DBeaver vs. dbForge SQL Tools

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
DBeaver
Score 8.4 out of 10
N/A
DBeaver offers comprehensive data management tools designed to help teams explore, process, and administrate SQL, NoSQL, and cloud data sources. DBeaver is available commercially as DBeaver PRO and for free as DBeaver Community.
$11
per month per user
dbForge SQL Tools
Score 9.3 out of 10
N/A
SQL Complete is an advanced solution for SQL database development, management, and administration. Available as an add-in for Visual Studio and SSMS, the tool offers autocompletion capabilities. The solution helps users to write, beautify, and refactor SQL code with features that are included in SQL Complete but lacking in Management Studio and Visual Studio IntelliSense. Supports SQL Server 2022.
$399.95
Pricing
DBeaverdbForge SQL Tools
Editions & Modules
Lite Edition Subscription
$11
per month per user
Enterprise Edition Subscription
$25
per month per user
Lite Edition License
$110
per year per user
Enterprise Edition License
$250
per year per user
Ultimate Edition License
$500
per year per user
CloudBeaver Enterprise
$1,000
per year per 5 users
DBeaver Team Edition
$1,280
per year per 1 administrator and 2 developers
Subscription Standart
$399.95
Subscription Professional
$599.95
Perpetual Standard
$799.95
Perpetual Professional
$1,199.95
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
DBeaverdbForge SQL Tools
Free Trial
YesYes
Free/Freemium Version
YesYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional DetailsDiscounts are available for multi-user licenses.
More Pricing Information
Community Pulse
DBeaverdbForge SQL Tools
Top Pros
Top Cons
Features
DBeaverdbForge SQL Tools
Database Development
Comparison of Database Development features of Product A and Product B
DBeaver
8.0
9 Ratings
6% below category average
dbForge SQL Tools
-
Ratings
Version control tools8.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Test data generation7.03 Ratings00 Ratings
Performance optimization tools7.34 Ratings00 Ratings
Schema maintenance8.89 Ratings00 Ratings
Database change management9.15 Ratings00 Ratings
Database Administration
Comparison of Database Administration features of Product A and Product B
DBeaver
8.3
8 Ratings
4% below category average
dbForge SQL Tools
-
Ratings
User management7.95 Ratings00 Ratings
Database security8.05 Ratings00 Ratings
Database status reporting8.46 Ratings00 Ratings
Change management9.15 Ratings00 Ratings
Best Alternatives
DBeaverdbForge SQL Tools
Small Businesses
InterSystems IRIS
InterSystems IRIS
Score 8.3 out of 10
DBeaver
DBeaver
Score 8.4 out of 10
Medium-sized Companies
InterSystems IRIS
InterSystems IRIS
Score 8.3 out of 10
DBeaver
DBeaver
Score 8.4 out of 10
Enterprises
InterSystems IRIS
InterSystems IRIS
Score 8.3 out of 10
DBeaver
DBeaver
Score 8.4 out of 10
All AlternativesView all alternativesView all alternatives
User Ratings
DBeaverdbForge SQL Tools
Likelihood to Recommend
9.3
(9 ratings)
7.8
(9 ratings)
Support Rating
6.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
DBeaverdbForge SQL Tools
Likelihood to Recommend
DBeaver
If you are connecting to Snowflake and want to query from your laptop, I find that this is much easier to use than Snowflake's IDE. It allows us as a business intelligence team to more easily connect to our servers, and code with much less hassle. It would be less appropriate if you are only on an on-premises SQL server, in that case, I would just use SSMS.
Read full review
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.
Read full review
Pros
DBeaver
  • Data import/export and SQL Script generation are quick and simple to do.
  • Fairly intuitive when viewing/editing table data.
  • Ability to save SQL scripts per server and recall them easily.
  • Handy intelligence when writing queries, functions, and stored procs.
Read full review
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!
Read full review
Cons
DBeaver
  • Some icons are kinda small and difficult to understand what they do
  • The spanish translation could be better
  • I think there are many functions that could be useful for me but I don't know what they do
Read full review
Devart
  • Sometimes it can be slow to retrieve the database metadata.
  • Updating the software with the activation/deactivation of licenses could be further streamlined.
Read full review
Support Rating
DBeaver
Not a lot of users have DBeaver so fewer resources are available online to help you if you have any issues. When I was trying to figure out how to create my own ER diagrams, it was a little tough to find resources
Read full review
Devart
No answers on this topic
Alternatives Considered
DBeaver
MySQL workbench from MySQL only supports MySQL databases and it only provides basic functionality. On top of that, the user experience could be quite confusing for first-time users. SSMS from SQL server doesn't support inline editing nicely. The view for inline editing and view data is different, making it uncomfortable to use. All in all, DBeaver is the best tool when you manage a lot of databases with different types.
Read full review
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.
Read full review
Return on Investment
DBeaver
  • Positive Ability to manage DBeaver and query ad-hoc quickly
  • By having the queries saved it has saved developer time and thereby increased the ROI on the investment on the tool
  • This has made firefighting quicker and freed up resources for more development work.
Read full review
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.
Read full review
ScreenShots

dbForge SQL Tools Screenshots

Screenshot of