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Alternatives to DataGrip
23 databases tools sit alongside DataGrip in this directory. Below is what separates each from DataGrip on the figures we hold, price, model, tier count and rating, and a direct comparison for every one.
- Alternatives listed
- 23
- With a free tier
- 17
- Cheaper to start
- 2
- DataGrip starts at
- Free, then $8.25/month
Why people look past DataGrip
Nothing on the record flags a reason to move. DataGrip has a free tier, and starts at $8.25/month against a category median of $25/month. People still switch over fit and workflow, and those are not things a catalogue entry can measure, which is what the comparisons below are for.
What each alternative does differently
Ordered by the aggregated rating on each catalogue entry. Differences are drawn from price, pricing model, tier count and rating, the fields the category listing carries. For a feature-level difference, follow the head-to-head link on each card: those pages read both full records.
Cross-platform .NET IDE from JetBrains for C#, F#, VB.NET and Unity
- No free tier, where DataGrip has one.
- Starts $10 a month dearer, at $18.25/month.
Open-source, extensible IDE historically centered on Java development
- Sold on a open-source model rather than subscription.
- 1 tier to DataGrip's 3.
Extensible, customizable free text editor and computing environment
- Sold on a open-source model rather than subscription.
- 1 tier to DataGrip's 3.
MPP analytical database with a MySQL wire protocol and sub-second aggregation on wide tables
- Sold on a Open source, no licence fee model rather than subscription.
- 1 tier to DataGrip's 3.
The Meta-lineage distributed SQL query engine, distinct from the Trino fork
- Sold on a Open source, no licence fee model rather than subscription.
- 1 tier to DataGrip's 3.
Erlang MQTT broker for large IoT fleets, relicensed to BSL with production free use limited to one node
- Starts $225.75 a month dearer, at $234/month.
- Sold on a Per month by connection and session volume model rather than subscription.
- 4 tiers to DataGrip's 3.
Every DataGrip alternative at a glance
A dash means the catalogue entry carries no figure, not that the answer is nothing.
| Tool | Entry price | Model | Tiers | Head to head |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DataGrip (this page) | Free, then $8.25/month | Subscription | 3 | |
| JetBrains RiderRider is JetBrains' general .NET IDE, whereas DataGrip is purpose-built for database management. | $18.25/month | Subscription | 3 | vs DataGrip |
| Eclipse IDEEclipse is a free general-purpose IDE without DataGrip's dedicated multi-database tooling. | Free | Open-source | 1 | vs DataGrip |
| GNU EmacsEmacs can query databases via community packages but lacks DataGrip's dedicated schema and data-editing UI. | Free | Open-source | 1 | vs DataGrip |
| Apache Doris | Free | Open source, no licence fee | 1 | vs DataGrip |
| Presto | Free | Open source, no licence fee | 1 | vs DataGrip |
| EMQX | Free, then $234/month | Per month by connection and session volume | 4 | vs DataGrip |
| StarRocks | Free | Open source, no licence fee | 2 | vs DataGrip |
| Solace PubSub+ | Free | Quote | 4 | vs DataGrip |
| Tinybird | Free, then $25/month | Per month by compute and storage | 4 | vs DataGrip |
| Dremio | Free, then $0.2/hour | Per Dremio Compute Unit consumed | 3 | vs DataGrip |
| VerneMQ | Free | Quote | 3 | vs DataGrip |
| Timeplus | Free, then $199/month | Per month for cloud, quoted for self-hosted | 3 | vs DataGrip |
| RisingWave | Free, then $0.227/hour | Per RisingWave Unit hour | 4 | vs DataGrip |
| NATS | Free | Open source, no licence fee | 1 | vs DataGrip |
| Redpanda | Free | Source-available community edition with paid enterprise and cloud tiers | 1 | vs DataGrip |
| RabbitMQ | Free | Open source, no licence fee; managed services billed separately | 1 | vs DataGrip |
| Canary Labs | $3000/year | Per tag band per year | 4 | vs DataGrip |
| Instaclustr | On request | Quote | 1 | vs DataGrip |
| Immuta | On request | Quote | 1 | vs DataGrip |
| Privacera | On request | Quote | 1 | vs DataGrip |
| TIBCO Enterprise Message Service | On request | Quote | 1 | vs DataGrip |
| Apache Solr | Free | Open source, no licence fee | 1 | vs DataGrip |
| Apache Pulsar | Free | Open source, no licence fee | 1 | vs DataGrip |
Ratings are aggregated from third-party sources and imported with each catalogue entry; Softwr hosts no reviews of these products. How each figure is used is set out on the DataGrip badges page.
