Whaledesk alternatives

Tools that do what Whaledesk does, found by what they say they do rather than by shelf. Among the equally alike, the most used come first. Each line says how it differs from Whaledesk.

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With a free plan or free to use: AI-Native Cloud, SurrealDB, Postman, Gridex, APX Terminal, SQL Agent, Tinybird.

10 alternativesUnlike Whaledesk

#1
AI-Native Cloud Developer tools
Rents cloud virtual machines (Droplets), managed Kubernetes, databases, object storage and app hosting, plus GPU instances and model inference endpoints.
Free planAlso: Vector database
603k
Active
From $4/mo
2011
#2
Devart Software Developer tools
Database management tools, data connectivity drivers, and no-code ETL platform for SQL Server, MySQL, Oracle, and PostgreSQL.
More widely used
105k
Active
1997
#3
SurrealDB Data
Stores documents, graphs, relational tables and vectors in one database engine queried with SurrealQL, running embedded, self-hosted or in the cloud.
Free planAlso: Vector database
3.5k
Active
From $0.02 per use
2015
#4
Postman Developer tools MCP · sign-in
Designs, tests, and manages APIs with integrated documentation, mocking, monitoring, and workflow automation.
Free planMore widely used
202k
Active
From $9/mo
2013
#5
Gridex Developer tools
Desktop database IDE for PostgreSQL, MySQL, SQLite, Redis, MongoDB and others, with an AI chat and an MCP server.
Free plan
1
Active
#6
APX Terminal Developer tools
Terminal, database client, API client, and AI agent in one window for development work.
Free planAlso: Workflow automation
24
Active
From $39 once
#7
HiveOps Developer tools
Manages PostgreSQL databases in your chosen region with application-specific credentials and browser-based SQL console.
Same job
1
Active
#8
Microsoft Developer tools
Sells Windows, Microsoft 365 and Azure cloud services, plus Surface devices and Xbox consoles.
More widely used
135M
Active
1975
#9
SQL Agent Developer tools
Converts natural language questions into SQL queries for PostgreSQL, MySQL, and SQLite databases.
Free plan
10
From $2.99/mo
#10
Tinybird Developer tools
Managed ClickHouse platform for building real-time analytics APIs and data products with serverless infrastructure.
Free planAlso: Analytics
12.1k
Active
From $49/mo

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How this list is made: the words Whaledesk is described with (what it does, for whom, what it is used for) are matched against every tool in the Atlas. A tool on the same shelf, or doing the same kind of work, counts for a little more. Nothing here is paid for.