Hackolade Studio vs DB Designer

Hackolade Studio9.1Visit DB Designer8.8Visit

Higher score Hackolade Studio #3 in Database Design Tools 9.1/10 Free plan · 14-day trial Free planFree trial✓ 5 of 5 features Visit Hackolade

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DB Designer #6 in Database Design Tools 8.8/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 5 of 5 features Visit DB Designer

• Hackolade Studio fits best

  Multi-model enterprise data architecture

• DB Designer fits best

  Affordable collaborative web modeling

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Side by side

Feature	Hackolade Studio 9.1/10 Visit ↗	DB Designer 8.8/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.1	8.8
Ranking	#3 in Database Design Tools	#6 in Database Design Tools
Best for	Multi-model enterprise data architecture	Affordable collaborative web modeling
Pricing model	Free plan + paid	Free plan + paid
Starting price	€1,750/seat/yr	—
Free plan	✓	✓
Free trial	14 days	—
Deployment	Desktop	Cloud
Platforms	Web, Windows, macOS, Linux	Web
Support	Email, Docs	Email, Tickets, Live chat, Phone, Docs
Built for	Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Hackolade Studio 5/5 · DB Designer 5/5
Reverse engineering	✓	✓
Forward engineering	✓	✓
SQL export	✓	✓
Team collaboration	✓	✓
Version history	✓	✓
Specs
Supported databases	Google BigQuery, Cassandra, Couchbase, Cosmos DB, Databricks, DocumentDB, DynamoDB, Elasticsearch, HBase, Hive, MariaDB, MarkLogic, MongoDB, MySQL, Neo4j, Oracle, PostgreSQL, Redshift, ScyllaDB, Snowflake, SQL Server, Synapse Analytics, Teradata, TinkerPop, YugabyteDB	MySQL, MS SQL, PostgreSQL, Oracle, SQLite
Deployment	Web_and_desktop	Web
Our review
Pros	Covers conceptual, logical, and physical data modeling Reverse- and forward-engineers databases, files, schemas, and DDL Adds Git versioning, peer review, CLI workflows, and API generation	Free plan plus monthly tiers starting at $9 Visual modeling with reverse and forward engineering Collaboration includes roles, comments, chat, and version restore
Cons	Workgroup pricing starts at €175 per seat per month Its breadth may exceed the needs of simple relational modeling Floating-seat pricing is not specified in the published plan details	Starter limits users to 2 models and 10 tables per model Reverse engineering is documented for only three databases Web-only deployment may not suit desktop-first teams
Our verdict	Hackolade Studio is a visual data modeling application for teams designing and documenting data across relational databases, NoSQL systems, APIs, event streams, and data exchange formats. It supports conceptual, logical, and physical… Read the review →	DB Designer is a browser-based tool for creating, importing, editing, sharing, and exporting database schemas. It is aimed at developers, database administrators, engineers, educators, freelancers, and organizations that need visual… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Hackolade Studio — where it wins

  • Covers conceptual, logical, and physical data modeling
  • Reverse- and forward-engineers databases, files, schemas, and DDL
  • Adds Git versioning, peer review, CLI workflows, and API generation

  Where it doesn't

  • Workgroup pricing starts at €175 per seat per month
  • Its breadth may exceed the needs of simple relational modeling
  • Floating-seat pricing is not specified in the published plan details

• DB Designer — where it wins

  • Free plan plus monthly tiers starting at $9
  • Visual modeling with reverse and forward engineering
  • Collaboration includes roles, comments, chat, and version restore

  Where it doesn't

  • Starter limits users to 2 models and 10 tables per model
  • Reverse engineering is documented for only three databases
  • Web-only deployment may not suit desktop-first teams

• Hackolade Studio9.1/10 · Free plan · 14-day trial

  A broad modeling workspace for teams managing complex, multi-model data architecture.

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• DB Designer8.8/10 · Free plan

  Affordable web-based modeling with collaboration, version history, and SQL workflows.

  Visit DB DesignerFull verdict →