# Gridex

A native, AI-native database IDE that queries seven engines from one fast window.

HTML: https://softbests.com/software/gridex
Markdown: https://softbests.com/software/gridex.md
Website: https://gridex.app

- Category: [Database clients](https://softbests.com/category/database-clients)
- Pricing: Freemium
- Platforms: macOS, Windows, Linux
- Underrated

## Best for

Developers who jump between PostgreSQL, MySQL, Redis, and ClickHouse and want one keyboard-driven client.

## Why it deserves attention

Gridex is written in Swift and AppKit rather than wrapped in Electron, with native drivers for PostgreSQL, MySQL, SQLite, Redis, MongoDB, SQL Server, and ClickHouse, a multi-tab editor, an auto-laid-out ER diagram, and AI chat that reads your schema using Claude, GPT, Gemini, or local Ollama. Any saved connection can become an MCP endpoint with read-only, read, or gated-write permission tiers, and every agent call is logged with its SQL, duration, and approval state. The app is free to use with about 2,000 GitHub stars; the MCP server and team tools sit behind Pro, and the project is young enough that the long tail of engine-specific features is still filling in.

## Can replace

- [TablePlus](https://softbests.com/software/tableplus)
- DataGrip

## Related and alternatives

- [Beekeeper Studio](https://softbests.com/software/beekeeper-studio)
- [DBeaver](https://softbests.com/software/dbeaver)