# sqlit

19 Hacker News commenters recommended sqlit and 2 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 2 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** Free terminal SQL client for many databases, praised for being easy and intuitive to use. Critics note missing features that keep it from becoming a daily client, and install problems with uvx and database drivers.

## Why people recommend it

- Easy and intuitive to use (2 comments): "Love how easy and intuitive it is to use it!" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46333342)) "Otherwise it feels great, thanks for it" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46301072))
- Covers a wide range of databases (2 comments): "still doesn't cover the range that sqlit does" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46295393)) "It seems like the OP's offering has the same problem, although it does offer more objects than Harlequin." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46299611))

## What people warn about

- Install problems with uvx and drivers (2 comments): "I was surprised to find that I could not run it with uvx" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46296692)) "Connection failed, no module named 'psycopg2'" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46298510))
- Missing features stop daily use (1 comments): "If you added those this would probably become my go-to SQL client." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46310836))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [DataGrip](https://hackerapproved.com/p/datagrip.md): 27 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

## Cite as

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