dbForge SQL Tools vs. GitHub Copilot

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
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
GitHub Copilot
Score 8.8 out of 10
N/A
GitHub Copilot is presented as an AI pair programmer, that plugs into the user's editor. It then turns natural language prompts into code, offers multi-line function suggestions, speeds up test generation, filters out common vulnerable coding patterns, and blocks suggestions matching public code.
$10
per month
Pricing
dbForge SQL ToolsGitHub Copilot
Editions & Modules
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
CoPilot for Individuals
$10
per month
CoPilot for Business
$19
per month per user
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
dbForge SQL ToolsGitHub Copilot
Free Trial
YesYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Small Businesses
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Score 8.5 out of 10

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Medium-sized Companies
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Score 8.5 out of 10

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Enterprises
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Score 8.5 out of 10

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User Ratings
dbForge SQL ToolsGitHub Copilot
Likelihood to Recommend
7.8
(9 ratings)
8.9
(8 ratings)
Usability
-
(0 ratings)
8.8
(7 ratings)
User Testimonials
dbForge SQL ToolsGitHub Copilot
Likelihood to Recommend
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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GitHub
Copilit is fantastic at the following: 1. Solving simple, well-defined problems, such as implementing an algorithm, manipulating a data structure, or string manipulation and regex. 2. Implementing simple APIs that are mainly CRUD in nature, with moderate business logic inside them, which may involve some processing or passing the data through an algorithm. 3. Implementation of well-defined activities, such as implementing a connection to an Oracle DB using Hibernate or JDBC, or implementing boilerplate code for a backend service to listen to Kafka events. It is not that great when it comes to understanding and implementing code in a proprietary DSL. It struggles when implementing a major feature across a complex codebase. I believe developers should also adopt the trust-but-verify paradigm when expecting highly secure or regulated code from GitHub Copilot.
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Pros
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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GitHub
  • Make code development faster and quicker.
  • Helps write better code standards for projects.
  • Provide the latest functions from the technology.
  • Notifies about the deprecated functions.
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Cons
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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GitHub
  • The only issue I faced is the context token size, it can be increase.
  • Sometime with agent mode it takes too much time, which can be reduced but I understand it also depends on the complexity of the given task.
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Usability
Devart
No answers on this topic
GitHub
I feel that GitHub Copilot's overall usability is good due to its tight integration with Visual Studio and the workspace. However, developers expect greater ease of use, as there is a learning curve to realize productivity gains with the tool fully. I think there is room for improvement in GitHub Copilot's UI integration within Visual Studio.
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Alternatives Considered
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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GitHub
It is useful that copilot integrates so well with vscode, which is a very common IDE. I used Tabnine for a little while but it was not that intuitive, and did not seem as helpful as GitHub copilot was. I have enjoyed GitHub copilot a lot, especially the ease of hitting the tab key and seeing quick progress in my tasks.
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Return on Investment
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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GitHub
  • Our ROI of the purchase of Copilot was met in less than a day. The timesave cannot be overstated
  • Programmer boredom/dissatisfaction is down because of less repetetive crud work.
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