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Postico

Shares rank 11 of 12 database clients by recommenders

People recommend Postico as a macOS Postgres client that handles database data exploration and editing well. No criticism recurred among the quotes.

People recommend Postico as a macOS Postgres client that handles database data exploration and editing well. No criticism recurred among the quotes.

5 people gave an opinion

recommend it
5
criticize it
0
approval share
100%
Each figure is one person. RecommendsCriticizes

Recommended in 4 of 13 months

  1. November 2025: not recommended
  2. December 2025: not recommended
  3. January 2026: recommended
  4. February 2026: recommended
  5. March 2026: recommended
  6. April 2026: recommended
  7. May 2026: not recommended
  8. June 2026: not recommended
  9. July 2026: not recommended
  10. August 2026: not recommended
  11. September 2026: not recommended
  12. October 2026: not recommended
  13. November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)

Why it doesn’t carry the badge

  • 5 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
  • Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
  • Recommended in 4 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, met.

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What people say about it

The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.

Why people recommend it

Each mark is one comment

  • Good for exploring and editing data

    “It does the one thing I need (DB data exploration and editing) and does it well.”

    Comment from 8 Jan 2026 in “SQL Studio”
  • Feels nice on macOS

    “postico is really nice on macos”

    Comment from 10 Mar 2026 in “PgAdmin 4 9.13 with AI Assistant Panel”

Other database clients people recommend

The four most recommended other database clients, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.

Postico compared with 4 alternatives
ProductRecommendCriticizeApprovalMonthsOwnedBadge
DataGrip271368%10—Approved
sqlit19290%2——
DBeaver171063%8——
HeidiSQL16289%2——
PosticoThis page50100%4——
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What people said

2 of the 5 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.

“postico is really nice on macos”

RecommendsComment from 10 Mar 2026 in “PgAdmin 4 9.13 with AI Assistant Panel”

“It does the one thing I need (DB data exploration and editing) and does it well.”

RecommendsComment from 8 Jan 2026 in “SQL Studio”

Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.