dbForge SQL Tools vs. ApexSQL by Quest

dbForge SQL Tools

ApexSQL by Quest

Overview
Product	Rating	Most Used By	Product Summary	Starting Price
dbForge SQL Tools	Score 6.6 out of 10	N/A	The dbForge SQL Tools package comprises 15 functional add-ins for SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) and standalone tools. These add-ins integrate with this default IDE, enhancing the standard capabilities by adding new features and improving existing tools with additional options. dbForge SQL Tools cover a wide array of database-related tasks in SQL Server, particularly in the following areas: T-SQL…	$429.95
ApexSQL by Quest	Score 8.5 out of 10	N/A	ApexSQL is a software development company headquartered in Chapel Hill, US, and a Quest company. The company specializes in developing professional software tools for Microsoft SQL Server including tools for database auditing, recovery, change management, development, and documentation. ApexSQL is a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner.	N/A

Pricing

dbForge SQL Tools

ApexSQL by Quest

Editions & Modules

Subscription Standart 1 year: $429.95
Subscription Professional 1 year: $649.95
Subscription Enterprise 1 year: $699.95
Perpetual Standard 1 year: $849.95
Subscription Standart 2 years: $859.95
Perpetual Standard 2 years: $1,189.95
Perpetual Professional 2 years: $1,189.95
Subscription Standart 3 years: $1,289.95
Perpetual Professional 1 year: $1,299.95
Subscription Professional 2 years: $1,299.95
Subscription Enterprise 2 years: $1,399.95
Perpetual Enterprise 1 year: $1,399.95
Perpetual Standart 3 years: $1,449.95
Subscription Professional 3 years: $1,949.95
Perpetual Enterprise 2 years: $1,999.95
Subscription Enterprise 3 years: $2,099.95
Perpetual Professional 3 years: $2,209.95
Perpetual Enterprise 3 years: $2,519.95

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Offerings

Pricing Offerings
dbForge SQL Tools	ApexSQL by Quest
Free Trial
Yes	No
Free/Freemium Version
No	No
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
No	No

Entry-level Setup Fee

No setup fee

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Community Pulse
	dbForge SQL Tools	ApexSQL by Quest
Considered Both Products	dbForge SQL Tools Verified User Anonymous Chose dbForge SQL Tools I am very satisfied after using this tool. It is a full-stack tool that includes rich features that can be customized set of functionality as per your need. by using this tool:- Increased our productivity rate. Provides speed up your development work so you can focus on other … Incentivized Helpful? Scott Kennedy Director, eCommerce Analytics and Digital Marketing Chose dbForge SQL Tools dbForge SQL complete stacks up nicely against the competitors I listed based on a number of factors including, but not limited too, speed, price, scalability. On the speed side, I'm specifically referencing the ability to write large chunks of code very fast which ends up … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose dbForge SQL Tools SQL Complete appeared to do what was required. It has a very short evaluation period. We still have our day jobs to do, and hence can not dedicate the time necessary to understand and work with the product. You get bombarded by the salespeople (until they get your money!) who … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose dbForge SQL Tools ApexSQL is another tool that was tried but dbForge performed better. Incentivized Helpful? Simon Kingaby Manager, Global Data & Analytics Chose dbForge SQL Tools Redgate SQL Toolbelt is 10 times the price for similar functionality. ApexSQL Complete is not as user-friendly as dbForge. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose dbForge SQL Tools I still use the Redgate products, but only because I was using them before I invested in SQL Complete. I have not reviewed the dbForge versions. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose dbForge SQL Tools Redgate has some great tools for database work, but ultimately what fit best for my needs and use case scenarios was dbForge SQL Complete. I felt like I had to have multiple Redgate tools installed to achieve the same thing as having dbForge SQL Complete installed. They're not … Incentivized Helpful?	ApexSQL by Quest Mohammad Anas Application Development Analyst Chose ApexSQL by Quest ApexSQL by Quest provides many toolkits for sql server that stacks up against its alternatives such as Operation toolkit which includes capabilities like disaster recovery, backup and restore etc, DevOps toolkit which include automation, compare and sync toolkit which include … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose ApexSQL by Quest It's free to use and it has a lot of unique features like tab navigation, Coloring of tabs, Execution alerts, helps in automatically writing query and the best what I liked in ApexSQL is fast database creating,tables auto fill.i recommend giving the tools a try as i think … Incentivized Helpful? John Ramírez Database Administrator Chose ApexSQL by Quest It is great what offers related to its price. Other tools, seem to be very expensive, and are offering the same as Apex, or less. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose ApexSQL by Quest ApexSQL has good tools that were compatible with the current infrastructure of our organization and was a useful supplement to our MS SQL databases and enabled us to automate and do data comparisons and other functions with higher ease. It was mainly selected to be a toolbox … Incentivized Helpful?

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User Testimonials
	dbForge SQL Tools	ApexSQL by Quest
Likelihood to Recommend	dbForge SQL Complete is well suited for professionals that have to write code all day. In my role in the business intelligence department we are writing SQL pretty much all day. Having a tool that helps us do that faster, in a cleaner way is pretty awesome and something that pays for itself quickly. Incentivized Scott Kennedy Director, eCommerce Analytics and Digital Marketing Read full review	As soon as I start developing a new query or script, I just need to type my keywords and then all the basic for my work is already there. Just need to worry for the pesonalization. Also, I can have a template for very different scenarios, also the code suggestions, makes my code review and any error debug easier Incentivized John Ramírez Database Administrator Read full review
Pros	SQL complete allows you to create custom snippets that allow you to store frequently ran queries in shortcuts. The code can be populated within seconds! Another great benefit is custom aliases. If you frequently reference the same tables over and over again it gets tiresome to retype the aliases. Storing these can make your code more consistent and save time. SQL complete will also highlight the metadata within your database. For example, if you start typing an insert statement you populate code for all the field names by pressing the tab. This is a real-time saver for wide tables! Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review	Disaster Recovery of database Management of Agent Jobs in Sql sever Backup and restoration of databases Incentivized Mohammad Anas Application Development Analyst Read full review
Cons	Sometimes it can be slow to retrieve the database metadata. Updating the software with the activation/deactivation of licenses could be further streamlined. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review	Need to improve on optimization sometimes it take too much time during data loading and unloading The IDE comes in web browser.It should develop its own IDE to write code I don't particularly appreciate that there is no way to get all data for any records Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
Alternatives Considered	I am very satisfied after using this tool. It is a full-stack tool that includes rich features that can be customized set of functionality as per your need. by using this tool:- Increased our productivity rate. Provides speed up your development work so you can focus on other stuff. Verified User Anonymous Read full review	It's free to use and it has a lot of unique features like tab navigation, Coloring of tabs, Execution alerts, helps in automatically writing query and the best what I liked in ApexSQL is fast database creating,tables auto fill.i recommend giving the tools a try as i think you will find them very useful Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
Return on Investment	Spending less time trying to figure out how tables are related thanks to the navigational help in dbForge SQL Complete, which means fixing issues takes less time. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review	Reduced the time needed to maintain and audit our MS SQL databases Automation reduced the time and effort needed to execute on daily tasks Increased efficiency overall by making data comparisons and other day to day tasks more efficient Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
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