Item: DBeaver
Rating: 6
Author: Verified User

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

A lot of developers use DBeaver for its ease of use. It lets me as a developer do a lot more than a typical SQL client. I especially like the visualization that this tool offers to me. I can easily see how all the tables are connected in an ER diagram and I can make changes and modify it.

Pros and Cons

Visuals.
Autocomplete your SQL.

Sometimes it's clunky and slow.
One time it made changes to prod without me asking it to do anything.

Return on Investment

Free tool, so it's helped us save a lot of money.

Alternatives Considered

Workbench Enterprise, IBM Rational Test Workbench and Amazon Redshift

DBeaver is more user-friendly than the other tools I have used. But security-wise, I don't trust it as much as other tools.

Support Rating

Not a lot of users have DBeaver so fewer resources are available online to help you if you have any issues. When I was trying to figure out how to create my own ER diagrams, it was a little tough to find resources.

Key Insights

Do you think DBeaver delivers good value for the price?

Yes

Are you happy with DBeaver's feature set?

Yes

Did DBeaver live up to sales and marketing promises?

Yes

Did implementation of DBeaver go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy DBeaver again?

Yes

Other Software Used

Workbench Enterprise

Likelihood to Recommend

For read-only work in dev, I highly recommend it. It will save you time especially with its autocomplete features and ease of use. To modify the data and work in the prod environment I would stay away from this open-source tool. It will still get the work done but you might encounter some issues.

Great open-source SQL client

Overall Satisfaction with DBeaver