DBeaver alternatives:
A comparison with
dbForge Edge

DBeaver is a rather popular database management tool that has two key advantages. First, it works across the three most widely used operating systems - Windows, Linux, and macOS. Second, it delivers support for multiple database systems, including Microsoft SQL Server, MySQL, MariaDB, Oracle, and PostgreSQL.

Yet we can say the same thing about dbForge Edge, our multidatabase suite comprising four IDEs that covers all of the abovementioned systems, and even more. And this is where we'd like to compare these two solutions feature by feature and see whether dbForge Edge is a worthy alternative to DBeaver—and whether it's going to provide you with all the features you might need for your daily work with databases.

DBeaver vs dbForge Edge

DBeaver Ultimate is a commercial edition of DBeaver, designed for in-depth data management, completion-aided SQL development, and work with all possible data sources, including multiple database systems and cloud services, e.g., AWS, Google Cloud, and Microsoft Azure. DBeaver has a rather large community, good documentation, and a blog with helpful articles and video tutorials. You can download DBeaver Ultimate for a free 14-day trial and run it on Windows, Linux, or macOS.

dbForge Edge is a multidatabase solution that consists of four all-in-one IDEs for each of the four most popular database systems: SQL Server, MySQL, Oracle, and PostgreSQL. Although these IDEs are native Windows apps, you can run them on Linux and macOS using a compatibility solution by CodeWeavers called CrossOver. Similarly to DBeaver, dbForge has a documentation center with in-depth insights into the features of each IDE alongside helpful tutorials on the company's blog and YouTube channel. Finally, their support service is firmly in place. dbForge Edge is available for a free trial that's twice as long as DBeaver's and comprises 30 days.

dbForge Edge vs DBeaver

Feature comparison table

The following table contains a detailed feature-by-feature comparison of dbForge Edge v2.0 and DBeaver Ultimate 23.0.0.202303201558. For quick navigation, please use the side menu.

SQL Editing & Execution

dbForge Edge
DBeaver
Features
SQL Server
MySQL
Oracle
PostgreSQL
SQL editor with syntax coloring
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Automatic SQL syntax check
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
No
Code outlining
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Customizable SQL formatting
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Execute current statement
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Quick access to favorite templates from the SQL editor
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Bookmarks
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Text search
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Document Outline window for quick navigation through large scripts
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
One-step access to the database object editor from the code ('Go to definition')
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
SQL history
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Execution warnings
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
No
GUI transaction support
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Yes

Code Completion

dbForge Edge
DBeaver
Features
SQL Server
MySQL
Oracle
PostgreSQL
Context-aware code completion
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Code snippets and Snippets Manager
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Automatic SQL syntax check
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
One-click access to schema object definitions
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
On-the-fly renaming of database objects
No
Yes
No
No
No
Auto-generation of table aliases
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Quick information about database objects
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Parameter information for stored routines
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Auto-generation of JOIN clauses
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No

Visual Query Builder

dbForge Edge
DBeaver
Features
SQL Server
MySQL
Oracle
PostgreSQL
Support for the SELECT statement
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Support for the INSERT, UPDATE, and DELETE statements
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
State-of-the-art diagrams with zooming and keyboard support
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Diagram preview and printing
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Visual addition of sub-queries to any part of the main query
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
No
Query outline (displayed in the Document Outline window)
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
No
Visual editing of sub-queries
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
No
Expression builder for creating complex conditions
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
No
Drag-and-drop tables
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Copy/Paste tables to diagrams
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
No
Undo/Redo
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Yes

Database Design

dbForge Edge
DBeaver
Features
SQL Server
MySQL
Oracle
PostgreSQL
Visual Database Designer
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Visualization of tables, views, stored procedures, and functions
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Easy access to database objects for viewing their properties
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Support for IDEF1X notations
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Support for IE notations
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
No
Customizable diagram view with skin support
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Smart ER diagram layout
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Diagram export to different image formats
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Search for database objects on the diagram
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Reorganization of diagram shapes with containers
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
No
Customizable diagram printing with a rich set of options
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Optional display of table constraints, indexes, and triggers
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Integration with the Document Outline window
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
No
Diagram navigation with the Diagram Overview window
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Notes for adding comments to the diagram
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
No
Zoom in/out
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Save/Load diagrams
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Yes

Table Designer

dbForge Edge
DBeaver
Features
SQL Server
MySQL
Oracle
PostgreSQL
Flat table editor
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Convenient editor for foreign keys
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Partitioning
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
No
Full-text search on the column grid
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
No
Preview of changes in schemas
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Heuristics that helps define the data types of new columns
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
No

Object Editor

dbForge Edge
DBeaver
Features
SQL Server
MySQL
Oracle
PostgreSQL
Check constraints
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Foreign keys
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Indexes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Stored functions
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Stored procedures
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Tables
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Triggers
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Views
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Undo option for the object editor
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Yes

