OrcaQ
Modern database client and IDE for managing, querying, and exploring multiple database types with built-in AI assistant.
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Still maintained? Yes: 111 commits in the last 90 days, latest release v1.1.14 (Oct 2026).
Comparisons in Database Management: Airtable alternatives.
At a glance
OrcaQ quick facts
- Health score
- 89/100 GOOD
- Stars
- 226
- Last commit
- 2 days ago (Oct 2026)
- Latest release
- v1.1.14, Oct 2026
- Licence
- MIT
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In its own words
The project's README opens: "OrcaQ is a modern database editor for managing, querying, and exploring PostgreSQL, MySQL, MariaDB, Oracle, local and managed SQLite, and Redis data in a fast, intuitive, and secure way."
Why it ranks here
Health score explained
OrcaQ scores 89/100, #6 of 20 in Database Management: 111 commits in the last 90 days earn 35.0 of 35 points, the latest release (v1.1.14, 3 days ago) earns 25.0 of 25, 226 stars add 9.4 of 20, an active, unarchived repository keeps 10 and Docker support adds the final 10. That places it in the good band (70 and above). The biggest shortfall is star count, worth 10.6 more points.
Recomputed nightly from the GitHub API. How the score is calculated.
- Commit activity 35.0 / 35
111 commits in 90 days (30+ scores full marks)
- Release recency 25.0 / 25
v1.1.14 released 3 days ago
- Stars biggest shortfall 9.4 / 20
226 stars on GitHub (logarithmic)
- Not archived 10.0 / 10
Repository is active
- Docker support 10.0 / 10
Docker image or Compose file available
Commit activity
- 111
- Last 90 days
- 141
- Last 12 months
- 2 days ago
- Last push
Ranked #6 of 20 tools in Database Management by health , between LibreDB Studio (#5) and Adminer (#7) .
Details
| Licence | MIT |
| Platforms | Nodejs, deb, Docker |
| Latest release | v1.1.14 · 3 days ago |
| Stars | 226 |
| Open issues | 0 |
| Docker | Yes |
| Repository | cin12211/orca-q ↗ |
OrcaQ vs its top 5 alternatives
Active tools that share a category with OrcaQ (Database Management), scored on the same five terms.
| Tool | Health | Stars | Licence | Last commit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NocoDB | 99 | 65k | SUL-1.0 | today |
| Directus | 98 | 39k | BUSL-1.1 | yesterday |
| Bytebase | 97 | 15k | MIT | today |
| Datasette | 96 | 12k | Apache-2.0 | 7 days ago |
| LibreDB Studio | 92 | 1.3k | MIT | today |
| OrcaQ (this tool) | 89 | 226 | MIT | 2 days ago |
OrcaQ: common questions
Is OrcaQ still maintained?
OrcaQ had 111 commits in the last 90 days and its last push was 2 days ago; the latest tagged release, v1.1.14, is from 3 days ago. Repoly recomputes this nightly.
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