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bukpress compared with drawDB
Detailbukpress logo bukpressdrawDB logo drawDB
What it doesTurn your Markdown into a typeset PDF and EPUB Free online database schema design tool for ER diagrams and SQL generation
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Pricing modelFreemium Freemium
PricingFree: 20 exports per month, up to 40 pages per book, PDF export. Essentials: $9/month (or $90/year) with unlimited exports, up to 80 pages per book, one Brand Kit, Google Fonts import. Pro: $24/month (or $240/year) with everything in Essentials plus multiple Brand Kits, up to 300 pages, PDF and EPUB Free tier includes the open-source editor with all SQL dialects, import & export, and local diagram storage. drawDB Pro offers paid plans for Solo Pro and Team Pro with cloud storage, real-time collaboration, AI schema assistant, GitHub integration, and priority support.
Key features
  • Live paginated preview
  • Markdown support with formatting
  • Multiple typeface control
  • Brand Kits for design reuse
  • Custom font uploads
  • Google Fonts integration
  • Custom covers and backgrounds
  • Table header row repetition
  • EPUB export
  • No watermark on any plan
  • Entity-relationship diagram editor
  • SQL generation for PostgreSQL, MySQL, SQLite, MariaDB, SQL Server, and Oracle
  • DBML import and export
  • Real-time collaborative database design
  • Cloud storage and team workspaces
  • AI-assisted schema design
  • Schema reverse engineering from existing SQL
  • Version history and migration generation
  • Export to SQL, JSON, PNG, JPEG, SVG, and PDF
  • Keyboard shortcuts and customizable workspace
What makes it different
  • Real-time page preview matches the export exactly
  • Server-side rendering with no watermark
  • Design reusable across multiple books
  • Automatic font embedding in exports
  • Full ownership of exported content
  • Free and open source with no account required to start designing
  • Supports all major SQL dialects in one tool
  • Self-hostable on your own infrastructure with Docker
  • Real-time team collaboration with shared cursors and presence
Community votes00
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)14 −3 (down) since last check46 no change since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)710
Citation Flow (Majestic)2033
Referring domains (Majestic)21526

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