Quay FAQ
Is Quay free?
Yes. The Free plan covers 20 SQL engines with unlimited devices, connections and queries, no time limit and no nag screens.
Which databases does Quay support?
35 engines. Free (20 SQL): PostgreSQL, MySQL, MariaDB, SQLite, SQL Server, DuckDB, ClickHouse, plus the wire-compatible presets CockroachDB, YugabyteDB, Neon, Supabase, TimescaleDB, Redshift, Aurora PostgreSQL, Greenplum, Citus, TiDB, PlanetScale, Aurora MySQL and Vitess. Pro adds 15: MongoDB, Redis, Cassandra/Scylla, Memcached, Snowflake, BigQuery, Databricks, Elasticsearch, InfluxDB, Neo4j, DynamoDB, Firestore, Qdrant, Weaviate and Pinecone.
Does Quay work on Mac, Windows and Linux?
Yes: macOS (Apple Silicon build), Windows x64, and Linux (.deb and .rpm). It is built on Tauri and ships as a single binary.
Can I connect to Supabase, Neon or CockroachDB?
Yes, as PostgreSQL-wire presets in the Free plan.
Does Quay support MongoDB and Redis?
Yes, in Pro (and Pro Plus).
Is there a one-time purchase?
No. Quay Pro is a subscription: $15/month or $150/year (Pro Plus: $30/month or $300/year), billed in USD through Polar. A lifetime plan is not on sale.
How does Quay protect production data?
In Pro: an edit-as-draft buffer, prod-tag confirmations, a restore preview with DROP/TRUNCATE warnings, FK-aware backup, and encrypted backups (AES-256-GCM with Argon2id).
Does Quay send my data anywhere?
The Free plan never contacts our servers. Pro checks the licence every 30 minutes and sends only the activation token. Database contents are never sent.
Does Quay have AI features?
Only in Pro Plus. The AI assistant is off by default and uses your own key; requests go straight to the provider.
How is Quay different from TablePlus or DBeaver?
Quay is newer and free to start (20 SQL engines on the Free plan), with paid plans for NoSQL and cloud engines and production-safety prompts. TablePlus and DBeaver are more established; DBeaver Community is free and open source. See the TablePlus alternative, DBeaver alternative and compare pages for dated prices.