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dbdiagram.io
Type DBML, get an ER diagram. Imports from databases and SQL dumps, generates SQL, exports images and PDFs.
Facts at a glance
- vendor
- Holistics
- category
- Diagram-as-code
- deploy
- Web
- license
- Proprietary app; the DBML language is open source (Apache-2.0)
- free option
- Free plan · 7-day trial
- model levels
- physical
- methods
- relational
- reverse engineering
- yes
- DDL / script out
- yes
- model compare / sync
- not verified
- Git / version control
- not verified
- diagram-as-code
- DBML
- databases
- not verifiedImports SQL dumps and live databases; the dialect list was not captured.
- integrations
- dbdocs
What does dbdiagram.io cost?
| plan | price | unit | notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal Pro | $8/mo | per user | Annual billing is advertised as saving up to 42%; the $8 figure is the displayed starting price. |
| Team | $75/mo | per workspace | Extra editors $5/month each. |
Free plan available indefinitely. Free Personal Pro for education for 12 months, renewable.
Who is it for?
editorial judgment, based on the facts above
Good fit
Developers who think in text and want a shareable schema diagram in minutes.
Watch for
A diagramming and documentation tool, not a conceptual or governance modeler.
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Sources
found an error? email info@datamodelingtools.com with a link to the vendor page