekeeper’s Team Workspaces let you easily work across multiple machines and share connections and queries with your colleagues. All data is encrypted at rest and in transit, so your information always stays secure. Learn more.
Easily set up different sharing groups by organizing data into folders and sharing each folder with a different group.
Beekeeper Studio was clean, smooth and just worked.
Beekeeper Studio supports all variants of SQL Server provided by Microsoft Azure, including (but not limited to):
Basically - if the database is SQL Server compatible, Beekeeper Studio can connect to it. If you’re confused about what kind of SQL Server you’re using, just try connecting with Beekeeper Studio - it will probably just work.
Beekeeper Studio supports seamless Azure Single Sign On. This is sometimes called Azure SSO, Active Directory Authentication, or Microsoft Entra Authentication.
If your database is hosted on Azure, and you have Azure Active Directory set up, you can use Beekeeper Studio to connect to your database without needing to enter a username or password.
Simply click ‘connect’, and Beekeeper Studio will open a browser window to authenticate with Azure Active Directory. In two clicks you’re connected.
Beekeeper Studio supports Windows Authentication for SQL Server. Use your Windows credentials to authenticate with SQL Server in place of a normal username and password.
Kerberos authentication is fully cross platform and available for MacOS, Windows, and Linux versions of Beekeeper Studio.
Connecting is simple, and if you’re already downloaded ODBC drivers and run kinit it will ‘just work’. Here’s our full list of requirements
Beekeeper Studio has 100% feature parity across Linux, MacOS, and Windows. So no matter which operating system you work (or play) from, you can use all of our SQL Server features with complete cross-platform compatibility, no compromises. We use a cross-platform app development framework to make sure that you get the best SQL Server GUI client experience, regardless of whether you use MacOS, Windows, or Linux.
Beekeeper Studio also works great on Chromebooks, Raspberry Pi 3+, and maybe even the odd toaster or fridge (if they run Linux).
When I switched to using Linux full time from Mac, the hardest thing was finding replacement apps. Beekeeper has been a breath of fresh air, and not only works on Linux, but feels like a first class citizen!
Beekeeper Studio is available for Windows, so you can easily query, edit, and manage your SQL Server databases. Beekeeper Studio's Windows download is available from our download page as an installer, a portable .exe file, or an MSI package for IT teams. Beekeeper Studio supports Windows 10+ on both x64 and ARM64 PCs, more information is available in our Windows documentation.
Beekeeper Studio integrates seamlessly into the MacOS environment for querying, editing, and managing SQL Server. Beekeeper Studio's MacOS app is available the downloads page. Beekeeper Studio supports both Intel and Apple silicon Macs. More information is available on our MacOS documentation page.
Beekeeper Studio's SQL Server GUI has full feature parity on Linux. Linux is a first-class OS to the Beekeeper Studio team, and we think it's the best way to edit, query, and manage your SQL Server database. Beekeeper Studio works great on all major distributions, including Ubuntu, Fedora, and Arch. You can get Beekeeper Studio's linux client on our download page. Learn more on our Linux docs.
Beekeeper Studio is built by me, Matthew Rathbone and a small team of part-time developers. We build software we care about. We're not part of a big corporation, and we don't have a large investor in the background writing checks. Unlike many of our well-funded competitors, all of Beekeeper Studio's code is available on GitHub, and we also publish a full-featured free version of Beekeeper Studio for those who can't afford the paid editions. We're on a mission to make good software available to everyone. Every purchase directly supports us and our ongoing commitment to open source.
I hope you enjoy using Beekeeper Studio as much as we enjoy making it.
Our users tell us that Beekeeper's clean and intuitive interface makes using databases fun again.
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So far the most comprehensive DB admin GUI out there. The only reason I haven’t given 5 stars is I cannot claim to have used it exhaustively only having discovered it two weeks ago. But so far, mySQL, MSSQL and Postgres in one tool is simply incredible.
Planning to purchase once pay day hits.
I have to use multiple databases (MySql, Postgre and MS SQL) and Beekeper has been an absolute joy! The UI is clean and has exactly what I need.
