TablePro vs DbGate

DbGate is an open-source client for SQL and NoSQL databases, built on Electron. It runs on Windows, macOS and Linux and as a web app, with a free Community edition and paid Premium editions. TablePro is an open-source client with a native Mac app, a separate iPhone and iPad app, and optional paid features on the Mac.

Facts checked October 8, 2026Sources

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The short answer

Looking for an alternative to DbGate on the Mac? This is when each client fits.

Choose TablePro if

You want an AI assistant without a paid edition. It is free in the Mac app, with the AI provider you choose, while DbGate’s database chat is in Premium.
You sign in to databases with AWS IAM or Microsoft Entra ID, and want that free.
You want backups through each engine’s own dump tool without a paid edition.
You want a native Mac app written in Swift, with passwords in the macOS Keychain.
You want an iPhone and iPad app as well.

Choose DbGate if

You also work on Windows or Linux, or want a web app that your team opens in a browser.
You connect to Firebird, Azure Cosmos DB or Firestore, which TablePro does not support.
You want a visual query designer, from the Premium edition.
You want DbGate Cloud to keep your connections and SQL files on every device you sign in on.

At a glance

DbGate has a free Community edition and Premium and Team Premium editions billed per user, so several rows say which edition a feature needs.

TablePro and DbGate, compared on October 8, 2026. Sources are listed at the end of the page.
Compared	TablePro	DbGate
Platforms TablePro Mac, iPhone and iPad macOS 13 Ventura or later Apple silicon and Intel builds iOS and iPadOS 18 or later DbGate Mac, Windows, Linux, Web app, on a server Apple silicon and Intel builds^{Source 1Source 4}	Mac, iPhone and iPad macOS 13 Ventura or later Apple silicon and Intel builds iOS and iPadOS 18 or later	Mac, Windows, Linux, Web app, on a server Apple silicon and Intel builds^{Source 1Source 4}
Built with TablePro Swift, with native database drivers DbGate Electron^{Source 5}	Swift, with native database drivers	Electron^{Source 5}
Price TablePro Free to use. Paid plans add optional features to the Mac app. Starter: $2.99 a month, $24 a year or $59 once, for up to 2 devices Team: $1.25 a month, $10 a year or $25 once, per seat, at least 5 seats The iPhone and iPad app is free, with no in-app purchases. See pricing DbGate Community: Free Premium: $12 a month per user Premium: $120 a year per user Team Premium: $15 a month per user, at least 2 seats Team Premium: $150 a year per user, at least 2 seats^{Source 2}	Free to use. Paid plans add optional features to the Mac app. Starter: $2.99 a month, $24 a year or $59 once, for up to 2 devices Team: $1.25 a month, $10 a year or $25 once, per seat, at least 5 seats The iPhone and iPad app is free, with no in-app purchases. See pricing	Community: Free Premium: $12 a month per user Premium: $120 a year per user Team Premium: $15 a month per user, at least 2 seats Team Premium: $150 a year per user, at least 2 seats^{Source 2}
Open source TablePro Yes: AGPL-3.0, including the code of the paid features DbGate Yes: GPL-3.0, for the Community edition^{Source 5}	Yes: AGPL-3.0, including the code of the paid features	Yes: GPL-3.0, for the Community edition^{Source 5}
Databases TablePro PostgreSQL, MySQL, SQL Server, SQLite, MongoDB, Redis and more Supported databases DbGate Community covers MySQL, PostgreSQL, SQL Server, Oracle, SQLite, MongoDB, Redis, Cassandra, ClickHouse, DuckDB and others. Premium adds Amazon Redshift, DynamoDB, Azure Cosmos DB, Firestore and libSQL. Its site also lists Firebird.^{Source 1Source 3}	PostgreSQL, MySQL, SQL Server, SQLite, MongoDB, Redis and more Supported databases	Community covers MySQL, PostgreSQL, SQL Server, Oracle, SQLite, MongoDB, Redis, Cassandra, ClickHouse, DuckDB and others. Premium adds Amazon Redshift, DynamoDB, Azure Cosmos DB, Firestore and libSQL. Its site also lists Firebird.^{Source 1Source 3}
AI assistant TablePro Yes Free in the Mac app, with the AI provider you choose, in the cloud or on your Mac DbGate Database chat, a SQL AI assistant and error explanations, in Premium and Team Premium, through DbGate’s gateway to OpenAI^{Source 3Source 8}	Yes Free in the Mac app, with the AI provider you choose, in the cloud or on your Mac	Database chat, a SQL AI assistant and error explanations, in Premium and Team Premium, through DbGate’s gateway to OpenAI^{Source 3Source 8}
Sync TablePro iCloud Sync: part of Starter on the Mac, free on iPhone and iPad DbGate DbGate Cloud stores connections and SQL files online. Community keeps up to 5 connections there, and Premium removes the limit and adds shared folders.^{Source 7}	iCloud Sync: part of Starter on the Mac, free on iPhone and iPad	DbGate Cloud stores connections and SQL files online. Community keeps up to 5 connections there, and Premium removes the limit and adds shared folders.^{Source 7}
Moving to TablePro TablePro No TablePro has no importer for DbGate. DbGate Does not apply	No TablePro has no importer for DbGate.	Does not apply
More about DbGate			More about DbGate
ER diagram TablePro A read-only ER diagram, exported as PNG or SQL, free DbGate Yes In every edition. Advanced settings are in Premium.^{Source 3}	A read-only ER diagram, exported as PNG or SQL, free	Yes In every edition. Advanced settings are in Premium.^{Source 3}
Visual query designer TablePro Not available DbGate In Premium and Team Premium, not in Community^{Source 3}	Not available	In Premium and Team Premium, not in Community^{Source 3}
Compare database models TablePro Compare & Sync compares the structure or the data of two databases and writes the sync script. Part of Starter DbGate In Premium and Team Premium, not in Community^{Source 3}	Compare & Sync compares the structure or the data of two databases and writes the sync script. Part of Starter	In Premium and Team Premium, not in Community^{Source 3}
Backup and restore TablePro Free in the Mac app: Backup Dump and Restore Dump through the engine’s own dump tool, where it has one DbGate Native backup and restore in Premium and Team Premium. Community backs up and restores single tables.^{Source 3}	Free in the Mac app: Backup Dump and Restore Dump through the engine’s own dump tool, where it has one	Native backup and restore in Premium and Team Premium. Community backs up and restores single tables.^{Source 3}
Cloud sign-in TablePro Free: AWS IAM on Amazon RDS and Aurora, and Microsoft Entra ID for SQL Server DbGate AWS IAM, Microsoft Entra ID and Azure managed identity, in Premium and Team Premium^{Source 3}	Free: AWS IAM on Amazon RDS and Aurora, and Microsoft Entra ID for SQL Server	AWS IAM, Microsoft Entra ID and Azure managed identity, in Premium and Team Premium^{Source 3}

