Best Database Design Software

Compare the Top Database Design Software as of May 2025

What is Database Design Software?

Database design software is a type of computer program used to create, modify and manage databases. It enables users to define the structure of a database and the relationships between different data fields. It also allows the user to perform various operations on existing databases such as editing, backing up, transferring data and creating reports. Compare and read user reviews of the best Database Design software currently available using the table below. This list is updated regularly.

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    ERD Lab

    ERD Lab

    ERD Lab

    ERD Lab is an online ER Diagram Tool that allows you to design your database visually. Import existing SQL or develop new database without writing a single line of code. Visualize your schemas to share & collaborate with your team. Export SQL or PDF/Image when done. All for FREE!
    Starting Price: $0
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    Navicat Data Modeler
    Navicat Data Modeler is a powerful and cost-effective database design tool which helps you build high-quality conceptual, logical and physical data models. It allows you to visually design database structures, perform reverse/forward engineering processes, import models from ODBC data sources, generate complex SQL/DDL, print models to files, and much more. Simplify the task of creating complex entity relationship models and generate the script SQL with a simple click. Navicat Data Modeler supports various database systems, including MySQL, MariaDB, Oracle, SQL Server, PostgreSQL, and SQLite. Create, modify, and design your models using professional object designers, available for Tables and Views. Without the need to write complex SQL to create and edit objects, you’ll know exactly what you are working on. Also, Navicat Data Modeler supports three standard notations, Crow’s Foot, IDEF1x and UML.
    Starting Price: $22.99 per month
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    DbWrench

    DbWrench

    DbWrench

    Makes creating and modifying databases quicker and easier. Streamlines many common database tasks. Supports many operating systems and databases in a single license. Use generated scripts to apply changes. Use ER diagrams to model, analyze and communicate your designs. Reverse engineer databases into our database designer in seconds. Our priority is to implement features that will save database developers time with their database design tasks. We use extensive testing and continuous release cycles to build a product users can rely on. Run DbWrench on Windows, Mac OS X and Linux, all with a single license. Run DbWrench with today's most popular database systems, and again, all with a single license. Edit database items directly in the diagram. Avoid navigating tree nodes and editing property sheets. Several ER notations to choose from, including Bachman, Barker and Information Engineering.
    Starting Price: $49 one-time payment
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    DeZign for Databases
    Visualize database structures to understand your database, create new databases or reverse-engineer existing databases to modify, document, analyze, and optimize. DeZign for Databases is an intuitive data modeling tool for developers and DBA's that can help you model, create and maintain databases. The software uses entity relationship diagrams (ERDs, data models) to graphically design databases and automatically generates the most popular databases (Oracle, MS SQL, MySQL, PostgreSQL, etc.) DeZign for Databases offers a sophisticated visual data modeling environment for database development that makes your database development process much easier. The tool reduces faults in database development and improves your productivity. You can visualize database structures to understand your database, create new databases or reverse-engineer existing databases to modify, document, analyze, and optimize.
    Starting Price: €19 per month
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    Hackolade

    Hackolade

    Hackolade

    Hackolade is the pioneer for data modeling of NoSQL and multi-model databases, providing a comprehensive suite of data modeling tools for various NoSQL databases and APIs. Hackolade is the only data modeling tool for MongoDB, Neo4j, Cassandra, ArangoDB, BigQuery, Couchbase, Cosmos DB, Databricks, DocumentDB, DynamoDB, Elasticsearch, EventBridge Schema Registry, Glue Data Catalog, HBase, Hive, Firebase/Firestore, JanusGraph, MariaDB, MarkLogic, MySQL, Oracle, PostgreSQL, Redshift, ScyllaDB, Snowflake, SQL Server, Synapse, TinkerPop, YugabyteDB, etc. It also applies its visual design to Avro, JSON Schema, Parquet, Protobuf, Swagger and OpenAPI, and is rapidly adding new targets for its physical data modeling engine.
    Starting Price: €100 per month
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    Galaxy Modeler
    Galaxy Modeler is a schema design tool for GraphQL data modeling. Draw diagrams, add notes, captions to the diagrams, import existing schema structures and generate reports or schema creation scripts. Supported platforms: - GraphQL Key features: - Data modeling and schema design - Visualization of GraphQL schemas - Import from URL - Generation of interactive HTML reports - Generation of schema creation scripts - Various themes and styles for reports - Multiple display modes - Support for sub-diagrams
    Starting Price: $99
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    Luna Modeler
    Luna Modeler is an easy-to-use data modeling tool for your favorite databases. Design and visualize database structures, generate SQL scripts, and create interactive documentation. Perfect for both pros and beginners, Luna Modeler makes data modeling simple! Supported platforms: - Oracle Database - SQL Server - PostgreSQL - MySQL - MariaDB - SQLite Key features: - Database modeling and design - Reverse engineering from Oracle, SQL Server, PostgreSQL, MySQL, MariaDB - Import from SQLite files - Support for SSH/SSL/TLS connections - Generation of interactive HTML reports - Generation of SQL scripts - Project update - Generation of alter scripts for selected database platforms - Various themes and styles for reports - Multiple display modes - Support for sub-diagrams
    Starting Price: $99
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    Moon Modeler
    Moon Modeler is a schema design and data modeling tool for various platforms. Draw diagrams, reverse engineer existing database structures and generate reports or scripts. Supported platforms: - MongoDB - Mongoose Key features: - Data modeling and schema design - Reverse engineering from MongoDB - Support for SSH/SSL/TLS connections - Hierarchical structures, embedded documents/nested objects - Generation of interactive HTML reports - Generation of schema validation or creation scripts - Various themes and styles for reports - Multiple display modes - Support for sub-diagrams
    Starting Price: $99 one-time payment
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