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score 22 · Answer 1

ERBuilder

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Ease of use

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Affordable

Very affordable compared to pricey alternatives. See More

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Supports many databases

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ER Builder is easy to use and a complete modeling tool

Very interesting tool, powerful and easy to use. Can do reverse and forward engineering, generate SQL script, and more. See More

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Lightweight

Small install size. See More

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Supports Amazon Redshift data modeling

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Platforms:Windows

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score 9 · Answer 2

DbDesigner

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Templates

Has lots of templates with example database designs. See More

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Beta

Seems to be in beta status. See More

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Reverse and forward engineering

Supports MySQL, PostgreSQL and Oracle reverse engineering. Support for MS SQL and SQLite is planned. See More

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Generic design

Can create a "generic" design for all supported databases. See More

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Platforms:Web

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score 8 · Answer 3

SchemaCrawler

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Need Java

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Many options for output formats in addition to graphical

The text-based output serves for database documentation, and is designed to be diff-ed against other database schemas. See More

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Does not work with schema dumpfiles

SchemaCrawler has no methods for dealing with when you only have a schema generated via something like (mysqldump --no-data [options] >schema-only_dump.sql) , and do not currently have access to a live database to connect with. See More

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Extensive and detailed documentation online

Including visuals of the results of command-line option usage. See More

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Free

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Platforms:Windows, Linux, Mac

Technology:Java

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score 13 · Answer 4

SchemaSpy

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Entity Relationship Digramming for nearly any JDBC-compliant database

SchemaSpy can analyze database metadata in order to reverse engineer ER (Entity Relationship) diagrams for any JDBC-compliant database which includes Oracle, MySQL, Sql-Server and Postgres among others. See More

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Does not work with schema dumpfiles

SchemaSpy has no methods for dealing with when you only have a schema generated via something like (mysqldump --no-data [options] >schema-only_dump.sql) , and do not currently have access to a live database to connect with. See More

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Has a GUI option available

SchemaSpy is a CLI tool. For people who prefer GUI-based tools there's one available from a different maintainer which stands on top of the CLI version. See More

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GUI option is a separate download by a different maintainer

Since the GUI version is from a different maintainer, it may be abandoned and eventually break if SchemaSpy development continues beyond that. Or it may implement new features much later than the CLI version. See More

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Project may be dead or dying

The codebase on sourceforge hasn't seen an update since 2010. See More

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Platforms:Windows, Linux, Mac

Technology:Java

Database management:JDBC-compliant

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score 3 · Answer 5

dbdiagram.io

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Multi database

Can export to MySQL, PostgreSQL and SQL Server, can also import Ruby on Rails. See More

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Limited free version

The free version allows 10 diagrams and advanced options like color can not be used. See More

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Clean interface

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No Crowfeet

Does not show "Crowfeet" symbols in relations. See More

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Ease of use

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Platforms:Web

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score 1323 · Answer 6

DBeaver

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Cross-platform

Supported on Windows (2000/XP/2003/Vista/7/8/10), Linux, Mac OS and Solaris (x86). See More

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Never-ending function errors

Like, 'Communications link failure', 'Connection refused' (Community Edition 6.2.1). See More

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Free

It is licensed under GPL v2. See More

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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. See More

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Trigger edition

Until version 3.5.8 you can not edit triggers, only view (since 3.5.6). See More

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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. See More

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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. See More

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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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score 1 · Answer 7

Model Xtractor

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Complete diagrams

Generates complete diagrams of a database with one click. See More

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Driver download

Some database drivers need to be installed manually, e.g. for PostgreSQL the Npgsql MSI installer. See More

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Lightweight

Only a 5 Mb download. See More

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Multiple databases

Supports multiple databases: Oracle, SQL Server, PostgreSQL, MySQL, Azure, Amazon Redshift, SQLite and Firebird. See More

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Easy

Very user friendly. See More

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Platforms:Windows

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score 3 · Answer 8

Schemaball

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Supports reading schemas from multiple sources

Schemaball can read schemas from multiple sources such as SQL schema dumps, flat files or live databases. See More

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Visualizations may be hard to get used to

Since schemas are visualized by using stylized "schema balls" it may be hard getting used to them since they are so different from the other, more straightforward options. See More

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Interesting twist on visual interface

Gives a quick way to grasp an overview on the past/present complexity of the database (or group of tables) undergoing inspection. See More

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score 194 · Answer 9

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. See More

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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. See More

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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. See More

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Community version

There is a community edition available that is free and open source; licensed under GPL. See More

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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. See More

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EER diagramming

MySQL Workbench has enhanced entity–relationship modeling support. See More

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Cross-platform

Works on Windows, Linux, OS X. See More

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Database synchronization

Forward & reverse engeneering See More

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Platforms:Windows, Linux, Mac

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