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SQLGate
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Quick data analysis
Functions; filter, sort and group on grid / Copy, past, sum and statistics functions like excel.
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Logon
The logon process after starting up the application is rather long winded (tested with PostgreSQL, no defaults shown for e.g. port number).
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Saves time with autocomplete & template functions
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Free version is limited
e.g. only 10 tables allowed in ERD designer.
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Fast processing and easy customization
They put out weekly updates, so there are new and impressive functions being added pretty consistently.
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Supports cloud-based DB such as AWS & Azure
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Includes PL/SQL editor and debugger
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ER diagrams
Entity Relationship database diagrams limitations are: only supports reverse engineering, and can not export to formats other than .erd
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Windows
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DbVisualizer
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Professional tool
This is a good and stable tool with really good and useful functionality: import/export, SSH tunnelling, fast searching, duplication, DDL visualization etc. If you are a professional, don't complain about the pricing. If you're an amateur, maybe this isn't for you.
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Expensive
License for the full product is costly.
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Duplicate row button
Makes it really easy to stub out example data while developing, just change the values with unique constraints and you have extra data ready to go.
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Wildcard finder
Has a search box that will highlight any matching row, regardless of what field is matched (spans multiple columns).
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In-line editing
Allows you to edit and save db rows through a spread-sheet like editor.
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Platforms:
Windows, Linux, Mac
Technology:
Java
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Beekeeper Studio
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Easy to use
Way less confusing than other DB managers, and has a simple tabbed interface that feels more like VS Code.
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Not for a DBA
It's great for web/app developers who interact with a database, but if you're a full time DBA you probably have better powertools available
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Free and Open Source
MIT License!
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Postgres
I use SQLite, MySQL, and Postgres, and Beekeeper supports all of them!
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Autocomplete
The autocomplete is useful but not obtrusive
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Platforms:
Mac, Windows, Linux
Technology:
Electron
Dark Theme:
Yes
Free tier:
Yes, 100% Open Source
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DataGrip
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Supports multiple languages
DataGrip is not a language-specific IDE. It supports a wide variety of languages by default, such as PostgreSQL, MySQL, Oracle, Microsoft SQL Server, Derby, H2, Sqlite, and many more. You can also specify your own JDBC drivers to get support for additional platforms.
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Performance can be slow/sluggish when working with high-volume databases
As with all other IDEs, DataGrip is powerful and thus requires more resources than usual. It can use up to several GB's of memory when working with high-volume databases, and this has an impact on performance if your system is not equipped to handle it.
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Much more powerful than its counterparts
DataGrip is a full-featured IDE for working with databases and SQL. It includes commonly found features in database clients, and offers IDE-specific features beyond that — version control, autocompletion, refactoring support, etc.
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Not user friendly
For incompetent users that do not have any idea what they are doing this, and any similar product will not seem user friendly. For nearly everyone else this is yet another amazing IDE from the JetBrains family; a must have!
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Beautiful and customizable UI
DataGrip currently provides two theme options, light and dark. The UI is intuitive to navigate and provides powerful features such as a diagram view of table relationships.
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Expensive
This is an annual subscription with tiered pricing that diminishes a small amount year over year. But there are other much cheaper or free alternatives. This is the premium priced product of the bunch.
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Helps you avoid mistakes
It can catch SQL bugs and suggest ways to resolve them. It will inform of unresolved objects and the use of keywords as identifiers.
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Refactoring support
You can refactor SQL code with DataGrip — it resolves all references automatically and when an object/variable is renamed, you can choose to update all references to it in your project.
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Powerful data editor
A powerful data editor lets you add, remove, edit, and clone data rows. Navigate through the data by foreign keys and use the text search to find anything in the data displayed in the table editor. All your changes are stored locally and can be submitted at once. Multiple fields can also be edited at once.
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Version control support
DataGrip supports a wide variety of VCS tools out of the box so that you can edit, test, and commit changes without ever leaving the tool.
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Excellent code completion
DataGrip's code completion is context-sensitive and schema-aware code completion. It will take into account tables structure, foreign keys, and even database objects created in your code.
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Cross-platform
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Windows, Linux, Mac
Technology:
Java
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DBeaver
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Cross-platform
Supported on Windows (2000/XP/2003/Vista/7/8/10), Linux, Mac OS and Solaris (x86).
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Never-ending function errors
Like, 'Communications link failure', 'Connection refused' (Community Edition 6.2.1).
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Free
It is licensed under GPL v2.
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Cannot view function
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Works for many types of databases
MySQL, Oracle, PostgreSQL, IBM DB2, Microsoft SQL Server, Microsoft Access, Sybase, Java DB (Derby), Firebird (Interbase), Derby (JavaDB), SQLite, Mimer, HSQLDB, H2, IBM Informix, Teradata, SAP MAX DB, Cache, Ingres, Linter, Vertica, MongoDB, Cassandra, ODBC, Any JDBC compliant data source.
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Trigger edition
Until version 3.5.8 you can not edit triggers, only view (since 3.5.6).
