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Mako vs valv
Same numbers we show everywhere else, lined up. Ratings come from users, the grade comes from our scanner, adoption comes from public registries.
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Explore your databases, validate SQL, and build & publish data apps in your Mako workspace.
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Let coding agents query any SQL database safely. Read-only by default and scoped by your policies.
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Neither has been reviewed yet, so the comparison rests on the scan and the public usage numbers. The safety scan favours Mako (98/100 against 80). Mako is hosted and callable through the gateway; valv runs on your own machine.
| Mako | valv | |
|---|---|---|
| User rating | No reviews yet | No reviews yet |
| Safety grade | A98/100 | B80/100 |
| Adoption | Growing | Growing |
| GitHub stars | 14 | 5 |
| Downloads / week | – | 30 |
| Runs where | Hosted (remote) | Your machine (local) |
| Gateway-ready | Yes | No |
| Tools | — | — |
| Write actions | — | — |
| Price per call | Free | Free |
| Licence | MIT | MIT |
| Last release | 2026-09-17 | 2026-09-11 |
| Category | Databases | Databases |