DataGrip vs Toad Data Studio

DataGrip9.2Visit Toad Data Studio8.8Visit

Higher score DataGrip #2 in Database Client Software 9.2/10 Free plan · 30-day trial Free planFree trial✓ 3 of 4 features Visit JetBrains

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Toad Data Studio #4 in Database Client Software 8.8/10 Pricing on request · 30-day trial Free trial✓ 4 of 4 features Try Toad Data Studio

• DataGrip fits best

  Developers needing advanced SQL tooling

• Toad Data Studio fits best

  Windows teams needing governed workflows

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Side by side

Feature	DataGrip 9.2/10 Visit ↗	Toad Data Studio 8.8/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.2	8.8
Ranking	#2 in Database Client Software	#4 in Database Client Software
Best for	Developers needing advanced SQL tooling	Windows teams needing governed workflows
Pricing model	Free plan + paid	Paid
Starting price	—	Pricing on request · 30-day trial
Free plan	✓ (best)	—
Free trial	30 days	30 days
Free trial length	30 days	30 days
Deployment	Desktop	Desktop
Platforms	Windows, macOS, Linux	Windows, macOS
Support	Email, Community, Docs	Docs, Community, Tickets, Live chat
Built for	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features DataGrip 3/4 · Toad Data Studio 4/4
SSH tunneling	✓	✓
Data editing	✓	✓
Visual query builder	—	✓ (best)
Query history	✓	✓
Specs
Deployment	Desktop	Desktop
Database support	Amazon DocumentDB, Amazon DynamoDB, Amazon Redshift, Apache Cassandra, Apache Derby, Apache Hive, Azure SQL Database, ClickHouse, CockroachDB, Couchbase Query Service, Exasol, Google BigQuery, Greenplum, H2, HSQLDB, IBM Db2 LUW, MariaDB, Microsoft SQL Server, Microsoft SQL Server LocalDB, MongoDB, MySQL, Oracle, PostgreSQL, Redis, Snowflake, SQLite, Sybase ASE, Vertica, Amazon Athena, Apache Ignite, Apache Phoenix, Apache Spark, Databricks, Denodo, DuckDB, Elasticsearch, Firebird, Google Cloud Spanner, IBM Informix, InterSystems IRIS, Mimer SQL, OpenEdge, Presto, SAP HANA, SingleStore, Tarantool, Teradata Vantage, TiDB, TmaxTibero, Trino, YugabyteDB	Oracle, Microsoft SQL Server, SQL Azure/Azure SQL, MySQL, PostgreSQL, Snowflake, MongoDB, Databricks, IBM DB2, Apache Cassandra, MariaDB, Apache Hive, Amazon DynamoDB, SAP HANA, Teradata, SAP ASE, Oracle Fusion, Amazon Redshift
Result export formats	SQL, CSV, TSV, pipe-separated TXT, Excel XLSX/XLS, HTML, JSON, Markdown, XML	SQL, Excel, CSV, JSON, HTML, PDF
Our review
Pros	Advanced SQL completion, analysis, quick-fixes, and multiple execution modes Supports relational and NoSQL databases across Windows, macOS, and Linux SSH connections, diagrams, history, data editing, and version-control integration	Supports relational, cloud, NoSQL, BI, and ODBC data sources Combines query building, comparison, editing, exports, and scheduling Adds Git-based source control and AI-assisted SQL explanation
Cons	Commercial use requires a commercial subscription Visual query builder is not available Desktop deployment may not suit browser-first database workflows	Runs on Windows only No free plan is available Paid pricing requires contacting sales
Our verdict	DataGrip is JetBrains’ desktop database IDE for developers and database professionals who need more than basic query execution. It combines SQL editing, context-sensitive completion, on-the-fly analysis, quick-fixes, schema navigation,… Read the review →	Toad Data Studio is a Windows desktop database management and development tool for data engineers and other technical teams working across heterogeneous database environments. It combines a SQL editor for standard and platform-specific… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• DataGrip — where it wins

  • Advanced SQL completion, analysis, quick-fixes, and multiple execution modes
  • Supports relational and NoSQL databases across Windows, macOS, and Linux
  • SSH connections, diagrams, history, data editing, and version-control integration

  Where it doesn't

  • Commercial use requires a commercial subscription
  • Visual query builder is not available
  • Desktop deployment may not suit browser-first database workflows

• Toad Data Studio — where it wins

  • Supports relational, cloud, NoSQL, BI, and ODBC data sources
  • Combines query building, comparison, editing, exports, and scheduling
  • Adds Git-based source control and AI-assisted SQL explanation

  Where it doesn't

  • Runs on Windows only
  • No free plan is available
  • Paid pricing requires contacting sales

• DataGrip9.2/10 · Free plan · 30-day trial

  A deep desktop database IDE for developers working across diverse data systems.

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• Toad Data Studio8.8/10 · Pricing on request · 30-day trial

  A broad desktop database client for governed, multi-database work on Windows.

  Try Toad Data StudioFull verdict →