Toad for Oracle Reviews

I primarily use the solution a developer query, or for triggers, to use and manage all tables and objects for Oracle.

I like the features on offer. If I need to manage my data for analysis, analysis data for tuning, debugging, or whatever, it's easy. 

It does offer a free trial. 

The installation process is very easy.

It is very easy to manage all of the objects. 

I'd like to have a free version. Once I move companies, I do not have a license. I only have limited days of a trial. I'd like to be able to show the company what it can do. However, now, I've shifted to a different service since I don't have my Toad license. 

There are limitations to its use. If you do not have a license, some features are not allowed. 

There is a trial, however, after this trial, I can't use the Toad as not all features are there since you have to pay for them.

I'd like reporting to be more available. If it was a feature that was already installed, more people would take advantage of it. 

I've used the solution for more than nine years.

The stability has been good. It doesn't creak down. There are no bugs or glitches. It doesn't crash or freeze. 

We have about 50 people using the solution. 

I've never had to reach out to technical support. I don't know how helpful or responsive they are when you need help. 

I've shifted use to PSQL since I've changed companies. 

The initial setup is very simple and straightforward. It's not overly complex. 

There are some licensing restrictions. You have to pay for certain features. 

It is an expensive product. 

We're a partner of Oracle. 

I'm not sure which version of the solution we're using. We have used both the home version and the version available on the cloud. 

About four months ago, I stopped using Toad as I no longer have a license and therefore cannot access all of the features I need. 

I'd recommend the solution to others. 

I would rate the solution eight out of ten. 

We use Toad as a solution for packages and day-to-day tasks, like calling and finding, when we have some support queries or need to check if there is a data issue. We also use it when we want to develop objects. For those kinds of sites only we use Toad. Sometimes we use it to load data from a third-party source.

It just gives us another tool to use when working with clients to solve issues.

The feature that is handy in Toad is that I think it is best for working with Oracle. Currently, I'm using DBeaver, SQL Server, SQL Developer, and Postgres. We are using multiple databases and tools and use Toad for Oracle only. Toad might be good for other situations but I never used it. When we have another kind of database or multiple database types, then we go to DBeaver, which is very handy right now.

There is not a lot to be improved in Toad. I am not using the newest version because the older version works almost all the time. It is a limitation already defined because of performance or coding. It does not kill the session but it forces a restart because processes hang. This may have been fixed in later versions.

One thing I would like to see improved is the log files. If they can tell whenever there is a failure like a hang, we are not able to understand the log. When we refer to any log file we do it for more analysis to find the exact cause and pinpoint the debugging. To know exactly why Toad has hanged or failed so we can research it out in the log file would be really helpful. Then we know what the cause is and what we should not be doing.

The product is solid except for the issue I will mention several times here that may have been fixed since I last upgraded. When you process many records (in the range of more than 20 million at a time) the product just hangs without any warning. It would be better to just say: "okay this is the limit." Instead it just goes and hangs sometimes. Even there it is impossible to tell if it is a problem with the product as the cause does not show in the log.

Comparatively to other similar products, it is 99 percent stable. 

I'm fairly sure the use of the product is scalable. To my knowledge, it has a limitation in going over a certain number of records, but maybe that limitation is not really a limitation. It may be something that other people will never run up against. Because I am using an older version this might not be an issue with later versions, so the claim itself may not be valid.

I did not ever use technical support. If I need to, I do search for the errors in the blogs and forums on the net. I do refer them, but I never contacted the Toad support.

We have used and still use many solutions as consultants. Some products solve different problems.

Installing Toad is very straightforward. Not much to do because just following the instructions works. We need to just set a few parameters and that's all.

Normally, we don't have to have a deployment, it is just something we use as a client tool and we have had it installed for some time. When we do a deployment, it doesn't take too much time. For one of the first clients we deployed for, we used it to create a database and move it to production and it took a little time because we had no experience. Depending on the size of the database, it might take you a maximum of thirty minutes to one hour.

To keep Toad up and running we don't need any maintenance. I'm not developing the Toad product, I'm telling as a user of the Toad product how to use it.

Toad is a product which comes in several versions. When we know your base architecture and the needs of your company, we either buy the license or use the trial version. It depends on the company's situation.

We evaluated many products and continue to evaluate them. Toad is a popular one and well-known by Oracle users.

Toad is fast and very convenient. You just need to choose what you want to create, configure all the items and objects, then just generate the scripts, test and you can use the same script and create the objects in production. It is an easy tool to use.

Toad is a tool to efficiently connect to and use the Oracle database. It gives you the power so you can query, develop the keys and you can execute them to store and retrieve the data. However, when you use a larger database, you may not end up with the only single database type. For example, you might have another system where you had big data or something so in that case, you are better off to choose some free database management system — a generic database system like Postgres or MySQL. 

