Top 5 MySQL GUI tools in 2021

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  • Adminer

    Database management in a single PHP file

  • Perhaps one of the more no-nonsense members on this list (in stock form), Adminer aims to provide powerful functionality within a simplified package. Launched in 2007, the tool prioritizes security, performance, and size. You can select your preferred look from over twenty-five included themes---sourced by Adminer's developers, with others contributed by community members.

  • beekeeper-studio

    Modern and easy to use SQL client for MySQL, Postgres, SQLite, SQL Server, and more. Linux, MacOS, and Windows.

  • Decidedly the junior compared to something like Adminer, Beekeeper Studio first launched in early 2020 as a modern approach to MySQL database management. This is reflected in its aesthetic, which mirrors that of other GUI-centric applications in the past five years. The interface and editor come with numerous content views, most of which are information-rich and well-organized. Development has also been steady, with forty-one releases in the past year and a half (at the time of writing).

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  • cloudbeaver

    Cloud Database Manager

  • CloudBeaver's integrated schema diagrams\ Released around the same time as Beekeeper Studio, CloudBeaver is a smaller, open-source project supported by a stable of thirteen contributors. Because of this, development schedules are a little more deliberate, but that hasn't stopped CloudBeaver from fine-tuning its lightweight, user-friendly GUI. The interface is clean and has both dark and light modes. CloudBeaver also presents users with informative visualizations, keeping you engaged and organized as databases scale. Being a web application, this tool is accessible to a larger subset of users without consuming too many resources or disk space.

  • phpMyAdmin

    A web interface for MySQL and MariaDB

  • A stalwart in the database management space, phpMyAdmin launched in 1998 and has since enjoyed voracious support. GitHub has recorded 469 releases since launch---an ambitious schedule made possible by over 1,100 contributors. It's written mainly in PHP.

  • mysql-workbench

    MySQL Workbench is a unified visual tool for database architects, developers, and DBAs. MySQL Workbench provides data modeling, SQL development, and comprehensive administration tools for server configuration, user administration, backup, and much more.

  • MySQL Workbench was launched in 2015 as a visualization tool for database architects, developers, and DBAs. It's a full-fledged suite that allows you to data model, develop SQL, and administer everything around your databases. It's written mainly in C++ and has twenty-five releases stored on GitHub.

  • WorkOS

    The modern identity platform for B2B SaaS. The APIs are flexible and easy-to-use, supporting authentication, user identity, and complex enterprise features like SSO and SCIM provisioning.

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NOTE: The number of mentions on this list indicates mentions on common posts plus user suggested alternatives. Hence, a higher number means a more popular project.

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