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saferow and TablePlus.
TablePlus is a polished native client for more than fifteen databases on four platforms, sold as a perpetual license with a year of updates. saferow is Mac-only, covers four databases, and is built around an agent whose changes you approve.
Checked 3 October 2026. Every TablePlus figure links to TablePlus’s own pages, or says where else it comes from. Something out of date? Tell us and we will fix it.
Choose TablePlus if
- You need Redis, MongoDB, ClickHouse, BigQuery or another database saferow doesn’t cover.
- You work on Windows or Linux too, or want the iOS app.
- You want a native app with a long track record, and its code review of pending changes.
Choose saferow if
- You want an agent that plans, reads and proposes, with every write counted and held for you.
- You want a way back after a commit: Rewind keeps the rows from before each write.
- You want a lower price that covers 3 Macs and every 1.x update.
side by side
Feature by feature.
| Feature | saferow | TablePlus |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free tier forever. Pro $24 once for 3 Macs, every 1.x update. Business $49 a seat. | Basic $99 for 1 device; Standard $129 for 2; Team $79 a seat. Perpetual, with 1 year of updates. (source) |
| Platforms | macOS 13 or later, Apple silicon only. | macOS, Windows, Linux and iOS. (source) |
| Databases | MySQL, MariaDB, Postgres and SQLite. | More than 15, including Redis, MongoDB, Oracle, BigQuery and ClickHouse. (source) |
| Built with | Electron (Chromium). We publish no speed or memory comparison. | Native. (source) |
| AI | Agent first: plans, reads, charts, proposes fixes and migrations. Runs models itself on the Mac by default; Ollama, LM Studio, oMLX, or a cloud model with your own key. | An LLM plugin, “just a chat client”, enabled by default when downloaded from its website; it says data rows are never sent to the LLM. (source) |
| Writes by an agent | Every agent and MCP write is dry-run in a rolled-back transaction, counted, and held for one approval bound to the count; Touch ID on production. Agents are refused DROP, TRUNCATE and DELETE without WHERE on production. | GUI changes stay pending until committed, with a code review; five safe-mode levels, some asking for a password. (source) |
| Undo after a write | Rewind, from a restore point saved before each write: 7 days free, 30 with Pro. | No undo after a commit is documented. (source) |
| MCP server | Six tools through a signed shim; each client paired once; safe reads; changes only as proposals you approve. Free: one connection, read-only. | Added in 2026, according to its release notes; its documentation has no MCP page yet. (source) |
| Telemetry | None, in the app and on the website. | See its privacy policy. (source) |
| Source code | Closed source. Every safety claim can be checked with the built-in self-test. | Closed source. (source) |
trying it
Three steps to try saferow.
- Install saferow from the download page. The free tier needs no account.
- Choose File › Import from Sequel Ace, TablePlus or TablePro… Your TablePlus connections are listed; press Set up on each.
- Connect once. saferow checks each step and saves the connection when it works. What comes over from TablePlus.
questions
Asked about TablePlus.
Does saferow import my TablePlus connections?
Yes: engine, host, port, user, database, the SQLite path and the SSH host, user and port. Passwords and key files don’t come over; you type a password once and it goes to your Keychain. Switching from TablePlus.
Is there a trial?
saferow has no trial: the free tier is the full classic client and every safety feature, forever, for commercial use too. Pro adds the agent’s changes, 30-day Rewind and more.