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What are the best free tools for SQL Server?
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Best free tools for SQL Server
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DbMouse
Free / paid
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Jul 31, 2023
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SQL Index Manager
Free
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May 28, 2023
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dbForge Monitor
Free
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Feb 16, 2022
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FlySpeed SQL Query
Free / paid
Windows
Jun 22, 2021
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Evolve
Free
Windows, Linux, Mac
Jun 10, 2022
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DbMouse
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DbMouse
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SQL Index Manager
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SQL Index Manager
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SQL Index Manager
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GUI
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RickZeeland's Experience
Free and open source index tool for SQL Server, latest version available on GitHub.
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Command line
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dbForge Monitor
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dbForge Monitor
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dbForge Monitor
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Free
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great tool, very stable
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Easy to Use
Simple GUI and easy to quickly see resource usage.
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RickZeeland's Experience
Free add-in for SQL Server Management Studio which allows to track and analyse SQL Server performance.
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FlySpeed SQL Query
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FlySpeed SQL Query
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FlySpeed SQL Query
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Free version
There is a free version of FlySpeed SQL Query for non-commercial purposes.
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RickZeeland's Experience
Connects to most popular databases and allows to view, query, filter and export data.
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Windows
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Portable version available
The portable version is offered at $49/year or $129/lifetime.
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Evolve
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Evolve
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Evolve
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NuGet package
Available as a NuGet package.
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Windows, Linux, Mac
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Multi database
PostgreSQL SQL Server MySQL / MariaDB SQLite Cassandra
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SqlBackupFree
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SqlBackupFree
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SqlBackupFree
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FTP
Send backups over FTP.
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RickZeeland's Experience
Simple tool to backup and compress SQL Server databases.
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Platforms:
Windows, Linux, Web
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Free
There are also paid versions that offer more functionality.
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SQLServerBooster
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SQLServerBooster
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SQLServerBooster
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3
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Multi-database
Supports SQL Server up to 2012, MS Access, MySQL, MariaDB, PostgreSQL, Oracle, Firebird and SQLite.
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Platforms:
Windows
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Encryption
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Scheduler
Schedule backups on specific days or every "x" minutes.
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Database Performance Analyzer Free
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Database Performance Analyzer Free
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Database Performance Analyzer Free
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Easy to use
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can get too monitor and alert heavy quickly
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RickZeeland's Experience
Analyze bottlenecks of your SQL Server, Oracle, DB2 and SAP ASE instances for free.
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Database tuning advice
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RespectfulTaygete's Experience
very extensive and robust
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Free
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dbForge DevOps Automation for SQL Server
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dbForge DevOps Automation for SQL Server
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dbForge DevOps Automation for SQL Server
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TeamCity plugin
Free dbForge DevOps Automation TeamCity Plugin for SQL Server.
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ExpressProfiler
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ExpressProfiler
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ExpressProfiler
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Open source
See Wiki.
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Easy
Much easier than Microsoft's profiler, which is not included in the Express version of SQL Server.
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Works with most SQL Server versions
Can be used with both Express and non-Express editions of SQL Server 2005/2008/2008r2/2012/2014 (including LocalDB).
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No installation needed
Can be used without installation.
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ApexSQL DevOps toolkit
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ApexSQL DevOps toolkit
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ApexSQL DevOps toolkit
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dbForge Studio for SQL Server
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dbForge Studio for SQL Server
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dbForge Studio for SQL Server
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ApexSQL Propagate
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ApexSQL Propagate
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ApexSQL Propagate
Free
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ApexSQL Discover
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ApexSQL Discover
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ApexSQL Discover
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SQL Data Recovery Software
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SQL Data Recovery Software
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SQL Data Recovery Software
$349+
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