What users are saying about

SQL Developer vs SAP SQL Anywhere

SQL Developer
Top Rated
485 Ratings
SAP SQL Anywhere
11 Ratings

SQL Developer

Top Rated
485 Ratings
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Score 8.4 out of 100

Based on 485 reviews and ratings

SAP SQL Anywhere

11 Ratings
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Score 9 out of 100

Based on 11 reviews and ratings

Attribute Ratings

  • SAP SQL Anywhere is rated higher in 2 areas: Likelihood to Recommend, Likelihood to Renew

Likelihood to Recommend

7.9

SQL Developer

79%
73 Ratings
9.0

SAP SQL Anywhere

90%
6 Ratings

Likelihood to Renew

8.6

SQL Developer

86%
3 Ratings
10.0

SAP SQL Anywhere

100%
1 Rating

Usability

8.0

SQL Developer

80%
2 Ratings

SAP SQL Anywhere

N/A
0 Ratings

Support Rating

7.0

SQL Developer

70%
3 Ratings

SAP SQL Anywhere

N/A
0 Ratings

Implementation Rating

9.0

SQL Developer

90%
2 Ratings

SAP SQL Anywhere

N/A
0 Ratings

Likelihood to Recommend

SQL Developer

Almost all development activities (the tool is called "SQL Developer", not "DBA Toolset") can be done easily and quick with [Oracle] SQL Developer. From data model creation (tables, views) to development (creation of procedures, functions, packages) and then testing (SQL Developer includes an easy to use debugger), all tasks can be performed in a single tool.
It may not be as complete as other solutions for DBA tasks like instance monitoring, but it is usually OK for development and testing environments if you want to do some basic troubleshooting.

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Lisandro Fernigrini | TrustRadius Reviewer
Lisandro Fernigrini
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SAP SQL Anywhere

SAP SQL Anywhere is better than not using a database, let's be clear there! However, I wouldn't pick it as my first or even second or third choice. I'd recommend looking at other options. Largely, it appears less powerful both in terms of its robustness and general performance and in its implementation of SQL. The standard Sybase utilities provided are lacking in basic features, and the interactive SQL utility is quite horrendous. However, the great thing is it is an ODBC-compliant SQL-compliant relational database.

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David Williams | TrustRadius Reviewer
David Williams
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Pros

SQL Developer

  • Object Browser in SQL Developer allows you to explore the contents of your database using the connection tree.
  • The SQL Worksheet is an editor that allows for execution of SQL statements, scripts, and PL/SQL anonymous blocks. SELECT statements can be executed to return results in a spreadsheet-like 'grid' or can be executed as a script such to emulate SQL*Plus behavior and output
  • DBA Console allows users with administrative privileges to access DBA features such as database init file configuration, RMAN backup, storage, etc.

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Joe He | TrustRadius Reviewer
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SAP SQL Anywhere

  • Good performance with relatively large data sets - its cost-based query optimizer is particularly robust
  • ANSI SQL compliant
  • Supports T-SQL
  • Scales well between the desktop (single user) and client/server installations supporting 50-1000 users

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Scott Oelfke | TrustRadius Reviewer
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Cons

SQL Developer

  • Inability to run multiple queries on the same database. You can only run one query on a given database.
  • Analytical models created from complex tables isn't accurate, and needs work.
  • Inability to view multiple tables of a database side-by-side. When trying to find correlations between tables, it would help to be able to see them at once on the same page.

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SAP SQL Anywhere

  • I think it should be more user friendly for non-technical users.
  • More functional functionalities should be added to the object explore when working with a table to transform data/manipulate data.

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Pricing Details

SQL Developer

General

Free Trial
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Free/Freemium Version
Yes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
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Entry-level set up fee?
No

Starting Price

—

SAP SQL Anywhere

General

Free Trial
—
Free/Freemium Version
—
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
—
Entry-level set up fee?
No

Starting Price

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Likelihood to Renew

SQL Developer

SQL Developer 8.6
Based on 3 answers
It allows most users to perform daily activities in a simple way, with no cost since the tool is free.

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Lisandro Fernigrini | TrustRadius Reviewer
Lisandro Fernigrini
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SAP SQL Anywhere

SAP SQL Anywhere 10.0
Based on 1 answer
Ease of use, relationship to existing software's used in house and familiarity with the product

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Jeff Hieber | TrustRadius Reviewer
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Usability

SQL Developer

SQL Developer 8.0
Based on 2 answers
It has lot of features that are required in SQL editor. It does the job well and is reliable. It is user friendly, integrates with different databases, and can be used for advanced database management activities.

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Anonymous | TrustRadius Reviewer
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SAP SQL Anywhere

No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic

Support Rating

SQL Developer

SQL Developer 7.0
Based on 3 answers
Oracle support is good. In general a get good and quick answers to my questions.

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Anonymous | TrustRadius Reviewer
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SAP SQL Anywhere

No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic

Implementation Rating

SQL Developer

SQL Developer 9.0
Based on 2 answers
Just download and uncompress!

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Lisandro Fernigrini | TrustRadius Reviewer
Lisandro Fernigrini
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SAP SQL Anywhere

No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic

Alternatives Considered

SQL Developer

I have started to use Toad for Oracle recently because it is easier to sort and filter results, due to their memory sort feature that puts the results from your query in memory so that you don't have to rerun your query. I have used SQL Developer to easily update records in tables that I need to fix. I haven't found an easy way to do this in Toad other than writing SQL insert statements.

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SAP SQL Anywhere

I worked with Oracle for years during my career. I wouldn't select SQL Anywhere to implement a global ATM system with tens of thousands of concurrent connections, but SQL Anywhere is much easier to use and deploy and works very well in workgroup settings. Query performance often exceeds some Oracle versions without having to rely on database tuning.

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Scott Oelfke | TrustRadius Reviewer
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Return on Investment

SQL Developer

  • It gives 100% return on investment as it is free of cost.
  • No need to have multiple tools for each database
  • Considering the employee training, so one can save money on training, as it is not very hard to use so still savings.

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Binoy Shah | TrustRadius Reviewer
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SAP SQL Anywhere

  • Skilled/experienced resources are less prominent than Microsoft SQL Server or even Oracle, or MySQL, so finding solutions and assistance, if needed, takes more time than it would with other platforms
  • You will need to find a good SQL query tool by yourself because the Sybase Central / Interactive SQL utilities are lacking in many basic features, and just generally have a bad user interface

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David Williams | TrustRadius Reviewer
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