When comparing A5:SQL Mk-2 vs SQL Workbench/J, the Slant community recommends SQL Workbench/J for most people. In the question“What are the best SQL Clients for Windows?” SQL Workbench/J is ranked 12th while A5:SQL Mk-2 is ranked 16th. The most important reason people chose SQL Workbench/J is:
Any changes to the database generate SQL statements that you can review and edit before running.
Specs
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Pros
Pro ER diagrams
Supports two-way Entity Relationship diagrams.
Pro Excel support
Support for Excel input and output.
Pro Portable
Can be made portable by simply creating a folder "Portable" in the app folder.
Pro Allows you to edit changes before they are executed.
Any changes to the database generate SQL statements that you can review and edit before running.
Pro Works with almost any SQL database
Can work with any database with a jdbc driver.
Pro Can edit data in table mode.
Easy to make changes when viewing data.
Cons
Con Website
The website is mostly in Japanese.