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DBeaver vs. SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
DBeaver
Score 9.2 out of 10
N/A
DBeaver offers comprehensive data management tools designed to help teams explore, process, and administrate SQL, NoSQL, and cloud data sources. DBeaver is available commercially as DBeaver PRO and for free as DBeaver Community.
$11
per month per user
SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
Score 8.1 out of 10
N/A
SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) is an integrated environment for managing any SQL infrastructure, from SQL Server to Azure SQL Database. SSMS provides tools to configure, monitor, and administer instances of SQL Server and databases. SSMS is used to deploy, monitor, and upgrade the data-tier components used by applications, and to build queries and scripts. SSMS can also be used to query, design, and manage databases and data warehouses on a local…N/A
Pricing
DBeaverSQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
Editions & Modules
Lite Edition Subscription
$11
per month per user
Enterprise Edition Subscription
$25
per month per user
Lite Edition License
$110
per year per user
Enterprise Edition License
$250
per year per user
Ultimate Edition License
$500
per year per user
CloudBeaver Enterprise
$1,000
per year per 5 users
DBeaver Team Edition
$1,280
per year per 1 administrator and 2 developers
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
DBeaverSQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
Free Trial
YesNo
Free/Freemium Version
YesYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional DetailsDiscounts are available for multi-user licenses.—
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Community Pulse
DBeaverSQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
Features
DBeaverSQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
Database Development
Comparison of Database Development features of Product A and Product B
DBeaver
7.9
Ratings
8% below category average
SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
-
Ratings
Version control tools8.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Test data generation7.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Performance optimization tools7.30 Ratings00 Ratings
Schema maintenance8.40 Ratings00 Ratings
Database change management9.10 Ratings00 Ratings
Database Administration
Comparison of Database Administration features of Product A and Product B
DBeaver
8.4
Ratings
0% below category average
SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
-
Ratings
User management7.90 Ratings00 Ratings
Database security8.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Database status reporting8.70 Ratings00 Ratings
Change management9.10 Ratings00 Ratings
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User Ratings
DBeaverSQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
Likelihood to Recommend
9.3
(0 ratings)
7.0
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
6.0
(0 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
DBeaverSQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
Likelihood to Recommend
Great tool for developers to use to dive into their databases. Not so great if you are a die-hard Windows user with expectations of a SQL Management studio replacement. This is the less suited tool for people looking to just view and edit data. If you need to generate any scripts or import and export data, this is the tool to use.
Aaron Smith | TrustRadius Reviewer
Aaron Smith
Senior Software Developer
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Very well easy to use and helps productivity of user drastically
Verified User
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Pros
  • Identify types of DB connections by color code: development, testing and production.
  • Predictive typing, it is incredibly accurate and saves me a lot of time.
  • Jump between different simultaneous DB connections.
  • Navigate through the schema object tree.
  • Provide all the tools I need in one window.
Gustavo Du Mortier | TrustRadius Reviewer
Gustavo Du Mortier
Database Designer
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  • Export data
  • Generate scripts
  • connecting to SQL instances
Verified User
Anonymous
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Cons
  • No support for NoSQL databases.
  • The interface could be confusing for first-time users.
  • No support for multiple queries in one editor.
Verified User
Anonymous
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  • it can still be made easier for connecting perspective
  • some bugs on versions of SQL can be avoided.
  • can be more user friendly
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Anonymous
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Support Rating
Not a lot of users have DBeaver so fewer resources are available online to help you if you have any issues. When I was trying to figure out how to create my own ER diagrams, it was a little tough to find resources
Verified User
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Alternatives Considered
We found that sharing scripts and generating DDLs from Snowflake's IDE was a bit too much of a chore. Because of this, we began looking for alternate products. We found DBeaver, a free community tool, and tried it out. We've found that it is very intuitive and easy to use, I would recommend it.
Jeremy Pierce, MBA | TrustRadius Reviewer
Jeremy Pierce, MBA
Data Warehouse Engineer
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SSMS is very efficient and aids to do multiple tabs easily
Verified User
Anonymous
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Return on Investment
  • Positive Ability to manage DBeaver and query ad-hoc quickly
  • By having the queries saved it has saved developer time and thereby increased the ROI on the investment on the tool
  • This has made firefighting quicker and freed up resources for more development work.
Verified User
Anonymous
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  • easy to use accessibility
  • durability, It has been durable
  • recovery of old tabs.
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