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Beekeeper Studio SQL editor 4.0 – Import. backup, restore, and bigquery

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Re: Beekeeper Studio SQL editor 4.0 – Import. backup, restore, and bigquery

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Post by mekster »

Semaphor wrote: post #5
code_biologist wrote: post #2

“The SQL Editor and Database Manager Of Your Dreams A [cross platform] modern, easy to use, and good looking SQL client for MySQL, Postgres, SQLite, SQL Server, and more.”

Anyone care to say what the pros & cons vs JetBrain’s DataGrip are?

DataGrip is heavy. It takes seconds to launch and while it must be quite feature complete, the interface is cluttered.

Currently using TablePlus and while I have a few problems with it, it's snappy and mostly fine. Tried Beekeeper some years ago but might as well try again.

Re: Beekeeper Studio SQL editor 4.0 – Import. backup, restore, and bigquery

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Post by mekster »

Nullabillity wrote: post #18
reinhardt1053 wrote: post #16

It looks a lot like Tableplus [1] Who copied whom? [1] https://tableplus.com/

See also: DBeaver, pgadmin, MySQL workbench, Navicat, MS Access, ... These graphical database clients mostly end up looking the same in the end.

Not sure how you can say they're similar.

Simplicity and ease of use vary a lot between them.

Re: Beekeeper Studio SQL editor 4.0 – Import. backup, restore, and bigquery

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Post by mekster »

ctippett wrote: post #19
reinhardt1053 wrote: post #16

It looks a lot like Tableplus [1] Who copied whom? [1] https://tableplus.com/

Since you mentioned it, I was always curious if the team behind TablePlus were/are connected to the team behind Postico [1]. The UIs for both (at least before Postico 2) are almost identical. [1] https://eggerapps.at/postico2/

Yet I still don't think nothing beats the good old SequelPro's elegant interface.

Somehow not really liking the fork.

Re: Beekeeper Studio SQL editor 4.0 – Import. backup, restore, and bigquery

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Post by rathboma »

kamranjon wrote: post #23
taffit wrote: post #21

Biggest issues for me: Subscription based payments and (biggest issue) missing option to adjust the keyboard shortuts. So I have to adjust my workflow and muscle memory to the tool instead of the other way around. For the rest it is a very nice looking client with a good amount of features (for my use case) and hats off to the developers.

In case the developers are watching, I love beekeeper and use the free version daily. If you sold a one-time license, even if it was just for the current major version, I’d gladly pay $100 for that.

Hey! Well I do, sort of. It's a subscription, but if you buy it for one year, then cancel you get to use the app forever.

The downside is you only get 1 year of software updates, but that's the case with most 1 year purchases.

Re: Beekeeper Studio SQL editor 4.0 – Import. backup, restore, and bigquery

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Post by rathboma »

taffit wrote: post #21

Biggest issues for me: Subscription based payments and (biggest issue) missing option to adjust the keyboard shortuts. So I have to adjust my workflow and muscle memory to the tool instead of the other way around. For the rest it is a very nice looking client with a good amount of features (for my use case) and hats off to the developers.

Thank you!

Some sort of keyboard shortcut settings screen is my todo list. Honestly it's a total PITA because different libraries handle shortcuts in different places, so I've been putting it off.

My focus after 4.0 is tidying up this type of stuff :-).

Re: Beekeeper Studio SQL editor 4.0 – Import. backup, restore, and bigquery

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Post by rathboma »

ndom91 wrote: post #17

Been using this for a year or so as my daily basic DB client. Really like it for what it is and can definitely recommend it for quick and simple DB operations. I put it in the same category as tableplus - its a nice simple db client when all you need to do is browse some data, edit a row or two, etc. The community edition of beekeeper, however, has less annoyances than tableplus's free version imo. For more advanced…

Thank you for using my app :-).

Re: Beekeeper Studio SQL editor 4.0 – Import. backup, restore, and bigquery

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Post by rathboma »

simonbarker87 wrote: post #26
ndom91 wrote: post #17

Been using this for a year or so as my daily basic DB client. Really like it for what it is and can definitely recommend it for quick and simple DB operations. I put it in the same category as tableplus - its a nice simple db client when all you need to do is browse some data, edit a row or two, etc. The community edition of beekeeper, however, has less annoyances than tableplus's free version imo. For more advanced…

I’ve literally just started using TablePlus as I get it as part of SetApp so this is a really handy comparison. I was tempted to give this a try but sounds like I’m getting something very similar with TablePlus for money I’m already spending each month. BeeKeeper looks very nice from what I can see though so might still try it.

I made Beekeeper Studio because the lack of a good SQL editor on Linux drove me crazy. TablePlus is great on MacOS, but when I started it didn't even have a Linux version.

I have full feature parity across all OSes, which I'm pretty proud of as a one-man team (although I do have some AMAZING part time help)

Re: Beekeeper Studio SQL editor 4.0 – Import. backup, restore, and bigquery

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Post by rathboma »

Semaphor wrote: post #5
code_biologist wrote: post #2

“The SQL Editor and Database Manager Of Your Dreams A [cross platform] modern, easy to use, and good looking SQL client for MySQL, Postgres, SQLite, SQL Server, and more.”

Anyone care to say what the pros & cons vs JetBrain’s DataGrip are?

Hey! I'm the creator of Beekeeper Studio.

It's a similar value proposition as VSCode/Sublime Text vs IntelliJ. If you are in a database all day and need a big beefy IDE, Beekeeper Studio isn't for you.

I built Beekeeper Studio because I wanted an easy to use and intuitive GUI. I'm not a DBA, so using DBeaver or DataGrip required me to basically re-learn the whole app every time I used it, which I didn't have the patience for.

Hope that helps add some context :-)

Re: Beekeeper Studio SQL editor 4.0 – Import. backup, restore, and bigquery

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Post by rathboma »

code_biologist wrote: post #9
ShadowBanThis01 wrote: post #3

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Did you have anything to add to that?

It wasn't obvious to me what this software was when posted. The original HN title was "Beekeeper Studio 4.0 - Import. backup, restore, and bigquery" which implies it's a backup solution for bigquery. The HN title was edited to include "SQL editor" after my comment. Do you see anywhere in the linked release notes where it explains what Beekeeper Studio is? I discovered it's more than a SQL backup and restore solution…

Oh, yeah sorry for the terrible title :-/.

Re: Beekeeper Studio SQL editor 4.0 – Import. backup, restore, and bigquery

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Post by rathboma »

Nullabillity wrote: post #18
reinhardt1053 wrote: post #16

It looks a lot like Tableplus [1] Who copied whom? [1] https://tableplus.com/

See also: DBeaver, pgadmin, MySQL workbench, Navicat, MS Access, ... These graphical database clients mostly end up looking the same in the end.

Please use DBeaver, MySQL Workbench, or Navicat side by side with Beekeeper Studio and I think you'll understand how my UX philosophy differs.
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