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The Best 2 of 16 OptionsWhy?

16 Options ConsideredPriceLast Updated
Excellent
dbForge Studio for MySQL
Mar 2, 2018
Excellent
Navicat for MySQL
Mar 29, 2018
HeidiSQL
Mar 14, 2018
MySQL Workbench
Oct 17, 2017
DataGrip
Nov 21, 2017
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dbForge Studio for MySQL

Endi Sukaj
Top Pro

GUI database designer

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Has a GUI database designer and query builder for MySQL. Has support for design, editing, and viewing foreign key relations.
Chloe Montanez
David Moore
Katya Sklyarova
Top Pro

MySQL prompt

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Сode completion, code snippets, SQL code formatter, сode profiles, сode profiles.
Endi Sukaj
thermoplastics
Kate Kate Naylor
Top Pro

Query profiler

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Supports visual query profiling and can compare profiling results between different queries.
Endi Sukaj
Alena Subotina
Top Pro

Supports multiple relational database systems

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Supports MySQL server, MariaDB server, Percona and Amazon RDS.
Endi Sukaj
Top Pro

Powerful built-in debugger

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Has step-by-step code execution, breakpoints, watches, a call stack and a variables evaluation mechanism.
Endi Sukaj
Katya Sklyarova
Top Pro

Built-in SQL syntax support

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Has a built-in SQL syntax checker and highlighter. It also has support for MySQL-only syntax in the form of code completion and syntax highlighting.
Endi Sukaj
Top Pro

Can manage user privileges

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Endi Sukaj
Top Pro

Built-in schema and data comparison and synchronization

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Supports comparing schema data and synchronization between them.
Endi Sukaj
Top Pro

Can schedule regular database backups

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Endi Sukaj
Top Pro

Can help developers detect problems and optimize SQL queries via the GUI

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Endi Sukaj
Top Pro

Can generate a refractoring script for a database without changing the data stored within

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thermoplastics
Endi Sukaj
Top Pro

Supports Sphinx search engine

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Alena Subotina
Top Pro

Copy Database

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Alena Subotina
Top Pro

Data Generator (in the Enterprise edition)

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Alena Subotina
Top Pro

Database Documenter (in the Enterprise edition)

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Kim Morgan
thermoplastics
Denis Yanov
Top Pro

Comfortable IDE and user interface

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Belle
LovelyNinlil
Top Con

Limited feature on express (Free)

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No backup option (Limited to a few MBs in express version).
Paolo
Sam Sippe
Top Con

No SSL and SSH in Express Version

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Excellent

Navicat for MySQL

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Andris Pelcbergs
Top Pro

Data and structure synchronization

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Navicat can compare and synchronize your data and structure between local and remote databases.
Andris Pelcbergs
Top Pro

HTTP/SSH tunnel

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You can upload a PHP script to enable HTTP tunneling or choose a SSH tunnel instead.
Andris Pelcbergs
Top Pro

Excellent choice of import/export options

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You can easily import data from ODBC, Excel, Access, DBF, TXT, CSV, XML, JSON etc and export to Excel, Access, DBF, TXT, CSV, XML, JSON etc.
Andris Pelcbergs
Top Pro

Easy to use

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Navicat manages an intuitive, easy to use UI without sacrificing functionality.
thermoplastics
martin
Top Pro

Navicat Premium supports Cloud Collaboration

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You can work with teammates to collaborate on connection settings, queries and models conveniently.
Andris Pelcbergs
Top Pro

Batch job scheduling

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You can schedule things like backups, restores, data transfers or report building.
Andris Pelcbergs
Top Pro

Visual query builder

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Create and edit queries without writing SQL.
Andris Pelcbergs
Top Pro

Cross-platform

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Originally released on Windows, it has been ported to OS X and Linux.
Andris Pelcbergs
Top Pro

User management

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Navicat allows for simple user and access management.
Andris Pelcbergs
Top Pro

Visual report builder

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Build reports in a visual way. Once set up, the process can be scheduled.
Andris Pelcbergs
Top Pro

Unicode support

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Navicat has full unicode support.
Andris Pelcbergs
Top Pro

SQL code completion

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Navicat supports auto-complete for SQL queries.
Aubrey
Top Con

Cost

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The cost of a license ranges from $119.20-$159.20.
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HeidiSQL