Debugger

dbForge Edge
DBeaver
Features
SQL Server
MySQL
Oracle
PostgreSQL
Script debugging
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Step Into, Step Over, and Step Out commands for step-by-step execution
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
No
Breakpoints for procedures, functions, triggers, and scripts
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
No
Breakpoints window
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
No
Call Stack window with navigation
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
No
Watches window for the evaluation of variables
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
No

Database Explorer

dbForge Edge
DBeaver
Features
SQL Server
MySQL
Oracle
PostgreSQL
Multiple database connections
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Browse and navigate through objects
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Detailed object properties and data browsing in the Object Viewer window
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Dependency tree browsing for each object
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
No
Quick template script generation for selected objects: SELECT, INSERT, etc.
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
'Send To' command for quick sending of tables to Query Builder, Data Report, and other tools
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Refactoring of database objects
No
Yes
No
No
No

Data Editor

dbForge Edge
DBeaver
Features
SQL Server
MySQL
Oracle
PostgreSQL
Copying of data with column headers for quick paste to spreadsheets
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Custom data filters of any complexity
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Data Viewer window for browsing images, RTF, and binary cell values
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Date/time editor with a visual interface
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Foreign key lookup editor for easy editing of fields referencing other tables
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Free copying of any block of data to the clipboard
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Full-text search (Ctrl+F) in the data grid
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Graphical card view
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Grouping by arbitrary columns
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Incremental search (Ctrl+I) through the data grid
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Large objects (LOB) editor
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Multi-table query result set editing
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
No
Paginal data browsing for large result sets
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Data printing
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Quick filter available for each data cell
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Record numbering option
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Read-only state indication
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Report, chart, and pivot building directly from the data editor
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Visible column picker
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes

Schema & Data Comparison

dbForge Edge
DBeaver
Features
SQL Server
MySQL
Oracle
PostgreSQL
Comparison and synchronization of data in databases of virtually any size
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Comparison of tables, views, procedures, functions, triggers, and events
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Custom comparison keys
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Filtering of comparison results
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Generation of data synchronization scripts
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Viewing of data differences per record
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Exclusion of tables and records from synchronization
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Saving and loading of comparison settings
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Command-line interface for data comparison and synchronization
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Generation of accurate comparison reports in HTML and Excel formats
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Generation of comments
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Specific options for tables, script objects, triggers, indexes, and constraints
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Inclusion\exclusion of objects by mask
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Schema & Data Compare: Save Command Line
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No

Data Export

dbForge Edge
DBeaver
Features
SQL Server
MySQL
Oracle
PostgreSQL
CSV
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
XML
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
TXT
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
XLS
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
XLSX
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
PDF
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
DBF
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
HTML
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
RTF
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
JSON
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Google Sheets
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
MDB (Microsoft Access)
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
ODBC
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
SQL
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Data export from multiple tables
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Data export from the command line
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Data export templates
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes

Data Import

dbForge Edge
DBeaver
Features
SQL Server
MySQL
Oracle
PostgreSQL
CSV
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
XML
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
TXT
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
XLS
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
XLSX
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
DBF
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
JSON
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Google Sheets
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
MDB (Microsoft Access)
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
ODBC
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Data import from the command line
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Data import templates
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes

Database Projects

dbForge Edge
DBeaver
Features
SQL Server
MySQL
Oracle
PostgreSQL
New project wizard with import from an existing database
No
Yes
Yes
No
No
Project Explorer window for managing project files
No
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Schema View window for browsing logical project structures
No
Yes
Yes
No
No
Project export to one of the multiple scripts
No
Yes
Yes
No
No
Multiple build configurations
No
Yes
Yes
No
No
Single-click project deployment on the server
No
Yes
Yes
No
No
Comparison of projects with live databases
No
Yes
No
No
No

Data Analysis

dbForge Edge
DBeaver
Features
SQL Server
MySQL
Oracle
PostgreSQL
Display of table data with parent-child dependencies in Master-Detail Browser
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Database diagrams
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Data report generation wizard
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Data report designer
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Pivot table designer
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Chart building wizard
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Data search on a live database
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
No
Automated generation and distribution of reports from the command line
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Data Reports: Save Command Line
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No

Source Control

dbForge Edge
DBeaver
Features
SQL Server
MySQL
Oracle
PostgreSQL
Integration with Git, GitHub, SVN
Yes
No
No
No
No
Shared and dedicated database development models
Yes
No
No
No
No
Conflict resolution: Get Local and Get Remote
Yes
No
No
No
No
Version control of static data
Yes
No
No
No
No
History of changes
Yes
No
No
No
No

Performance Tuning

dbForge Edge
DBeaver
Features
SQL Server
MySQL
Oracle
PostgreSQL
Visual SQL EXPLAIN plan
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Session statistics
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
No
Query plan displayed in the tree view
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Profiling history that can be saved for further analysis
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Comparison of profiling results with highlighted differences
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Printing of profiling results
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes

