# DB Pro

12 Hacker News commenters recommended DB Pro and 3 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 8 of 13 months; owners who said how long report a median of 0.83 years (3 owners). It meets the Hacker Approved badge rule.

**Verdict:** Recommended for a fast, modern desktop client across Postgres, MySQL and SQLite, with polished design. Critics mostly object to the subscription pricing.

## Why people recommend it

- Modern, polished design and UX (4 comments): "a modern, beautiful, and now fully self-hosted database client for desktop and web" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48088598)) "I've focused on building brilliant UX over the last year, and it has paid off." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49234119)) "Loved the design, looks better then the most tools I've tried." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46309611))
- Fast local access to several databases (3 comments): "A complete desktop app for browsing and editing your Postgres, MySQL, SQLite data, creating beautiful dashboards" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48532436)) "a modern desktop database client for developers who want a fast, local-first workflow" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46309025)) "makes working with Postgres, SQLite, and MySQL fast and intuitive" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45884841))
- Fresh entry into a stagnant space (2 comments): "Love this! Finally something happening in this space." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46100504)) "Great to see something fresh in this space." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46082731))
- Team-oriented, not single-player database tool (2 comments): "This looks like great work, and I like the team-oriented premise." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46951351)) "every DB tool treats them as a single-player experience" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46951109))

## What people warn about

- Subscription pricing puts people off (3 comments): "I really liked the idea behind your product when I first saw it but the pricing was just a non-starter" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47749835)) "saw subscription and immediately dropped it without even trying the free version" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46095519)) "I don't want a subscription. Charge whatever you need, give us 1y of updates" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46085720))

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

## Cite as

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