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Andris Pelcbergs
Top Pro

Free

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Licensed under GNU GPL.
Andris Pelcbergs
Top Pro

Great UI and ease of use

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HeidiSQL has a comprehensive and intuitive interface.
William Ledoux
Top Pro

Lightweight

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Nathaniel Blackburn
Top Pro

Syntax completion

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Andris Pelcbergs
Top Pro

Data synchronization

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HeidiSQL can compare and synchronize your data and structure between local and remote databases.
Andris Pelcbergs
Top Pro

Portable

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Alongside the possibility of downloading the installer and sourcecode, a portable version of the software is available.
Andris Pelcbergs
Top Pro

SSH tunnel

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HeidiSQL allows connecting to your MySQL database via SSH tunnel.
Andris Pelcbergs
Top Pro

Great user management

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The user manager of HeidiSQL can easily set privileges on a per-database level or give access to only certain commands.
Andris Pelcbergs
Top Pro

Connect to servers via command line

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You can use command line parameters to automate connections.
thermoplastics
gigabyte7 ipev
Top Pro

Works fine with Wine under Linux

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Zack H
Top Con

Can be buggy

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HeidiSQL is known to have some bugs that results in crashes.
Belle
LovelyNinlil
Top Con

Intellisense is not intelligent

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No intellisense for columns unless table name is aliased.
Zhekaus
Top Con

No built-in debugger included

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MySQL Workbench

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Aubrey
Andris Pelcbergs
Top Pro

Community version

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There is a community edition available that is free and open source; licensed under GPL.
Andy Roddam
Top Pro

Easy to use

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Actions can be directly carried out on tables. The software prepares the relevant query for approval before execution.
Andris Pelcbergs
Top Pro

Cross-platform

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Works on Windows, Linux, OS X.
Andris Pelcbergs
Top Pro

EER diagramming

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MySQL Workbench has enhanced entity–relationship modeling support.
Izem Lavrenti
Gilles Migliori
Top Pro

Database synchronization

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Forward & reverse engeneering
Endi Sukaj
Aubrey
Andris Pelcbergs
Top Con

Unintuitive UI

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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 m...
Endi Sukaj
Bubba
Top Con

Freezes constantly

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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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DataGrip

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Omar
Top Pro

Polyglot IDE

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DataGrip is a multi-platform SQL IDE that is not limited to any particular database platform. DataGrip support a variety of systems out of the box, such as H2, MySQL, PostgreSQL, Oracle, and Microsoft SQL. Additionally, you can specify your own drivers for even further compatibility with your prefe...
Nathaniel Blackburn
Top Pro

Code completion

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Nathaniel Blackburn
Top Pro

Version control integration

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thermoplastics
Omar
Esch
Top Con

Paid software

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As with most JetBrains products, DataGrip is a paid tool. It operates on a monthly installment plan. However, after 12 months continuous payment, you will receive a perpetual license for the initial version of DataGrip that you signed up for.
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DBeaver

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Endi Sukaj
Top Pro

Free

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It it licensed under GPL v2.
Endi Sukaj
Top Pro

Follow foreign key to their primary key

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If you have a table with a foreign key you can click on it to see the table row where this key references to.
Scott McLeod
Top Pro

Works for many types of databases

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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
Scott McLeod
Top Pro

Cross-Platform

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Supported on Windows (2000/XP/2003/Vista/7/8/10), Linux, Mac OS and Solaris (x86)
llagerlof
Top Pro

Formatted text view

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It has the classic grid view and a well-organized text view that you can quick-select with CTRL-A.
Lorenzo Cavina Injenia
Top Pro

Easy to use, clean neat inteface

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Laura Kyle
Keum Choon Lee
Top Con

Cannnot view function

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Endi Sukaj
Saul Uribe
Top Con

Trigger edition

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

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Aubrey
Andris Pelcbergs
Top Pro

Reliable

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Toad is maintained by Dell and has great community support.
Aubrey
Andris Pelcbergs
Top Pro

Free

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Toad is free to use.
Dagmara Szyszka
Top Con

Bit less features

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Still some more features are required to add. Other than that its perfectly fine
Aubrey
Micha Zeke
Andris Pelcbergs
Top Con

No built-in SSH tunneling

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Toad currently doesn't provide built-in SSH tunneling.
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TablePlus

