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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Pragmatic Workbench (discontinued)

    Score8.5 out of 10
    Enterprise companies (1,001+ employees)
    Pragmatic Workbench Enterprise was a suite that combined four Pragmatic Works products: BI xPress, DBA xPress, DOC xPress and LegiTest. It was acquired by SentryOne in April 2018, and has reached its EOL phase. After the summer of 2022 it will likely no longer be available, and unsupported.

    $2,490

    per seat

    ApexSQL by Quest

    Score8.5 out of 10
    N/AApexSQL is a software development company headquartered in Chapel Hill, US, and a Quest company. The company specializes in developing professional software tools for Microsoft SQL Server including tools for database auditing, recovery, change management, development, and documentation. ApexSQL is a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner.N/A
    Pricing
    Pragmatic Workbench (discontinued)ApexSQL by Quest
    Editions & Modules
    Workbench Client Edition
    2,490
    per seat
    Workbench Server Edition
    8,995
    per server
    Workbench Enterprise Edition (Client + Server)
    9,995
    1 user / 1 server
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Pragmatic Workbench (discontinued)ApexSQL by Quest
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsWorkbench Enterprise combines all of the functionality within Workbench Client (local install) and Workbench Server (server install).—
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    Features
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    Database Development
    Comparison of Database Development features of Pragmatic Workbench (discontinued) and ApexSQL by Quest
    Feature
    Pragmatic Workbench (discontinued)
    9.0
    1 Ratings
    5% above category average
    ApexSQL by Quest
    -
    Ratings
    Test data generation9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    Pragmatic Workbench (discontinued)ApexSQL by Quest
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.7
    (4 ratings)
    Support Rating
    6.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Pragmatic Workbench (discontinued)ApexSQL by Quest
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Discontinued Products
    Workbench Enterprise is consistent across devices and users so far. It works the same, and access is easy. I have a problem with its security. If you use an enterprise password to access databases, it's very easy to click the show password on the connection page and expose the enterprise password. You shouldn't allow users to use the same accounts to access the database because that means all users are sharing the same password.
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    Quest Software
    ApexSQL streamslines and automate DBMS in no time, helps in implementing the auditing and compliance requirements and data migration and it also help in building scalable application and secure application like when we develop application using Apex SQL, it will become very secure automatically due to its build in features and also building small application and deployment of code is very easy When you have very large data size sometimes it run a bit slow.
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    Pros
    Discontinued Products
    • Querying is easy and quick.
    • Updating tables is very easy.
    • It gives us very accurate error messages.
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    Quest Software
    • Templates
    • Code editing
    • Code Review
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    Cons
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    • It has autocompleted, but I find it difficult to use or get to use.
    • It doesn't automatically complete table names or field names.
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    Quest Software
    • Source control can be a bit difficult with large database tables
    • Many tools so can be complex for new developers to onboard and use efficiently
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    Support Rating
    Discontinued Products
    Our team does the support for us. Sometimes we see download related issues that can easily be fixed by our team. Most issues you will see with one user in your org will probably happen to others, so keep a log and track those issues. Then have a fix for them somewhere that everyone has access to. This will save you a lot of time troubleshooting.
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    Alternatives Considered
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    Quest Software
    ApexSQL by Quest provides many toolkits for sql server that stacks up against its alternatives such as Operation toolkit which includes capabilities like disaster recovery, backup and restore etc, DevOps toolkit which include automation, compare and sync toolkit which include comparison between source and target schemas. ApexSQL by Quest also ensures the privacy and security of data. For this mentioned reason, our organization select ApexSQL by Quest
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    Return on Investment
    Discontinued Products
    • I personally like Workbench Enterprise, and I can do everything I need to do using it.
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    Quest Software
    • Free to use so easily affordable
    • Very easy to use of any new employee can easily learn
    • It provides all encompassing tool for our developers and ApexSQL solves that
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    Pragmatic Workbench (discontinued) Screenshots

    Screenshot of Real-Time SSIS Execution DiagramScreenshot of Visual Object LineageScreenshot of Data Validation Testing DesignerScreenshot of Data Validation Testing -  Performance DashboardScreenshot of Workbench Launch Dashboard