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read your database.
Waddiel keeps it alive.
SQL clients are great to explore. Waddiel explores too, but above all it backs up, checks, watches and warns you before things go wrong.
At a glance
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| Features |  Waddiel |  Postico |  TablePlus |  DBeaver |  pgAdmin |  Beekeeper Studio |  DataGrip |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Explorer and SQL | |||||||
| Browse and edit data | Read-only by default; editing turns on in one click and every change is logged. | ||||||
| SQL editor that protects before writing | Shows what will change before running, and keeps a copy of the table before a risky query. | Full SQL editor, no automatic copy before a risky query. | Full SQL editor, no automatic copy before a risky query. | Full SQL editor, no automatic copy before a risky query. | Full SQL editor, no automatic copy before a risky query. | Full SQL editor, no automatic copy before a risky query. | Very complete SQL editor, no automatic copy before a risky query. |
| Schema diagram | |||||||
| Schema assistant with one-click fixes | Missing keys, undeclared links, missing indexes, money stored as approximate numbers… with the SQL that fixes it. | Inspections of SQL code, no review of the database structure. | |||||
| Backups and restore | |||||||
| Automatic encrypted backups | Every 15 min to 24 h, encrypted on your Mac before going to your safe place. | Scheduled tasks in the paid editions, no built-in encryption. | Can be scheduled with pgAgent, installed on the server. | ||||
| Manual backup and restore | In the paid plans. | ||||||
| Restore tested every week | Waddiel restores the latest backup into a test database and compares rows. | ||||||
| Back to a precise second | Live protection copies every change within seconds. | ||||||
| Security | |||||||
| Alert on mass delete or suspicious writes | Guard knows who usually writes and warns as soon as something else happens. | ||||||
| Tamper-evident change history | Each block of changes is chained to the previous one: an edit shows. | ||||||
| Cross-check with another source | Compares your numbers with a replica or your payment provider. | ||||||
| Monitoring and failover | |||||||
| Live database monitoring | Session manager and simple dashboards. | Dashboard of the server activity. | |||||
| WhatsApp, e-mail and Mac alerts | |||||||
| One-click failover when the app is down | Redirects your visitors (Cloudflare DNS) or promotes a replica. | ||||||
| Price | |||||||
| Price | $3.99 a year · 7 days free | $69 personal license | $99 license | Free · PRO by subscription | Free | Free · from $9 a month | ≈ $99 first year · free for non-commercial use |
$3.99 a year. Your database, protected day and night.
- Backups that really restoreEncrypted and automatic. Waddiel restores them for real every week to prove it.
- Live GuardA mass delete or a suspicious write? You hear about it within seconds, on WhatsApp or by e-mail.
- A safe server, 24/7Your database stays watched while your Mac sleeps: on Railway, Render, Fly.io or your own server.
- Failover when things breakA “we’ll be right back” page for your visitors, and a switch to your replica in one click.
- Schema assistantUnused indexes, foreign keys without an index, money stored as float: each issue explained, with the fix.
- Your data stays with youNothing goes through our servers. Only your usage key identifies you.
7 days free, no credit card. Then $3.99 a year, cancel anytime.
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