DBArtisan vs. Rapid SQL

DBArtisan is functional and suitable for any sized organization that needs to monitor its database resources and running queries.

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Rapid SQL is great for smaller organizations and development teams who are experienced with an SQL environment. It is not suitable for most beginners who are not familiar and need a learning platform.

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• User interface is easy to use, and in some ways better than Toad. The left hand side shows all databases, and you can drill down to instance, storage, schemas, tablespaces, and performance views. The right hand side displays the details of the selected object.
• This is the best tool if you want to manage multiple RDBMS platforms in a single tool using the same familiar interface. Other third party tools can do it also, but it's not nearly as integrated as this, and may require additional plug-ins installed. DBArtisan excels at this, and can perform cross-platform data migrations easily.
• It has different DB analysts, which can help diagnose issues with performance, optimize storage, detect fragmentation, and plan for capacity growth. For almost any action you want to take, you can generate the DDL for preview, and/or schedule it to run at a specific time.

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• Robust
• Simple to use
• Affordable

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• Locks up far too often
• Licensing structure is expensive

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• User base support is not as great as MySQL, SQL Server, and Oracle.
• The included editor could be refined. I notice some of the reserved words were not highlighted.

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I have never tried their support so the number above is meaningless

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Support is outstanding and gets answers quickly when confronted at a client site with an issue.

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DBArtisan does not have an in-depth performance analyzer for databases.

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The IT department uses it so we adopted the software. I would have chosen SQL Server myself.

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• It has a positive ROI on our organization. It's better than OEM and SQL Developer. Although the license could be expensive, it is perfect for large organizations, especially with multiple RDBMS platforms.
• Most features are redundant between DBArtisan and Toad. I would not recommend using both if you already own one of them. Just download the trial for the one you're not using, and see what works best for your organization.
• DBArtisan is great for DBAs and would be my personal preference. Toad is good for developers and DBAs alike but I feel like sometimes the interface is too busy and too clumsy to use.

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• Customer insight on issues
• Maintenance package is affordable.

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