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Old & Painful to Use
pgAdmin is truly old and difficult to use, lacking a modern interface and integrations with MySQL and AWS Dynamo.
No Collaboration
pgAdmin has no way to share or version control queries with teams. Devs rely on manual copy-pasting in Slack/Notion
No AI
pgAdmin lacks AI functionality entirely, slowing down teams and forcing them to paste queries & schema into Claude / ChatGPT directly
Galaxy is the best platform for data-centric organizations.
Sharing & Collaboration
Use Galaxy to collaborate in real time with your team on your most important data discovery questions. Organize your queries using Collections
Vibe Querying
Write complex SQL queries with AI faster than ever for generation, auto-completion, optimization, and more.
Best in Class Dev Features
Galaxy is built for the modern day developer, meaning lightning fast execution, auto-complete, smart formatting, and much more work directly out of he box.
pgAdmin
AI Copilot
✅ Built in, context-aware AI copilot with query optimization
❌ No AI functionality whatsoever
Database Compatibility
✅ PostgreSQL, MySQL, Redshift, Clickhouse, Snowflake, BigQuery and more (coming soon)
❌ PostgreSQL only
Sharing and collaboration
✅ Real-time sharing & version control
❌ Local queries only, no sharing
Community & Support
✅ Dedicated team of devs who pride themselves on providing best-in-class support
❌ Impossible to get a hold of support
Easy for Analysts / Biz teams to use
✅ Empowers your biz users to become more technical
❌ Difficult to use and understand
Integrations
✅ Compatible with all your favorite tools (Slack, Airtable, Notion, Linear, etc.)
❌ Doesn't integrate with anything, lacks modern database compatibility
Speed & Performance
✅ Lightning fast and built right
❌ Slower, crashes often, can't handle large queries
Price
✅ Free plan + affordable tiers
✅ Free
Trusted by top engineers on high-velocity teams
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Galaxy, and what key features set it apart from pgAdmin?
Galaxy is the modern replacement for pgAdmin - with features like a beautiful SQL editor, collaborative collections with sharing and endorsement, AI functionality like auto-generation and optimization using the latest large language models, security and access controls, and much more!
Which product offers a better user experience for developers?
Galaxy is purpose-built for the modern developers, data practitioners, and data teams of the 21st century. Every inch of the product has been thoughtfully discussed, designed, planned out, and tested to ensure we are creating the definitive, unified platform for interacting with data.
What integrations and data sources does Galaxy support that DataGrip doesn't?
When building Galaxy we were focused on making it compatible with all the classic and up and coming databases, as well as data teams most loved business productivity tools. Unlike DataGrip, Galaxy has integrations with Email, Slack, AirTable. Notion, and many more coming soon!
Does Galaxy offer a free trial or demo, and how can I get started?
Galaxy is totally free to use with incremental premium tiers for additional AI usage, sharing, and more :)
Can non technical users use Galaxy?
Unlike other tools, Galaxy empowers your non technical users to become more technical with a context-aware AI copilot, sharing and endorsement, and more. Addiitonally, through Galaxy's Telescope feature, beginner users can chat directly with their codebase using Galaxy's AI to learn about their data model, important SQL functions, and more!
What community and support options does Galaxy have available?
We built Galaxy as our love letter to developers, data practitioners, and more who have been stuck years in the past with tools that are old, clunky, and have failed to evolve with the times. Galaxy has a strong community of users across multiple pockets of the internet. You can also get in touch with the founders directly by emailing us at hello@getgalaxy.io or grabbing time with us at the link in the top right of the page.
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