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Beekeeper Studio vs ihp
Beekeeper Studio has 23,629 GitHub stars, 1,628 forks, 1,168 open issues and last shipped yesterday. ihp has 5,348 stars, 226 forks, 283 open issues and last shipped 5 days ago. Beekeeper Studio leads on adoption by 342% (23,629 vs 5,348 stars). Beekeeper Studio is written in TypeScript under a custom or non-standard licence; ihp is written in Haskell under MIT. Beekeeper Studio has attracted 7% as many forks as stars, ihp 4%. Beekeeper Studio was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee. The two share 1 topic tag (postgresql), so they are genuine substitutes rather than adjacent tools.
Two open source projects, one decision. Both are free and self-hostable — the differences are community size, license terms, language stack and release pace.
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| Beekeeper Studio | ihp | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 24K | ★ 5.3K |
| License | Custom / other | MIT |
| Written in | TypeScript | Haskell |
| Last push | 2026-09-19 | 2026-09-15 |
| Forks | ⑂ 1.6K | ⑂ 226 |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick Beekeeper Studio if
- You weight community size — 24K stars and counting
- You want the Custom / other license terms
- Your stack matches TypeScript
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick ihp if
- You want the ihp feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches Haskell
- You evaluated both and ihp fits your workflow better
About Beekeeper Studio
Beekeeper Studio is a cross platform, open source SQL editor and database manager for Linux, macOS, and Windows that gives developers and data teams one graphical client for many different database engines.
read the full Beekeeper Studio overview →
About ihp
IHP is a batteries included, type safe web framework built on Haskell and Nix that ships routing, views, models, validation, authentication, and deployment tooling in one monorepo, aimed at teams that want to build serious web applications in a compiled language without assembling their own stack.
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Frequently asked questions
Is Beekeeper Studio or ihp more popular?
Beekeeper Studio has 23,629 GitHub stars and ihp has 5,348. Beekeeper Studio has the larger community by that measure.
Are Beekeeper Studio and ihp free?
Both are open source. Beekeeper Studio has no licence declared in this registry, and ihp is licensed under MIT. Both are free to self-host.
What is the difference between Beekeeper Studio and ihp?
Beekeeper Studio is written in TypeScript and ihp in Haskell. The practical differences are community size, licence terms, language stack and release cadence — all compared in the table above.
Which should I choose, Beekeeper Studio or ihp?
Choose Beekeeper Studio if you want the larger community (23,629 stars) or its Custom / other licence terms. Choose ihp if its feature set, stack or MIT licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.