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6 self-hosted MySQL Workbench alternatives

GUI tool for designing and administering MySQL databases. Provides visual data modeling and ER diagrams, SQL editor and query execution, server configuration and user/security management, migration/backup support and performance/diagnostic utilities.

Alternatives to MySQL Workbench

phpMyAdmin is a PHP-based web interface to manage MySQL and MariaDB databases, including schema changes, user privileges, import/export, and SQL execution.

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7.9k stars3.6k forksGPL-2.0last commit Actively maintained

Adminer is a full-featured, single-file PHP database management tool for administering MySQL, PostgreSQL, SQLite, MS SQL, and more, with optional plugins for extra backends.

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7.8k stars1.2k forkslast commit Actively maintained

Open-source, cross-platform database client for SQL and NoSQL engines (MySQL, PostgreSQL, SQL Server, MongoDB, Redis, SQLite, etc.), available as desktop apps, web app and Docker.

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7.3k stars468 forksGPL-3.0last commit Actively maintained

CloudBeaver is an open-source, web-based database manager for teams, offering a browser SQL editor, data browsing/editing, and administration for many databases.

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5.1k stars558 forksApache-2.0last commit Actively maintained

pgAdmin 4 is an open source web and desktop GUI for administering and developing PostgreSQL databases, including query tooling, object management, and maintenance tasks.

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3.8k stars880 forkslast commit Actively maintained

WebDB is a lightweight web database client for browsing, querying, and managing SQL databases from a modern browser-based UI.

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What replacing MySQL Workbench actually involves

Every option on this page is open source and free to run on your own hardware, so you own the data and there is no subscription to cancel. 5 of 6 shipped a commit in the last six months. Licences in this list: GPL-2.0, GPL-3.0, Apache-2.0. In exchange you take on hosting, backups and updates yourself.

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