# Adminer, phpMyAdmin vs SQL Developer Comparison | | Adminer | phpMyAdmin | SQL Developer | |---|---|---|---| | **Star Rating** | 4.6 out of 5 | 4.3 out of 5 | 4.3 out of 5 | | **Total Reviews** | 17 | 176 | 259 | | **Largest Market Segment** | Small-Business (64.7% of reviews) | Small-Business (58.3% of reviews) | Enterprise (48.4% of reviews) | | **Entry Level Price** | No pricing available | No pricing available | No pricing available | --- ## Top Pros & Cons ### Adminer **Not enough data** ### phpMyAdmin Pros: - Data Management (1 reviews) - Ease of Use (1 reviews) Cons: - Limitations (1 reviews) ### SQL Developer Pros: - Database Management (3 reviews) - Ease of Use (2 reviews) Cons: - Slow Performance (2 reviews) - Connection Issues (1 reviews) --- ## Ratings Comparison | Rating | Adminer | phpMyAdmin | SQL Developer | |---|---|---|---| | **Meets Requirements** | 8.3 (14 reviews) | 8.7 (151 reviews) | 8.9 (203 reviews) | | **Ease of Use** | 8.9 (14 reviews) | 8.5 (152 reviews) | 8.5 (204 reviews) | | **Ease of Setup** | 10.0 (10 reviews) | 8.7 (78 reviews) | 8.9 (67 reviews) | | **Ease of Admin** | 9.4 (11 reviews) | 8.9 (78 reviews) | 8.1 (56 reviews) | | **Quality of Support** | 6.4 (6 reviews) | 7.7 (113 reviews) | 8.2 (166 reviews) | | **Has the product been a good partner in doing business?** | 8.3 (6 reviews) | 8.6 (59 reviews) | 8.8 (50 reviews) | | **Product Direction (% positive)** | 10.0 (15 reviews) | 8.1 (150 reviews) | 8.0 (196 reviews) | --- ## Pricing ### Adminer #### Entry-Level Pricing No pricing available #### Free Trial No information available ### phpMyAdmin #### Entry-Level Pricing No pricing available #### Free Trial No information available ### SQL Developer #### Entry-Level Pricing No pricing available #### Free Trial No information available --- ## Features Comparison By Category ### Database Management Systems (DBMS) | Product | Score | Reviews | |---|---|---| | **Adminer** | N/A | N/A | | **phpMyAdmin** | 8.4/10 | 19 | | **SQL Developer** | 8.7/10 | 57 | #### Management | Feature | Adminer | phpMyAdmin | SQL Developer | |---|---|---|---| | **Data dictionary** | Not enough data | 9.0 (12 reviews) | 9.0 (47 reviews) | | **Data Replication** | Not enough data | 8.3 (16 reviews) | 8.6 (49 reviews) | | **Query Language** | Not enough data | 8.5 (16 reviews) | 9.3 (56 reviews) | | **Data Modeling** | Not enough data | 7.9 (11 reviews) | 9.0 (48 reviews) | | **Performance Analysis** | Not enough data | 7.9 (11 reviews) | 8.6 (48 reviews) | #### Maintenance | Feature | Adminer | phpMyAdmin | SQL Developer | |---|---|---|---| | **Data Migration** | Not enough data | 8.7 (15 reviews) | 8.7 (49 reviews) | | **Backup and Recovery** | Not enough data | 8.6 (15 reviews) | 8.4 (51 reviews) | | **Multi-User Environment** | Not enough data | 8.5 (14 reviews) | 8.3 (50 reviews) | #### Security | Feature | Adminer | phpMyAdmin | SQL Developer | |---|---|---|---| | **Data Encryption** | Not enough data | 8.1 (12 reviews) | 8.4 (47 reviews) | | **User Access Control** | Not enough data | 8.3 (16 reviews) | 9.1 (48 reviews) | --- ## Categories **Shared Categories (1):** [Database Management Systems (DBMS)](https://www.g2.com/categories/database-management-systems-dbms) --- ## Reviewer Demographics ### By Company Size | Segment | Adminer | phpMyAdmin | SQL Developer | |---|---|---|---| | **Small-Business** | 64.7% | 58.3% | 14.3% | | **Mid-Market** | 23.5% | 28.2% | 37.3% | | **Enterprise** | 11.8% | 13.5% | 48.4% | ### By Industry #### Adminer - **Computer Software:** 29.4% - **Information Technology and Services:** 17.6% - **Internet:** 11.8% - **Wholesale:** 5.9% - **Primary/Secondary Education:** 5.9% - **Marketing and Advertising:** 5.9% - **Design:** 5.9% - **Computer Hardware:** 5.9% - **Biotechnology:** 5.9% - **Apparel & Fashion:** 5.9% #### phpMyAdmin - **Information Technology and Services:** 15.9% - **Computer Software:** 15.2% - **Internet:** 9.1% - **Marketing and Advertising:** 5.5% - **Higher Education:** 5.5% - **Design:** 3.7% - **Program Development:** 3.7% - **Banking:** 1.8% - **Consumer Electronics:** 1.8% - **Retail:** 1.8% - **Other:** 36.0% #### SQL Developer - **Information Technology and Services:** 30.2% - **Computer Software:** 16.7% - **Financial Services:** 7.3% - **Banking:** 4.5% - **Telecommunications:** 4.1% - **Oil & Energy:** 2.9% - **Higher Education:** 2.9% - **Hospital & Health Care:** 2.9% - **Education Management:** 2.4% - **Utilities:** 1.6% - **Other:** 24.5% --- ## Alternatives ### Alternatives to Adminer - [DBeaver](https://www.g2.com/products/dbeaver/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (168 reviews) - [Microsoft SQL Server](https://www.g2.com/products/microsoft-sql-server/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (2272 reviews) - [Toad For Oracle](https://www.g2.com/products/quest-software-toad-for-oracle/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (286 reviews) - [Sequel Pro](https://www.g2.com/products/sequel-pro/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (63 reviews) - [DbVisualizer](https://www.g2.com/products/dbvisualizer/reviews) — 4.7/5 stars (268 reviews) - [Snowflake](https://www.g2.com/products/snowflake/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (739 reviews) - [Teradata