What SQLPro Studio does

SQLPro Studio is a native multi-database management client developed and maintained by Hankinsoft Development, Inc. since 2015. It is sold as a single application that connects to MySQL, MariaDB, PostgreSQL, Amazon Redshift, Microsoft SQL Server (2005+), Oracle (8i+), SQLite, and Snowflake, and is distributed natively on macOS (AppKit/SwiftUI), iOS/iPadOS, and Windows (UWP). The product is built by a single developer, founder Kyle Hankinson, using Swift, Objective-C, and UWP — explicitly without Java, a JVM, or Electron — which the company positions as the basis for faster launch, lower memory, and tighter OS integration than Java- or Electron-based competitors such as DBeaver, DataGrip, Beekeeper, and Navicat. It is described as the only major database client with a full native iOS/iPadOS app, and stores connection credentials in iCloud Keychain for cross-device sync.

The product serves software developers, database administrators, and data analysts who query relational databases in daily production workflows, plus students who receive a free one-year educational license via a verified .edu email. Revenue comes from monthly and yearly subscriptions (sold direct from sqlprostudio.com and covering macOS, iOS, and Windows under one license), one-time lifetime licenses per platform, App Store subscriptions on macOS and iOS (platform-bound), and a reseller/volume-licensing channel via FastSpring for 50+ license orders. Distribution spans the Mac App Store, iOS App Store, Microsoft Store, and direct website downloads globally; marketing is content-led via a 55+ post SQL education blog and comparison pages targeting TablePlus, DBeaver, DataGrip, Beekeeper, and Navicat. The company is privately held, founder-owned, operates from Canada, has no disclosed external funding or investors, and has no parent company or subsidiaries outside the wholly owned SQLPro product family (SQLPro for MSSQL, MySQL, Postgres, and SQLite).

Name

SQLPro Studio

Legal name

Hankinsoft Development, Inc

Website

https://sqlprostudio.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Short description

SQLPro Studio is a native multi-database client for macOS, iOS, and Windows built by Hankinsoft Development, connecting developers, DBAs, and analysts to MySQL, PostgreSQL, SQL Server, Oracle, SQLite, Redshift, and Snowflake via a single Swift/Objective-C/UWP application.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Database Management Client

NAICS

Software Publishers (5132)

SIC

Services-Prepackaged Software (7372)

akta.pro primary industry

Database Tools & Ecosystem (Replication, Backup/Recovery, HA/DR, Monitoring) (HDAEAAAO)

Keywords

• Native database client
• SQL query editor
• Multi-database management
• Database administration tool
• Cross-platform SQL IDE

Headquarters

HQ city

Halifax

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Others

Revenue model

1. Recurring subscriptions: Monthly and yearly subscriptions purchased directly from sqlprostudio.com. Direct-purchase subscriptions work across macOS, iOS, and Windows for a single user. Includes iOS access at no extra cost.
2. Lifetime (perpetual) licenses: One-time payment lifetime licenses that include all future updates forever. Lifetime licenses are sold as single-platform (macOS or Windows), with iOS as a separate platform license.
3. App Store subscription sales: Subscriptions via Mac App Store and iOS App Store. App Store subscriptions are valid only on the platform of purchase and are subject to Apple's transaction fee/receipt model.
4. Reseller/volume licensing: Volume licensing via FastSpring (sqlpro.onfastspring.com) for 50+ license orders. Reseller discount pricing available. License keys distributed by the reseller to end users.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion5 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

SQLPro Studio is a 100% native multi-database management client for macOS, iOS/iPadOS, and Windows that connects to MySQL, MariaDB, PostgreSQL, Amazon Redshift, Microsoft SQL Server, Oracle, SQLite, and Snowflake. It provides a SQL query editor with syntax highlighting and autocomplete, multiple concurrent result sets, SSH tunneling, inline result-grid editing, visual table structure editing, and import/export in CSV, JSON, XML, and SQL formats. Companion single-database clients (SQLPro for MSSQL, MySQL, Postgres, and SQLite) are sold as separate products via the FastSpring reseller webstore.

Product overview

SQLPro Studio is a single unified native database management application — the core product of the Hankinsoft Development suite — rather than a platform-plus-modules architecture. One app, one license covers every supported relational database (MySQL, MariaDB, PostgreSQL, Redshift, SQL Server, Oracle, SQLite, Snowflake). Alongside it, Hankinsoft Development also sells a family of companion single-database clients — SQLPro for MSSQL, SQLPro for MySQL, SQLPro for Postgres, and SQLPro for SQLite — distributed via the fastspring reseller webstore as separate yearly or lifetime licenses aimed at users who only need a single database engine. SQLPro Studio itself is offered as monthly, yearly, and lifetime licenses, with subscriptions covering macOS, iOS, and Windows under one user, plus a free one-year educational license for students.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• SQLPro for MSSQL: A dedicated Microsoft SQL Server client sold as a separate product under the SQLPro / Hankinsoft Development brand.
• SQLPro for MySQL
• SQLPro for Postgres
• SQLPro for SQLite

