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QoreDB
The fast, open-source database client built with Rust
37 followers
The fast, open-source database client built with Rust
37 followers
Database tools haven't kept up. DBeaver is slow, pgAdmin feels stuck in 2010, and you're juggling 3 apps for 3 databases. QoreDB fixes this: one desktop app, 9 databases (PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB, Redis, SQLite, DuckDB, SQL Server, CockroachDB, MariaDB), powered by Rust. Local-first : your credentials stay in an encrypted vault, your data never hits a cloud. Modern SQL editor, inline editing, SSH tunnels, production safety guards, full-text search. Core is Apache 2.0, free forever.
@raphplt How did you decide on the top 9 DBs to support first? Any wild ones you cut?
I'm using TablePlus which supports all the databases you mentioned and it's fast enough for my needs. What's your differentiation?
@tbson87 Fair point, TablePlus is solid and fast. Honest answer:
If TablePlus works for you, you probably don't need QoreDB.
But a few things we do differently:
The Sandbox. You edit locally, see a diff of every change (Insert/Update/Delete), and generate a clean SQL migration script before anything hits your database. TablePlus has no equivalent.
Cross-database federation. You can JOIN across two live connections in a single SQL query. Postgres table joined with a DuckDB file, for example. That one's hard to replicate elsewhere.
AI with your own keys. Ollama, OpenAI, Anthropic, Mistral, no subscription, no middleman, schema-aware context.
Production protection. Read-only mode per environment, mutation blocking, local audit log. Not just a visual flag.
And the model: open-source core (Apache 2.0), one-time payment for Pro. No subscription.
TablePlus nails the basics really well. QoreDB is more opinionated about the workflows around the data, not just the querying.
@vouchy
Haha yes, absolutely. The day I had DBeaver, Compass, RedisInsight and pgAdmin all open at the same time (each eating RAM, each with their own shortcuts, their own quirks) and I just thought: this is insane. We have amazing dev tools in every other category, and our database client is still a 2010 Java app. That was the day I started building QoreDB.