# DataGrip

27 Hacker News commenters recommended DataGrip and 13 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 10 of 13 months. It meets the Hacker Approved badge rule.

**Verdict:** Recommended for SQL work across most databases, with inline query results. Critics most often say it is heavy, slow and memory-hungry.

## Why people recommend it

- Works with most common databases (2 comments): "I really like datagrip when working with SQL. It works on most common databases, and allows for inline query results" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48194805)) "it allows me to work with every database type imaginable in one place" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48130652))
- Better than other database clients (2 comments): "I still haven't found a database client that I like better than Datagrip" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47752910)) "nothing comes close to their database tool. Works so well." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50220519))
- Inline query results and heatmaps (2 comments): "I really like datagrip when working with SQL. It works on most common databases, and allows for inline query results" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48194805)) "lets you apply heatmap colors to dataframes and database tables" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47873916))
- Stays useful to long-term users (3 comments): "Then there is the DataGrip stuff, I use it all the time." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50220282)) "I still very much love DataGrip" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50220456)) "I'm still happy with DataGrip" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48187998))

## What people warn about

- Heavy on memory and resources (6 comments): "it big, slow, memory-hungry, and presents an unfamiliar paradigm to me" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47329745)) "it became unbearable slow and started crashing due to memory" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48185775)) "heavy enterprise desktop apps (like DataGrip/Workbench)" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46676816))
- Slow performance (3 comments): "it became unbearable slow and started crashing due to memory" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48185775)) "Their products are really, really slow." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48185716)) "DataGrip (which is really slow)" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48452660))
- Feels outdated and unfamiliar (2 comments): "it big, slow, memory-hungry, and presents an unfamiliar paradigm to me" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47329745)) "now they all feel outdated and unnecessary" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50236177))

## Alternatives hackers 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
- [SQL Studio](https://hackerapproved.com/p/sql-studio.md): 10 recommend

## Where to get it

- [Visit the official site](https://www.jetbrains.com/datagrip/)

## Cite as

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