Best Open Source Alternatives to Navicat

Compare the best free and open-source alternatives to Navicat — self-hosted and desktop replacements you fully control, ranked by GitHub stars, license and platform support.

Curated by open-source.store · Updated August 2026 · 3 alternatives

Navicat

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Navicat alternatives compared

Open-source alternatives to Navicat, compared by stars, license and platform
Tool		License	Platforms	Self-hosted
DBeaver	51,248	Apache-2.0	macOSWindowsLinux	No	Jul 2026	Visit
Beekeeper Studio	23,292	GPL-3.0	macOSWindowsLinux	No	Aug 2026	Visit
HeidiSQL	6,195	GPL-3.0	Windows	No	Jul 2026	Visit