Vantage](https://www.g2.com/products/teradata-teradata-vantage/reviews) — 4.3/5 stars (373 reviews) - [SAP HANA Cloud](https://www.g2.com/products/sap-hana-cloud-2025-10-01/reviews) — 4.3/5 stars (620 reviews) - [SAS Viya](https://www.g2.com/products/sas-sas-viya/reviews) — 4.3/5 stars (798 reviews) - [Databricks](https://www.g2.com/products/databricks/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (769 reviews) ### Alternatives to phpMyAdmin - [Microsoft SQL Server](https://www.g2.com/products/microsoft-sql-server/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (2272 reviews) - [Toad For Oracle](https://www.g2.com/products/quest-software-toad-for-oracle/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (286 reviews) - [DBeaver](https://www.g2.com/products/dbeaver/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (168 reviews) - [Sequel Pro](https://www.g2.com/products/sequel-pro/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (63 reviews) - [Navicat Premium](https://www.g2.com/products/navicat-premium/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (58 reviews) - [DbVisualizer](https://www.g2.com/products/dbvisualizer/reviews) — 4.7/5 stars (268 reviews) - [Database as a Service (DBaaS)](https://www.g2.com/products/database-as-a-service-dbaas/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (45 reviews) - [Snowflake](https://www.g2.com/products/snowflake/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (739 reviews) - [dbForge Studio for MySQL](https://www.g2.com/products/dbforge-studio-for-mysql-2018-12-04/reviews) — 4.7/5 stars (100 reviews) - [SQLyog](https://www.g2.com/products/sqlyog/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (48 reviews) ### Alternatives to SQL Developer - [Toad For Oracle](https://www.g2.com/products/quest-software-toad-for-oracle/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (286 reviews) - [DbVisualizer](https://www.g2.com/products/dbvisualizer/reviews) — 4.7/5 stars (268 reviews) - [DBeaver](https://www.g2.com/products/dbeaver/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (168 reviews) - [DataGrip](https://www.g2.com/products/datagrip/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (126 reviews) - [Navicat Premium](https://www.g2.com/products/navicat-premium/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (58 reviews) - [Quest SQL Navigator](https://www.g2.com/products/quest-sql-navigator/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (12 reviews) - [Microsoft SQL Server](https://www.g2.com/products/microsoft-sql-server/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (2272 reviews) - [Snowflake](https://www.g2.com/products/snowflake/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (739 reviews) - [dbForge Studio for MySQL](https://www.g2.com/products/dbforge-studio-for-mysql-2018-12-04/reviews) — 4.7/5 stars (100 reviews) - [SAP HANA Cloud](https://www.g2.com/products/sap-hana-cloud-2025-10-01/reviews) — 4.3/5 stars (620 reviews) --- ## Top Discussions ### Adminer No discussions available for this product. ### phpMyAdmin - Title: [Is PhpMyAdmin a good product for SQL newcomer?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/is-phpmyadmin-a-good-product-for-sql-newcomer) — 2 comments, 1 upvote > **Top comment:** "PhpMyAdmin is a very usable web based Database GUI for MySQL and is recommended. But I would try other tools to learn SQL. There is too little support for..." - Title: [What is phpMyAdmin used for?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/phpmyadmin-what-is-phpmyadmin-used-for) — 1 comment > **Top comment:** "phpMyAdmin is written in PHP that is intended administration of a MySQL database server. You can use phpMyAdmin to perform most administration tasks,..." - Title: [How do I connect to phpMyAdmin?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/how-do-i-connect-to-phpmyadmin) — 1 comment > **Top comment:** "Really nice to review this one" - Title: [What Cannot be done on phpMyAdmin?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-cannot-be-done-on-phpmyadmin) — 1 comment > **Top comment:** "A database cannot be renamed. To change the name of the database, you must export the database and re-import it under a new name." ### SQL Developer - Title: [What is SQL Developer used for?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-is-sql-developer-used-for) — 1 comment > **Top comment:** "SQL Developer provides powerful editors for working with SQL, PL/SQL, Stored procedures and XML." - Title: [What is the use of SQL Developer?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-is-the-use-of-sql-developer) — 1 comment > **Top comment:** "for writing query and on database conneted " - Title: [Do you plan to develop multi-filter features (ie creating multiple filters, and using them when it is needed)?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/47152-do-you-plan-to-develop-multi-filter-features-ie-creating-multiple-filters-and-using-them-when-it-is-needed) — 1 comment, 1 upvote > **Top comment:** "SQL training in pune This put up is going to be constrained to solely SQL Server Table Columns and solely Extended Properties named MS_Description...." --- **Source:** [G2.com](https://www.g2.com) | [Comparison Page](https://www.g2.com/compare/adminer-vs-phpmyadmin-vs-sql-developer)