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+title: 'Database Tools in 2024: A Year in Review'
+author: Tianzhou
+updated_at: 2024/12/21 10:00:00
+feature_image: /content/blog/database-tool-review-2024/grey-wolf-and-white-deer.webp
+featured: true
+tags: Industry, Hidden
+description: What happened in the database tooling landscape in 2024.
+---
+
+Database tools are the critical enablers that bridge the diverse needs of developers, database administrators (DBAs), security engineers, and platform engineers, serving as the foundation for managing, optimizing, securing, and governing data systems.
+Let's take a look at the database tooling landscape in 2024.
+
+## Debuts
+
+### Neosync
+
+[Neosync](https://www.neosync.dev/) is an open-source platform designed to help developers manage sensitive data by providing tools for data anonymization, synthetic data generation, and environment synchronization.
+
+### Teable
+
+[Teable](https://teable.io/) is an open-source, no-code database platform that combines the simplicity of a spreadsheet interface with the robustness of PostgreSQL. It enables users to create and manage complex database applications without writing code, facilitating real-time collaboration and scalability.
+
+## Starlets
+
+### Bytebase
+
+Being part of the database tooling ecosystem, 2024 is also a pivotal year for us at Bytebase:
+
+- In April, our GitHub stars [have surpassed 10k](/blog/ten-thousands-github-stars), making us the fastest-growing and most popular project in our segment.
+- In October, we launched [Bytebase 3.0](/blog/bytebase-3-0), marking our evolution from a Database DevOps solution to a Database DevSecOps solution, with a strong emphasis on security.
+- Our customer base and revenue have grown multifold, leading to operational profitability. Our products are trusted by small teams in Polynesia as well as some of the largest Fortune 500 companies worldwide.
+
+### Outerbase
+
+[Outerbase](https://www.outerbase.com/) is an AI-powered database platform that enables users to view, query, visualize, and edit their data through an intuitive interface. Recently, they [open-sourced Outerbase Studio](https://github.com/outerbase/studio) browser-based GUI client for managing databases like SQLite, PostgreSQL, and MySQL.
+
+## Acquisitions
+
+While database tooling acquisitions may not grab headlines like high-profile data infrastructure deals—such as [OpenAI’s acquisition of Rockset](https://openai.com/index/openai-acquires-rockset/) or [Databricks’ purchase of Tabular](https://www.databricks.com/blog/databricks-tabular)—they are equally indicative of the industry’s momentum:
+
+- [Snowflake acquires TruEra](https://www.snowflake.com/en/blog/snowflake-acquires-truera-to-bring-llm-ml-observability-to-data-cloud/): TruEra is an AI observability platform for assessing the quality of LLM applications and addressing risks like hallucination, bias, and toxicity.
+- [Databricks acquires Lilac](https://www.databricks.com/blog/lilac-joins-databricks-simplify-unstructured-data-evaluation-generative-ai): Lilac is a tool for data scientists and AI researchers to explore, understand, and modify text datasets in a tractable way.
+- [Perforce acquires Delphix](https://www.perforce.com/blog/perforce-to-acquire-delphix): Delphix is a data platform specializing in data masking, virtualization, and compliance solutions.
+- [Timescale acquires PopSQL](https://www.timescale.com/blog/best-postgresql-gui-popsql-joins-timescale/): PopSQL is a collaborative SQL editor known for its intuitive interface and team-friendly features (also our favorite besides our very own [SQL Editor](/sql-editor/)).
+
+## Bittersweet Farewell
+
+As we reflect on the evolving database tooling landscape, it’s worth acknowledging the bittersweet reality that not all tools achieve longevity, even when they embody innovation and promise. Tools like [OtterTune](https://ottertune.com/), a trailblazer in database tuning, and [Snaplet](https://snaplet.dev/), which streamlined database cloning and sanitization for development environments, stand out as examples of ingenuity.
+
+Though these tools may have ceased operations, their contributions to the ecosystem remain impactful and enduring.
+
+## Parting Words
+
+Database tools are more than just companions to database systems—they are an integral part of the database ecosystem, sometimes outlasting the very technologies they support. As underlying database technologies evolve, these tools adapt and thrive by harnessing new capabilities.
+
+See you in 2025.