FeaturePosticoQueryDeck
Price$69 personal$79
DatabasesPostgreSQL only5 databases
AI AssistantNoYes
EXPLAIN ANALYZENoVisual
ERDNoAuto-generated
RuntimeNative SwiftNative Swift
Touch IDNoYes
ComparisonQueryDeck vs Postico
QueryDeck vs Postico
QueryDeck is a native macOS database client built with Swift. Beautiful PostgreSQL client, but PostgreSQL only.Here's how they compare.
Postico
Pricing$69 personal (up to 3 devices)
PlatformmacOS only
RuntimeNative (Swift/AppKit)
01Where Postico falls short
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PostgreSQL only, with no MySQL, SQLite, MongoDB, or Redis.
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No AI query assistant.
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No EXPLAIN ANALYZE visualization.
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Limited to basic queries and table browsing.
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No ERD generation.
02Feature comparison
03Why developers switch to QueryDeck
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Five databases: PostgreSQL, MySQL, SQLite, MongoDB, Redis.
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AI-assisted SQL generation and optimization.
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Visual EXPLAIN ANALYZE for query performance.
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Auto-generated ERD from live schema.
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Same native macOS experience, more power.
04Related
Postico Alternative
→Migration-focused guide for switching from Postico.
Switch from Postico to QueryDeck.
Native macOS database client. $79 one-time. All your Macs.
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