Data Console
Browse and govern any database — read-only, in your browser.
One place to explore and govern your data across every engine — filter, search, follow foreign keys, reconcile tables, find sensitive data, and stamp out masked test-data copies for staging. Your sources stay read-only, with a full audit trail.
What it does
Browse any database
Connect MySQL, PostgreSQL, SQL Server, Oracle, MongoDB and more, then read tables, rows and relationships in one clean interface — without a SQL client per engine.
Filter, search & navigate
Column filters, full-text search, sort, and one-click foreign-key navigation jump straight from a row to its related records. Export any view to CSV.
Cross-engine reconciliation
Compare two tables across different engines — sampled or exact — to prove they hold the same data after a migration, sync, or ETL job.
Sensitive-data discovery
Scan for PII — emails, phone numbers, cards, SSNs — so you know where regulated data lives before it moves or gets shared.
Read-only by default
The console only reads your data, never writes to it. Every action is owner-scoped, allowlisted, and recorded in an activity log.
Activity log
A full audit trail of who connected what and what they looked at — so data access stays accountable.
Governed query editor
Build multi-filter queries with column projection and save them — no raw SQL anywhere, so PII masking and column rules hold on every result, always.
Masked test-data copies
Point at production, get a small FK-intact copy for staging where every column is masked by default — deterministic values keep joins and unique keys working.
Access reviews
One report of who can browse and who holds unmask grants across every data source — with a CSV export your auditor will actually accept.
Version control for any table
Commit snapshots of a table, branch to try changes in isolation, diff any two points in time row-by-row, and merge back with conflicts flagged, not silently overwritten. Git for your data, not your code.
Frequently asked questions
What is a web-based database browser?
A tool that lets you explore tables, rows and relationships in any database from the browser — no desktop SQL client per engine. DBShifts Data Console connects to MySQL, PostgreSQL, SQL Server, Oracle, MongoDB, MariaDB and SQLite, and gives you filtering, search, foreign-key navigation and CSV export in one read-only interface.
How do I browse a database without risking changes to it?
The Data Console is read-only by construction — it can never write to your database. Every connection is allowlisted, every action lands in an activity log, and sensitive columns can be masked so browsing never exposes raw PII.
How can I find PII in my database?
The console scans your tables for emails, phone numbers, credit cards, SSNs and other sensitive data using deterministic pattern detection (with Luhn validation for cards) on sampled rows — so you know exactly where regulated data lives before it moves or gets shared.
How do I compare two databases to check they have the same data?
Use cross-engine reconciliation: pick any two connected databases and a table, and the console compares row counts plus type-aware row checksums — sampled for speed or exact for certainty — even across different engines. Scheduled monitors re-check continuously and alert on drift.
Can I give my team safe access to production data?
Yes — share a data source read-only with masked columns, grant unmask rights only where justified, and run an access review that reports who can browse and who can unmask across every source, with a CSV your auditor will accept. For staging, generate masked, FK-intact test-data copies instead of sharing production.
How do I see the history of changes to a database table?
Commit a snapshot of any table and DBShifts hashes it row-by-row — only what actually changed is stored, so history costs almost nothing to keep. Diff any two commits to see exactly which rows were added, removed, or changed, branch to try something in isolation, and merge back with conflicts flagged instead of silently overwritten.
Is DBShifts Data Console a data governance platform?
Yes — connect any database and get read-only browsing, automatic PII discovery, masked-by-default access, granular unmask grants, scheduled access reviews and a full audit trail in one place. It's the operational layer of data governance: knowing exactly what data you have, who can see it, and proving that on demand.
Governed access to all your data, in one console.
Free to start — no card, read-only, fully audited.