Devart ODBC Driver vs. Azure SQL Database

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Devart ODBC Driver
Score 5.2 out of 10
N/A
Devart ODBC Driver for Oracle provides a high-performance and feature-rich connectivity solution for ODBC-based applications to access Oracle databases from Windows, both 32-bit and 64-bit. Its full support for standard ODBC API functions and data types implemented in their driver makes the interaction of database applications with Oracle faster, easier and handy.
$349.95
Azure SQL Database
Score 8.5 out of 10
N/A
Azure SQL Database is Microsoft's relational database as a service (DBaaS).
$0.50
Per Hour
Pricing
Devart ODBC DriverAzure SQL Database
Editions & Modules
Desktop Perpetual
$349.95
2 vCORE
$0.5044
Per Hour
6 vCORE
$1.5131
Per Hour
10 vCORE
$2.52
Per Hour
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Devart ODBC DriverAzure SQL Database
Free Trial
YesNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Community Pulse
Devart ODBC DriverAzure SQL Database
Top Pros
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Features
Devart ODBC DriverAzure SQL Database
Database Development
Comparison of Database Development features of Product A and Product B
Devart ODBC Driver
10.0
3 Ratings
16% above category average
Azure SQL Database
-
Ratings
Version control tools10.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Test data generation10.03 Ratings00 Ratings
Performance optimization tools10.03 Ratings00 Ratings
Schema maintenance10.03 Ratings00 Ratings
Database change management10.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Database Administration
Comparison of Database Administration features of Product A and Product B
Devart ODBC Driver
10.0
3 Ratings
17% above category average
Azure SQL Database
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Ratings
User management10.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Database security10.03 Ratings00 Ratings
Database status reporting10.03 Ratings00 Ratings
Change management10.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Database-as-a-Service
Comparison of Database-as-a-Service features of Product A and Product B
Devart ODBC Driver
-
Ratings
Azure SQL Database
9.2
28 Ratings
5% above category average
Automatic software patching00 Ratings9.026 Ratings
Database scalability00 Ratings9.028 Ratings
Automated backups00 Ratings10.028 Ratings
Database security provisions00 Ratings9.028 Ratings
Monitoring and metrics00 Ratings8.027 Ratings
Automatic host deployment00 Ratings10.023 Ratings
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User Ratings
Devart ODBC DriverAzure SQL Database
Likelihood to Recommend
10.0
(3 ratings)
8.0
(28 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
-
(0 ratings)
8.0
(1 ratings)
Usability
-
(0 ratings)
9.0
(1 ratings)
Support Rating
6.0
(1 ratings)
9.0
(5 ratings)
User Testimonials
Devart ODBC DriverAzure SQL Database
Likelihood to Recommend
Devart
It is appropriate in all scenarios. It is perfect to connect with the database. Actually, nothing to dislike in functionality and performance. It is stand-alone and doesn't need any additional application to be installed.
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Microsoft
Your upcoming app can be built faster on a fully managed SQL database and can be moved into Azure with a few to no application code changes. Flexible and responsive server less computing and Hyperscale storage can cope with your changing requirements and one of the main benefits is the reduction in costs, which is noticeable.
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Pros
Devart
  • Far less connection failures. We had a lot of failures with the tool that we were using before.
  • High performance and new features are really useful. Direct mode connectivity seems to make the difference that was very much needed.
  • Works very well with Oracle Database 10g.
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Microsoft
  • Maintenance is always an issue, so using a cloud solution saves a lot of trouble.
  • On premise solutions always suffer from fragmented implementations here and there, where several "dba's" keep track of security and maintenance. With a cloud database it's much easier to keep a central overview.
  • Security options in SQL database are next level... data masking, hiding sensitive data where always neglected on premise, whereas you'll get this automatically in the cloud.
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Cons
Devart
  • User Interface could be better.
  • Error Messages and error handling could be improved to be more relevant and specific.
  • Availability.
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Microsoft
  • One needs to be aware that some T-SQL features are simply not available.
  • The programmatic access to server, trace flags, hardware from within Azure SQL Database is taken away (for a good reason).
  • No SQL Agent so your jobs need to be orchestrated differently.
  • The maximum concurrent logins maybe an unexpected problem.
  • Sudden disconnects.
  • The developers and admin must study the capacity and tier usage limits https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-subscription-service-limits otherwise some errors or even transaction aborts never seen before can occur.
  • Only one Latin Collation choice.
  • There is no way to debug T-SQL ( a big drawback in my point of view).
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Likelihood to Renew
Devart
No answers on this topic
Microsoft
This is best solution as a DBA one could expect from a service provider and as a cloud service, it removes all your hassles.
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Usability
Devart
No answers on this topic
Microsoft
It just works!
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Support Rating
Devart
Support has been great so far but still, it could be better.
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Microsoft
We give the support a high rating simply because every time we've had issues or questions, representatives were in contact with us quickly. Without fail, our issues/questions were handled in a timely matter. That kind of response is integral when client data integrity and availability is in question. There is also a wealth of documentation for resolving issues on your own.
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Alternatives Considered
Devart
Devart Driver ODBC for MySQL is best with no known issues. It is stand-alone. It supports SSH/SSL communication. supports HTTP / HTTPS tunneling. It is available for a variety of operating systems like Windows, Mac, and Linux. It is available for 32-bit and 64-bit environments. It supports all renowned programming languages. it supports multiple languages. It allows various data types.
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Microsoft
We moved away from Oracle and NoSQL because we had been so reliant on them for the last 25 years, the pricing was too much and we were looking for a way to cut the cord. Snowflake is just too up in the air, feels like it is soon to be just another line item to add to your Azure subscription. Azure was just priced right, easy to migrate to and plenty of resources to hire to support/maintain it. Very easy to learn, too.
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Return on Investment
Devart
  • Our organization has been largely moving into agile development life cycle and continuous integration is a key towards agile success. Automation is the first step towards continuous integration. We are really happy using Devart as a part of our automation engineering. It definitely contributes towards overall success.
  • We are trying to extend the usage. The development team has also shown interest towards the usage.
  • This is a cost effective tool. It is worth the price.
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Microsoft
  • Perfect for small and medium databases, being very cost effective.
  • As a Platform as a Service, there is no concern about patches, upgrades and end of life.
  • Be aware of security and network capabilities. The service cannot run in the VNET as Azure Virtual Machines do.
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