75 Essential Database Tools for Linux Administrators

Introduction

Database management is crucial for modern applications. Here are 75 essential database tools for administration, monitoring, and optimization.

MySQL/MariaDB Tools

1. MySQL Workbench

Visual database design and administration tool.

Download MySQL Workbench

2. phpMyAdmin

Web-based MySQL/MariaDB administration.

Download phpMyAdmin

3. Adminer

Lightweight database management in single PHP file.

Download Adminer

4. mycli

MySQL CLI with auto-completion and syntax highlighting.

Download mycli

5. HeidiSQL

Lightweight SQL client for MySQL/MariaDB.

Download HeidiSQL

6. Percona Toolkit

Advanced MySQL administration tools.

Download Percona Toolkit

7. MySQLTuner

MySQL performance tuning script.

Download MySQLTuner

8. Percona XtraBackup

Hot backup solution for MySQL.

Download XtraBackup

9. MariaDB Backup

Physical backup tool for MariaDB.

Download MariaDB Backup

10. Orchestrator

MySQL replication topology manager.

Download Orchestrator

PostgreSQL Tools

11. pgAdmin

Feature-rich PostgreSQL administration platform.

Download pgAdmin

12. DBeaver

Universal database tool for multiple databases.

Download DBeaver

13. pgcli

PostgreSQL CLI with auto-completion.

Download pgcli

14. pg_dump

PostgreSQL backup utility (bundled with PostgreSQL).

Download PostgreSQL

15. pgBadger

PostgreSQL log analyzer.

Download pgBadger

16. pg_stat_statements

PostgreSQL query statistics extension.

Get pg_stat_statements

17. pgBouncer

Lightweight PostgreSQL connection pooler.

Download pgBouncer

18. Patroni

PostgreSQL HA cluster management.

Download Patroni

19. Citus

PostgreSQL extension for distributed databases.

Download Citus

20. TimescaleDB

Time-series database extension for PostgreSQL.

Download TimescaleDB

NoSQL Databases

21. MongoDB Compass

GUI for MongoDB exploration.

Download Compass

22. mongosh

Modern MongoDB shell.

Download mongosh

23. Studio 3T

Professional MongoDB IDE.

Download Studio 3T

24. Redis CLI

Command-line interface for Redis.

Download Redis

25. RedisInsight

Visual Redis management tool.

Download RedisInsight

26. Cassandra

Distributed wide-column NoSQL database.

Download Cassandra

27. CouchDB

Document-oriented NoSQL database.

Download CouchDB

28. Neo4j

Graph database platform.

Download Neo4j

29. ArangoDB

Multi-model database for graphs and documents.

Download ArangoDB

30. ScyllaDB

High-performance Cassandra-compatible database.

Download ScyllaDB

Time-Series Databases

31. InfluxDB

Time-series database for metrics and events.

Download InfluxDB

32. Prometheus

Monitoring system with time-series database.

Download Prometheus

33. VictoriaMetrics

Fast and scalable time-series database.

Download VictoriaMetrics

34. QuestDB

High-performance time-series database.

Download QuestDB

35. TDengine

Time-series database for IoT and big data.

Download TDengine

Search Databases

36. Elasticsearch

Distributed search and analytics engine.

Download Elasticsearch

37. OpenSearch

Open-source search and analytics suite.

Download OpenSearch

38. Meilisearch

Lightning-fast search engine.

Download Meilisearch

39. Typesense

Fast, typo-tolerant search engine.

Download Typesense

40. Apache Solr

Enterprise search platform.

Download Solr

Database Migration

41. Flyway

Database migration tool.

Download Flyway

42. Liquibase

Database schema change management.

Download Liquibase

43. Atlas

Database schema as code.

Download Atlas

44. pgloader

Data loading tool for PostgreSQL.

Download pgloader

45. gh-ost

Online schema migrations for MySQL.

Download gh-ost

Database Monitoring

46. Percona Monitoring and Management

Database monitoring and management platform.

Download PMM

47. pg_top

Top-like monitoring for PostgreSQL.

Download pg_top

48. mytop

Console-based MySQL monitoring.

Download mytop

49. innotop

Real-time InnoDB monitor.

Download innotop

50. pgtop

PostgreSQL activity monitor.

Download pg_activity

Query Tools

51. DataGrip

JetBrains database IDE.

Download DataGrip

52. Azure Data Studio

Cross-platform database tool.

Download Azure Data Studio

53. TablePlus

Modern database management GUI.

Download TablePlus

54. Beekeeper Studio

Open-source SQL editor and database manager.

Download Beekeeper Studio

55. DBGate

Cross-platform database manager.

Download DBGate

Backup and Recovery

56. Barman

Backup and recovery manager for PostgreSQL.

Download Barman

57. pgBackRest

Reliable PostgreSQL backup and restore.

Download pgBackRest

58. Percona XtraDB Cluster

High availability MySQL cluster.

Download PXC

59. mydumper

Multi-threaded MySQL backup tool.

Download mydumper

60. wal-g

Archival and restoration tool for PostgreSQL.

Download wal-g

Embedded Databases

61. SQLite

Lightweight embedded SQL database.

Download SQLite

62. DuckDB

In-process analytical database.

Download DuckDB

63. LevelDB

Fast key-value storage library by Google.

Download LevelDB

64. RocksDB

High-performance embedded database.

Download RocksDB

65. LMDB

Lightning Memory-Mapped Database.

Download LMDB

Data Warehousing

66. ClickHouse

Fast open-source OLAP database.

Download ClickHouse

67. Apache Druid

Real-time analytics database.

Download Druid

68. Trino

Distributed SQL query engine.

Download Trino

69. Apache Spark

Unified analytics engine for big data.

Download Spark

70. Greenplum

Massively parallel PostgreSQL database.

Download Greenplum

Miscellaneous

71. Vitess

Database clustering for horizontal scaling of MySQL.

Download Vitess

72. ProxySQL

High-performance MySQL proxy.

Download ProxySQL

73. MaxScale

Database proxy for MariaDB.

Download MaxScale

74. Debezium

Distributed platform for change data capture.

Download Debezium

75. Galera Cluster

Synchronous multi-master replication for MySQL.

Download Galera

Conclusion

These 75 database tools cover everything from administration and monitoring to backup and migration. Choose the right tools based on your database engine and requirements.