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Oracle SQL Developer vs Toad Data Modeler comparison

 

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Executive Summary
 

Categories and Ranking

Oracle SQL Developer
Average Rating
8.6
Number of Reviews
30
Ranking in other categories
IDE (5th)
Toad Data Modeler
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
7.5
Number of Reviews
18
Ranking in other categories
Database Development and Management (11th)
 

Mindshare comparison

Oracle SQL Developer and Toad Data Modeler aren’t in the same category and serve different purposes. Oracle SQL Developer is designed for IDE and holds a mindshare of 4.2%, down 6.8% compared to last year.
Toad Data Modeler, on the other hand, focuses on Database Development and Management, holds 3.7% mindshare, up 2.3% since last year.
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Database Development and Management
 

Featured Reviews

Theodoros Loizou - PeerSpot reviewer
Useful features, simple implementation, and scalable
For first-time users of Oracle SQL Developer, it's going to be a bit difficult, but they can find their way around over time. I rate Oracle SQL Developer a nine out of ten. I didn't face any other issues other than it being a bit slow when you have a lot of work to do.
JamesBlack - PeerSpot reviewer
A scalable and stable product that is easy to deploy and provides excellent features
The Oracle side of things was very popular. The admin features for Oracle were great. It would be a really good thing if we had a similar functionality to SQL Server. The product is not too bad with maintenance. MySQL would be better than Toad. I always recommend the product to others. Overall, I rate the solution a nine out of ten.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"Ability to analyze performance, using Explain Plan statement."
"Using execution plan, I am able to do lots of query tuning."
"You do not have to install it, just dump it on the OS, then use it."
"It's easy to deploy, I can copy it onto the system and run it without having to install it and this makes it a very good solution for quick use."
"The newer version has a lot of new features. It generates output and scripts for your Ultrix. It can generate JSON, XML, etc."
"I like it because it's very similar in output to SQL *Plus, and it has many convenience features that make it easier to read the data and use the basic reporting features it provides."
"You can install it on every platform. It just works. The other thing is that it's free. And Oracle is committed to the development of the tool, so it has been improving."
"It allows us to implement a form of test driven development (TDD) for database-resident code."
"It is not feasible for small businesses. It is not used in a small company."
"I found all features valuable and necessary in Toad Data Modeler, particularly how good the solution is for modeling, database schema generation, and database re-engineering. I also found Toad Data Modeler straightforward to use."
"Auto-complete is the best feature of the solution."
 

Cons

"The stability depends on what version you're using. There are more successful versions and are less successful versions. For example, 17.3 is less successful. There were many bugs. Now, we are trying to pull all the developers to upgrade to 17.4."
"Oracle SQL Developer could improve the speed, it is a bit slow."
"It would be nice to have the ability to access DBs than Oracle."
"I think it would be great to have an overview over the sessions it opens so that we could easily see and control which connections to the database we want to keep open, which ones are hanging; and it would be great to make them independent from each other."
"The competing products have more features."
"There is room for improvement in the Real Time SQL Monitoring."
"If they had something on the Web then you wouldn't need to install it, just query, like Enterprise Manager."
"There are occasional runtime issues that are easily worked around, especially on a Windows deployment."
"Many users don't know how to add licensing to Toad, or where it is shown, so they could make that easier."
"The product should provide better debugging features."
"What could be improved in Toad Data Modeler is stability and the complex setup."
"It is not feasible for small businesses. It is not used in a small company."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"It's a no-cost license and it offers outstanding functionality on that basis."
"It has the advantage that it's free. The next best competitor would cost several thousand dollars."
"It's a free tool."
"It is basically free."
"Price-wise, the lesser it is, the better it is for me, especially in Egypt. I think that the licensing cost ranges from 1,000 to 9,000. Also, it includes maintenance and support for a year."
"Though I'm not involved in the licensing for Toad Data Modeler, I believe it's per user and not cheap."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
21%
Government
15%
Computer Software Company
10%
Insurance Company
7%
Government
17%
Financial Services Firm
14%
Computer Software Company
10%
Manufacturing Company
6%
 

Company Size

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Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

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What do you like most about Toad Data Modeler?
Auto-complete is the best feature of the solution.
What needs improvement with Toad Data Modeler?
The query and design could be improved. The product should provide better debugging features. It should also be easy to set up.
 

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