Great alternative for SSMS and others
November 13, 2025

Great alternative for SSMS and others

Gustavo Du Mortier | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User

Software Version

dbForge Studio for SQL Server

Overall Satisfaction with dbForge Studio (Edge)

I use it for database schema synchronization. I usually have to compare schemas (testing versus staging, staging versus production, different versions or releases, etc.). I also use dbForge Studio (Edge) for data migration, which is a much better alternative than SSMS import/export functions and simpler than SSIS. SQL code generation is also a big plus.

Pros

  • CSV import
  • schema sync
  • Efffective UI for visual SQL query creation

Cons

  • Multi-computer installation
  • Tools for restoring databases
  • I frequently find glitches that should be corrected
  • help accelerate 1.5x common data migration process creation tasks
  • increase productivity in versioning
  • increase customer satisfaction derived from database optimization and performance tuning
  • generate success stories from database optimization tasks
dbForge Studio (Edge) has a great UI and it's versatile, but it still has some glitches. Its multiple database support makes it possible to stick with only one UI to handle different RDBM systems, even though you have to redefine user credentials for each new connection (no copying/cloning feature for database connections). The Edit View and diagramming features also could be improved.
dbForge Studio (Edge) has much more features than other multi-platform database user interfaces, such as DBeaver or HeidiSQL, and all those features are accessible from a single user interface. SSMS is good only for MS SQL Server, so it's not good for managing multiple RDBM systems. The usefulness of the integrated features in dbForge Studio (Edge), such as the data and schema comparison/synchronization and the T-SQL debugger, make it stand out from the other products in the same category.

Do you think dbForge Studio (Edge) delivers good value for the price?

Yes

Are you happy with dbForge Studio (Edge)'s feature set?

Yes

Did dbForge Studio (Edge) live up to sales and marketing promises?

Yes

Did implementation of dbForge Studio (Edge) go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy dbForge Studio (Edge) again?

Yes

SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS), Microsoft Visual Studio, DBeaver
dbForge Studio (Edge) is well suited in scenarios such as database comparisons and
data migrations. Is great for creating change scripts and for visual SQL
code editing. Is less appropriate in scenarios where you want a
one-stop solution for all, because you can't use dbForge Studio (Edge) for all your tasks. Eventually, you have to go to some other SQL client (such as SSMS) to do some stuff.

dbForge Studio (Edge) Feature Ratings

Database Development
8.4
Version control tools
8
Test data generation
7
Performance optimization tools
9
Schema maintenance
9
Database change management
9
Database Administration
7.0
User management
6
Database security
6
Database status reporting
7
Change management
9

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