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Beekeeper Studio vs node-postgres
Beekeeper Studio has 23,629 GitHub stars, 1,628 forks, 1,168 open issues and last shipped yesterday. node-postgres has 13,208 stars, 1,353 forks, 528 open issues and last shipped yesterday. Beekeeper Studio leads on adoption by 79% (23,629 vs 13,208 stars). Beekeeper Studio is written in TypeScript under a custom or non-standard licence; node-postgres is written in JavaScript under MIT. Beekeeper Studio has attracted 7% as many forks as stars, node-postgres 10%. node-postgres 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 | node-postgres | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 24K | ★ 13K |
| License | Custom / other | MIT |
| Written in | TypeScript | JavaScript |
| Last push | 2026-09-19 | 2026-09-19 |
| Forks | ⑂ 1.6K | ⑂ 1.4K |
| 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 node-postgres if
- You want the node-postgres feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches JavaScript
- You evaluated both and node-postgres 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 node-postgres
node postgres is an MIT licensed, non blocking PostgreSQL client for Node.js — and for bun, deno, cloudflare and comparable runtimes — built for JavaScript developers who need application code to speak to a PostgreSQL database.
read the full node-postgres overview →
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Frequently asked questions
Is Beekeeper Studio or node-postgres more popular?
Beekeeper Studio has 23,629 GitHub stars and node-postgres has 13,208. Beekeeper Studio has the larger community by that measure.
Are Beekeeper Studio and node-postgres free?
Both are open source. Beekeeper Studio has no licence declared in this registry, and node-postgres is licensed under MIT. Both are free to self-host.
What is the difference between Beekeeper Studio and node-postgres?
Beekeeper Studio is written in TypeScript and node-postgres in JavaScript. 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 node-postgres?
Choose Beekeeper Studio if you want the larger community (23,629 stars) or its Custom / other licence terms. Choose node-postgres if its feature set, stack or MIT licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.