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TablePlus – Modern, Native Tool for Database Management

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Re: TablePlus – Modern, Native Tool for Database Management

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Post by mekster »

computerman1337 wrote: post #63

How does this compare to Datagrip / IntelliJ IDEA for databases in terms of functionality? I’ve been using IntelliJ for relational databases and I am very pleased with it.

It is far easier to work than DataGrip.

I used DataGrip after SequelPro stopped updating to support MySQL 8 and apparently it's feature rich but got annoyed how it's bloated and takes half a minute to launch.

I still prefer SequelPro for it's layout and UI but finally dropped it in favor of TablePlus as now it seems close enough to that usability.

Also of note is that the author is really responsive and friendly on GitHub who corrected some minor UI issues pretty quickly when I reported.

Re: TablePlus – Modern, Native Tool for Database Management

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Post by mekster »

pvtmert wrote: post #106

I saw TablePlus first time again in HN, (circa 2016) since then it is go-to tool for databases. Many DB connection UI's (except MySQL Workbench and Sequel Pro I think) requires some kind of purchase. Besides My company uses Sequel Pro it always had either crashed or having slow import/export speeds etc. Even TablePlus can import/export between engines using CSV files, which is IMHO awesome option to have.

SequelPro served me for years and I loved it but since it no longer is being actively maintained (I know about nightlies but it's buggy with constant crashes and such, so it doesn't count.) to support MySQL 8, I'm glad TablePlus mostly caught up on the usability to SequelPro for me to have a unified tool for all DB needs.

Re: TablePlus – Modern, Native Tool for Database Management

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Post by mekster »

memco wrote: post #37

I like TablePlus and have bought licenses for my work computers. It’s got a lot features, but is still rough around the edges in some spots: Mongo is technically supported but the viewing and editing experience isn’t great for nested object. The SSH support seems wonky: I can’t get it to work with my ssh config which uses proxyjunp to connect. I have to setup the tunnel using -L in my terminal and use the local port…

I have a jump host and it works by reading ~/.ssh/config and works fine.

You might want to report it on GitHub as they seemed quite responsive the last time I reported an issue.

Re: TablePlus – Modern, Native Tool for Database Management

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Post by soheil »

Sequel Pro's pros:

- Sequel Pro's UI is much simpler

- it's been around for over a decade

- Sequel Pro can import/export large DBs much quicker

- works on OSX

- less bloated by not having to support 10+ different db types

Genuine question: when did Redis become a relation db?

Re: TablePlus – Modern, Native Tool for Database Management

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Post by s_dev »

soheil wrote: post #164

Sequel Pro's pros: - Sequel Pro's UI is much simpler - it's been around for over a decade - Sequel Pro can import/export large DBs much quicker - works on OSX - less bloated by not having to support 10+ different db types Genuine question: when did Redis become a relation db?

Table Plus works on macOS.

I disagree about the UI. Table Plus when connecting to a DB will mark the offending parameter red to let you know what credential isn't right e.g. host/port/key I've found this very helpful.

Sequel Pro is free which you didn't mention and Table Plus has a fee.

Re: TablePlus – Modern, Native Tool for Database Management

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Post by _el »

paulryanrogers wrote: post #140

These GUIs are great though I find no substitute for learning the CLIs. With a CLI one can work on remote systems and quickly automate one off tasks.

Ditto. I'm one of the few at my company who uses the CLI. It's so much quicker and intuitive for me.

Re: TablePlus – Modern, Native Tool for Database Management

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Post by elbear »

ohmaigad wrote: post #156
jackschultz wrote: post #13

Don't know if the person who posted this has an affiliation, I do not, but I'm a huge fan of TablePlus so feel it's still worth it for me to comment about this. It offers so many features that seem so natural. Quick editability which in some cases saves a ton of time. Tabs for different tables, plain text editing for queries with highlighting for ease of reading. There are other database interactors, that do the same…

I have been testing the free version and there are a few things which i find annoying: 1. Importing large SQL files into DB is slow, SequelPro seems to be much faster; 2. No option to add/delete connection when you choose "Show connections"; 3. Maybe it is a free limitation but almost every time i want to open a table it wants to create a new tab; 4. It doesn't want to reconnect to the server (even when cmd +r) if it…

I noticed their issue tracker is on GitHub: https://github.com/TablePlus/TablePlus

In case they're not watching this thread, I think they would appreciate your feedback.

Re: TablePlus – Modern, Native Tool for Database Management

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Post by elbear »

therealdrag0 wrote: post #158
Aeolun wrote: post #144

Earlier quoted context omitted.

DataGrip is quickly becoming unusable to me due to it’s inability to show me a tables/field encoding. I really have no clue how anyone thought that was an unnecessary feature.

Can you elaborate on what that is? I haven’t ran I to that before.

I'm assuming they're taking about character encoding, as in utf-8.

Re: TablePlus – Modern, Native Tool for Database Management

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Post by stephenr »

HHad3 wrote: post #2

The application looks and feels nice, but the per-device pricing/licensing model seems severely outdated to me. I will not make a purchase unless named licenses, which enable me to use the application on all devices and operating systems I use (with reasonable limits if DRM is needed for some reason), are available.

I have a single license for TablePlus right now. I do have another machine, but it's effectively a "spare" / "travel" machine, so I don't use it a lot.

If I happen to need TP next time I'm using that machine, the cost of adding another seat to the license is offset by some fraction of an hours billable work, and lasts for a year.

What's always missing from these type of discussions is the consideration that just maybe, offering it as per-seat rather than per-person is why the price is what it is.

Would you prefer it it was per-person but cost $99 for a licence, with a year of updates?

Sure, that gives you the warm fuzzy feeling, and benefits anyone with > 2 machines, but it doubles the price for those who only need one seat under the current scheme.

I'm lucky enough to be paid pretty well for my skills and experience, and I (or technically my company) can maintain some software and release it as open source. But I'm also very aware that high quality fully native developer tools are quite few and far between, and the number that are also cross platform is miniscule. There is significant competition from things built using "cross platform runtimes" (Electron, Java). So when one comes along that is as good as this, they could charge twice what they do and I'd pay happily - but not everyone can justify/afford that much on developer tools.

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