Navicat Premium vs CloudBeaver

Navicat Premium9.0Visit CloudBeaver5.4Visit

Higher score Navicat Premium #3 in Database Client Software 9.0/10 Free Lite edition · 14-day trial Free planFree trial✓ 4 of 4 features Visit Navicat

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CloudBeaver #37 in Database Client Software 5.4/10 14-day trial Free trial✓ 4 of 4 features Visit CloudBeaver

• Navicat Premium fits best

  Enterprise users needing modeling and automation

• CloudBeaver fits best

  Teams needing a browser-based client

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Side by side

Feature	Navicat Premium 9.0/10 Visit ↗	CloudBeaver 5.4/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.0	5.4
Ranking	#3 in Database Client Software	#37 in Database Client Software
Best for	Enterprise users needing modeling and automation	Teams needing a browser-based client
Pricing model	Free plan + paid	Paid
Starting price	$1,299 one-time	$1,025/yr
Free plan	✓ (best)	—
Free trial	14 days	14 days
Free trial length	14 days	14 days · no card needed
Deployment	Desktop	Cloud, Self-hosted
Platforms	Windows, macOS, Linux	Web
Support	Email, Live chat	Tickets, Docs
Built for	Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Navicat Premium 4/4 · CloudBeaver 4/4
SSH tunneling	✓	✓
Data editing	✓	✓
Visual query builder	✓	✓
Query history	✓	✓
Specs
Deployment	Desktop	Both
Database support	MySQL, PostgreSQL, SQL Server, Oracle, SQLite, MariaDB, MongoDB, Redis, Snowflake	Apache Kyuubi, ClickHouse, Db2 for IBM i, Db2 LUW, DuckDB, Firebird, H2, MariaDB, MySQL, Oracle, PostgreSQL, SQL Server, SQLite, Trino, Databend, LibSQL, Athena, Aurora DSQL, Azure Cosmos DB, Azure SQL Server, Cassandra, CockroachDB, Couchbase, CouchDB, CloudSQL, CSV, Databricks, DocumentDB, DynamoDB, Elasticsearch, Firestore, Google BigQuery, Google Cloud Bigtable, Google Cloud Spanner, HANA, InfluxDB, Informix, InterSystems IRIS, JSON, Kafka, Materialize, MongoDB, NetSuite, OpenSearch, Parquet, Redshift, Redis, Salesforce, Snowflake, Teradata, TimescaleDB, Timestream, XML, XLSX, YugabyteDB
Result export formats	Excel, Access, CSV	CSV, DBUnit, JSON, Markdown, Source Code, SQL, TXT, XML, Parquet, XLSX, HTML
Our review
Pros	Supports relational and NoSQL database connections Includes modeling, synchronization, backup, and scheduled automation Runs on Windows, macOS, and Linux with cloud integrations	Free, open-source Community Edition under the Apache 2 license Supports SQL, NoSQL, cloud databases, SSH, editing, and exports Visual queries, query history, AI integrations, and centralized authentication
Cons	The free Premium Lite edition covers basic database work only The perpetual license costs $1,299 per license The product is desktop software rather than a browser-based tool	Enterprise uses an annual server license for a limited number of users Visual Query Builder and Enterprise Query History are edition-specific Its browser-based model may not suit teams seeking another client format
Our verdict	Navicat Premium is a desktop database development and administration client for Windows, macOS, and Linux. It connects to relational and NoSQL systems including MySQL, PostgreSQL, SQL Server, Oracle, SQLite, MariaDB, MongoDB, Redis, and… Read the review →	CloudBeaver is a browser-based database management application for analysts, developers, support teams, and other data-focused users. It connects to SQL, NoSQL, and cloud databases through a web interface, with tools for running SQL,… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Navicat Premium — where it wins

  • Supports relational and NoSQL database connections
  • Includes modeling, synchronization, backup, and scheduled automation
  • Runs on Windows, macOS, and Linux with cloud integrations

  Where it doesn't

  • The free Premium Lite edition covers basic database work only
  • The perpetual license costs $1,299 per license
  • The product is desktop software rather than a browser-based tool

• CloudBeaver — where it wins

  • Free, open-source Community Edition under the Apache 2 license
  • Supports SQL, NoSQL, cloud databases, SSH, editing, and exports
  • Visual queries, query history, AI integrations, and centralized authentication

  Where it doesn't

  • Enterprise uses an annual server license for a limited number of users
  • Visual Query Builder and Enterprise Query History are edition-specific
  • Its browser-based model may not suit teams seeking another client format

• Navicat Premium9.0/10 · Free Lite edition · 14-day trial

  A broad desktop client for enterprise database modeling, automation, and administration.

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• CloudBeaver5.4/10 · 14-day trial

  A broad, browser-based database client with a free open-source edition.

  Visit CloudBeaverFull verdict →