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Officially verified details Jam SQL Studio

Desktop SQL client for SQL Server, PostgreSQL, MySQL, Oracle and SQLite on Mac, Windows and Linux. Also works with Azure Storage and KQL: Azure Data Explorer, Application Insights and Log Analytics.

Jam SQL Studio

Jam SQL Studio Reviews and Details

This page is designed to help you find out whether Jam SQL Studio is good and if it is the right choice for you.

Screenshots and images

  • Query editor with results and the AI chat sidebar //
    2026-10-10
  • Table Explorer: browse, sort and filter data without writing SQL //
    2026-10-10
  • Schema Compare: side-by-side DDL differences //
    2026-10-10
  • Data Compare: row-level differences between two tables //
    2026-10-10
  • KQL query on Azure Data Explorer rendered as a chart //
    2026-10-10
  • Azure Storage blob browser //
    2026-10-10
  • Query editor with results //
    2026-10-10
  • Execution plan graph //
    2026-10-10
  • SQL notebook with query results and Markdown notes. //
    2026-10-10

Features & Specs

  1. Databases

    SQL Server, Azure SQL, PostgreSQL, MySQL/MariaDB, Oracle and SQLite, plus Azure Data Explorer (KQL) and Azure Storage

  2. Query Editor

    Schema-aware autocomplete, multiple result sets and query history

  3. Table Explorer

    Browse, filter, sort and edit table data without writing SQL

  4. Schema Compare

    Side-by-side DDL diffs and synchronization scripts, also across engines

  5. Data Compare

    Row-by-row diffs with generated INSERT/UPDATE/DELETE scripts

  6. Query Builder

    Visual Query Editor allowing to create and edit queries without knowledge on given SQL dialect

  7. Execution Plan

    Interactive plan graphs for SQL Server, PostgreSQL, MySQL and Oracle; compare two plans

  8. SQL Notebooks

    SQL, JavaScript and Markdown cells, saved as .ipynb

  9. Data Import/Export

    Import CSV, TSV, Excel, JSON and NDJSON into new or existing tables, Export to CSV, Excel, JSON

  10. DBA Tools

    Session browser, performance dashboard, SQL Server Agent jobs, Query Store and deadlock analyzer

  11. AI and MCP

    AI chat sidebar and a local MCP server for Claude Code, Codex CLI and other agents

  12. Connection import

    Brings connections over from Azure Data Studio, DBeaver and others.

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Questions & Answers

As answered by people managing Jam SQL Studio.
  1. What makes Jam SQL Studio unique?

    SQL Server tools that work the same on macOS, Windows and Linux: graphical execution plans, SQL Server Agent jobs, a deadlock analyzer and Query Store, next to PostgreSQL, MySQL, Oracle, SQLite and KQL in one editor and grid. It imports saved connections from Azure Data Studio, SSMS, DBeaver, DataGrip, TablePlus and other tools, and its local MCP server lets AI agents query your databases with read-only or approval-gated access, starting with queries blocked.

  2. Why should a person choose Jam SQL Studio over its competitors?

    SSMS runs only on Windows, and Microsoft retired Azure Data Studio on February 28, 2026. Jam SQL Studio gives SQL Server users execution plans, Agent jobs and schema compare on a Mac or Linux machine, and covers PostgreSQL, MySQL, Oracle and SQLite with tools specific to each engine, such as the Oracle PL/SQL debugger. DBeaver and DataGrip support more database types; Jam SQL Studio supports fewer and goes deeper on each. The Personal tier is free with unlimited connections and no account; Pro is $9.99/month or $99/year per user and covers every machine you use.

  3. How would you describe the primary audience of Jam SQL Studio?

    SQL Server developers and DBAs on macOS or Linux, teams moving off Azure Data Studio, and developers who work with several engines, for example SQL Server in production, PostgreSQL in another service and SQLite on their own machine. Also Oracle developers who want a PL/SQL debugger outside Windows, engineers who query Azure Data Explorer, Application Insights or Log Analytics in KQL, and developers who let AI agents such as Claude Code or Cursor query a database with controlled access.

  4. What's the story behind Jam SQL Studio?

    Jam SQL Studio started in 2024 as a personal replacement for Azure Data Studio on macOS and became a public product in early 2026, shortly before Microsoft retired Azure Data Studio. It is built by an independent, self-funded software studio in Poland; Pro subscriptions pay for development.

  5. Which are the primary technologies used for building Jam SQL Studio?

    Electron, React and TypeScript, with the Monaco editor, Tailwind CSS, TanStack Query and Table, and Zustand. Database access uses the Node.js drivers for each engine (mssql, pg, mysql2, node-oracledb, better-sqlite3, azure-kusto-data and the Azure Storage SDK), plus Microsoft's SQL Tools Service and tree-sitter and ANTLR grammars for language features. The AI integration is built on the Model Context Protocol SDK.

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