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DBeaver vs crystal
DBeaver has 52,273 GitHub stars, 4,442 forks, 3,334 open issues and last shipped yesterday. crystal has 12,936 stars, 632 forks, 169 open issues and last shipped yesterday. DBeaver leads on adoption by 304% (52,273 vs 12,936 stars). DBeaver is written in Java under Apache-2.0; crystal is written in TypeScript under MIT. DBeaver has attracted 8% as many forks as stars, crystal 5%. crystal was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee.
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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| DBeaver | crystal | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 52K | ★ 13K |
| License | Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Written in | Java | TypeScript |
| Last push | 2026-11-02 | 2026-11-02 |
| Forks | ⑂ 4.4K | ⑂ 632 |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick DBeaver if
- You weight community size — 52K stars and counting
- You want the Apache-2.0 license terms
- Your stack matches Java
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick crystal if
- You want the crystal feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches TypeScript
- You evaluated both and crystal fits your workflow better
About DBeaver
DBeaver Free multi platform database tool for developers, SQL programmers, database administrators and analysts. Has a lot of features including schema editor, SQL editor, data editor, AI chat, ER diagrams, data export/import/migration, SQL execution plans, database administration tools, database dashboards, Spatial data viewer, proxy and SSH tunnelling, custom database drivers editor, etc. Out of the box supports more than 100 database drivers . Supports any database which has JDBC or ODBC driver (basically almost all existing databases). Integrates AI tools for work with data, SQL and database structure…
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About crystal
🔮 Graphile's Crystal Monorepo At Graphile we love GraphQL so much we named ourself for our love of it! This repository houses many of the Graphile packages that relate to GraphQL (or relate to the packages that relate to GraphQL, or relate to those package...); the two headline projects are Gra fast and PostGraphile but there's many other packages, a fair few of which can be used independently see below for more details. [Grafast][grafast] : A cutting edge planning and execution engine for GraphQL.js ─ use this as a drop in replacement for the execute method from GraphQL.js and by moving from traditional…
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Frequently asked questions
Is DBeaver or crystal more popular?
DBeaver has 52,273 GitHub stars and crystal has 12,936. DBeaver has the larger community by that measure.
Are DBeaver and crystal free?
Both are open source. DBeaver is licensed under Apache-2.0 and crystal under MIT. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between DBeaver and crystal?
DBeaver is written in Java and crystal in TypeScript. The practical differences are community size, licence terms, language stack and release cadence — all compared in the table above.
Which should I choose, DBeaver or crystal?
Choose DBeaver if you want the larger community (52,273 stars) or its Apache-2.0 licence terms. Choose crystal if its feature set, stack or MIT licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.