dbForge Studio (Edge) vs. Pragmatic Workbench (discontinued)

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
dbForge Studio (Edge)
Score 8.9 out of 10
N/A
dbForge Studio is provided by Devart and is a universal front-end client for database management, administration and development. Devart's GUI tool provides utilities to compare, synchronize, and back up databases (e.g. MySQL, Oracle, SQL Server, PostgreSQL, etc.) with scheduling, and includes the possibility to analyze and report MySQL tables data. For example, dbForge Studio for MySQL works with any MariaDB database servers, and supports all MariaDB objects types. This solution enables users…
$9.95
per month
Pragmatic Workbench (discontinued)
Score 8.5 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
Pricing
dbForge Studio (Edge)Pragmatic Workbench (discontinued)
Editions & Modules
Standard (subcription)
$9.95
per month
Professional (subscription)
$19.95
per month
Enterprise (subscription)
$29.95
per month
Standard (subcription)
$99.95
per year
Professional (subscription)
$179.95
per year
Standard
$199.95
Enterprise (subscription)
$229.95
per year
Professional
$349.95
Enterprise
$449.95
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
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
dbForge Studio (Edge)Pragmatic Workbench (discontinued)
Free Trial
YesYes
Free/Freemium Version
YesYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
YesYes
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details—Workbench Enterprise combines all of the functionality within Workbench Client (local install) and Workbench Server (server install).
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Community Pulse
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Top Pros
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Features
dbForge Studio (Edge)Pragmatic Workbench (discontinued)
Database Development
Comparison of Database Development features of Product A and Product B
dbForge Studio (Edge)
8.0
1 Ratings
6% below category average
Pragmatic Workbench (discontinued)
9.0
1 Ratings
6% above category average
Database change management8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Test data generation00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
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User Ratings
dbForge Studio (Edge)Pragmatic Workbench (discontinued)
Likelihood to Recommend
9.8
(15 ratings)
8.0
(1 ratings)
Support Rating
8.0
(1 ratings)
6.0
(1 ratings)
User Testimonials
dbForge Studio (Edge)Pragmatic Workbench (discontinued)
Likelihood to Recommend
Devart
This tool is useful for small and large IT departments and associated data analysts that perform direct database functions such as DBA tasks or extracting/importing data. Non-technical staff members would not benefit from this tool as much as the functions are detailed and technical. However, automation engineers will find this tool very open for automation, and can generate the scripting code for any of its functions.
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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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Pros
Devart
  • Connection manager (we use it through ssh tunnels) works effortlessly.
  • Great sync tools for both database schemas and data.
  • Storing code snippets to be used when needed.
  • Nice code suggestions while typing queries.
  • Usually does very well with storing your session and opening all of your sql tabs when opening the apps next time.
  • Does very well when executing large sql files (without opening the files into the application that is).
  • Pretty good debugging help when a problem occurs in executing a query or a files with multiple queries.
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  • Querying is easy and quick.
  • Updating tables is very easy.
  • It gives us very accurate error messages.
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Cons
Devart
  • The ability to parameterize searches more would be advantageous. For example, being able to specify to only look for certain columns, certain data type changes, etc.
  • The output reports from dbForge are very plain and could contain more detail, and perhaps be structured more like a pivot table form Excel
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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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Support Rating
Devart
Although experience here is limited, as only one question has been asked and answered promptly, the registration and licensing process was very smooth and professional. There are forums online that discuss dbForge issues, as well as a Facts and Questions section on dbForge's website, so product support does seem to exist if needed.
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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
Devart
Before choosing dbForge Studio I evaluated at least a dozen tools, especially on the Visual Query Builder function. For now, I have identified only one product that has a better Visual Query Builder than dbForge Studio. This other product also manages UNIONs, while dbStudio still doesn't do it visually. However, the better alternative product is enormously slower in operations and less feature-rich than DbForge Studio
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Discontinued Products
No answers on this topic
Return on Investment
Devart
  • Saved a TON of time when looking at massive amounts of parent/child data by allowing us to just use the master-detail browser.
  • Very little training time needed for employees that are already used to using SQL Management Studio. This is a proper Windows UI application.
  • Very cost effective to purchase the standard edition for every employee that needs it, but the free edition does most of what they need too!
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Discontinued Products
  • I personally like Workbench Enterprise, and I can do everything I need to do using it.
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ScreenShots

dbForge Studio (Edge) Screenshots

Screenshot of Code CompletionScreenshot of Schema CompareScreenshot of Database DiagramScreenshot of Data ExportScreenshot of Database design & developmentScreenshot of Visual query building

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