dbForge SQL Complete Reviews & Product Details

SQL Complete has become a mandatory part of our IDE. It is not simply an "add-on" but a necessary tool expanding the flexibility of SSMS in essential ways. By allowing the creation of code templates for repetitive code writing known as "snippets", we have been able to reduce the time required to write code and ensure more consistent code structure across our platform. This also reduces the number of coding errors in everything from writing new scripts using snippets, to writing ad-hoc CRUD actions since SQL Complete fills in much of what is needed for you. SQL Complete really shines when needing to navigate to object definitions or scripting out records from one environment (client / production) to another (test / dev). What do we like best about SQL Complete? All of it. What do we not like...environments where SQL Complete is not loaded. Once you have it, you will find yourself missing it where it does not exist. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The update process still feels a bit finicky when I have Visual Studio open, being that it does not like to update (I have to close everything). I also have found the variables in snippets seem to give trouble when I have multiple variables on the same line of code (it will tab to the wrong location). These are nitpicks at best. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

An extensive list of features which can be customised in SQL formatting.

Much better intelligence than native in SSMS.

Profile management and ability to share among the team members.

Generator for CRUD operations.

The Colouring of environments helps me keep my sanity when working in a PROD environment.

Notification if the script is finished with success or failure helps me better multitasking without staring and waiting if the script runs or has failed. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Profile management.

Sometimes doesn't refresh the meta-data and stops providing intelligent suggestions.

Intellisense can be in wider pop-up windows. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I am using dbForge Schema Compare. I liked the interface and ease of use. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I would make little easy on the creating the company projects Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

SQL Complete is an incredible tool. It's absolutely a necessary tool for anyone who writes SQL on a regular basis.

The best features are the auto-complete. I like to call it Intellisense on steroids. It just makes completing queries incredibly easy. Joins are automatically filled in, and you don't worry about typos.

Other great features include the SQL Formatter, Snippets, and go to definition. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

There really aren't too many downsides to SQL Complete. It's a great product overall.

I think the only possible issue might be is that it uses quite a few resources and may slow down SSMS and Visual Studio a little bit. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The IntelliSense feature of SQL Complete is far better than what is offered by native SQL Server... this along with the fact that I can format my SQL statements via configuration, makes my life so much easier - especially when I can take code provided by other developers and format it the way that I prefer to read my SQL code. The fact that table names/columns show up in a ToolTip when you mouse over is another invaluable feature. This is a tool that I personally pay for and have maintained for years, as it is such a great boon to my development skills. SQL Complete makes me much faster than other developers that don't use the tool. The fact that JOIN conditions pop up automatically makes exploration of unfamiliar databases such a quick task! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Honestly, there isn't anything that I really dislike about this tool. If anything it would be the cost ... ! But doesn't that old true with everything ? It's absolutely worth the price, the value, and the features. They constantly upgrade it and add new and useful features. I would not be without this feature. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

A much needed tool that enhances someone's SSMS experience which it should have been built-in. Nice what it does and does it well though quite simple and straightforward. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Prices are absurd for the features they offer. Also, the SQL tools are much more expensive than their PostgreSQL counterparts which probably stems due to the fact that the company considers that clients who pay for SQL server licensing have more money to spend for their tools. Also, other tools like SQL Prompt have a much more sensible pricing (SQL Prompt £129 vs dbForge SQL Complete £229). I believe if their pricing was more sensible it would help people with a smaller income to buy and use their tools (e.g. personal vs company subscriptions). Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I've been using SQL complete for years. What I find so valuable is the consistency in the experience as well as innovative new sql completion options. As a leader that doesn't have the cycles to know every data set in my organization it's awesome that I can type in keywords to remind me where a data source, column may be, and what data type is contained in the data set. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Frankly, nothing. I'm very pleased with the tooling, and intend on using indefinitely. Thanks for your work here! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

It improves SSMS to the point that it is usable. MS's SSMS is woeful, and their replacement "Azure DataStudio" is full of "flashy UI" that is pointless. The one thing I would like to be able to do is to have the results displayed in separate tabs. But that is a minor point. SSMS does not have the ability to block scripts that have DROP TABLE.... or DELETE SomeTable. Also SQL Complete's tab highlighting is far more powerful and is very reliable - it even puts the highlight colour on the object tree. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I have only one dislike, it is only a niggle, but I would like to be able to display results in separate tabs. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Code templates are great, as are autosuggestions. The formating feature is cool but it doesn't honour indentations that I use for nested logic. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

"Find Invalid Objects" does not work for Azure-hosted databases. The databases for an Azure connection don't show up.

In SSMS, you must refresh the object explorer for SQL Complete to recognize new objects. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Very easy to install

Write faster SQL

Standardize your code

Reopen last tabs

History of all your queries Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Everything is working fine and cannot find anything I do not like Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.