--- title: dbForge Studio for MySQL Reviews meta\_title: 'dbForge Studio for MySQL Reviews 2026: Details, Pricing, & Features | G2' meta\_description: Filter 100 reviews by the users' company size, role or industry to find out how dbForge Studio for MySQL works for a business like yours. aggregate\_rating: rating\_value: 4.7 review\_count: 100 scale: '5' date\_modified: '2026-08-07' parent\_category: name: Database Software url: https://www.g2.com/categories/database-software --- # dbForge Studio for MySQL Reviews & Product Details Claimed ###### Profile Status This profile is currently managed by dbForge Studio for MySQL but has limited features. Are you part of the dbForge Studio for MySQL team? [Upgrade your plan](https://sell.g2.com) to enhance your branding and engage with visitors to your profile! dbForge Studio for MySQL is the universal MySQL and MariaDB client for database management, administration and development. With the help of this intelligent MySQL client the work with data and code has become easier and more convenient. Devart's MySQL GUI tool provides utilities to compare, synchronize, and backup MySQL databases with scheduling, and gives possibility to analyze and report MySQL tables data. * * * Seller [Devart](https://www.g2.com/sellers/devart) Discussions [dbForge Studio for MySQL Community](https://www.g2.com/products/dbforge-studio-for-mysql-2018-12-04/discuss) Languages Supported English Solution Type All-in-One Overview by Jordan Sanders (PR Manager at Devart) Show More ## Pricing Pricing provided by dbForge. ### Express Free ### Standard (Subscription) $9.95 Per Month [ View More Pricing Information ](https://www.g2.com/products/dbforge-studio-for-mysql-2018-12-04/pricing) ## Top-Rated Alternatives [ ![Toad For Oracle](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Toad For Oracle") Toad For Oracle 4.4/5(286) ](https://www.g2.com/products/quest-software-toad-for-oracle/reviews) [ ![DBeaver](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "DBeaver") DBeaver 4.4/5(172) ](https://www.g2.com/products/dbeaver/reviews) [ ![Navicat Premium](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Navicat Premium") Navicat Premium 4.5/5(60) ](https://www.g2.com/products/navicat-premium/reviews) [ View All Alternatives ](https://www.g2.com/products/dbforge-studio-for-mysql-2018-12-04/competitors/alternatives) ## User Insights Average based on 100 real user reviews. Implementation Time 1 month Perceived Cost $$$$$ Typical contract price $0k - $0k [Sign in to view](/login) Per Month [Log in to unlock pricing and user insights](/login) SR supriya r. application developer Enterprise (\> 1000 emp.) 11/12/2019 "Made data comparision very easy" 4.5/5 What do you like best about dbForge Studio for MySQL? Data comparision and running sql queries. Pick and choose which tables to include in the sql script. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about dbForge Studio for MySQL? Nothing. I pretty much like the ease to use. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is dbForge Studio for MySQL solving and how is that benefiting you? Problems such as comparing and identifying missing data from different environments and generting sql script of the differents by pick and choose. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerSource: Organic JC Jose MIguel C. CTO-COO Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 11/18/2019 "Great tool with a great con" 3.5/5 What do you like best about dbForge Studio for MySQL? Intuitive user interface and ease of use Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about dbForge Studio for MySQL? Limitations to exporting and importing data make the tool a no-go Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering dbForge Studio for MySQL: If you like it and use it, get at least the standard license Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is dbForge Studio for MySQL solving and how is that benefiting you? Daily DDL and DML tasks Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerSource: Organic ![Verified User in Mining & Metals](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Mining & Metals") AM Verified User in Mining & Metals Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 11/18/2019 "Very pleased with dbForge Studio" 4.5/5 What do you like best about dbForge Studio for MySQL? Coming from a popular web based MySQL, dbForge Studio is much more feature rich. I'm thinking about purchasing the dbForge Studio for SQL Server as well. I like the database design features as well as the seach functins. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about dbForge Studio for MySQL? I can't think of anything that I dislike about the software. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering dbForge Studio for MySQL: Check out the Trial Version. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is dbForge Studio for MySQL solving and how is that benefiting you? Creating web apps, dbForge Studio has helped me with creating the database structure and design. