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Head-to-head · Database Design Tools

ChartDB vs DBModeler

  • Updated Oct 2026
  • Both researched from official sources
  • 6 checks side by side
Higher score ChartDB #9 in Database Design Tools 8.5/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 5 of 5 features Visit ChartDB
DBModeler #10 in Database Design Tools 8.4/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 4 of 5 features Visit DBModeler

ChartDB leads on 1 check, DBModeler on 0, and 5 are even. Who comes out ahead on the 6 yes/no, price and count checks where we have data for both products. The editor score weighs everything else too.

Our verdict

  • Highest scoreChartDB · 8.5/10
  • Free planboth
  • Most featuresChartDB · 5 of 5

ChartDB scores higher on our rubric for database design tools: 8.5 against 8.4 out of 10; our editors rank them #9 and #10.

ChartDB offers team collaboration; DBModeler doesn't. On deployment, ChartDB gives you Web_and_desktop where DBModeler offers Web.

ChartDB is the better fit for collaborative teams needing flexible deployment. DBModeler is the better fit for free web modeling across many database engines.

  • ChartDB fits best

    Collaborative teams needing flexible deployment

  • DBModeler fits best

    Free web modeling across many database engines

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Side by side

Feature ChartDB 8.5/10 Visit ↗ DBModeler 8.4/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score 8.5 8.4
Ranking #9 in Database Design Tools #10 in Database Design Tools
Best for Collaborative teams needing flexible deployment Free web modeling across many database engines
Pricing model Free plan + paid Free
Starting price $25/user/mo Free
Free plan ✓ ✓
Free trial — —
Deployment Cloud, Self-hosted Cloud
Platforms Web Web
Support Email, Community, Docs Community, Docs
Integrations 11 integrations 5 integrations
Built for Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise Solo, Small business
Features ChartDB 5/5 · DBModeler 4/5
Reverse engineering ✓ ✓
Forward engineering ✓ ✓
SQL export ✓ ✓
Team collaboration ✓ (best) —
Version history ✓ ✓
Specs
Supported databases PostgreSQL, MySQL, SQL Server, MariaDB, SQLite, Cloudflare D1, CockroachDB, ClickHouse PostgreSQL, MySQL, MariaDB, Oracle, SQL Server, SQLite, IBM Db2, Snowflake, BigQuery, Redshift, CockroachDB, YugabyteDB, TiDB, DuckDB
Deployment Web_and_desktop Web
Our review
Pros
  • Imports schemas and creates editable entity-relationship diagrams
  • Supports SQL and DDL export plus synchronization workflows
  • Offers hosted cloud and open-source self-hosted deployment
  • Supports visual ER modeling across 14 database engines
  • Generates engine-aware SQL, migrations, previews, and exports
  • Includes snapshots, diffs, rollback, and repository workflows
Cons
  • The Free plan allows up to 10 tables in one database
  • Real-time collaboration and AI Assistant start on the Teams plan
  • SAML SSO and granular permissions require the Custom plan
  • Collaboration is not supported
  • Projects are stored locally by default
  • Available through the web only
Our verdict

ChartDB is a web-based database diagramming and design tool for developers, analysts, product teams, and engineering organizations. It imports schema metadata or queries, converts database structures into editable entity-relationship…

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DBModeler is a browser-based ER diagram editor for designing relational schemas and organizing database projects. It is suited to developers and database professionals who need to model tables, fields, constraints, and relationships,…

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  1. ChartDBDatabase Design Tools 8.5Free plan
  2. DBModelerDatabase Design Tools 8.4Free plan

Strengths and trade-offs

  • ChartDB — where it wins

    • Imports schemas and creates editable entity-relationship diagrams
    • Supports SQL and DDL export plus synchronization workflows
    • Offers hosted cloud and open-source self-hosted deployment

    Where it doesn't

    • The Free plan allows up to 10 tables in one database
    • Real-time collaboration and AI Assistant start on the Teams plan
    • SAML SSO and granular permissions require the Custom plan

  • DBModeler — where it wins

    • Supports visual ER modeling across 14 database engines
    • Generates engine-aware SQL, migrations, previews, and exports
    • Includes snapshots, diffs, rollback, and repository workflows

    Where it doesn't

    • Collaboration is not supported
    • Projects are stored locally by default
    • Available through the web only

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Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026

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