r/SQL is a subreddit with 292k members. The most common kinds of discussions are solution requests and advice requests, and the community frequently discusses sql, struggling, database, learn, and help, and they frequently recommend/review database, toolset, and ide.
The goal of /r/SQL is to provide a place for interesting and informative SQL content and discussions.
Popular Themes in r/SQL
#1
Solution Requests
: "What is the best way to handle incremental loads in sql?"
3 posts
#2
Advice Requests
: "best sql courses for someone who writes queries daily and has never designed a table"
3 posts
#3
Pain & Anger
: "had since june to map our old db onto the new schema, it was due friday. how do you decide which of three customer id columns is the real one?"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/SQL
#1
Sql
: "Didnt pass Sql test"
80 posts
#2
Struggling
21 posts
#3
Database
: "What Database management tool works with both PostgreSQL and Snowflake?"
13 posts
#4
Learn
12 posts
#5
Help
7 posts
#6
Tool
7 posts
#7
Query
7 posts
#8
Oracle
4 posts
#9
Hard Time
4 posts
#10
Errors
4 posts
Products Discussed in r/SQL
Flair Used in r/SQL
#1
Discussion
: "CSV lint plug-in for Notepad++ to validate csv files and convert to SQL insert script"
78 posts
#2
MySQL
: "Didnt pass SQL test"
23 posts
#3
SQL Server
: "SQL for Data Analysts Projects"
22 posts
#4
PostgreSQL
: "What SQL concepts do you understand but still forget?"
21 posts
#5
Oracle
: "What SQL concept took you the longest to actually understand, not just memorize?"
6 posts
#6
SQLite
: "Good reason to use composite keys?"
5 posts
#7
BigQuery
: "Making Sense of BigQuery Pricing Models: On-Demand, Capacity, Editions (2026)"
3 posts
#8
Resolved
: "Update on the 340 inherited tables: legal has the list here's what actually worked"
2 posts
#9
Spark SQL/Databricks
: "The Breakdown: Databricks"
1 post
Member Growth in r/SQL
Yearly
+36k members(14.1%)
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Last updated: October 15, 2026