Comparison · DataGrip
Five engines (Postgres, MySQL, Redis, Mongo, SQLite), live Health dashboards, SSH-tunneled connections, and Magellan AI — next to the SSH session and HTTP client that put the row there.
DataGrip is the better choice for deep schema work and database authoring. ShellYard is for the moment you're debugging an incident and need the database, the API, and the shell in one window.
| Feature | DataGrip | ShellYard |
|---|---|---|
| PostgreSQL | ||
| MySQL | ||
| SQLite | ||
| MongoDB | ||
| Redis | ||
| CSV / TSV / JSON result export | ||
| Engine-aware identifier quoting | ||
| Adjustable result row-limit | ||
| Live Health dashboards (pg_stat_*, processlist, INFO/SLOWLOG, serverStatus) | — monitoring is separate | ✓ Postgres, MySQL, Redis, Mongo, SQLite |
| SSH-tunnel routing for DB connections | ✓ (per-connection) | ✓ via active SSH session |
| SSH, RDP, serial, AWS SSM in same window | ||
| HTTP REST + GraphQL + realtime client | HTTP client (built-in) | ✓ full Postman-class |
| Network toolkit (MTR, packet capture, TLS, SNMP, DNS) | ||
| Per-Space audit log + CSV export | ✓ (Team) | |
| Per-Space customer-managed KMS | ✓ (Enterprise) | |
| AI assistant (BYO key) over query results + DB Health | JetBrains AI (subscription) | ✓ Magellan — Anthropic, OpenAI, Ollama, OpenAI-compatible |
| Schema-aware autocomplete + refactor | ✓ deep IntelliJ-grade | basic |
| Visual ER diagrams | ||
| Stored procedure debugger | ||
| Database compare + migration scripts | ||
| Oracle / SQL Server / DB2 / 25+ engines | — 5 engines today | |
| Version control integration | ✓ Git in IDE |
Reflects publicly documented DataGrip capability at time of comparison.
ShellYard pairs every supported engine with a live Health dashboard — pg_stat_activity, MySQL processlist, Redis SLOWLOG, Mongo currentOp, SQLite PRAGMA — so you can spot the bad query and the bad index in the same window.
DataGrip runs the query. Then you open Postman to test the API that wrote the row, the terminal to tail the worker log, and Wireshark to confirm the call landed. ShellYard puts those four into one window.
Magellan reads your DB Health snapshot and query results (with secret redaction) and uses your Anthropic, OpenAI, or Ollama / OpenAI-compatible key. We don’t meter, mark up, or proxy AI usage.
For deep schema authoring, ER diagrams, stored-procedure debugging, schema diff and migration generation, or the long tail of supported engines (Oracle, SQL Server, DB2, ClickHouse, Snowflake, and many more), DataGrip is the better fit. ShellYard supports five core engines today and is optimized for live operations work.
Live Health dashboards on Postgres, MySQL, Redis, Mongo, and SQLite — pg_stat_activity, processlist, SLOWLOG, currentOp. Snapshots attach to Magellan with one click. SQLite is unlocked on Free; the other four engines are on Pro at $24/mo annual (14-day trial, card required).