HeidiSQL
Fewer than 5 people recommend it so far, so there's no written verdict. Here is what commenters said.
4recommend
0warn against
Dec 30, 2025first mention
May 29, 2026latest mention
Why people recommend it
“Heidi has been my go-to SQL tool for longer than I can remember.”
“HeidiSQL is excellent, even though is fugly.”
switched from MySQL Workbenchon “HeidiSQL – Lightweight MariaDB, MySQL, SQL Server, P…”
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“one of those pieces of open source that was so vital to my career when contracting”
former contractoron “HeidiSQL – Lightweight MariaDB, MySQL, SQL Server, P…”
“But HeidiSQL and DBeaver are great, and open source”
Caveats and dissent
No one in these comments warned against it.
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Who recommends it in their own words
Threads where it came up
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All comments 6
“Heidi has been my go-to SQL tool for longer than I can remember.”
“HeidiSQL is excellent, even though is fugly.”
“one of those pieces of open source that was so vital to my career when contracting”
“But HeidiSQL and DBeaver are great, and open source”
“HeidiSQL and MariaDB for SQL.”
“heidisql for db ui”