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tungtono
Top Pro

Native, beautiful and friendly

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TablePlus is a native app which helps you easily edit database data and structure.
tungtono
Top Pro

Powerful SQL editor

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Equipped with the following features: •Highlight syntax •Indent SQL Command •Split Results into Tabs •Save favorite SQL to snippet •Customize font size
FantasticDecima
Top Con

Mac only as of now

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While they are working towards a Windows version, right now the software is not cross-platform
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SQLyog

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Zack H
Aubrey
Abhishek
Top Pro

Easy to use and elegant UI

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The UI is uncluttered and intuitive.
Abhishek
Andris Pelcbergs
Top Pro

Visual design of queries

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Query builder is very intuitive and easy for designing very complex queries.
Aubrey
Andris Pelcbergs
Top Pro

Community version

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There is a free/community version available here.
Aubrey
Abhishek
Top Pro

Power tools

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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.
Aubrey
Abhishek
Top Pro

Session restore

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User can enable session restore to avoid loss of unsaved work.
Andris Pelcbergs
Top Pro

Data visualization

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Andris Pelcbergs
Top Pro

Store model in project file

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LeoTM
Top Pro

Discounts for multiple users

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LeoTM
Top Pro

Free upgrades for 1 year included

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thermoplastics
LeoTM
Top Pro

Unconditional 90-day money back policy

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thermoplastics
LeoTM
Top Pro

Premium support option

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Aubrey
Abhishek
Top Pro

Personalized themes

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Aubrey
Abhishek
Top Pro

Fast and stable

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Completely written in c/c++ using win32 api gives is edge in performance over other clients.
Andris Pelcbergs
Abhishek
Top Pro

Advanced connection options

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It's possible to connect to any MySQL server with these powerful connection options - HTTP, SSH, SSL.
thermoplastics
LeoTM
Top Con

Premium support at an additional cost

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thermoplastics
LeoTM
Zack H
Top Con

Cost

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Pricing starts at $69 and goes up to $299.
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TeamSQL

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WhiteLilac
MellowFlidais
Top Pro

Stores query history

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It stores all query history along with locally cached result sets.
WhiteLilac
MellowFlidais
Top Pro

Easy sharing

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Sharing queries to teammates, and sharing data via URL or Slack.
MellowFlidais
Top Pro

Easy to use

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WhiteLilac
MellowFlidais
Top Pro

Lightweight

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Know any negative aspects of this option?
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Valentina Studio

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Andris Pelcbergs
Top Pro

Cross-platform

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Valentina Studio works on Windows, Linux and OS X.
Andris Pelcbergs
Top Pro

Good UI

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Valentina Studio has a responsive and clean user interface.
Lynn Fredricks
Andris Pelcbergs
Top Pro

Free version

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Valentina Studio is a free version, with more features in the Pro version.
Lynn Fredricks
Top Pro

Don't Pay Extra for More Database Support

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All databases are supported in both the free and paid for versions.
Zack H
Top Con

PRO account needs to be renewed for updates

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The purchase of a PRO account only includes 12 months of updates.
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DbVisualizer

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Zack H
Andris Pelcbergs
Top Pro

Visual table creation

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Supports a variety of visual actions (such as alter, create and rename).
Zack H
Aubrey
Andris Pelcbergs
Top Pro

Query builder

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Easy to design queries with a point-and-click interface.
Zack H
Top Con

Cost

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Fairly expensive, ranging from $179-$208/user.
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Datazenit

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Alex Daubricourt
Lauris Dziļums
Top Pro

Cross-platform and Fast

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Node.js based
Lauris Dziļums
Top Pro

Supports MySQL, PostgreSQL and Redshift

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Alex Daubricourt
Top Con

Cost

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From $79 to $2999
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Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio

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thermoplastics
LeoTM
Top Con

Requires MySQL ODBC driver

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thermoplastics
LeoTM
Top Con

825MB setup file

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PopSQL

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FlySpeed SQL Query

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Zack H
Top Pro

Portable version available

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The portable version is offered at $49/year or $129/lifetime.
Zack H
Calvin Grain
Top Pro

Free version

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There is a free version of FlySpeed SQL Query for non-commercial purposes.
Zack H
Top Con

Commercial use requires a license

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If you plan on using FlySpeed for commercial purposes, you have to purchase the product at $39-49/year or $99-$129/lifetime.
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