Varve is one app with every feature, free and open source under AGPL-3.0. Sync between devices and team workspaces need a server, which is planned and lives in the same repository. Run it yourself for free, or let us host it for a fee as Varve Cloud.
The desktop app, with every feature.
Run the sync and teams server on your own machine.
Managed hosting: we run the server for you.
The server and Varve Cloud are not built yet. Prices for Varve Cloud will be published here before it launches. The app itself stays free.
Every feature below is part of the free app. Rows marked Needs a server are planned and need the sync server, self-hosted or on Varve Cloud.
| Feature | Status |
|---|---|
| Connections | |
| Connections over TLS and SSH tunnelsPasswords and passphrases in the system keychain | Available |
| Folders, favourites and recentFilters by engine and environment | Available |
| Production safetyEnvironment tags, read-only mode, destructive statement confirmation | Available |
| Engines and editors | |
| PostgreSQL, MySQL, MariaDB and Redis driversFeatures follow the server version | Available |
| Structure editorsTables, indexes, constraints, partitions, views, functions, sequences, triggers, events, types | Available |
| Redis toolsKey browser, value editors, streams, pub/sub, console, slow log | Available |
| Query and data | |
| Query editor and result gridDialect-aware completion, history, saved queries | Available |
| Data editingEdit, add and delete rows with a change preview | Available |
| EXPLAIN plansVisual plan per engine | Available |
| Insight | |
| Live server statusCurrent values from every statistics source | Available |
| Local activity logOn this device only, with secrets redacted | Available |
| App | |
| In-app updatesSigned, and checked before they install | Available |
| Administration | |
| Users and permissionsPostgreSQL roles and RLS, MySQL and MariaDB accounts, Redis ACL | Planned |
| Files | |
| Dump database as SQLConsistent snapshot, built in or native dump tools | Planned |
| Run SQL file.sql, .sql.gz, .sql.zst and .redis files | Planned |
| Import and exportCSV, JSON, Excel, Parquet, XML and more | Planned |
| Statistics history | |
| Snapshots on every connect, kept foreverAnd every 15 minutes while connected | Planned |
| Trend dashboards and comparisonsLast connect, 7, 30, 90 days, 1 year, all time | Planned |
| Change logWhat changed on the server between snapshots | Planned |
| Sync and transfer | |
| Structure SyncPer-object diff with a deployment script | Planned |
| Data SyncRecord-level compare and apply, Redis key sync | Planned |
| Data TransferAcross engines with an editable type mapping | Planned |
| Job profilesSave settings and run them again | Planned |
| Wrapped | |
| Personal WrappedComputed on your device, private by default | Planned |
| Team WrappedTurned on per workspace by Owner or Admin | Needs a server |
| Cloud and teams | |
| Sync between devicesProfiles, folders and queries, never secrets | Needs a server |
| Team workspacesRoles, invites, presence and revision history | Needs a server |
| Restricted folders and workspace policiesGuard rails for production connections | Needs a server |
| Workspace activity logUpload level set by the workspace | Needs a server |
Yes. There is one app, Varve, free and open source under AGPL-3.0, with every feature. There is no paid edition, no locked menu item and no upgrade prompt.
No. The app works fully on its own. A server is only for sync between devices and team workspaces, and it is not built yet. You can run it yourself, or use Varve Cloud.
The price is not set yet. Varve Cloud, our managed hosting, will be paid because it runs on our servers, and it is billed per organization (seats). Prices will be published here before it launches. Self-hosting stays free.
The whole project, the app and the server, is AGPL-3.0, so it stays open when someone builds on it or runs it as a service. You can use it at work, change it, and run the server for your team for free. If you distribute a changed version, or offer one to others over a network, you share those changes under the same license.
Yes, the code is yours to fork. The name Varve and the year rings logo are trademarks and are not covered by the AGPL-3.0 license, so a fork needs its own name and icon. TRADEMARKS.md in the repository has the details.
Contributions are accepted under the Developer Certificate of Origin, so there is no CLA. CONTRIBUTING.md in the repository explains the rest.
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