Oracle is comparatively not cost-effective. It is the best, but having the best comes with a cost. So when you use Oracle as your database you know you are using a good product. If your system is more complicated, Toad may not be able to connect to all the databases available. We use DBeaver in that case which is fourth-generation and the fifth-generation database tool and allows you to connect to all kind of databases like MySQL, SQLserver, Postgres, or other tools. For our purposes, Toad is a single tool which helps you connect to Oracle. In our experience, sometimes a business is more interested in such kind of tool that they know by name and can trust. Toad is best obviously, they use it, but sometimes it is confused with a lot of different tools whose purpose is not the same.

Most of the users who are using Toad have got a contract with Toad. For those who do not, it can be a hefty cost to move to Toad. Once they know that there is extra involved, then they will not have as much interest if what they are doing is not within its scope. You can use for Oracle only and has some higher-end limitations, but if someone is already extensively using Toad's database then they might face these kinds of costs.

All that said, I would rate Toad a ten out of ten compared to other products with use for Oracle. We know what it is we can use it for and it is always the best product for the purpose. Until now, ur servers have always worked.

Our use cases include database management and development.

Simply the best GUI software for administration is the most valuable aspect for me. Many features are built-in or already included, rather than the other software. 

In future releases, the product can be more intuitive. It has to be lighter than what it is because sometimes it is not responding quickly. If I do some features at the same time, it's not supporting. I have to wait sometimes to get the action. It's dependent on the resources of the workstation, but it has to be improved in this area. The faster processing is needed. 

I have been using this solution for four years. 

The stability is good enough. I would rate the stability an eight out of ten. 

It is a scalable product. I would rate the scalability an eight out of ten. We have many end users using this solution in our company. 

We use SQL Developer. We switched to Toad because of the better features and mechanisms offered by the software itself. It's easier than the skill level required. Also, many features are involved in Toad instead of using extra DevOps.

I would rate my experience with the initial setup a nine out of ten, where one is difficult and ten is easy to implement. It's the easiest. It's typical. 

Two people are required for the deployment and maintenance of the solution. It just took a day to deploy the solution.

The pricing is okay, it's reasonable. I would rate the pricing a seven out of ten, where one is cheap and ten is expensive. It's a little bit on the pricey side. 

I will recommend it to anyone related to the SQL. Overall, I would rate the solution a nine out of ten. 

I use the solution mainly for database queries and updates since it allows you to see the result of those queries in a multi-record block where you can browse the different records.

I also use it to develop code within the database itself, such as procedures, functions, packages, etc, thanks to the rapid development tips it has.

Another function that I use is the comparison of structures and code between the different environments. We currently have three environments, and I can see the differences in each environment.

The development of applications that use an Oracle Database and PL/SQL for their data management are developed much faster. 

The different aids that the tool has for the development of code in the database speed up the development. While it not only helps in the development of code, it also helps in the maintenance of the applications by being able to analyze the data and the queries of the applications that do not work correctly. In this regard, the fact that you can see the different results in a multi-registry and that you can navigate in it helps a lot. Toad saves you time.

One of the features that I like the most is the result of queries in multi-record blocks that you navigate through. This data can also be exported to other formats. The export to Excel format is especially useful to provide them to the end user so that they can create more specific reports.

Another feature that I really appreciate is the ability to analyze non-optimized queries. The tool evaluates non-optimized queries and generates the queries in a way that is more optimal - in addition to giving us some good practices for code development.

Although the tool has come a long way since I started using it, there are still some things that need to be improved.

For example, query optimization is still very resource-intensive, and sometimes it is slow to get the results. On some occasions, I have had to leave it analyzing for more than 12 hours.

Another thing that could be improved is the reporting. In particular, it seems to me that it is difficult to be able to make a report using the tool. Currently, I have to make the queries in Toad and transfer them to other tools (for example, SQL*Plus, Oracle Reports, et cetera).

I've used the solution for about 20 years. I've been using Toad since 2003.

Before using Toad, I started using its source, SQL Navigator. I changed due to the fact that Toad is more complete.

At one time, when there were no Toad licenses on the development team, we used the Oracle SQL Developer tool. During that time, it was more difficult for us to carry out development.

The solution is deployed on public cloud and on premises. One on each developer's computer.

We use Toad for Oracle mainly to create procedures in the database, and to make an API. We have three people in our IT department using the solution in our company.

The most valuable feature of Toad for Oracle is the session browser and the Schema browser. It is very complete. There is also good tools for database management.

Toad for Oracle could improve code completion, it is very slow. When you type and code completion is on, you'll have to wait for up to 10 seconds while Toad looks in the database to list suggestions for table and field names.

I have been using Toad for Oracle for 10 years.

The solution is scalable.

Toad for Oracle crashes a couple of times per month.

I would rate technical support a 5 out of 5.

Positive

We use both Toad for Oracle and DataGrip. Toad for Oracle's code completion is very slow when compared to DataGrip.

