The project-centric SQL IDE.
Zentro gives you projects, not connection lists — each one knows exactly which environment it's targeting, and tells you before you write.
- One project per service — isolated workspaces, zero context-switching
- Always know which environment you're in — Dev, Staging, or Prod
- Safety guardrails that activate before every production action
Free to use, forever
No account, no credit card required
Pro adds safety guardrails
Production controls, audit reason, and rollback
Works with the databases you already use.
Three focused areas of the product.
Always know which environment you're in.
Zentro is built around projects — one workspace per service, one context per environment. The moment you open a connection, you know exactly where you are. Before you write to production, the app asks you.
A fast editor for everyday queries.
Tabs, autocomplete, export, history, and saved scripts — everything you reach for during a normal database session.
See the schema clearly.
Browse tables, inspect structure, and understand relationships without switching tools.
Free
Core workspace
$0
Pro
Safety layer
$0$9.9/mo
Free during Early Access
$9.9/mo after*
Projects
Up to 5
Unlimited
Project-isolated workspaces
Included
Included
Environment-aware connections
Included
Included
Multi-tab editor
Included
Included
Query execution with cancel
Included
Included
Schema-aware autocomplete
Included
Included
Table explorer and data view
Included
Included
ERD and schema navigation
Included
Included
Edit columns from the UI
Included
Included
Search, bookmarks, and export
Included
Included
Saved scripts and history
Included
Included
OS keychain credential storage
Included
Included
Plugin UI and data providers
Included
Included
Basic schema diff
Included
Included
Production overlay and row preview
-
Included
Confirm steps and audit reason
-
Included
Snapshot and rollback support
-
Included
App lock, vault, and PII blur
-
Included
Advanced AI and cloud sync
-
Included
* $9.9/mo per user · billed monthly · after Early Access ends
Pro Early AccessFree during Early Access
Get full Pro access — free right now.
Download Zentro and unlock every Pro feature during our Early Access period. No credit card, no account required. When billing opens, early backers keep 30% off forever with code ZENTROPEA30.
Early Access price
$0$9.9/mo
No credit card · Cancel anytime after
What people are saying
“Finally an IDE where I always know which database I'm talking to. The environment overlay is a game-changer for our team.”
J
James R.
Backend Engineer · Austin, TX
“The production overlay saved me from running a DELETE on prod. Not once — twice. Worth every cent.”
M
Minh T.
Software Engineer · Ho Chi Minh City
“Cleanest way to manage staging and production connections I've ever used. The project concept just makes sense.”
O
Oliver H.
Full-stack Developer · London
How Zentro is different
Built for engineers who ship to production not just explore data.
Other SQL tools manage connections. Zentro manages context — the project, the environment, and what's safe to run.
Zentro
DataGrip
TablePlus
DBeaver
Project-centric workspaces
Environment awareness (Dev / Staging / Prod)
Production safety guardrails
Free tier — core features, forever
Offline-first, no cloud required
Price after free period
$9.9/mo / user
~$8.9/mo
$99 lifetime
Free / Enterprise
Competitor information based on public pricing and feature pages as of mid-2025. Subject to change.
Why we built this
We've all run a DELETE on the wrong database.
Most SQL tools give you a list of connections. You pick one, run your query, and hope you remembered which one was staging and which was production. After one too many close calls — and one that wasn't close at all — I wanted something that made the environment impossible to ignore.
The idea behind Zentro is simple: your database work belongs inside a project, not in a flat list of connections. Each project knows exactly which environment it's targeting, shows it clearly, and asks before you do anything irreversible. It's the safety layer that should have always been there.
Zentro is built by a small team of developers who use it every day. The free tier exists because good tooling shouldn't require a budget approval. Pro exists for the teams that need an extra layer of trust when shipping to production.
Alex Nguyen
Founder, Zentro
Start querying in minutes.
Available now for Windows.
macOS and Linux builds are on the way
Official Builds (v0.3.0)
macOS
Coming SoonUniversal — Apple Silicon & Intel
Linux
Coming SoonUbuntu, Fedora, Debian and compatible
Help shape what ships next.
Report issues, share workflow friction, and join the roadmap discussion where the product is being built in the open.