Beekeeper Studio alternatives compared by price
Beekeeper Studio starts at $9 per user per month, billed yearly for Indie (USD per user per month, billed yearly). Beekeeper Studio last raised a list price in Feb 2025: Professional went from $11 to $14 (+27%), first seen on its pricing page that month. Below are 6 alternatives with their current plans and price history; 4 have a free plan.
Many Beekeeper Studio users have switched to SaturnSQL.
Best Beekeeper Studio alternatives: the full liston saturnsql.com
6 Beekeeper Studio alternatives at a glance
Entry price is each product's cheapest paid plan as last read from its pricing page. Check the unit: some charge per user, others per account or per use.
| Product | Starts at | Free plan | Priced by | Latest price change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $9 per user per month, billed yearly | No | Per seat | Professional went from $11 to $14 (+27%) | |
| €19 per user per month | Yes | Per seat | Pro (AI) from €29 to €79 (+172%), Oct 2026. | |
| $19 per editor per month | Yes | Per editor | Premium Team from $20 to $25 (+25%), Apr 2021. | |
| $79 per seat, one-time, from 3 seats | No | One-time license | Team seat from $59 to $79 (+34%), Apr 2026. | |
| $113 per user per year license | Yes | Per seat | Enterprise from $199 to $255 (+28%), Oct 2026. | |
| $30 per user per month, billed annually | Yes | Per seat | none recorded | |
| SeekWell | $50 per month for the whole team | No | Per seat | none recorded |
Exhibit 1
Beekeeper Studio and its alternatives over time
Each product's cheapest paid plan by default. Click a legend entry to add or hide a plan.
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| Observed | Beekeeper Studio Indie | SaturnSQL Starter | PopSQL Premium | TablePlus Team seat | DBeaver Lite |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 19, 2019 | $49 | ||||
| Oct 5, 2022 | $49 | ||||
| Apr 1, 2023 | $59 | ||||
| May 30, 2023 | $7 | ||||
| Jun 2, 2023 | $19 | ||||
| Jul 17, 2024 | $7 | ||||
| Nov 27, 2024 | $19 | ||||
| Feb 7, 2025 | $9 | ||||
| Oct 11, 2025 | $59 | ||||
| Feb 19, 2026 | €19 | ||||
| Apr 6, 2026 | $79 | ||||
| Sep 4, 2026 | $19 | ||||
| Sep 20, 2026 | $9 | €19 | $19 | $79 | |
| Oct 10, 2026 | €19 | $113 |
SaturnSQL
SaturnSQL is a browser-based SQL editor for teams. Everyone connects to the same databases, keeps queries in a shared library, schedules them and pushes results to Slack, Google Sheets or CSV, with autocomplete that knows the schema and an AI assistant that turns plain language into SQL.
SaturnSQL starts at €19 per user per month for Starter (EUR per user per month, billed monthly), goes up to €79 per user per month for Pro (AI), has a free plan. Latest change: Pro (AI) from €29 to €79 (+172%), Oct 2026.
SaturnSQL pricing and price historyBeekeeper Studio vs SaturnSQL pricingVisit SaturnSQL
PopSQL
PopSQL is a collaborative SQL editor that puts queries, charts, dashboards and schedules in one shared workspace. TigerData, formerly Timescale, bought it in April 2024, moved it to limited support in September 2025 and announced a shutdown for 1 September 2026, which it later postponed until further notice with a promise of at least 90 days warning.
PopSQL starts at $19 per editor per month for Premium (USD per editor per month, billed monthly), goes up to $36 per editor per month for Business, has a free plan. Latest change: Premium Team from $20 to $25 (+25%), Apr 2021.
PopSQL pricing and price historyBeekeeper Studio vs PopSQL pricingVisit PopSQL
TablePlus
TablePlus is a native desktop client for MySQL, PostgreSQL, SQLite, SQL Server and a dozen other databases. It is sold as a one-time license per device rather than a subscription, which makes it the odd one out among team SQL tools.
TablePlus starts at $79 per seat, one-time, from 3 seats for Team (USD per license, paid once), goes up to $129 per license, one-time for Standard. Latest change: Team seat from $59 to $79 (+34%), Apr 2026.
TablePlus pricing and price historyBeekeeper Studio vs TablePlus pricingVisit TablePlus
DBeaver
DBeaver is the universal database client that most developers have installed at some point. The community edition is free; the paid editions are sold as one-year licenses per user rather than monthly subscriptions.
DBeaver starts at $113 per user per year license for Lite (USD per user per year), goes up to $510 per user per year license for Ultimate, has a free plan. Latest change: Enterprise from $199 to $255 (+28%), Oct 2026.
DBeaver pricing and price historyBeekeeper Studio vs DBeaver pricingVisit DBeaver
Outerbase
Outerbase is a browser-based database interface with AI-written queries, free for a single user and priced per user for teams.
Outerbase starts at $30 per user per month, billed annually for Pro (USD per user per month), has a free plan.
Outerbase pricing and price historyBeekeeper Studio vs Outerbase pricingVisit Outerbase
SeekWell
SeekWell let analysts write SQL and send the results straight into Google Sheets, Slack and Jupyter on a schedule. ThoughtSpot bought the company in 2021 and folded the product into its own platform, so it is listed here for context rather than as something you can buy today.
SeekWell starts at $50 per month for the whole team for Starter (USD per month for the whole team, billed monthly), goes up to $500 per month for the whole team for Company.
SeekWell pricing and price historyBeekeeper Studio vs SeekWell pricing
Beekeeper Studio alternatives: questions
- What is the cheapest alternative to Beekeeper Studio?
- Of the alternatives we track, PopSQL has the lowest listed entry price: $19 per editor per month for Premium (USD per editor per month, billed monthly). Beekeeper Studio starts at $9 per user per month, billed yearly. Check the unit, since some products charge per user and others per account.
- Is there a free alternative to Beekeeper Studio?
- Yes. SaturnSQL, PopSQL, DBeaver, Outerbase list a free plan next to paid plans.
- Has Beekeeper Studio raised its prices?
- Beekeeper Studio last raised a list price in Feb 2025: Professional went from $11 to $14 (+27%), first seen on its pricing page that month.
- Which Beekeeper Studio alternatives raised their prices?
- SaturnSQL, PopSQL, TablePlus, DBeaver. SaturnSQL: Pro (AI) from €29 to €79 (+172%), Oct 2026. PopSQL: Premium Team from $20 to $25 (+25%), Apr 2021. TablePlus: Team seat from $59 to $79 (+34%), Apr 2026.