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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    dbForge Studio (Edge)

    Score8 out of 10
    N/AdbForge Studio is provided by Devart and is a universal front-end client for database management, administration and development. Devart's GUI tool provides utilities to compare, synchronize, and back up databases (e.g. MySQL, Oracle, SQL Server, PostgreSQL, etc.) with scheduling, and includes the possibility to analyze and report MySQL tables data. For example, dbForge Studio for MySQL works with any MariaDB database servers, and supports all MariaDB objects types. This solution enables users…

    $9.95

    per month

    Hashboard (discontinued)

    Score8 out of 10
    N/AHashboard (formerly Glean.io) was lightweight, business intelligence tool. It was acquired by Hex in 2025, and former users are encouraged to move to Hex.N/A
    Pricing
    dbForge Studio (Edge)Hashboard (discontinued)
    Editions & Modules
    Standard (subcription)
    $9.95
    per month
    Professional (subscription)
    $19.95
    per month
    Enterprise (subscription)
    $29.95
    per month
    Standard (subcription)
    $99.95
    per year
    Professional (subscription)
    $179.95
    per year
    Standard
    $199.95
    Enterprise (subscription)
    $229.95
    per year
    Professional
    $349.95
    Enterprise
    $449.95
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    dbForge Studio (Edge)Hashboard (discontinued)
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional Details—15% discount for yearly pricing.
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    Community Pulse
    dbForge Studio (Edge)Hashboard (discontinued)
    Considered Both Products
    Devart
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    Discontinued Products
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    100%
    Would buy again
    8 Answers
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    Delivers good value for the price
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    8 Answers
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    Happy with the feature set
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    8 Answers
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    8 Answers
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    Implementation went as expected
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    8 Answers
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    Features
    dbForge Studio (Edge)Hashboard (discontinued)
    Database Development
    Comparison of Database Development features of dbForge Studio (Edge) and Hashboard (discontinued)
    Feature
    dbForge Studio (Edge)
    8.4
    2 Ratings
    1% below category average
    Hashboard (discontinued)
    -
    Ratings
    Version control tools8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Test data generation7.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Performance optimization tools9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Schema maintenance9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Database change management9.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Database Administration
    Comparison of Database Administration features of dbForge Studio (Edge) and Hashboard (discontinued)
    Feature
    dbForge Studio (Edge)
    7.0
    1 Ratings
    14% below category average
    Hashboard (discontinued)
    -
    Ratings
    User management6.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Database security6.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Database status reporting7.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Change management9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
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    Score8.6 out of 10
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    Score8.1 out of 10
    Enterprises
    DBeaver
    Score8.6 out of 10
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    Score6.9 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    dbForge Studio (Edge)Hashboard (discontinued)
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.8
    (15 ratings)
    7.5
    (2 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    dbForge Studio (Edge)Hashboard (discontinued)
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Devart
    This tool is useful for small and large IT departments and associated data analysts that perform direct database functions such as DBA tasks or extracting/importing data. Non-technical staff members would not benefit from this tool as much as the functions are detailed and technical. However, automation engineers will find this tool very open for automation, and can generate the scripting code for any of its functions.
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    Discontinued Products
    Glean.io is exceptionally well for creating automation data visualisation dashboards. Exploring the data is again highly effective. Visualisations are easily customisable to best suit the requirements of the team. Collaborating and commenting around the dashboards is very smooth. If there are any changes in the system or any feature requests, the support team takes some time to respond
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    Pros
    Devart
    • Connection manager (we use it through ssh tunnels) works effortlessly.
    • Great sync tools for both database schemas and data.
    • Storing code snippets to be used when needed.
    • Nice code suggestions while typing queries.
    • Usually does very well with storing your session and opening all of your sql tabs when opening the apps next time.
    • Does very well when executing large sql files (without opening the files into the application that is).
    • Pretty good debugging help when a problem occurs in executing a query or a files with multiple queries.
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    • Workflow is easy and clear due to clean and state of the art interface
    • Model creation is easy
    • Possibility for custom SQL code for database connection is very helpful
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    Cons
    Devart
    • The ability to parameterize searches more would be advantageous. For example, being able to specify to only look for certain columns, certain data type changes, etc.
    • The output reports from dbForge are very plain and could contain more detail, and perhaps be structured more like a pivot table form Excel
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    Discontinued Products
    • Querying has to be done by users only. There can be ways to automate querying using templates
    • Not able to clearly check the query run time
    • The customer support team can be little more proactive while communicating any changes and resolving any queries
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    Usability
    Devart
    dbForge Studio (Edge) has a great UI and it's versatile, but it still has some glitches. Its multiple database support makes it possible to stick with only one UI to handle different RDBM systems, even though you have to redefine user credentials for each new connection (no copying/cloning feature for database connections). The Edit View and diagramming features also could be improved.
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    Support Rating
    Devart
    Although experience here is limited, as only one question has been asked and answered promptly, the registration and licensing process was very smooth and professional. There are forums online that discuss dbForge issues, as well as a Facts and Questions section on dbForge's website, so product support does seem to exist if needed.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Devart
    Before choosing dbForge Studio I evaluated at least a dozen tools, especially on the Visual Query Builder function. For now, I have identified only one product that has a better Visual Query Builder than dbForge Studio. This other product also manages UNIONs, while dbStudio still doesn't do it visually. However, the better alternative product is enormously slower in operations and less feature-rich than DbForge Studio
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    Discontinued Products
    For simple use cases, Glean.io is a lightweight alternative to SAP Analytics Cloud. Provisioning, testing, and documentation are easier and less intimidating in the Glean.io case. Thus, it is easy to explore without firing up the sales machinery of the big corporates. Thus, the process of looking into and testing it out was way more convenient. Further, the data ops features were new to use and seem to be unique with Glean.io.
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    Return on Investment
    Devart
    • Saved a TON of time when looking at massive amounts of parent/child data by allowing us to just use the master-detail browser.
    • Very little training time needed for employees that are already used to using SQL Management Studio. This is a proper Windows UI application.
    • Very cost effective to purchase the standard edition for every employee that needs it, but the free edition does most of what they need too!
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    Discontinued Products
    • Optimised the DB management team by 30%
    • Reduce in data visualisation dashboards TAT by 50%
    • Increase in revenues and savings by 20%
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    Screenshot of Code CompletionScreenshot of Schema CompareScreenshot of Database DiagramScreenshot of Data ExportScreenshot of Database design & developmentScreenshot of Visual query building