The best thing about Beekeeper Studio is the clean interface and presentation of data. It’s the best tool available that I know of. I use Postgres, MySQL, SQLite, Oracle and MS SQL as an engineer and Beekeeper does the lot with a very smooth and spacious natural intuitive interface. If you short list Beekeper Studio I’m pretty sure it will become your go-to.
Our efficiency for managing our SQL code is a 2-3x improvement using Beekeeper compared to before.
I’m not sure I know what we would be doing without Beekeeper, probably coming up with file based sharing system with checkout permissions on a SharePoint which would be amazingly painful.
We’ve used a ton of database IDE’s over the years. To have this consistent, clean and elegant interface in any operating system saves time and money throughout the development process. Highly recommend you give a try.
Switched from DBeaver - absolutely in love with Beekeeper Studio’s zen-like interface! The multi-tab workflow and quick table editing save me hours weekly. It’s the SQL client that sparks joy while managing databases 🐝✨
this is awesome and very useful to me 😎🔥🔥
I had been using the free version of Beekeeper studio for a while, but when I needed to work with some MongoDB databases I upgraded to the paid version. And honestly, I was up and running in no time. Beekeeper is slick, fast, and it just works. Very intuitive, very easy to use. I work with MongoDB, Postgresql, SQL Server, and other databases in my job, and having one tool that can talk to them all is just wonderful.
Thank you, Matthew and team!
Beekeeper studio has changed how I view using databases! Query execution is very lightweight and human readable thanks to its intuitive query editor. I’ve upgraded from SQL Server and it was a smooth change — Beekeeper Studio enhanced my own workstream, offering a cleaner experience and better performance, as well as flexibility.
Beekeeper Studio saved me at least 30% of my work with data analysis tasks. I can more easily see patterns in the data which makes for a much faster way of compiling my reports, and ultimately finding much more insight. Overall, Beekeeper Studio is a lovely choice for anyone wanting to level up their database management!
Guys, WOW,
I have been using the AI to interact with my database today and I am thoroughly impressed.
I am genuinely curious about how you managed to make it generate queries so quickly and accurately.
Ive been asking some pretty complex questions but still, all my inquiries got a response. Freaking dope
Unlike pgAdmin, Beekeeper is remarkably simple to use yet not lacking in features–and the price is right! The database backup feature is particularly useful. Just great software.
Being a Linux user, you get your selection of DB client tools like DB Visualizer with cutting edge UI / UX experiences fresh from ’90s built on Java. With Beekeeper Studio, Linux is a first class citizen with a native app that is beautiful, lightweight, full featured and fast. Best DB tool on Linux by a country mile.
I use this BD client every day, and it’s been a great experience. The user interface is sleek and easy to navigate, and the performance is top-notch—everything runs smoothly without any hitches. The best part, however, is the excellent support team that’s always quick to resolve any issues. Highly recommend for anyone looking for a reliable and efficient BD client!
I use Beekeeper Studio with SQLite and SQL Server databases, both on Windows and Linux platforms. I’ve found it to be a stable, usable app. It’s the daily driver for my work.
In my role i cover all legacy code, and brand new code, using MSSQL/Mariadb/Oracle/Postgres and sqlite, i think i have now found the tool that cover all my needs in one tool
I have tried to use several SQL client’s for Linux, and Beekeeper is the best for me. I’m a hard sell because I am used to MSSQL enterprise and Beekeeper really stands out against all the others.
Beekeeper Studio is BY FAR the most user-friendly DB GUI out there! I started using it a year ago and now our whole team bought a license. The multi-DB support is simply awesome as I use 4 different types of databases on a regular basis. Plus it works on Windows and Mac.
I’ve used many different DB clients over the past 10 years but they were all lacking in some regard so I gave a Beekeeper a try and I immediately knew that this is the one. Beekeeper is so much better than any other client that its not even close. Clean and modern UI, fast, intuitive. It has made my development a lot easier and faster.
I’m new to database management. Having a tool like BeeKeeper Studio is very helpful to me, as I’m learning on how to use this tool. I used other software in the past. They were not as flexible as this one, and sometimes, there was no mac version.
I found the tool very well designed and easy to use.
I was looking for easy interface alternative for TablePlus and I ended up in finding BeeKeeper. Its awesome lightweight and full of features. Loved it!!