FK → databases.mysql · 8 tools · checked Nov 2, 2026
Data modeling tools for MySQL
If you modeled in MySQL Workbench 8.0, see the note on its end of life before choosing. This list includes only tools whose own pages name MySQL. A tool missing here may still work with it; we just haven't seen it confirmed.
MySQL says earlier MySQL Workbench releases have reached end of life, and the new Workbench doesn't list data modeling yet. What that means for your models.
Which tools support MySQL?
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- id
- chartdb
- price
- free · paid from $25/mo
- deploy
- Web, Self-hosted
- license
- AGPL-3.0
Open-source database diagram editor (AGPL-3.0) with a hosted cloud plan; imports a schema from one query and exports DDL in your dialect.
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- id
- dbschema
- price
- free tier · paid price not captured
- deploy
- Windows, macOS
- license
- proprietary
Desktop design tool that connects to relational and NoSQL databases, keeps the model in a file you can commit to Git, and compares and syncs schemas.
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- id
- drawdb
- price
- free
- deploy
- Web, Self-hosted
- license
- AGPL-3.0
Free, open-source (AGPL-3.0) in-browser ERD editor that imports and exports SQL scripts and generates migrations.
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- id
- drawsql
- price
- from $19/mo
- deploy
- Web
- license
- proprietary
Visual web ERD editor for MySQL, PostgreSQL, SQL Server and MariaDB that imports CREATE TABLE statements and exports SQL, Laravel migrations or JSON.
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- id
- luna-modeler
- price
- from $99 one-time
- deploy
- Windows, macOS, Linux
- license
- proprietary
Relational sibling of Moon Modeler: conceptual, logical and physical models, DDL generation, and compare-and-sync against a live database.
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- id
- mysql-workbench
- price
- free
- deploy
- not verified
- license
- proprietary
MySQL's official GUI. The end-of-life 8.0 line had EER modeling with forward and reverse engineering; the new Workbench has not shipped modeling yet.
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- id
- navicat-data-modeler
- price
- from $749 one-time
- deploy
- Windows, macOS, Linux
- license
- proprietary
Cross-platform desktop modeler with conceptual, logical and physical models plus relational, dimensional and Data Vault 2.0 methods.
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- id
- redgate-data-modeler
- price
- from $189/yr
- deploy
- Web
- license
- proprietary
- formerly
- Vertabelo
The browser-based modeler formerly sold as Vertabelo, now part of Redgate, with real-time collaboration, versioning, reverse engineering and SQL generation.
Side by side
| tool | price (as published) | free option | deploy | levels | reverse eng. | DDL out | databases (verified) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ChartDB | free · paid from $25/mo | Free | Web, Self-hosted | physical | yes | yes | PostgreSQL, MySQL, SQL Server, MariaDB, SQLite |
| DbSchema | free tier · paid price not captured | Free edition | Windows, macOS | conceptual · logical · physical | yes | yes | PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB, MariaDB, BigQuery, Snowflake, ClickHouse, Oracle Database, SQL Server |
| drawDB | free | Free | Web, Self-hosted | physical | yes | yes | MySQL, PostgreSQL, SQLite, MariaDB, SQL Server, Oracle Database |
| DrawSQL | from $19/mo | Free plan | Web | physical | yes | yes | MySQL, PostgreSQL, SQL Server, MariaDB |
| Luna Modeler | from $99 one-time | Trial only | Windows, macOS, Linux | conceptual · logical · physical | yes | yes | Oracle Database, PostgreSQL, MySQL, SQL Server, MariaDB, SQLite |
| MySQL Workbench | free | Free | not verified | physical | yes | yes | MySQL |
| Navicat Data Modeler | from $749 one-time | Trial only | Windows, macOS, Linux | conceptual · logical · physical | yes | yes | MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, MariaDB, SQL Server, Oracle Database, SQLite, Snowflake |
| Redgate Data Modeler | from $189/yr | Trial only | Web | logical · physical | yes | yes | PostgreSQL, MySQL, SQL Server, Oracle Database |
Free ways to start with MySQL
- ChartDB: free · paid from $25/mo. Self-hosted open-source edition is free.
- DbSchema: free tier · paid price not captured. The purchase page showed prices localized to our retrieval location, so we have not recorded a USD price. It lists a free Community edition, a perpetual or monthly Pro license and an Architect edition.
- drawDB: free. Free.
- DrawSQL: from $19/mo. Free plan: public diagrams only, up to 15 tables.
- MySQL Workbench: free. Free.