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Oracle SQL Developer vs. Toad Data Modeler

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Oracle SQL Developer
Score 8.1 out of 10
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Oracle SQL Developer is an integrated development environment (IDE) which provides editors for working with SQL, PL/SQL, Stored Java Procedures, and XML in Oracle databases.N/A
Toad Data Modeler
Score 0.0 out of 10
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A cross-platform database modeling software used to create data models. Toad Data Modeler is used to deploy changes to data structures across more than 20 different platforms, and to construct logical and physical data models, compare and synchronize models, generate complex SQL/DDL, create and modify database schema and scripts, as well as reverse and forward engineer both databases and data warehouse systems. Toad's database modeling tools ultimately aim to simplify design, maintenance and…N/A
Pricing
Oracle SQL DeveloperToad Data Modeler
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Oracle SQL DeveloperToad Data Modeler
Free Trial
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Free/Freemium Version
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Premium Consulting/Integration Services
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Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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Community Pulse
Oracle SQL DeveloperToad Data Modeler
Considered Both Products
Oracle SQL Developer
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Anonymous
Chose Oracle SQL Developer
Oracle SQL Developer is easy to install, easy to use and navigate and feature rich graphical user interface to view and manage data. It can be used across various roles like developer, tester, administrator etc. It helps to develop a strong base for database understanding. …
Verified User
Anonymous
Chose Oracle SQL Developer
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Rohit Goyal | TrustRadius Reviewer
Rohit Goyal
Risk Analyst
Chose Oracle SQL Developer
Oracle SQL Developer has rich User interface and user friendly compared to other databases, it is also used In large applications which has huge data sets and need good performance that is only possible in Oracle Developer, It also gives us fast curd operations and better space …
Lisandro Fernigrini | TrustRadius Reviewer
Lisandro Fernigrini
Database Practice Lead
Chose Oracle SQL Developer
Having used both TOAD and PL/SQL Developer, I believe SQL Developer from Oracle is a most than acceptable alternative, maybe not as powerful and complete as them but being free has a very positive impact. Most development profiles can work perfectly using SQL Developer while …
Joe He | TrustRadius Reviewer
Joe He
Lead Database Administrator
Chose Oracle SQL Developer
Oracle SQL Developer is available on multiple platforms, Windows Mac Linux and it's free. SQL Developer is best suited for a big cross functional globally based team. SQL Developer is less resource intensive, compared to other IDEs. SQL Developer has the capability to manage …
Verified User
Anonymous
Chose Oracle SQL Developer
[The] developer's user interface is very handy and simple to use. [W]e can see full query [executions] and optimize the query data import and export, [which] is very easy. [Easy] [installation] and setup [of the] debugging [process] is easy.
Binoy Shah | TrustRadius Reviewer
Binoy Shah
Software Integration Tester
Chose Oracle SQL Developer
[Oracle SQL Developer] is well suited when one doesn't need to work heavily on DB; a person who has just started learning SQL or working on SQL can work easily using SQL developer. It's free.
Lee Luchs | TrustRadius Reviewer
Lee Luchs
Senior Solutions Analytics Consultant
Chose Oracle SQL Developer
In addition to Oracle SQL Developer I have used Microsoft SQL Server management studio, Toad for Oracle, SAS, and other third party SQL tools. I have found Oracle SQL Developer to be one of the best all around tools for accessing Oracle databases, as well as interfacing with …
Chose Oracle SQL Developer
Oracle SQL Developer is better than SQL server, as it is easy to set up and install. Oracle SQL Developer is better in UI than SQL server. The features are almost the same. In comparison to DBeaver, it is much easier to set up as DBeaver's installation and setup is very …
Verified User
Anonymous
Chose Oracle SQL Developer
Oracle SQL Developer is neck and neck with other tools. It offers all the required features and is much more reliable than many other vendors. Since it’s developed by Oracle, it works well with Oracle. It’s ultimately down to individual selection but Oracle SQL Developer offers …
Verified User
Anonymous
Chose Oracle SQL Developer
Toad from Dell is a licensed product. We are just using it for using queries using GUI, so SQL Developer was a good option for us.
Balázs Kiss | TrustRadius Reviewer
Balázs Kiss
Software Developer
Chose Oracle SQL Developer
IDEA has a built-in database connection and query platform. It has a slightly better code completion feature but lacks many of the functions of the SQL developer.
Ken Turner | TrustRadius Reviewer
Ken Turner
Oracle Database Administrator
Chose Oracle SQL Developer
This SQL Developer product stacks up well against TOAD, in that it has most of the functionality that TOAD has and allows better organization for me. It also allows me to make connections within new folders of the same database with different users. The best thing about SQL …
Jatel Desai | TrustRadius Reviewer
Jatel Desai
Programmer Analyst
Chose Oracle SQL Developer
Oracle SQL Developer, in comparison to Toad for Oracle, works very similarly. Toad for Oracle is very useful for complex data management, and this includes monitoring queries and managing permissions. Oracle SQL Developer is great as a simple tool for developers. It has …
Verified User
Anonymous
Chose Oracle SQL Developer
They do almost the same things, but I particularly I prefer TOAD, maybe because when I started programming with Oracle Database it was the first tool that I used and I think it's easier to use too.
Verified User
Anonymous
Chose Oracle SQL Developer
SQL Developer is a very simple tool that is user-friendly and easy to understand for beginners as well. As SQL Developer is Oracle's own product, the Oracle product support is better when it is mentioned about the use of SQL Developer in Service Requests. The area of …
Zhann Goloborodko | TrustRadius Reviewer
Zhann Goloborodko
Senior Programmer/Analyst
Chose Oracle SQL Developer
DbArtisan is the elephant in the room for a number of reasons. It not only does everything SQL Developer does, but it also has a huge number of management functions built-in. However, it is immensely expensive and, for your average developer, way overkill.
Squirrel is also a …
Verified User
Anonymous
Chose Oracle SQL Developer
Prior to using Oracle SQL Developer, I used TOAD Data Point. I did not have any decision making in choosing Oracle SQL over TOAD Data Point but I can say the ease of use is noticeable in Oracles SQL. Oracle is every bit as good if not better than TOAD data point due to ease …
Verified User
Anonymous
Chose Oracle SQL Developer
I used both SQL Developer and Oracle Enterprise Manager (OEM). SQL Developer does not stack up against OEM. They complement each other.
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Chris Oros
IT Analyst
Chose Oracle SQL Developer
Oracle SQL Developer has a much simpler, novice-friendly interface than TOAD or Sequel Pro. Less clutter and fewer buttons makes it easier for a non-expert/non-DBA to navigate and query. Having a product supported by Oracle itself is also a draw. If an issue is being …
Verified User
Anonymous
Chose Oracle SQL Developer
I have not used a product like Oracle SQL Developer before.
Toad Data Modeler

