The PopSQL alternative

Leaving PopSQL? We'll help move your team to QueryDesk.

Moving off PopSQL is easy, and our team helps you every step of the way. You get approvals, data masking and an audit trail for $12 per user a month.

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What limited support means for your team
  • No new featuresPopSQL now ships critical security fixes only.
  • A 90-day warningThat's all the notice you get before it's turned off.
  • Your data goes with itWhen PopSQL retires, it deletes your queries. Its support helps with export only.
Read PopSQL's post for the current status
What moves

Your queries come with you. Your credentials stay with you.

Saved queries

Your team's saved queries move over, so everyone keeps running the SQL they rely on from day one.

Connections

We help you connect every database your team queries today. Credentials go straight into QueryDesk and never pass through us.

Sharing

Share a query with teammates, as you do today. Only people signed in to your organization can open it.

QueryDesk connects to
  • PostgreSQL
  • MySQL
  • SQL Server
  • Oracle
  • ClickHouse
  • MariaDB
  • TimescaleDB
  • + more coming soon
Side by side

PopSQL Enterprise and QueryDesk

A team of 7 pays $469 a month for PopSQL Enterprise, and has to talk to sales before it gets an audit log. The same team pays $84 a month for QueryDesk, with approvals, data masking and an audit trail from the first day of its trial.

PopSQL Enterprise compared with QueryDesk
FeaturePopSQL EnterpriseThrough sales, 7-editor minimumQueryDesk$12 per user a month, every feature
Cost
Price
$67 per editor a monthOn the Enterprise plan
$12 per user a monthEvery feature included
Minimum seats
7 editors$469 a month, $5,628 a year
NoneStart with one user
Governance
Audit log
Enterprise only
IncludedEvery query records its SQL, who ran it, when, and the credential it ran through
Approvals
Scheduled queries onlyEnterprise only
Any queryReviewed before it runs. Each database credential sets how many reviews it needs.
Connection permissions
Enterprise only
IncludedPer database, for each user or role
SSO-only login
Off by default
OIDC single sign-onYour groups map to roles. Behind your identity-aware proxy, it's the only way in.
Data masking
Not offered
IncludedColumns redacted per role inside the database, so protected values never leave it
AI
AI assistant
SQL AssistantSends queries, errors and result samples to OpenAI
MCP serverThe AI gets only your permissions, with the same masking and approvals

PopSQL details from its free plan and pricing page, checked October 17, 2026.

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“QueryDesk has solved so many challenges that come with being SOC 2 compliant and general best practice. Its AI features let us safely and easily let anyone in the company answer their own questions. Query approvals let developers do their job easily while making sure our prod db is safe. Code coverage and analytics all in a self hosted package mean easier security conversations with our customers. It really is a godsend.”
Adam K. · CTO, Jump