#database - open-source, self-hostable tools

// COMPARISONS

File and database backup Backing up files and databases with open source tools: restic, Plakar and Databasus compared on encryption, deduplication, scheduling and restore checks.

// ENTRIES

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Light-theme editor showing a 37-table PostgreSQL schema, a pink Tenancy zone and a yellow sticky note on the canvas.

Thoth Blueprint

Draw a MySQL, PostgreSQL or SQLite schema in the browser, then export SQL, Mermaid or Laravel, TypeORM and Django migrations. Diagrams stay in IndexedDB.

2026.07.13READ

Dark-theme editor with a banking schema of one-to-many linked tables and the transactions table open in the left panel.

drawDB

Draw a database schema in the browser without signing up and get the SQL for six engines, or start from an existing database. AGPL-licensed and self-hostable.

2026.05.15READ

Databasus

Scheduled PostgreSQL, MySQL, MariaDB and MongoDB backups run from a web UI, sent to S3, SFTP or Google Drive. Physical backups and PITR need PostgreSQL 17+.

2026.04.28READ

Month calendar view filled with color-coded events, under a banner announcing the Calendar View as coming soon.

NocoDB

Run an Airtable-style database on your own server: linked tables, kanban and form views, a REST API. Fair-code since 2026, Postgres and Redis in production.