Products and services

• SQLPro Studio Native multi-database management client for macOS, iOS/iPadOS, and Windows that connects to MySQL, MariaDB, PostgreSQL, Amazon Redshift, Microsoft SQL Server, Oracle, SQLite, and Snowflake. Provides SQL query editing with syntax highlighting and autocomplete, multiple concurrent result sets, SSH tunneling, inline result-grid editing, visual table structure editing, and import/export to CSV, JSON, XML, and SQL. Sold via monthly and yearly subscriptions, lifetime licenses, and App Store subscriptions.
• SQLPro for MSSQL A separate single-database client in the Hankinsoft SQLPro suite focused exclusively on Microsoft SQL Server, sold via the Hankinsoft reseller webstore as a yearly license for users who only need SQL Server connectivity.
• SQLPro for MySQL A separate single-database client in the Hankinsoft SQLPro suite focused exclusively on MySQL, sold via the Hankinsoft reseller webstore as a yearly license for users who only need MySQL connectivity.
• SQLPro for Postgres A separate single-database client in the Hankinsoft SQLPro suite focused exclusively on PostgreSQL, sold via the Hankinsoft reseller webstore as a yearly license for users who only need PostgreSQL connectivity.
• SQLPro for SQLite A separate single-database client in the Hankinsoft SQLPro suite focused exclusively on SQLite, distributed as a lifetime license via the Hankinsoft reseller webstore for users who only need SQLite connectivity.

Quantifiable outcome

• SQLite insert performance gains from 85 inserts/sec (default) to 200,000+ inserts/sec with transactions, WAL mode, prepared statements, and cache tuning — described as '50x or more' improvement and shown in benchmark tables
• +2 more outcomes

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration14 records

Feature9 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• FastSpringcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorE-commerce and reseller platform hosting sqlpro.onfastspring.com for individual and volume (50+ license) purchases of SQLPro Studio, SQLPro for MSSQL/MySQL/Postgres/SQLite. Handles payments (credit card, PayPal), order management, tax exemption requests, and subscription renewals.
• Apple (Mac App Store & iOS App Store)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorApple distributes SQLPro Studio via the Mac App Store and iOS App Store. App Store subscriptions are only valid on the platform where purchased — because the app predated Apple's cross-platform subscription policy, cross-platform entitlements do not apply, and the company recommends purchasing via the SQLPro website for multi-platform users.
• Microsoft (Microsoft Store)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorMicrosoft distributes the native UWP build of SQLPro Studio via the Microsoft Store.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Beekeeper Studio: Beekeeper Studio is an open-source SQL client and database GUI for MySQL, PostgreSQL, SQL Server, SQLite, and others, available on macOS, Windows, and Linux. It is explicitly named in SQLPro's comparison pages as a competing modern SQL client.
• DBeaver: DBeaver is a multi-platform SQL client supporting virtually every relational database, built on Eclipse/Java. It is the free/OSS incumbent that SQLPro positions against on performance and native architecture; also a named comparison target.
• Navicat: Navicat is a long-standing premium multi-database client (MySQL, PostgreSQL, SQL Server, Oracle, SQLite, MongoDB) priced at ~$699 perpetual. SQLPro positions itself directly against Navicat on price, native UX, and database coverage.
• TablePlus: TablePlus is a native multi-database client for macOS, iOS, and Windows supporting MySQL, PostgreSQL, SQL Server, SQLite, and more. It is SQLPro's most direct competitor and the primary named comparison target on SQLPro's website.

Emerging players

• PopSQL: PopSQL is a collaborative SQL client with shared queries, charting, and team workflows, available on macOS, Windows, Linux, and web. It is an emerging player in the same category as SQLPro, differentiated by collaboration-first features rather than native architecture.
• Postico: Postico is a native macOS PostgreSQL client from Egger Apps. It is a focused, single-database competitor to SQLPro Studio's PostgreSQL offering, particularly for macOS-only users who don't need multi-database breadth.

Broad incumbents

• DataGrip: DataGrip is JetBrains' commercial multi-database IDE for SQL developers, part of the JetBrains product suite. It is named in SQLPro's comparison pages as a Java/Electron-style heavyweight incumbent SQLPro targets on performance and price.
• MySQL Workbench: MySQL Workbench is Oracle's official visual database design and administration tool for MySQL. It is the bundled incumbent for MySQL developers and competes with SQLPro's MySQL/MariaDB connectivity on schema design and admin tasks.
• Azure Data Studio: Azure Data Studio was Microsoft's cross-platform database client (now retired, as referenced in SQLPro's 2026 blog). It overlapped with SQLPro's positioning for SQL Server developers on Mac/Windows and is referenced by SQLPro as an explicit migration opportunity.
• pgAdmin: pgAdmin is the official open-source PostgreSQL administration and development platform. It is the default free tool for PostgreSQL users and competes with SQLPro's PostgreSQL/Redshift support on breadth of admin features.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/sqlproapp
• GitHubgithub.com/hankinsoft/SQLPro
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/in/kylehankinson

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Frequently asked questions about SQLPro Studio