DBeaver

Score8.5 out of 10

79 Reviews and Ratings

What is DBeaver?

DBeaver offers comprehensive data management tools designed to help teams explore, process, and administrate SQL, NoSQL, and cloud data sources. DBeaver is available commercially as DBeaver PRO and for free as DBeaver Community.

Categories & Use Cases

Database change management
Automated scripts for implementing database changes
Category average: 8.7
Schema maintenance
Maintaining schema integrity via regular maintenance
Category average: 8.6
User management
Tools to help manage user and role administration
Category average: 8.4

Database security
Security maintenance such as authorization management, log analysis, database auditing
Category average: 8.2
Change management
Automated scripts for implementing database changes
Category average: 7.8
Database status reporting
Detailed reports on database performance, configuration, security, vulnerabilities, etc.
Category average: 8.2

Gustavo Du Mortier View profile

Database Designer in Engineering at Mastersoft (11-50 employees employees)

Pros

Identify types of DB connections by color code: development, testing and production.
Predictive typing, it is incredibly accurate and saves me a lot of time.
Jump between different simultaneous DB connections.
Navigate through the schema object tree.
Provide all the tools I need in one window.

Cons

Some icons are kinda small and difficult to understand what they do
The spanish translation could be better
I think there are many functions that could be useful for me but I don't know what they do

Return on Investment

Reduced substantially the time required by database maintenance operations
Reduced the error rate when modifying database objects
Improved the speed of query creation for data analysis purposes

Alternatives Considered

Microsoft SQL Server

Other Software Used

dbForge Event Profiler for SQL Server

Verified User

Employee in Information Technology (11-50 employees employees)

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

I use DBeaver every single day as a data engineer. I use it to navigate though the database and to create tailored reporting for needs of the organization.

Pros

Helps querying
Mapping tools
ERD diagram views

Cons

Gets overloaded with large queries easily
Frustrating saving abilities
Crashes semi often

Return on Investment

Use daily for data needs
Fast querying and testing
Mapping views outside of spreadsheets

Usability

Alternatives Considered

pgAdmin

Other Software Used

Salesforce CMS, Google Drive, ChatGPT, OneDrive

Verified User

Engineer in Engineering (201-500 employees employees)

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

I use DBeaver to connect to remote databases and explore and manipulate data when needed

Pros

Managing remote connections
Query formatting
Execution status

Cons

Shortcuts
Editor
Reconnection if the password changes

Return on Investment

I can connect to remote databases quickly for debugging
Comparing schema is easy
Understanding the constraints are easy

Usability

Alternatives Considered

Sequel Pro

Other Software Used

Cursor, Microsoft Visual Studio Code, Slack, Sentry, Linear App, A Cloud Guru (Linux Academy), Pluralsight Skills, Udemy Business, Google Cloud Build, Google Cloud SQL

Jeremy Pierce, MBA View profile

Data Warehouse Engineer in Information Technology at Vivint (1001-5000 employees employees)

Pros

Querying against Snowflake
Personalizing formatting of T-SQL
Easily connect to Snowflake and other servers
Engaged and caring community

Cons

I would like an option to configure key shortcuts further.
I would like an option to automatically invalidate /refresh connections after a period.
It would be helpful if there was a more intuitive way to "code together".

Return on Investment

It's hard to estimate ROI as it's a free tool - but it's a great tool to use.
By using DBeaver amongst the team, we're more easily able to collaborate.
DBeaver is very easy to set up and connect, so there was very little trouble onboarding new engineers and getting them providing value.

Alternatives Considered

Snowflake

Other Software Used

Microsoft SQL Server, MongoDB, Oracle SQL Developer

Verified User

Professional in Engineering (51-200 employees employees)

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

DBeaver is used to connect, query, update and manage a variety of databases through many configurations. I personally use it because it can store many queries and associate them with a particular database or on a particular sheet with related queries. It can make diagnosing problems much more quickly than without organizational features.

Pros

Complex connection configurations
Managing and organizing queries for a large number of different databases
Ability to make proposed updates and then write those once we are ready

Cons

Better navigation especially on the main query screen
Make icons fewer, simpler and more intuitive
vim integration

Return on Investment

Positive Ability to manage DBeaver and query ad-hoc quickly
By having the queries saved it has saved developer time and thereby increased the ROI on the investment on the tool
This has made firefighting quicker and freed up resources for more development work.

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Database change management

Schema maintenance

User management

Areas for Improvement

Database security

Change management

Database status reporting

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