Navicat has a lot of great features. It supports several databases from the same application. It simplifies a lot of work, it makes backups, the migration of information between tables even between different databases is simply incredible. In overall, Navicat is a good database management tool.

However, Navicat is Java based, and this is a minus point for its performance in comparison to other native apps. A lot of people are screaming about its poor performance issues. Navicat is becoming more and more bulky and slow while eating up RAM significantly at the same time. Especially when it comes to dealing with heavy operations, it’s likely to hang for a while.

If you are a fan of speed, this is definitely not an enjoyable experience.

Navicat Premium is Expensive

Perhaps the biggest drawback of Navicat to a lot of users is the price. Navicat is very expensive, at least compared to other alternatives. There are way too many different flavors and confusing purchasing options with the cost of a license ranges from $299 to $1299 as of now. To some people, they don’t like having to renew their license each year and prefer to buy once and keep using that version forever.

That way, they are missing out on the latest updates with advanced solutions. Technology changes fast, you know.

So you’re looking for something new to try, a Navicat alternative?

If you’re looking for an app that:

  • can be able to get up and run in less than half a second.
  • has a clean, simple, and intuitive GUI that doesn’t require much effort to learn how to use, it just works the way you expect it to be.
  • supports a whole set of relational databases: MySQL, PostgreSQL, SQLite, Microsoft SQL Server, Amazon Redshift, MariaDB, CockroachDB, Vertica, Cassandra, Oracle, Redis and more.
  • is free.

Then TablePlus is what you’re looking for.

A modern, native tool for database management on Mac

TablePlus is a modern, native tool with an elegant UI that allows you to simultaneously manage multiple databases such as MySQL, PostgreSQL, SQLite, Microsoft SQL Server and more.

With the native build that takes advantages of the native elements of the operating system, TablePlus can deliver a seamless experience working with the database, even with the heavy operation of a couple million rows for example. It also offers many security features to protect your database, including native libssh and TLS to encrypt your connection.

We cannot ensure that TablePlus is a perfect database management tool for everyone, but we can always guarantee that the best thing about being a user of TablePlus is having a really quick support. We response almost immediately to the bug reports, feature requests. We listen to all of our users’ feedback, put their opinion into consideration and finally deliver a new update every week.

And it’s free

You can download the app for free from here. The free version has pretty much everything you need and you can use it forever, but if you really love it and want to support the development, or you have higher needs and want to use the app without any limitation, you can purchase a license for $49. That’s all.

Table data editor with a spreadsheet-like view:

Table Editor

Dark theme:

Dark theme

Quick Data Filter:

Table Filter

Code Review:

Code Review

Smart SQL Query Editor:

SQL Query Editor

Database Structure Editor:

Database Structure Editor

Download and start using TablePlus

We are having a private beta version for Windows. If you’re on Windows and want to try it out, please join the mailing list on our homepage and we’ll keep you updated on this.