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Add to SafariWhen comparing SQLyog vs DBeaver, the Slant community recommends DBeaver for most people. In the question“What are the best MySQL client applications for Windows?” DBeaver is ranked 3rd while SQLyog is ranked 7th. The most important reason people chose DBeaver is:
Supported on Windows (2000/XP/2003/Vista/7/8/10), Linux, Mac OS and Solaris (x86).
Specs
Question Ranking
Pros
Pro Easy to use and elegant UI
The UI is uncluttered and intuitive.
Pro Visual design of queries
Query builder is very intuitive and easy for designing very complex queries.
Pro Community version
There is a free/community version available here.
Pro 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.
Pro Session restore
User can enable session restore to avoid loss of unsaved work.
Pro Data visualization
Pro Store model in project file
Pro Discounts for multiple users
Pro Free upgrades for 1 year included
Pro Unconditional 90-day money back policy
Pro Premium support option
Pro Personalized themes
Pro Fast and stable
Completely written in c/c++ using win32 api gives is edge in performance over other clients.
Pro Advanced connection options
It's possible to connect to any MySQL server with these powerful connection options - HTTP, SSH, SSL.
Pro Cross-platform
Supported on Windows (2000/XP/2003/Vista/7/8/10), Linux, Mac OS and Solaris (x86).
Pro Free
It is licensed under GPL v2.
Pro 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.
Pro 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.
Pro Formatted text view
It has the classic grid view and a well-organized text view that you can quick-select with CTRL-A.
Pro Easy to use, clean neat inteface
Cons
Con Premium support at an additional cost
Con Cost
Pricing starts at $69 and goes up to $299.
Con Never-ending function errors
Like, 'Communications link failure', 'Connection refused' (Community Edition 6.2.1).
Con Cannot view function
Con Trigger edition
Until version 3.5.8 you can not edit triggers, only view (since 3.5.6).