Test Data Generation

dbForge Edge
DBeaver
Features
SQL Server
MySQL
Oracle
PostgreSQL
Support for all column data types
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Multiple generators with data customization
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
SQL data integrity support
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Multiple ways to populate databases with test data
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Meaningful generators
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
User-defined generators
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Real-time preview of generated data
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Data Generator: Save Command Line
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No

Database Documenter

dbForge Edge
DBeaver
Features
SQL Server
MySQL
Oracle
PostgreSQL
Broad picture of database structures
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
No
Rich customization features
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
No
Export of documentation to HTML
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
No
Export of documentation to PDF
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
No
Export of documentation to Markdown
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
No
Customization of documentation with style templates
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
No
View inter-object and inter-database dependencies
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
No
Documenter: Save Command Line
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
No

Administration

dbForge Edge
DBeaver
Features
SQL Server
MySQL
Oracle
PostgreSQL
Copy databases
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
Backup/Restore databases
Yes
Yes
No
No
Yes
Database snapshots
Yes
No
Yes
No
No
Database backup to SQL and ZIP
No
Yes
No
No
No
Database backup as a scripts folder
Yes
Yes
No
No
Yes
Backup: Save Command Line
No
Yes
No
No
No

User & Session Management

dbForge Edge
DBeaver
Features
SQL Server
MySQL
Oracle
PostgreSQL
Comprehensive Security Manager for handling user accounts and privileges
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
No
Session Manager for monitoring active server connections and tracing user sessions
No
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Server Monitor
Yes
No
No
No
No

User Interface

dbForge Edge
DBeaver
Features
SQL Server
MySQL
Oracle
PostgreSQL
Start Page with fast access to main product features
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Rich user settings
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
UI skins
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Customizable window layout
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Tool windows with 'auto-hide' and 'float' modes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Multiple shortcut schemes with full shortcut customization
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Syntax highlighting customization
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Tabbed groups for documents
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Toolbar customization
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Wizard for sharing common code standards and templates
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No

The main features of dbForge Edge

dbForge Edge was designed to help you effectively handle a rich variety of tasks comprising
database design, development, testing, and administration, as well as data analysis and management.

Visual Database Design

The integrated table designer delivers visual editors for columns, indexes, primary keys, foreign keys, check constraints, statistics, and table storage properties. You can easily edit table data, navigate through the visual editor and code editor simultaneously, use automatic prompts of data types, preview ALTER TABLE scripts, and rebuild tables with no risk of losing the data within.

Additionally, you can create entity-relationship diagrams to visualize database structures and logical relations between tables. What's more, you can edit database objects directly on the said diagrams and group logically related objects using containers.

Coding Assistance, Formatting, and Syntax Validation

dbForge Edge delivers some of the most advanced SQL coding assistance capabilities on the market, which include the following:

  • Context-aware code completion
  • Instant syntax validation
  • Code snippets
  • Rich formatting options with predefined and custom profiles
  • Smart refactoring with auto-correction of references to renamed objects
  • Debugging of T-SQL scripts, stored procedures, functions, and triggers

Database Comparison and Synchronization

Effective database management is further facilitated by the built-in Compare functionality, which helps you do the following:

  • Locate and analyze differences in database schemas and table data
  • View data differences per record
  • Save and load comparison settings
  • Generate data/schema synchronization scripts
  • Generate detailed comparison reports in CSV, HTML, and Excel formats
  • Automate comparison and synchronization tasks

Test Data Generation

You can generate any volume of dummy data for testing with a wide array of predefined generators. Their flexible configuration options allow emulating column-intelligent, realistic data that you can easily populate your databases with.

Data Analysis and Reporting

dbForge Edge delivers quite a few advanced tools that have proved to be highly useful for data analysts:

  • Create queries of any complexity without coding - simply draw them on diagrams using the visual Query Builder
  • Use the integrated Master-Detail Browser to scrutinize the data of tables linked together with foreign keys or user-defined interrelations
  • Explore trends in your data by summarizing and analyzing it in pivot tables
  • Visualize data using charts in Chart Designer
  • Generate comprehensive data reports

Database Administration

Finally, our solution would have been incomplete without database administration tools, which help you do the following:

  • Manage user accounts and privileges
  • Monitor databases and troubleshoot performance issues
  • Observe the events taking place on the server
  • Perform index defragmentation
  • Encrypt and decrypt stored procedures
  • Analyze database transaction logs

FAQ

Your ultimate multidatabase solution

dbForge Edge by Devart is a bundle of four advanced database IDEs, whose unique features make it invaluable for the most versatile users. So if you need to handle a diversity of tasks across multiple databases, dbForge Edge might be exactly what you are looking for.

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