What Tablif read on pgquery's site
pgquery describes itself as: “pgquery: free Postgres and S3 client in your browser”
- Price model: free tier
- Free tier: Free forever
- Stage: Beta
- How it differs: “pgquery adds the administration side (RLS policies, roles, indexes, functions, triggers, extensions, settings), advisors, a visual EXPLAIN tree and an ER diagram; it has no SSH tunnels yet.”
What it is
Calls itself “PostgreSQL GUI” and “PostgreSQL studio”.
- Calls itself: PostgreSQL GUI · PostgreSQL studio · +2
“…pgquery: free Postgres and S3 client in your browser”
“…pgquery is a browser-based PostgreSQL GUI: SQL editor, table editor, ER diagram, RLS policies, EXPLAIN plan viewer and performance/security advisors.”
Where it puts itself
Rules out “SSH tunnels” and “login of its own”. Publishes a comparison page.
- Says it will not: SSH tunnels · login of its own
“…pgquery adds the administration side (RLS policies, roles, indexes, functions, triggers, extensions, settings), advisors, a visual EXPLAIN tree and an ER diagram; it has no SSH tunnels yet.”
“No SSH tunnels. pgweb, DbGate, pgAdmin and CloudBeaver connect through a bastion host where pgquery cannot.”
What it costs
A free tier, free forever. No monthly or yearly plan. No one-time option.
- One-time: no
- Monthly: no
- Yearly: no
- Commission: no
- Free plan: free forever
“Is it really free? Yes. MIT licensed, no paid tier, no account.”
“…pgquery is a free, open-source browser client for remote data”
Who it sells to
Sells to developers.
- Sells to: developers
“…pgquery is a tool I built for my own Postgres work and decided to publish.”
How it runs
A web app. Runs locally and works offline. Can be self-hosted. Hosted in the cloud. No API. Open source.
- Kind: web
- Runs where: cloud / hosted · on the device, offline · self-hosted
- API: no
- Open source: yes
“…pgquery is a browser-based PostgreSQL GUI: SQL editor, table editor, ER diagram, RLS policies, EXPLAIN plan viewer and performance/security advisors.”
“One Go container (or use the hosted app)”
What it works with
Names Adminer, CloudBeaver and 5 more on its pages.
- Names: Adminer · CloudBeaver · DBeaver · +4
“Full comparison with CloudBeaver and Adminer, or vs DBeaver”
“…pgquery and the main web-based alternatives Feature pgquery pgweb DbGate pgAdmin 4 Supabase Studio”
What it offers as proof
In beta. Try it without signing up.
- Stage: beta
- Trial asks for: nothing
“Maturity New (2026), one maintainer”
“One docker run, no account, MIT licensed.”
Sources
Tablif read these pages, last on 6 Nov 2026. Everything above is what the product says about itself; Tablif does not verify every claim.
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