Item: dbForge Studio (Edge)
Rating: 9
Author: Mantosh Kumar

Overall Satisfaction with dbForge Studio for MySQL

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

I am using dbForge Studio for MySQL in my current project, which is based on the agriculture domain. Currently, many other teams are using this product in my organization. It has many features that help us improve productivity like code completion and easy debug, which as a developer is very important. One big feature of dbForge Studio is that we can take backup of the whole DB and whenever needed we can restore it. Database Administrator is also important for any organization.

Pros and Cons

Pros

Code Completion
Its support run time query, which we can automate
It gives suggestions for joint operations
Easy to debug
We can see physical view models of the database
Easy to take backup and restore

Cons

It has only 30 day trial periods
Some time suggestions of joint operations are not accurate
For students it should be free

Most Important Features

It helps us execute and create different types of queries
It supports runtime and debugging
We can automate database object queries

Return on Investment

Database Administration is useful for security
It saves a lot of time for development because of its auto completion feature
Easy to understand because everything is visible with a simple UI

Alternatives Considered

MySQL, SQLite and Microsoft SQL Server

[dbForge Studio for MySQL is] easy to understand and use because it has a sample UI. We can visibly see database tables and their relationships. We can automate queries according to our use and give access according to their use. Not everyone can delete the table or modify it. Using this we can optimize query performance, which improves application smoothness. We can also easily debug and fix issues. Whenever required we can take backup of database restoration as well.

Key Insights

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

Other Software Used

Microsoft SQL Server, SlickPie, Oracle MySQL Cloud Service

Likelihood to Recommend

In my experience, dbForge Studio has one important feature for security, which is Database administration. It helps us to protect the database from a new user or someone who doesn't have enough experience to handle it. The debugging feature is also very useful for developers. It has a one-time subscription that helps organizations. Auto-completion and its code suggestion save development time. We can physically see data models and their relationships. We can take a backup of the existing database and either reuse or restore it.

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Good experience with dbForge Studio for MySQL