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Follow foreign key to their primary key
If you have a table with a foreign key you can click on it to see the table row where this key references to.
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Formatted text view
It has the classic grid view and a well-organized text view that you can quick-select with CTRL-A.
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Easy to use, clean neat inteface
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Platforms:
Windows, Linux, MacOS
Technology:
Java
Database management:
PostgreSQL, MySQL, Oracle, IBM DB2, SQL Server, Access, Sybase, Firebird, Derby (JavaDB), SQLite, Mimer, HSQLDB, H2, IBM Informix, Teradata, SAP MAX DB, Cache, Ingres, Linter, Vertica, MongoDB, Cassandra, ODBC, Any JDBC compliant data source
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HeidiSQL
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Free
Licensed under GNU GPL.
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Can be buggy
HeidiSQL is known to have some bugs that results in crashes.
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Portable
Alongside the possibility of downloading the installer and sourcecode, a portable version of the software is available.
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Intellisense is not intelligent
No intellisense for columns unless table name is aliased.
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Great UI and ease of use
HeidiSQL has a comprehensive and intuitive interface.
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UI design is very bad
Generic windows form
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Syntax completion
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No session backup
You cannot recover your session after close or even worse crash.
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Lightweight
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Works under Linux only with Wine
It works quite well under Wine with Linux, but you must always take notice if the last version of HeidiSQL has been tested, for it may not run at all. There are some bugs in the Wine version that can be annoying and you have to kill the program and restart it. A native Linux version would be great.
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Great user management
The user manager of HeidiSQL can easily set privileges on a per-database level or give access to only certain commands.
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No built-in debugger included
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Data synchronization
HeidiSQL can compare and synchronize your data and structure between local and remote databases.
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SSH tunnel
HeidiSQL allows connecting to your MySQL database via SSH tunnel.
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Connect to servers via command line
You can use command line parameters to automate connections.
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Works fine with Wine under Linux
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Platforms:
Windows
License:
GPL-2.0
Technology:
Delphi
Database management:
PostgreSQL, MariaDB, MySQL, SQL Server, SQLite
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Valentina Studio
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Free version
You can download a free version from the app store.
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Multi DB
Supports several databases, MySQL/ MSSQL / PostGresSQL / and more
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Cross-platform
Valentina Studio works on Windows, Linux and OS X.
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Good UI
Valentina Studio has a responsive and clean user interface.
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Platforms:
Windows, Linux, Mac
Technology:
C++, QT
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QueryPie
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Requires creating an account
Requiring an account is rare on SQL IDEs...
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Clean and pretty UI/UX
The default color is dark and comfortable for the eyes.
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Still in beta
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Multiple Query Tabs!
The multi-tab and multi-SQL-runs are great. It's always good to be able to compare results in one window instead of having to go through and re-run stuff.
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No visualization
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Fast Auto-complete
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Multiple Databases
They only support 2 at the moment (MySQL and MariaDB) but their social site says they'll be updating with more DBMSes in the near future which is pretty nice because I hate learning new GUIs~
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Cross-Platform
Not sure about Linux but it works on Windows and Mac just fine!
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Free!
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Platforms:
Mac, Windows, Linux
Auto Complete:
Fast auto-complete on queries
Database management:
PostgreSQL, MariaDB, MySQL, AWS Aurora
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A5:SQL Mk-2
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ER diagrams
Supports two-way Entity Relationship diagrams.
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Website
The website is mostly in Japanese.
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Excel support
Support for Excel input and output.
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Portable
Can be made portable by simply creating a folder "Portable" in the app folder.
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Windows
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Navicat for PostgreSQL
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Expensive
Navicat is quite expensive at $149 for the standard edition, and $199 for enterprise.
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Fast UI
The Navicat UI is extremely quick to respond to requests.
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Good autocomplete
Navicat offers a strong code completion feature.
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Saves queries by name
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Very stable
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AQT
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Intuitive visual data explorer
A visual data explorer to view your SQL result set and easily total, sort, format, and group it (grouping is done by dragging columns to the header and groups can easily be collapsed/expanded and show column subtotals). You can also freeze columns on the left to for easy viewing of wide result sets, copy any row or rows to excel or other tool including column headings and get totals by highlighting adjacent columns.
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Easy scripting language for repeatable processes
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Point-and-click data loader
A point-and-click data loader that generates your create table statement when creating a new table and includes the ability to add column expressions to alter/clean your source data during the load.
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Visual query builder
A robust visual query builder that has the ability to easily create SQL including complex sub-queries, supports with clauses and can save your table relationships for re-use.
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Database .NET
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Website
The website looks chaotic and gives a bad first impression of an otherwise good product.
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Portable
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Multiple databases
Supported databases: SQL Server SQL Azure LocalDB MySQL Oracle IBM DB2 Informix PostgreSQL HP Vertica NuoDB Teradata Sybase ASE Firebird SQLite SQLCe Access Excel VistaDB dBase FoxPro OleDB ODBC OData Text NoSQL
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Diagrams
Can generate diagrams.
