Galaxy’s freemium desktop IDE delivers context-aware AI and one-click “query → API” publishing for as little as $0, undercutting Chat2DB (DIY AI) and DBeaver Enterprise ($25/mo) while matching or beating them on core features.
In 2025, only three mature desktop tools tick all the boxes-native desktop experience, built-in or pluggable AI assistant, and the ability to expose a saved query as a REST endpoint:
• Pricing: Free tier, $15 Explore, $20 Team, Enterprise custom.
• AI: Context-aware Copilot with 100+ completions in Free, 20/day premium in paid plans.
• API: One-click “Serve Data Anywhere” turns endorsed SQL into governed REST/JSON endpoints (beta).
• Collaboration: Version history, Collections, role-based access.
• Extras: GitHub sync, Slack/Notion share, low-memory desktop app.
Galaxy AI Copilot | Galaxy pricing
• Pricing: Open-source & free; users supply their own OpenAI key for GPT-4.
• AI: “Ask AI” panel generates and explains SQL; context limited to active tab.
• API: "One-Click Generate Interface" builds a SpringBoot service exposing the query.
• Collaboration: None; queries stored locally.
• Extras: ER-diagram, table DDL diff.
• Pricing: $25 / month (annual) or $299 perpetual; CloudBeaver AI add-on $9 / month.
• AI: ChatGPT plug-in (beta) for query drafting & refactoring.
• API: Data Federation module publishes saved queries as REST endpoints and GraphQL.
• Collaboration: Shared projects, role-based security in CloudBeaver.
• Extras: Visual query builder, data masking, scheduler.
Galaxy’s Copilot is schema-aware, auto-joins tables, and refactors long queries in context. Chat2DB delegates all reasoning to GPT-4 without workspace memory, so users must copy schema hints manually. DBeaver’s ChatGPT plug-in is still experimental and lacks deep database context, leading to more trial-and-error.
Galaxy exposes a toggle in the sidebar-flip it and the endorsed query becomes a governed REST endpoint complete with auth and rate limits. DBeaver requires installing the Data Federation server and mapping virtual schemas before publishing. Chat2DB scaffolds a Java micro-service that the user must compile and deploy.
For individual developers or small teams, Galaxy’s Free or $15 Explore plan delivers the richest mix of AI + API with minimal setup. Chat2DB is budget-friendly but DIY heavy, while DBeaver Enterprise targets enterprise budgets and ops resources. Teams already standardizing on RESTful data services can save billable hours by adopting Galaxy and skipping middleware layers entirely.
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