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Add to SafariWhen comparing MySQL Workbench vs dbdiagram.io, the Slant community recommends MySQL Workbench for most people. In the question“What are the best SQL graphical schema viewer / editor / import/export programs?” MySQL Workbench is ranked 1st while dbdiagram.io is ranked 10th. The most important reason people chose MySQL Workbench is:
Actions can be directly carried out on tables. The software prepares the relevant query for approval before execution.
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Pros
Pro Easy to use
Actions can be directly carried out on tables. The software prepares the relevant query for approval before execution.
Pro Community version
There is a community edition available that is free and open source; licensed under GPL.
Pro EER diagramming
MySQL Workbench has enhanced entity–relationship modeling support.
Pro Cross-platform
Works on Windows, Linux, OS X.
Pro Database synchronization
Forward & reverse engeneering
Pro Multi database
Can export to MySQL, PostgreSQL and SQL Server, can also import Ruby on Rails.
Pro Clean interface
Pro Ease of use
Cons
Con 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.
Con 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.
Con 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.
Con Limited free version
The free version allows 10 diagrams and advanced options like color can not be used.
Con No Crowfeet
Does not show "Crowfeet" symbols in relations.