The initial setup of this solution is very easy. Basically, it is an install and forget solution.

We deployed in-house, it takes only five or ten minutes to deploy.

Very good, we are a consultancy and it does not take many hours to pay for the annual fee.

Our company pays licensing fees. It is not a cheap solution.

The solution is easy. I would rate it an 8 out of 10.

The primary use case is Oracle software development. I use Packages, Stored Procedures, Triggers, DDL, and DML. I also use it for viewing schemas, viewing sessions, table spaces, etc.

I work in Oracle versions from 12c to 19c and a single version of Toad allows me to do this. I also work in Oracle htp.p (HTML, CSS, JavaScript from inside the database) and also Oracle Apex, and I can do this with Toad too.

I work on multiple VMs and multiple clients and I can load a 64-bit Toad in one environment and a 32-bit Toad in another environment.

Toad is the one tool that I use almost every single day of my life. Besides Operating Systems. email applications, office tools, mind mapping, and the like.

Toad is my choice programming environment for writing Oracle applications which live in the backend.

I find Toad easy to use and I love the Workspace feature, which allows me to set up projects so that I can open SQL files applicable to what I am working on at any particular time. I've also used the debugger and optimizing tools from time to time.

I like that Toad saves me time in my work and recently I've started using the Reporting feature. It is also easy to add comments to tables and columns.

The most valuable feature is the ability to look at the database visually, almost graphically.

Some other features that I like are:

• The ability to add ROWID to queries to allow quick updates without having to write SQL.
• Visually appealing design.
• Ability to view users and tasks and with DBA permission to be able to terminate sessions if required.

I also like that Toad has a one-year and a three-year maintenance license plan and upgrading for three years at a time allows one to save considerably on the license. Normally, I use the three-year option and I did this year, but last year I had a financial challenge and so only used the one-year upgrade option.

Sometimes if there's a crash, there are unsaved files that need to be recovered. Although this list is shown when you restart, I find this difficult to use.

There should also be a better "cancel query" option as sometimes one cancels a query, but then it still might run for a long time, and then one has to crash Toad in order to cancel the query.

After all these years of downloading the product, I still find the product download form a bit challenging and one needs to know to click on the Download Now checkbox so that one can download without choosing manuals, etc. I think that this form should be redesigned.

As with so many other tools and suppliers, I believe that long term users should get better maintenance pricing.

I have been using Toad for Oracle for the last 10 years.

It is very stable and fails (crashes) very seldomly. The main problem is when one wants to cancel a long-running query.

One can work with any sized database with this tool.

I only really contact my supplier when i need to upgrade. Support is good.

I started using Oracle in 1993. I can't remember what tools I used before I started using Toad.

I have colleagues who use other tools and I've looked at them. They load slowly, crash regularly, and don't have as nice a user interface as Toad. I find myself wasting time when I use other tools.

The initial setup is straightforward. Although during the last upgrade, I chose the Maintenance upgrade option instead of the full release, and the maintenance upgrade option didn't work for me.

In-house install, by me.

I don't have a quantitative measurement for this but I do know that Toad saves me time. Compared with other modern products, it allows me to do many functions in a single tool.

My advice is to try to use the three-year maintenance agreement if possible.

Per-user licensing allows me to use Toad in multiple places as long as I don't work on two at the same time

I have evaluated SQL Developer.

I've looked at this since starting to use Toad, especially last year during challenging financial times.

We use the product to run SQL scripts in the Kubernetes environment.

The product's most valuable features are UI and monitoring.

There could be a tool for automated SQL query functioning.

We have been using Toad for Oracle for more than five years.

It is a stable product.

The scalability works fine for one session. It is challenging to scale for multiple sessions.

The initial setup process is easy.

It is a good product. I recommend it to others and rate it an eight out of ten.

I use this solution for administering my Oracle database.

Toad has a lot of features that are very useful, fast, and well developed. It is a very easy and helpful tool for me and my work. It is the main program that I use, every day.

I like a lot of the features in this solution including the Session Browser, Tablespace, SGA browser, good editor, it is to dificult to enumerate all features.

I would like to see an improvement in the performance because opening the browser and the editor should be faster.

The limit of 100,000 lines when parsing trace files is not always enough, and I would like to see the limit increased.

I have been using this solution for seven years.

The current version of Toad is stable. However, the previous version was not stable.

This solution is scalable.

I have only contacted technical support one time and it was by email. I would rate them somewhere between average and good. It was a few years ago, so they may have improved since then.

I have used other tools, but Toad is the best of them.

The initial setup of this solution is easy. Deployment takes approximately one hour.

I deployed the solution myself, and one person is suitable for both deployment and maintenance.

In my opinion, this solution is a little expensive, but I understand that good programs cost more money. I find it acceptable, although my bosses may think differently. There are no costs in addition to the standard licensing fees.

This is a program that I like very much and I recommend for others.

I would rate this solution a ten out of ten.