TablePlus
Shares rank 9 of 12 database clients by recommenders
People recommend TablePlus for its fair, flexible pricing, which they say pays for ongoing feature development and yearly updates.
People recommend TablePlus for its fair, flexible pricing, which they say pays for ongoing feature development and yearly updates.
7 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 6
- criticize it
- 1
- approval share
- 86%
Recommended in 4 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: recommended
- February 2026: recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 6 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- 6 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 4 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, met.
The same three rules apply to every product, and the badge can’t be bought. How the badge works
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
Pricing funds ongoing feature development
“I like this pricing a lot too because you actually support and incentivize the development of new features.”
Comment from 9 Jan 2026 in “SQL Studio” “I buy their product and in exchange I get a year of updates.”
Comment from 9 Jul 2026 in “Just Pay the Subscription” Fair and flexible pricing
“Fair and flexible for everyone.”
Comment from 8 Jan 2026 in “SQL Studio”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Recent releases lost interface quality
“the latest releases of TablePlus have gone down in terms of user interface quality”
Comment from 8 Jun 2026 in “Ask HN: What are tools you have made for yourself since the advent of AI”
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.
See all 12 database clients, rankedWhat people said
4 of the 7 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“I buy their product and in exchange I get a year of updates.”
“the latest releases of TablePlus have gone down in terms of user interface quality”
“I like this pricing a lot too because you actually support and incentivize the development of new features.”
“Fair and flexible for everyone.”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.