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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    MySQL Workbench

    Score7.8 out of 10
    N/AMySQL 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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    SourceForge

    Score9.9 out of 10
    N/ASourceForge is a B2B software discovery platform, featuring 4000+ categories in its comparison engine that potential buyers can use to compare software by user reviews, features, pricing, integrations, operating system, and deployment.N/A
    Pricing
    MySQL WorkbenchSourceForge
    Editions & Modules
    Community Edition
    $0
    Enterprise Edition
    licensed through Oracle
    No answers on this topic
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    MySQL WorkbenchSourceForge
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    MySQL WorkbenchSourceForge
    Considered Both Products
    Oracle
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    SourceForge
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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    100%
    Would buy again
    26 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
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    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    26 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
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    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    26 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    23 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
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    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    23 Answers
    Features
    MySQL WorkbenchSourceForge
    Database Development
    Comparison of Database Development features of MySQL Workbench and SourceForge
    Feature
    MySQL Workbench
    9.2
    2 Ratings
    8% above category average
    SourceForge
    -
    Ratings
    Schema maintenance8.52 Ratings00 Ratings
    Database change management10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Database Administration
    Comparison of Database Administration features of MySQL Workbench and SourceForge
    Feature
    MySQL Workbench
    8.2
    2 Ratings
    2% above category average
    SourceForge
    -
    Ratings
    User management9.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Database security8.52 Ratings00 Ratings
    Database status reporting7.52 Ratings00 Ratings
    Change management8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
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    MySQL WorkbenchSourceForge
    Small Businesses
    DBeaver
    Score8.6 out of 10
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    Medium-sized Companies
    DBeaver
    Score8.6 out of 10
    No answers on this topic
    Enterprises
    DBeaver
    Score8.6 out of 10
    No answers on this topic
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    User Ratings
    MySQL WorkbenchSourceForge
    Likelihood to Recommend
    7.5
    (3 ratings)
    10.0
    (28 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    6.4
    (2 ratings)
    Usability
    8.8
    (3 ratings)
    9.3
    (5 ratings)
    Availability
    -
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    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Performance
    -
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    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
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    6.4
    (10 ratings)
    Online Training
    -
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    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
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    6.4
    (2 ratings)
    Configurability
    -
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    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    -
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    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    MySQL WorkbenchSourceForge
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Oracle
    It is good software when we have to connect the database of the remote server but it is not as good as phpMyAdmin. When local server is concerned, phpMyAdmin is way better because it has more cleaner UI than Workbench. Workbench is preferred only because phpMyAdmin does not support the connection of remote servers.
    Incentivized
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    SourceForge
    I recommend SourceForge to anyone or business that needs both commercial and open source software. This platform has a wide variety of software with many categories that allow easy search for any project, in addition to the fact that searches can be done separately (commercial and open source software) so as not to have mixed results which go with different purpose. In addition to the fact that the community of this platform is quite active and that there are always times to discover new projects that can be useful for a company or individual person.
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    Pros
    Oracle
    • Readily available too for quick and easy SQL queries
    • Maintains upgrades
    • Works across multiple OS platforms
    Incentivized
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    SourceForge
    • Commercial software and FOSS projects are available.
    • FOSS projects have advanced profiles such as software hosting for download as well as download metrics. As well as the released versions.
    • Commercial software profiles show detailed features, what it offers, price, frequently asked questions and a vast amount of user reviews.
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    Cons
    Oracle
    • There are a lot of menus, some of them aren't needed or users who only need to send queries. I had to watch a videos on youtube to learn how to use workbench. It would be great to have some videos inside software (or links to videos on youtube)
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    SourceForge
    • The overall design that SourceForge has really leaves a lot to be desired, although the entire platform works perfectly, I think that the design should be much more attractive.
    • There is currently no feature to save your progress on a review you are writing, so if you are writing a review and the browser is closed for some reason, all progress of the written review will be lost.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Oracle
    No answers on this topic
    SourceForge
    Souceforge was very straightforward and easy to manage. The leads worked for us so there is not a lot else to say about why I'd use it again. This isn't some complicated software product, it is a simple inbound marketing channel that is meant to generate leads and help us with brand awareness and it did exactly that.
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    Usability
    Oracle
    MySQL Workbench is useful for specifically remote databases. Remote databases generally does not have any UI and we have to connect the server via SSH and on CLI, we write the queries and it shows the data, which is quite tiering and more prone to make mistakes whereas MySQL Workbench provides cleaner way to connect and provides lot of tools, so that we do not have to write queries all the time.
    Incentivized
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    SourceForge
    SourceForge is super easy to use and very intuitive. And their support team and campaign managers help whenever we need it. Using SourceForge as a user is easy, and administrating a business software listing is easy as well. They also have great documentation.
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    Reliability and Availability
    Oracle
    No answers on this topic
    SourceForge
    We've never had any issues or downtime with SourceForge. Since we've been a user, the platform has never been down. Or at least never that I've noticed.
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    Performance
    Oracle
    No answers on this topic
    SourceForge
    SourceForge loads extremely quickly whether you're using the front end or administrating your product listing on the back end. All pages are snappy to load--no issues with page speed whatsoever.
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    Support Rating
    Oracle
    No answers on this topic
    SourceForge
    I hardly ever use the support on SourceForge, as I have not needed it. Their product works well for me. One time I had to email them and they got back to me the same day, but that's my only experience.
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    Online Training
    Oracle
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    SourceForge
    When we first signed up, they pair you with a campaign manager who trained us on how to use the product properly. The product is simple so the training was only about 30 minutes and after that we understood all the features and how to make the most of it. Most of the work came with making a custom landing page and building a follow up process for our sales team.
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    Implementation Rating
    Oracle
    No answers on this topic
    SourceForge
    We have used this service mainly to read explicit opinions that influenced the decision-making when implementing new software for my company
    Incentivized
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    Alternatives Considered
    Oracle
    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.
    Incentivized
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    SourceForge
    G2 has a larger commitment time upfront and for a more expensive rate, which wasn't the best option for our team as we were just exploring the resources that existed out there at the time. We preferred Sourceforge as well due to its subscription service, making it easier to commit from the start.
    Incentivized
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    Scalability
    Oracle
    No answers on this topic
    SourceForge
    SourceForge has been plenty scalable for us. Our marketing department is able to edit listings and our executives can also log in to the platform if need be for leads and reporting information. SourceForge offers multiple user access and role permissions, so it's pretty scalable and easy to use for our entire team.
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    Return on Investment
    Oracle
    • 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.
    Incentivized
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    SourceForge
    • It allowed us to learn more about the features and functions of some software that we currently use.
    • It allowed me to improve my decision-making for the software we use in the project area.
    • It helped us to replace several programs that were used in our company. We made several replacements, for much more optimal alternatives.
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