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Adminer
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Lightweight
The installation and Adminer itself only requires a single PHP file. Once it's uploaded you can log in and start using it.
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Bulk edition problems
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Supports more than MySQL
It supports several database management systems (Postgres, SQLite, Oracle, MS SQL and of course MySQL).
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Database views
Anyone who uses the views function will appreciate Adminer better. You can click on a view and edit to change the view. In phpMyAdmin, you can edit a view, but it's not easy or intuitive. SQL Buddy doesn't have any way of doing this.
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Themes
Has a great variety of themes which transfers pretty ugly application into a great looking one.
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Installation
No need to install, it's available to use out of the box.
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Sqlectron
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Unmaintained
The creator stopped working on the project, it is in need of maintainers.
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Built-in support for major databases
Sqlectron supports PostgreSQL, MySQL (and MariaDB), MSSQL Server, SQLite, and Cassandra.
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Written in Electron
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Only installable through npm
Horrible package manager that is not allowed on our servers.
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No plugins
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Buggy
Sqlectron is installable and that's about it. You can't actually add servers to connect to in the app, making it a 200 MB paperweight.
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Windows, Linux, Mac
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OmniDB
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Open source and actively developed
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PL/pgSQL Debugger
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Web-based, can be run locally or deployed on server
OmniDB is web-based and works similarly to pgAdmin 4. You can run the web server locally or deploy it on a server, and connect to it through a web browser.
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Multi-database
Supports PostgreSQL, Oracle, MySQL and MariaDB, with support in the pipeline for Firebird, SQLite, SQL Server and DB2.
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Simple and intuitive interface for everyone.
An easy-to-discover tree panel to classify features/objects on left (with context menus if you don't know what you're doing). Tabs panels for ins and outs on right. That's it.
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OmniDB has 2ndQuadrant as its main sponsor
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Technology:
Python, Django
Database management:
PostgreSQL, Oracle, MySQL, MariaDB
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Postico
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Native experience and clean user interface
Postico is a native OS X app which is available through Mac App Store. The UI is fast, responsive and integrates seamlessly with the OS.
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No multiple query tabs in the free trial version
To be fair, multiple windows / tabs IS a feature. It's just part of the paid version.
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Created by an experienced developer in the field
Postico is the successor of PG Commander, an older Mac Posgres GUI tool which is also widely used. They are both maintained by the same person.
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Commercial
Postico is a commercial app, with a one-time fee of $35. There is a free trial available.
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Toad
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Reliable
Toad is maintained by Dell and has great community support.
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Fewer features
Still some more features are required to add. Other than that its perfectly fine.
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Free
Toad is free to use.
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No built-in SSH tunneling
Toad currently doesn't provide built-in SSH tunneling.
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SQLyog
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Easy to use and elegant UI
The UI is uncluttered and intuitive.
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Premium support at an additional cost
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Visual design of queries
Query builder is very intuitive and easy for designing very complex queries.
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Cost
Pricing starts at $69 and goes up to $299.
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Community version
There is a free/community version available here.
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Power tools
There are very useful power tools to do task like database synchronization, visual data comparison, Schedule backup with email notification. One can also schedule task with scheduler and will get report of task completion or error in email.
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Session restore
User can enable session restore to avoid loss of unsaved work.
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Data visualization
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Store model in project file
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Discounts for multiple users
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Free upgrades for 1 year included
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Unconditional 90-day money back policy
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Premium support option
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Personalized themes
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Fast and stable
Completely written in c/c++ using win32 api gives is edge in performance over other clients.
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Advanced connection options
It's possible to connect to any MySQL server with these powerful connection options - HTTP, SSH, SSL.
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MySQL Workbench
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Mixed experience
Doesn't support HiDPi mode on Windows, everything looks blurry. On Linux it has missing features. On Mac seems to be working just fine. But overall a mixed experience.
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Easy to use
Actions can be directly carried out on tables. The software prepares the relevant query for approval before execution.
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Unintuitive UI
Workbench's user interface is regarded by a lot of users as unintuitive and hard to use. It seems cluttered and hard to get used to. The left side of the application has several sections (which you get to choose which to open) with several tools for each. A lot of features are hidden behind menus and need some getting used to find them.
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Community version
There is a community edition available that is free and open source; licensed under GPL.
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Freezes constantly
Running any kind of query with more than a thousand records or even just opening a file and other actions crashes the application. You are unable to actually stop a query. You have to kill from Windows Task Manager every single time.
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EER diagramming
MySQL Workbench has enhanced entity–relationship modeling support.
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Cross-platform
Works on Windows, Linux, OS X.
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Database synchronization
Forward & reverse engeneering
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Platforms:
Windows, Linux, Mac
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SQL Notebook
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4
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Portable version
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Some queries do not work
Did some tests with PostgreSQL 9.5 and some complicated queries did not work.
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Cross database queries
Any combination of data sources can be used together in the same SQL query, including cross-file, cross-database, and cross-server queries.
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Multi database
Microsoft SQL Server, PostgreSQL, and MySQL.
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Free
Free and open source.
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Technology:
C# / C++
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