Cheaper ways to solve the same problem
Free to start (17)
These publish a tier that costs nothing, so they can be evaluated before any money changes hands.
- Eclipse IDE , Free
- GNU Emacs , Free
- Apache Doris , Free
- Presto , Free
- EMQX , Free, then $234/month
- StarRocks , Free
- Solace PubSub+ , Free
- Tinybird , Free, then $25/month
Cheaper than DataGrip (2)
Entry price under DataGrip's $8.25/month. The record does not say what unit that price is charged in, so confirm per-seat versus flat rate before comparing budgets.
- Dremio , Free, then $0.2/hour
- RisingWave , Free, then $0.227/hour
What you would be giving up
DataGrip is most often brought in for writing and running sql queries across multiple database engines, browsing and editing schema and table data visually, version-controlling database migration scripts, standardizing database tooling across a jetbrains-based team. Anything replacing it has to cover the ones you actually depend on, and a cheaper tool that misses one of them is not cheaper.
Two things this page cannot settle. It compares on price, model, tier count and rating, because those are the fields the category listing carries, feature-level differences need both full records, which is what the head-to-head pages load. And the ratings are third-party aggregates imported with each entry rather than reviews written here, so a 0.2 difference between two tools is noise rather than a finding.
If DataGrip is broadly right and the question is cost, the DataGrip pricing breakdown covers every tier and what each one adds. If you want the whole field rather than a shortlist, the Databases category lists everything the directory holds, and best databases tools ranks them.
DataGrip runs on windows, mac, linux. Platform coverage is not carried on the category listing for the alternatives, so it is one more thing to check on each head-to-head page rather than here.
Questions about DataGrip alternatives
- What are the main alternatives to DataGrip?
- 23 other databases tools are listed in this directory, led by JetBrains Rider, Eclipse IDE, GNU Emacs, Apache Doris. They are ordered by the aggregated rating on each catalogue entry, not by any Softwr ranking.
- What is the best free alternative to DataGrip?
- 17 of the alternatives listed here can be used without paying: Eclipse IDE, GNU Emacs, Apache Doris, Presto, EMQX.
- Is there a cheaper alternative to DataGrip?
- Yes. 2 of the alternatives below start under DataGrip's $8.25/month: Dremio at Free, then $0.2/hour, RisingWave at Free, then $0.227/hour.
- Is there a reason to switch away from DataGrip?
- Nothing in the data flags one. DataGrip has a free tier, and starts at $8.25/month against a category median of $25/month. Fit and workflow are the usual reasons to move, and those are not things this record can measure.
- What would I give up by switching from DataGrip?
- DataGrip is most often brought in for writing and running sql queries across multiple database engines, browsing and editing schema and table data visually, version-controlling database migration scripts, standardizing database tooling across a jetbrains-based team. Anything you replace it with has to cover the ones you actually rely on, the side-by-side comparisons linked from each alternative below put the two feature records against each other.
- Is there an open-source alternative to DataGrip?
- Eclipse IDE, GNU Emacs are recorded with an open-source licence model.
- How were these DataGrip alternatives chosen?
- They are the tools filed in the same category, Databases, ordered by the aggregated rating on each entry. There is no editorial shortlist, and nothing on this page is paid: no sponsored placement runs on alternatives pages and the order cannot be bought. Softwr has not used these products.
- Where can I compare DataGrip against one of these directly?
- Every alternative below has a side-by-side page against DataGrip covering price, platforms, features and what each one is used for. Those pages read the full record for both products rather than the summary shown here.
- Does this list cover every databases tool?
- No. It covers what this directory holds in the Databases category, 23 tools beside DataGrip. The category page lists the rest of the catalogue as it grows.