CloudBeaver

What is CloudBeaver?

CloudBeaver is an open source, browser-based database manager built by the team behind the DBeaver desktop client. It runs as a web server you self-host, so anyone on your team opens a URL and gets a SQL editor, data browser, and connection manager — no desktop install, no per-machine setup. The backend is Java; the frontend is TypeScript and React.

What is CloudBeaver best for?

Teams that want DBeaver-style database access shared through the browser instead of installed on every laptop. It fits when you need to give several people controlled access to the same set of connections — a data team querying MySQL and PostgreSQL, or an ops group that wants one governed web console rather than scattered desktop clients and stored credentials.

What can CloudBeaver do?

• Run SQL with a web-based editor that has autocomplete and syntax highlighting
• Browse and edit table data inline, with JSON support and a references panel for related records
• Manage multiple database connections centrally and share them across users
• Connect to ~20 common SQL databases in the Community Edition — MySQL, PostgreSQL, Oracle, SQL Server, SQLite, MariaDB, and more
• Import and transfer data between connections
• Visualize geospatial (GIS) data on a map
• Deploy anywhere with Docker, Docker Compose, or Kubernetes

Is CloudBeaver free?

Yes — CloudBeaver Community Edition is free and open source under the Apache-2.0 license, and you only pay for the server you run it on. It follows an open-core model: CloudBeaver Enterprise is a paid subscription (from $1,025/year for a minimum of five users) that adds NoSQL and cloud-warehouse drivers, SSO/SSH/SSL auth, a visual query builder, and enterprise support.

Where does CloudBeaver fall short?

• The free Community Edition is SQL-only. NoSQL engines (MongoDB, Cassandra, Redis) and cloud warehouses (Snowflake, BigQuery, Redshift) are Enterprise-only, so if your stack is NoSQL you’ll hit the paywall fast.
• Team security is thin without Enterprise. Community connections use plain username/password — SSO, SSH tunneling, and SSL auth are paid features, which matters once more than a couple of people share access.
• The desktop DBeaver client is more capable. Power features like the visual query builder, execution plans, and query history live in Enterprise or the desktop editions, so the free web app trails its own sibling tool.

What does CloudBeaver replace?

CloudBeaver is a self-hosted, browser-based alternative to commercial database GUIs like Navicat, DataGrip, and TablePlus. Instead of licensing a desktop client per seat, you host one web console your whole team shares. Note the trade-off: those paid tools support far more database engines out of the box than the free Community Edition.

FAQ

Is CloudBeaver open source? Yes. The Community Edition is genuinely open source under the Apache-2.0 license, with the full source on GitHub. Enterprise is a separately licensed paid product built on top of it.

Can I self-host CloudBeaver for free? Yes. The Community Edition is free to run — pull the official Docker image, start the container, and you only pay for your own server. There’s also a live demo at demo.cloudbeaver.io.

Is CloudBeaver a good Navicat alternative? For SQL databases and browser-based team access, yes — it’s free and web-native. But Navicat and DataGrip support many more engines and richer query tooling out of the box, so heavy or NoSQL users may find the free edition limiting.

What do I need to run CloudBeaver? A server with Docker. The official image runs the Java backend and React frontend together, and it deploys via Docker Compose or Kubernetes on any cloud.