Where DbGate is stronger

DbGate runs on Windows, macOS and Linux, and also as a web app that you deploy on a server.^{Source 1}
It connects to engines TablePro does not support, such as Firebird, and its paid editions add Azure Cosmos DB and Firestore.^{Source 1Source 3}
The Community edition is free and open source under the GPL-3.0, with ER diagrams in every edition.^{Source 5Source 3}
Premium adds a visual query designer and a tool that compares and deploys database models.^{Source 3}
DbGate Cloud keeps connections and SQL files on every device you sign in on, with up to 5 connections in Community.^{Source 7}

Where TablePro differs

TablePro is a Mac app written in Swift, with native database drivers. DbGate is built on Electron. Both offer builds for Apple silicon and Intel Macs.^{Source 5Source 4}
The AI assistant is free in the Mac app, with the AI provider you choose, in the cloud or on your Mac. DbGate’s database chat is in its paid editions and goes through DbGate’s gateway to OpenAI.^{Source 3Source 8}
AWS IAM and Microsoft Entra ID sign-in are free in TablePro. DbGate lists them in its paid editions.^{Source 3}
Backups through each engine’s own dump tool are free in TablePro. DbGate’s native backup and restore is in its paid editions.^{Source 3}
iCloud Sync keeps connections in step between your Macs and your iPhone or iPad. It is part of Starter on the Mac, and free in the iPhone and iPad app.Starter plan
There is a free app for iPhone and iPad, with no in-app purchases.

What TablePro does not do

There is no TablePro app for Windows or Linux, and no web version.
Firebird, Azure Cosmos DB and Firestore are not among the supported engines.
There is no visual query designer, and the ER diagram is read-only.
Some features are paid. Starter adds features such as Compare & Sync, Query Insights, Data Rewind and iCloud Sync.

Switching from DbGate

TablePro has no importer for DbGate. Add each connection by hand: fill in the connection form, or paste a URL that starts with postgresql://, mysql:// or mongodb:// into File > Import > Import from URL…

Set up an SSH tunnel on the connection’s Network tab. On the Mac, jump hosts are supported too.
If a project keeps its database settings in a .env file, File > Import > Open Project Folder… reads them and opens the connection form filled in.
Passwords go into the macOS Keychain, and query history starts fresh in TablePro.

Questions

What is free in each?

DbGate Community is free and open source, and its paid editions add features such as database chat, the query designer and native backup. TablePro is free to use with every supported engine, the AI assistant and the MCP server, and a Starter or Team plan adds features such as Compare & Sync, Query Insights, Data Rewind and iCloud Sync. See pricing.

Is there a web version of TablePro?

No. TablePro runs on your Mac, iPhone and iPad. If your team needs a database client in the browser, DbGate also runs as a web app.

Do both work with MongoDB and Redis?

Yes, and both include them at no cost. See the supported databases.

Sources

Facts about DbGate were checked on October 8, 2026 against these pages. Prices are list prices in US dollars, before tax.

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DbGate database chat (checked October 8, 2026)

Latest DbGate release at that date: 7.3.2, published October 8, 2026.^{Source 6}

TablePro’s column describes TablePro 0.78.0 for Mac and 1.0 for iPhone and iPad.

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