# dbForge SQL Decryptor Reviews **Vendor:** Devart **Category:** [Other IT Infrastructure Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/other-it-infrastructure) **Average Rating:** 4.8/5.0 **Total Reviews:** 3 ## About dbForge SQL Decryptor dbForge SQL Decryptor for SQL Server is a free database tool that allows decrypting SQL Server procedures, functions, triggers, and views, which supports most versions and editions of Microsoft SQL Server and requires no DAC connection, decrypts all object types. - Decrypt all possible object types. Stored procedures (including numbered procedures and replication filters), functions (scalar, inline and multistatement table-valued), triggers (on tables, on views, on databases, and on server instances) and views. - No DAC connection is required. Similar tools compel you to use Dedicated Administrator Connection mode to decrypt an object, which may lead to certain difficulties with reconfiguring the whole server. dbForge SQL Decryptor does not require this mode, but doesn't prohibit to use it, because you can save some time while decrypting objects in large databases. - SSMS-like Object Explorer. You can do everything in a familiar way: connect to as many server instances as you like and browse all available databases. - Syntax highlighting. A built-in text editor allows you to see the original object definition with syntax highlighting, which facilitates reading of source code. - Saving definition to file. You can save every decrypted definition to a file with UTF-8 encoding, which preserves all national characters. - Batch decryption wizard. Decrypt all or particular objects with an extra convenient and simple wizard, then save definitions to one or several files, or just alter database objects in-place. Supports SQL Server 2022. ## dbForge SQL Decryptor Reviews ### 1. Simple and free decryption of database objects **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Greg G. | SQL Database and Business Intelligence Manager, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** March 14, 2024 **What do you like best about dbForge SQL Decryptor?** Sometimes, third party apps have databases with encrypted objects. Sometimes, I need to performance tune or track down an issue and I need to see inside those objects. SQL Decryptor lets me do that very easily. **What do you dislike about dbForge SQL Decryptor?** I don't have any dislikes. It's a specific tool for a specific task, and it does that task well. **What problems is dbForge SQL Decryptor solving and how is that benefiting you?** Simply, I'm responsible for performance tuning and helping to find and fix bad data. That's difficult to do when some of the pieces of the data flow are encrypted. This solves that issue. ### 2. A helpful tool! **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Luis Geraldo C. | Ingeniero de desarrollo de software, Ingeniero Informatico de Preventa y Consultor de Soluciones IT, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** February 22, 2019 **What do you like best about dbForge SQL Decryptor?** Before knowing dbForge SQL Decryptor I never encrypted my stored procedures in SQL Server and those I encrypt saved an unscrambled backup. You can remove encryption from a complete MS SQL database, supports Dual Login Mode : Windows & SQL Server Authentication and more. **What do you dislike about dbForge SQL Decryptor?** I wish there was an easy way to store a standard configuration when doing a backup for databases. There is a couple of tables which we never backup, and every time I have to uncheck those tables manually before doing a backup. **Recommendations to others considering dbForge SQL Decryptor:** In my experience dbForge is easily better than most of other db clients on Windows OS. I don't use all of it's functionalities, but the once I need and use are usually pretty stable and straightforward. **What problems is dbForge SQL Decryptor solving and how is that benefiting you?** I could solve problems on decrypt stored procedures in the different client databases and to encrypt my procedures. ### 3. Database safe tool **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Nidhi R. | Intern, Computer Software, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** September 20, 2019 **What do you like best about dbForge SQL Decryptor?** It decrypts encrypted stored-procedures, views, functions highly responsive UI. **What do you dislike about dbForge SQL Decryptor?** Till now I didn’t found any dislike it is very helpful to all developers. **What problems is dbForge SQL Decryptor solving and how is that benefiting you?** It is safe to encrypt and decrypt using this tool.Safe for all sensitive functions. - [View dbForge SQL Decryptor pricing details and edition comparison](https://www.g2.com/products/dbforge-sql-decryptor/reviews?section=pricing&secure%5Bexpires_at%5D=2026-06-04+12%3A36%3A20+-0500&secure%5Bsession_id%5D=fa17ab60-63b1-43e7-b835-26d7be3a0ec1&secure%5Btoken%5D=785128cb5c9d11da76cfb30a0508e044b024c0be98a2d437f71f5851bee2d9c1&format=llm_user) ## Top dbForge SQL Decryptor Alternatives - [AWS Cloud Development Kit (AWS CDK)](https://www.g2.com/products/aws-cloud-development-kit-aws-cdk/reviews) - 4.4/5.0 (128 reviews) - [pgAdmin](https://www.g2.com/products/pgadmin/reviews) - 4.1/5.0 (70 reviews) - [AWS Schema Conversion Tool](https://www.g2.com/products/aws-schema-conversion-tool/reviews) - 4.3/5.0 (54 reviews)