Hey All,
I'm looking for a free ERD tool. Does anyone have any recommendations?
Thanks!
October 9, 2025 at 2:10 pm
Thanks for posting your issue and hopefully someone will answer soon.
This is an automated bump to increase visibility of your question.
Haven't used this in a long time, but it has some capabilities: https://dbdiagram.io/home
Most tools that work well require payment
October 13, 2025 at 6:50 pm
hum. I had posted 2 links and post was removed.. darn sotware.
first link - it is free (java based) and works well enough - to use with SQL Server a driver needs to be added to it.
it also has a addon to VS but never used it.
October 13, 2025 at 6:51 pm
second link - EA from sparks - paid but good.. and does a lot more than that. it is a architect tool.
October 15, 2025 at 2:47 pm
I'll drop this here. Low cost: https://vertabelo.com/
Redgate just acquired this.
Disclosure: I work for Redgate.
November 11, 2025 at 1:55 pm
Well, here are simple list of ERD Tools.
1. Lucidchart
2. Vertabelo
3. MySQL Workbench
4. Software Ideas Modeler
5. Dbdiagram
For all rounder tools you can pick Lucidchart.
November 12, 2025 at 6:16 pm
does Visual Studio's Database Project count as an ERD? it's graphical and you can drag it around a bit, and it's free int he comunity edition.
does that have the same features as the ERD's above?
November 14, 2025 at 1:32 pm
Hey, there are several good free tools you can use to create ERDs. Here are some of the good recomendation i would like to suggest, then you can choose whatever suits your style.
I hope this will help you.
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