# databow

5 Hacker News commenters recommended databow and 0 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 1 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** A Rust command-line tool that queries many databases through ADBC drivers, giving one consistent interface without attaching each database first.

## Why people recommend it

- One CLI for many databases (2 comments): "the advantage is simplicity. Why connect first to duckdb and attach the db when you can query it directly with ADBC" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48411940)) "one consistent CLI across different databases: connection profiles, output formats, history, scripting" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48412620))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [DataGrip](https://hackerapproved.com/p/datagrip.md): 27 recommend
- [sqlit](https://hackerapproved.com/p/sqlit.md): 19 recommend
- [DBeaver](https://hackerapproved.com/p/dbeaver.md): 17 recommend
- [HeidiSQL](https://hackerapproved.com/p/heidisql.md): 16 recommend
- [DB Pro](https://hackerapproved.com/p/db-pro.md): 12 recommend

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "databow", https://hackerapproved.com/p/databow/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).