DBeaver vs. MySQL Workbench

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
DBeaver
Score 8.5 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
MySQL Workbench
Score 7.6 out of 10
N/A
MySQL Workbench is a unified visual tool for database architects, developers, and DBAs. MySQL Workbench provides data modeling, SQL development, and comprehensive administration tools for server configuration, user administration, and backup. MySQL Workbench is available on Windows, Linux and Mac OS X. It is available free through its Community edition, and an Enterprise edition is available for a commercial license as well, supported by Oracle.
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Pricing
DBeaverMySQL Workbench
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
Community Edition
$0
Enterprise Edition
licensed through Oracle
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
DBeaverMySQL Workbench
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.
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Community Pulse
DBeaverMySQL Workbench
Considered Both Products
DBeaver
Chose DBeaver
It's perfectly similar. I like the look of the tool and the color designations, and that makes it preferable to hop into on a daily basis.
Chose DBeaver
Sequel Pro and Ace are much simpler but they have dangerous defaults such as writing updates without confirmation.
Chose DBeaver
SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) developers should take a look at DBeaver to see how a real management studio application should be. In DBeaver you can tell that the developers really think about the way DBAs and database developers use database management tools. With SSMS, …
Chose DBeaver
We found that sharing scripts and generating DDLs from Snowflake's IDE was a bit too much of a chore. Because of this, we began looking for alternate products. We found DBeaver, a free community tool, and tried it out. We've found that it is very intuitive and easy to use, I …
Chose DBeaver
DBeaver is more user-friendly than the other tools I have used. But security-wise, I don't trust it as much as other tools.
Chose 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 …
Chose DBeaver
dbForge Studio has a more intuitive UI for die-hard Windows users. It's also easier to use sorting and filtering in their grids. However, that one lacked the script generation and schema editing tools our development team needed to use on an almost daily basis.

Valentina had the …
MySQL Workbench
Chose MySQL Workbench
It's like comparing a VW to an performance car like a Ferrari. If you need the performance, bells and whistles you'll want PhpStorm. If you just need to get from one place to another, MySQL Workbench will do just fine.
Chose MySQL Workbench
phpmyadmin is way better only when local database is concerned but MySQL Workbench is way better then SQLyog because of the more cleaner UI and cost. SQLYog does not have any open-source featuring whereas MySQL Workbench has open source edition with lot of good free features. …
Chose MySQL Workbench
I found Azure UX easier, menu items are more obvious, but it still also requires preparation to use.
Features
DBeaverMySQL Workbench
Database Development
Comparison of Database Development features of Product A and Product B
DBeaver
7.3
Ratings
15% below category average
MySQL Workbench
9.2
Ratings
8% above category average
Version control tools6.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Test data generation6.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Performance optimization tools7.30 Ratings00 Ratings
Schema maintenance8.40 Ratings8.50 Ratings
Database change management9.00 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Database Administration
Comparison of Database Administration features of Product A and Product B
DBeaver
5.5
Ratings
37% below category average
MySQL Workbench
8.2
Ratings
2% above category average
User management8.00 Ratings9.00 Ratings
Database security5.00 Ratings8.50 Ratings
Database status reporting4.00 Ratings7.50 Ratings
Change management5.00 Ratings8.00 Ratings
Best Alternatives
DBeaverMySQL Workbench
Small Businesses
Sequel Pro
Sequel Pro
Score 9.4 out of 10
DBeaver
DBeaver
Score 8.5 out of 10
Medium-sized Companies
Oracle Autonomous Database
Oracle Autonomous Database
Score 8.5 out of 10
DBeaver
DBeaver
Score 8.5 out of 10
Enterprises
Oracle Autonomous Database
Oracle Autonomous Database
Score 8.5 out of 10
DBeaver
DBeaver
Score 8.5 out of 10
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User Ratings
DBeaverMySQL Workbench
Likelihood to Recommend
9.0
(0 ratings)
7.5
(0 ratings)
Usability
8.5
(0 ratings)
8.6
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
6.0
(0 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
DBeaverMySQL Workbench
Likelihood to Recommend
Great tool for developers to use to dive into their databases. Not so great if you are a die-hard Windows user with expectations of a SQL Management studio replacement. This is the less suited tool for people looking to just view and edit data. If you need to generate any scripts or import and export data, this is the tool to use.
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It works best when you need to create basic queries or manage an simple MySQL schema. For more complicated data modeling, I'll use another tool. You can't beat the price though.
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Pros
  • Identify types of DB connections by color code: development, testing and production.
  • Predictive typing, it is incredibly accurate and saves me a lot of time.
  • Jump between different simultaneous DB connections.
  • Navigate through the schema object tree.
  • Provide all the tools I need in one window.
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  • Send queries to DB
  • Export results in csv
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Cons
  • Schema editing is not very intuitive. Editing a single column forces you into multiple tab windows when trying to change something simple like a column name.
  • Sorting and filtering in data is nice, but buried in long right-click menus.
  • Some things are definitely non-standard UI for a Windows application, so it might be hard for die-hard Windows fans to get used to.
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  • On the Mac version, quitting always throws an exception. More of an annoyance but still. This should have been fixed a long time ago.
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Usability
It's perfectly easy to use. Not super new and shiny with lots of accessibility tailored tools, but does the job
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Quite complicated. It's unrealistic to use without prior preparation (guides on youtube or colleagues' help).
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Support Rating
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
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Alternatives Considered
We found that sharing scripts and generating DDLs from Snowflake's IDE was a bit too much of a chore. Because of this, we began looking for alternate products. We found DBeaver, a free community tool, and tried it out. We've found that it is very intuitive and easy to use, I would recommend it.
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phpMyAdmin is way better only when local database is concerned but MySQL Workbench is way better then SQLyog because of the more cleaner UI and cost. SQLyog does not have any open-source featuring whereas MySQL Workbench has open source edition with lot of good free features. So MySQL Workbench is powerful than SQLyog.
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Return on Investment
  • 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.
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  • It provides good features and saves the time.
  • When we use remote server, we can connect without using ssh etc. so saves the time and easy to understand.
  • Do not have to write the queries to check the schema, so saves the time.
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