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Best Alternatives
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Small Businesses
DBeaver
DBeaver
Score 8.5 out of 10

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Medium-sized Companies
DBeaver
DBeaver
Score 8.5 out of 10
ER/Studio
ER/Studio
Score 9.9 out of 10
Enterprises
DBeaver
DBeaver
Score 8.5 out of 10
ER/Studio
ER/Studio
Score 9.9 out of 10
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User Ratings
Oracle SQL DeveloperToad Data Modeler
Likelihood to Recommend
9.0
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Likelihood to Renew
9.0
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Usability
8.9
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Support Rating
7.0
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Implementation Rating
9.2
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User Testimonials
Oracle SQL DeveloperToad Data Modeler
Likelihood to Recommend
[Oracle SQL Developer is] best suited if your company works with different databases and needs a common SQL editor to manage and query data for its user. Oracle SQL Developer works very well with Oracle but also some other relational databases. If you do lot of querying and import/export in database, then this is tool for you. It's ideal for DBAs as well for data modeling, management, session monitoring, logging, versioning, etc. It’s not ideal for no relational/noSQL or big data. It is not tool for visualization. It’s best suited for querying using SQL. Companies that are looking for free tools that are robust and most useful should definitely look at it.
Binoy Shah | TrustRadius Reviewer
Binoy Shah
Software Integration Tester
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Pros
  • Export SQL results to a spreadsheet. After a query is run, you are able to export the results to a spreadsheet
  • Easily preview data columns on an Oracle table or view and the metadata on those columns.
  • SQL Editor is color-coded so that you can tell easily what are keywords.
  • You can set up SQL code templates to be able to use shortcut keys to format your SQL query easily in a readable format that you prefer.
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Cons
  • Setup can be challenging if your schemas aren't well formed or managed. Also, the ability to model/develop extensions for an existing database solution will depend on how robust the DBA provisioned roles and designed the respective schemas.
  • Detailed analysis of models can be clunky for complex relational models.
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Anonymous
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Likelihood to Renew
It allows most users to perform daily activities in a simple way, with no cost since the tool is free.
Lisandro Fernigrini | TrustRadius Reviewer
Lisandro Fernigrini
Database Practice Lead
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Usability
Oracle SQL Developer is very easy to use and there are a wide range of courses available which can help you get started just within a day. Data can be exported in multiple formats based on user requirements. Organizational data can be stored and management effectively using Oracle SQL Developer. All the data, tables, sequences, indexes can be easily created and updated in Oracle SQL Developer.
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Support Rating
Large user community support
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Anonymous
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Implementation Rating
Just download and uncompress!
Lisandro Fernigrini | TrustRadius Reviewer
Lisandro Fernigrini
Database Practice Lead
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Alternatives Considered
Oracle SQL Developer is available on multiple platforms, Windows Mac Linux and it's free. SQL Developer is best suited for a big cross functional globally based team. SQL Developer is less resource intensive, compared to other IDEs. SQL Developer has the capability to manage and develop Oracle Database in both on premise and Cloud deployments. SQL Developer can also connect and interact with non oracle database like MS SQL server and MySQL etc.
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Joe He
Lead Database Administrator
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Return on Investment
  • No impact on the organization's budget as Oracle SQL Developer is free.
  • With the increased productivity of our database administrators, they are able to better assist the software developers in prototyping future products.
  • Through Oracle SQL Developer, our administrators were able to normalize many of our databases, reducing the amount of redundancy, and hence increasing the performance of our main application.
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