Best free and paid SSMS alternatives - complete list of 23 SQL Server Utilities
| Name | Cross Database | Platform | Official/Download page | Release | Author | License | Free version | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SSMS | No | No | SSMS | 2018-05-09 | Microsoft | Yes | No | |
| SQL OPS Studio | No | Linux,Mac | SQL OPS Studio | 2017-11-15 | Microsoft | Yes | No | |
| Log Parser Lizard GUI | Oracle,MySQL,PostgreSQL,Other | No | Log Parser Lizard GUI | 2017-06-01 | Lizard Labs | Yes | $59 | |
| SQL Server Data Tools | No | No | SQL Server Data Tools | 2018-04-10 | Microsoft | Yes | No | |
| Dbeaver | Oracle,MySQL,PostgreSQL,Other | Linux,Mac | Dbeaver | 2018-05-13 | Open Source | Yes | No | |
| HeidiSQL | Oracle,MySQL,PostgreSQL,Other | No | HeidiSQL | 2017-12-19 | Open Source | Yes | No | |
| Red Gate SQL Prompt | No | No | Red Gate SQL Prompt | 2016-04-28 | Red Gate | No | $369 | |
| Rapid SQL | Oracle,MySQL,PostgreSQL,Other | No | Rapid SQL | ? | Idera | No | $710 | |
| dbForge Studio | No | No | dbForge Studio | 2017-03-12 | Devart | Shareware | Yes | $250 |
| Dell Toad for SQL Serve | No | No | Dell Toad for SQL Server | 2015-05-12 | Dell | No | ? | |
| DataGrip | Oracle,MySQL,PostgreSQL,Other | Linux,Mac | DataGrip | 2017-02-21 | Jet Brains | No | $89 | |
| SQL Enlight | No | No | SQL Enlight | 2016-04-25 | UbitSoft | No | $295 | |
| SoftTree SQL Assistant | Oracle,MySQL,PostgreSQL,Other | No | SoftTree SQL Assistant | 2017-12-17 | SoftTree | No | $215 | |
| EMS SQL Management Studio | No | No | EMS SQL Management Studio | 2016-05-26 | EMS | No | $257 | |
| Aqua Data Studio | Oracle,MySQL,PostgreSQL,Other | Linux,Mac | Aqua Data Studio | 2016-07-06 | AquaFold | No | $499 | |
| RazorSQL | Oracle,MySQL,PostgreSQL,Other | Linux,Mac | RazorSQL | 2016-09-29 | Richardson Software | No | $100 | |
| Database .NET | Oracle,MySQL,PostgreSQL,Other | No | Database .NET | 2017-01-13 | fish's dotNET | Non-commercial | $69 | |
| SqlPad | Postgres,MySQL,Crate,Vertica | No | SqlPad | ? | Rickbergfalk | Open Source | No | |
| mssql for Visual Studio Code | No | Linux,Mac | mssql for Visual Studio Code | 2017-05-02 | Microsoft | Open Source | No | |
| Navicat for SQL Server | No | Mac | Navicat for SQL Server | 2017-06-14 | PremiumSoft | No | $699 | |
| Navicat Premium | Oracle,MySQL,PostgreSQL,Other | Mac | Navicat Premium | 2017-06-14 | PremiumSoft | No | $1299 | |
| DbVisualizer | Oracle,MySQL,PostgreSQL,Other | Linux,Mac | DbVisualizer | 2017-11-16 | DbVis Software AB. | Yes | $197 | |
| Adminer | Oracle,MySQL,PostgreSQL,Other | Linux,Mac | Adminer | 2018-02-20 | Jakub Vrána | Apache | Open Source | No |