MySQL Workbench - Good software for remote database connection
July 31, 2025

MySQL Workbench - Good software for remote database connection

Anonymous | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User

Software Version

Community Edition

Overall Satisfaction with MySQL Workbench

MySQL Workbench allows us to connect the database of remote and local servers easily. It allows easy features to check the table, it's schema, data and allows manipulation. We can easily view and modify data as needed. It is one of the best software to connect and manage data remotely.

Pros

  • Data Retrieval
  • Data Manipulation
  • Schema View

Cons

  • Error Handling
  • Connection of the database
  • Simple approach to view table and it's schema
  • It provides good features and saves the time.
  • When we use remote server, we can connect without using ssh etc. so saves the time and easy to understand.
  • Do not have to write the queries to check the schema, so saves the time.
MySQL Workbench is useful for specifically remote databases. Remote databases generally does not have any UI and we have to connect the server via SSH and on CLI, we write the queries and it shows the data, which is quite tiering and more prone to make mistakes whereas MySQL Workbench provides cleaner way to connect and provides lot of tools, so that we do not have to write queries all the time.
phpMyAdmin is way better only when local database is concerned but MySQL Workbench is way better then SQLyog because of the more cleaner UI and cost. SQLyog does not have any open-source featuring whereas MySQL Workbench has open source edition with lot of good free features. So MySQL Workbench is powerful than SQLyog.

Do you think MySQL Workbench delivers good value for the price?

Yes

Are you happy with MySQL Workbench's feature set?

Yes

Did MySQL Workbench live up to sales and marketing promises?

Yes

Did implementation of MySQL Workbench go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy MySQL Workbench again?

Yes

It is good software when we have to connect the database of the remote server but it is not as good as phpMyAdmin. When local server is concerned, phpMyAdmin is way better because it has more cleaner UI than Workbench. Workbench is preferred only because phpMyAdmin does not support the connection of remote servers.

MySQL Workbench Feature Ratings

Database Development
10.0
Schema maintenance
10
Database change management
10
Database Administration
9.5
User management
10
Database security
10
Database status reporting
10
Change management
8

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