Navicat Data Modeler vs ChartDB

Navicat Data Modeler8.7Visit ChartDB8.3Visit

Higher score Navicat Data Modeler #2 in Data Modeling Software 8.7/10 Free plan · 14-day trial Free planFree trial✓ 2 of 3 features Visit Navicat

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ChartDB #5 in Data Modeling Software 8.3/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 3 of 3 features Visit ChartDB

• Navicat Data Modeler fits best

  Established buyers wanting broad desktop data modeling

• ChartDB fits best

  Teams designing and maintaining database schemas together

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Side by side

Feature	Navicat Data Modeler 8.7/10 Visit ↗	ChartDB 8.3/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	8.7	8.3
Ranking	#2 in Data Modeling Software	#5 in Data Modeling Software
Best for	Established buyers wanting broad desktop data modeling	Teams designing and maintaining database schemas together
Pricing model	Free plan + paid	Free plan + paid
Starting price	$1,299 one-time	$25/user/mo
Free plan	✓	✓
Free trial	14 days	—
Deployment	Desktop	Cloud, Self-hosted
Platforms	Windows, macOS, Linux	Web
Support	Docs	Email, Community, Docs
Integrations	2 integrations	11 integrations
Built for	Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Navicat Data Modeler 2/3 · ChartDB 3/3
Reverse engineering	✓	✓
Forward engineering	✓	✓
Version history	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Specs
Database engines	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Deployment	Desktop	Not checked yet
Export formats	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Our review
Pros	Build conceptual, logical, and physical data models with ER notations. Reverse engineer databases and forward engineer or synchronize schemas. Work on Windows, macOS, or Linux, with Navicat Cloud collaboration.	Imports schema metadata and turns it into editable ER diagrams Exports SQL and DDL, with schema design tools on Pro Teams adds real-time collaboration, synchronization, and versioning
Cons	The Enterprise Perpetual License costs $1,299 per license. The free Lite edition has limited modeling capabilities. Database coverage is narrower than some alternatives.	Free is limited to 10 tables in one database Pro is priced per user, so monthly costs rise with team size Real-time collaboration and versioning are listed on Teams, not Pro
Our verdict	Navicat Data Modeler is desktop software for designing conceptual, logical, and physical database models. It suits teams and individual practitioners who need to move between visual schema design and existing database structures, from solo… Read the review →	ChartDB is a database diagramming and design tool for developers, analysts, product teams, and engineering organizations. It imports schema metadata from queries or database metadata, presents it as editable entity-relationship diagrams,… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Navicat Data Modeler — where it wins

  • Build conceptual, logical, and physical data models with ER notations.
  • Reverse engineer databases and forward engineer or synchronize schemas.
  • Work on Windows, macOS, or Linux, with Navicat Cloud collaboration.

  Where it doesn't

  • The Enterprise Perpetual License costs $1,299 per license.
  • The free Lite edition has limited modeling capabilities.
  • Database coverage is narrower than some alternatives.

• ChartDB — where it wins

  • Imports schema metadata and turns it into editable ER diagrams
  • Exports SQL and DDL, with schema design tools on Pro
  • Teams adds real-time collaboration, synchronization, and versioning

  Where it doesn't

  • Free is limited to 10 tables in one database
  • Pro is priced per user, so monthly costs rise with team size
  • Real-time collaboration and versioning are listed on Teams, not Pro

• Navicat Data Modeler8.7/10 · Free plan · 14-day trial

  Broad desktop modeling with engineering and synchronization tools, plus a costly perpetual license.

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• ChartDB8.3/10 · Free plan

  Import, edit, and export database schemas, with collaboration and synchronization on Teams.

  Visit ChartDBFull verdict →