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
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 solo developer who uses it every day. The free tier exists because good tooling shouldn't require a budget approval. Pro exists for the moments that need an extra layer of trust when shipping to production.
Free to use, forever
No account, no credit card required
Pro adds safety guardrails
Production controls, audit reason, and rollback
Local-first by design
Credentials stay in your OS keychain
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.
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-2026. Subject to change.
Pricing
The IDE is free. Pro protects production.
One focus, two tiers: everything you need to work with databases, free forever — and a safety layer for the moments that matter.
Free
The full SQL IDE
$0forever
- PostgreSQL, MySQL, SQL Server, and SQLite
- Multi-tab editor with schema-aware autocomplete
- Schema explorer, ERD, and basic schema diff
- Saved scripts, history, bookmarks, and CSV export
- Result search, compare, and inline editing
- Up to 5 projects with environment binding
No account required
Pro
Early Access — free until Aug 19, 2026The production safety layer
$0during Early Access · then $9.9/mo
Everything in Free, plus
- Persistent production overlay with timed write unlock
- Type-to-confirm, cooldown, and audit reason on destructive queries
- Affected-rows & sandbox preview before risky writes (PostgreSQL)
- Schema snapshots with rollback DDL (PostgreSQL)
- App lock, secret vault, PII detection & blur
- Query statistics and script source control
- Unlimited projects
No credit card · Cancel anytime · Early backers keep 30% off forever with ZENTROPEA30
(*) $9.9/mo per user · billed monthly · after Early Access ends. On the roadmap: AI-assisted queries & cloud sync.
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Available now for Windows.
macOS and Linux builds are on the way
Official Builds (v0.4.0)
Windows
AvailableWindows 10/11 · x64
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 on our public issue tracker.