FK → databases.postgresql · 8 tools · checked Nov 2, 2026
Data modeling tools for PostgreSQL
PostgreSQL has the widest tool coverage in our data, from a Postgres-only modeler to general web editors. This list includes only tools whose own pages name PostgreSQL. A tool missing here may still work with it; we just haven't seen it confirmed.
Which tools support PostgreSQL?
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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
- 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
- pgmodeler
- price
- free tier · paid price not captured
- deploy
- Windows, macOS, Linux
- license
- GPL-3.0 (Community edition)
PostgreSQL-only modeler. The open-source Community edition (GPL-3.0) covers core modeling; the paid Plus edition adds import, diff, SQL execution and Git versioning.
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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 |
| 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 |
| pgModeler | free tier · paid price not captured | Free edition | Windows, macOS, Linux | physical | yes | yes | PostgreSQL |
| Redgate Data Modeler | from $189/yr | Trial only | Web | logical · physical | yes | yes | PostgreSQL, MySQL, SQL Server, Oracle Database |
Free ways to start with PostgreSQL
- 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.
- pgModeler: free tier · paid price not captured. Plus edition is paid; a trial key is offered. We did not capture a price.