iDBQuery vs Outerbase: what's the difference?
Outerbase is an AI-assisted database interface and SQL editor aimed at people who work directly in a database, whereas iDBQuery is a plain-language answering product for whole teams — it joins many sources into one live model, cites every figure to its source row, and needs no SQL or database familiarity.
Outerbase gives developers and data-savvy users a modern interface to browse, edit and query a database, with AI help for writing SQL. It's centred on working inside a database. iDBQuery is centred on answering business questions across many sources for people who don't want to touch SQL at all.
- Audience. Outerbase suits people comfortable in a database editor; iDBQuery is built so a non-technical teammate can ask a question and get a cited answer.
- Scope. iDBQuery builds one live model across databases, spreadsheets, PDFs, folders of files and REST APIs, so a question can span systems rather than sit inside a single database view.
- Cited answers. Every number traces to its exact source row, and you can see the SQL — trust is built in, not assumed.
- Answers as deliverables. Questions become charts, live dashboards and shareable reports, plus an Analyst agent for open-ended investigations.
- Deploy anywhere. Cloud, VPC, air-gapped, Desktop or Embedded SDK.
If your goal is a polished environment to work directly with a database, an editor-style tool like Outerbase fits well. If your goal is to let a whole team ask questions across all your data and trust the numbers without knowing SQL, iDBQuery is built for that outcome.
Updated 2026-06-22