Chrome DevTools vs. dbForge SQL Tools

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Chrome DevTools
Score 9.6 out of 10
N/A
Chrome DevTools is a set of authoring, debugging, and profiling tools built into Google Chrome.N/A
dbForge SQL Tools
Score 6.7 out of 10
N/A
The dbForge SQL Tools package comprises 15 functional add-ins for SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) and standalone tools. These add-ins integrate with this default IDE, enhancing the standard capabilities by adding new features and improving existing tools with additional options. dbForge SQL Tools cover a wide array of database-related tasks in SQL Server, particularly in the following areas: T-SQL…
$429.95
per year
Pricing
Chrome DevToolsdbForge SQL Tools
Editions & Modules
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Subscription Standart 1 year
$429.95
Subscription Professional 1 year
$649.95
Subscription Enterprise 1 year
$699.95
Perpetual Standard 1 year
$849.95
Subscription Standart 2 years
$859.95
Perpetual Standard 2 years
$1,189.95
Perpetual Professional 2 years
$1,189.95
Subscription Standart 3 years
$1,289.95
Perpetual Professional 1 year
$1,299.95
Subscription Professional 2 years
$1,299.95
Subscription Enterprise 2 years
$1,399.95
Perpetual Enterprise 1 year
$1,399.95
Perpetual Standart 3 years
$1,449.95
Subscription Professional 3 years
$1,949.95
Perpetual Enterprise 2 years
$1,999.95
Subscription Enterprise 3 years
$2,099.95
Perpetual Professional 3 years
$2,209.95
Perpetual Enterprise 3 years
$2,519.95
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Chrome DevToolsdbForge SQL Tools
Free Trial
NoYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Score 9.3 out of 10
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Score 8.6 out of 10
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Score 9.3 out of 10
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Score 8.6 out of 10
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Score 9.3 out of 10
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User Ratings
Chrome DevToolsdbForge SQL Tools
Likelihood to Recommend
9.3
(28 ratings)
7.8
(9 ratings)
Usability
8.7
(5 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
7.4
(2 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
Chrome DevToolsdbForge SQL Tools
Likelihood to Recommend
Google
Chrome DevTools are great for troubleshooting bugs, broken elements on pages, styling issues, responsiveness, identifying performance issues, third-party connections for data privacy, reviewing cookies and local storage, screenshots in different dimensions. Chrome DevTools are for technical users, so you do need to have a decent understanding of some basics like HTML and CSS to get started using them.
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Devart
dbForge SQL Complete is well suited for professionals that have to write code all day. In my role in the business intelligence department we are writing SQL pretty much all day. Having a tool that helps us do that faster, in a cleaner way is pretty awesome and something that pays for itself quickly.
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Pros
Google
  • The Elements panel is usually our first port of call to inspect and modify HTML and CSS in real-time.
  • The Issues panel helps us to identify and resolve problems like cookie issues etc.
  • The console panel allows developers to see the log output created by their website in real-time.
  • Lighthouse helps us identify any issues with accessibility
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Devart
  • SQL complete allows you to create custom snippets that allow you to store frequently ran queries in shortcuts. The code can be populated within seconds!
  • Another great benefit is custom aliases. If you frequently reference the same tables over and over again it gets tiresome to retype the aliases. Storing these can make your code more consistent and save time.
  • SQL complete will also highlight the metadata within your database. For example, if you start typing an insert statement you populate code for all the field names by pressing the tab. This is a real-time saver for wide tables!
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Cons
Google
  • As one delves into DevTools, one encounters a gradually steeper learning curve. You can do a lot very quickly, but to fully utilize DevTools takes time as one explores what it can do.
  • With many new updates, tools and items are moved, and a comfortable workflow becomes a frustrating search. This often happens when following only slightly outdated tutorials on a given feature, even in Google's own documentation.
  • The experimental flags, settings, and options are scattered about and a little clunky to configure when one has to make changes in multiple places.
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Devart
  • Sometimes it can be slow to retrieve the database metadata.
  • Updating the software with the activation/deactivation of licenses could be further streamlined.
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Usability
Google
While Chrome DevTools are very powerful, it's not the easiest thing to use, as there are so many different tools built in. It takes some exploring to discover all the options possible within DevTools, but with a little exploring, the DevTools become a very powerful asset. Accessing the basic HTML and CSS inspection is very easy though, and that's the most common usage for the DevTools.
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Devart
No answers on this topic
Support Rating
Google
I'm not entirely sure what to rate the support for DevTools, because I don't have any experience dealing with official customer support for DevTools. I would guess the primary support for DevTools would be in a Chrome forum. Typically if I have a question or issue, I am able to find an answer from doing a quick Google search. It's pretty widely used, so it's not difficult to find answers.
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Devart
No answers on this topic
Alternatives Considered
Google
I find them pretty much the same, they have the same tools except Firefox doesn't provide the lighthouse functionality. I do prefer firefox's dark theme and colour palette. But I use Chrome Dev tools because of the Light house functionality that analyzes the page load and scores the website on desktop and mobile experience.
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Devart
I am very satisfied after using this tool. It is a full-stack tool that includes rich features that can be customized set of functionality as per your need. by using this tool:-
  • Increased our productivity rate.
  • Provides speed up your development work so you can focus on other stuff.
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Return on Investment
Google
  • All positive, the tool is free so there's no need to spend money on it. Every return is positive.
  • A lot, their tools increases productivity due because it helps developers to create and test websites inside the browser.
  • Tools are intuitive so there's no need to invest in education on developers to learn these tools.
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Devart
  • Spending less time trying to figure out how tables are related thanks to the navigational help in dbForge SQL Complete, which means fixing issues takes less time.
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