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerSource: Organic ![Verified User in Online Media](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Online Media") AO Verified User in Online Media Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 11/13/2019 "Excellent product and support" 4.5/5 What do you like best about dbForge Studio for MySQL? I like the query builder and easy to use interface. I can build much faster with this tool. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about dbForge Studio for MySQL? Because dbforge has so many features it’s a little heavy to load. Not a big problem but maybe a few extra seconds per launch. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is dbForge Studio for MySQL solving and how is that benefiting you? I work on a database with complex queries views and more. The builder makes me faster. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerSource: Organic SD Stephane D. Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 8/15/2018 "The best "swiss knife" tool for MySQL/MariaDB" 4.5/5 What do you like best about dbForge Studio for MySQL? dbForge is doing almost everything you need to develop and maintain MySQL and MariaDB databases. The perfect "swiss knife" tool that any DB developpers would dream about. Databases access is really complete and allow various connection types (SSH, SSL, HTTP Tunnel, ...) Schemas comparison is really great, it's very easy to compare and directly synchronize tables, indexes, triggers and any objects in the databases. During the developping process this function is very important to synchronize the test database and the production database. Data comparison allows to locate easily and quickly any different datas. Copying databases from one server to an another is done just in a few click. For testing application this function is really a must. You just have to make a copy of your database and you can right away test the application with real datas. The Query builder is really great and allow you to switch from graphical mode to SQL for advanced queries. In the same way, the sql editor allow you to test and debug complicated SQL script. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about dbForge Studio for MySQL? So far I have not found anything to dislike. But I would appreciate a function to compare users and privileges between databases and a function to save the connections settings. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering dbForge Studio for MySQL: Great software for developpers that are using Mysql or MariaDB Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is dbForge Studio for MySQL solving and how is that benefiting you? I'am developping applications which are working with databases. dbForge helps me a lot to develop and test DBs located on various servers. The deployment and the databases maintenance is also greatly simplified with the comparison functions. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerSource: Organic JF Jonathan F. Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 5/9/2018 "Very nice software" 5/5 What do you like best about dbForge Studio for MySQL? What do I like best? About everything. But if I had to pick, probably the DB compare features that can come in so handy, but let's not forget the "search" function that can search your whole database for some content, very handy when reverse engineering software. Other than that, the GUI is very neat. It's very streamlined with in-place edit everywhere. The query maker is one of the bests I've seen, probably THE BEST actually. The refactoring is really nice (only product I know with refactoring), and it really works, including with foreign keys... And last but not least, I've submitted quite a few features request over the years and all were accepted and done! So much that I actually stopped as I ran out of features to request! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about dbForge Studio for MySQL? If I was to dislike anything, it would probably be that there's no real scripting (ie I can't write my own script to control the GUI). Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering dbForge Studio for MySQL: Try the software! Love it. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is dbForge Studio for MySQL solving and how is that benefiting you? I use it for pretty much anything related to MySQL (or MSSQL, but that's a different product). Connection over SSH is very handy for production work. Bad joke (actually unfortunately, not a joke, a true story): I introduced some "database expert" to dbForge Studio for MSSQL, the guy replied "but with your tool, even a kid could do my work". He is right (ok, his job wasn't the toughest) Over the years (I've been using it for over 7 years), I've had various companies buy that wonderful tool, or the MS SQL version. They are real time savers. Of course I can do without, but it's for what they cost, they are a pretty good deal. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More 6/12/2018 Current UserValidated ReviewerSource: Organic SG Sandy G. Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 3/27/2018 "Great MySQL/MariaDB tool Set" 5/5 What do you like best about dbForge Studio for MySQL? Does almost everything you need, reporting, design, great and reliable user interface. Awesome import/export functionality and very good backup and restore capabilities. Overall just an awesome db Tool. Nice DB compare, and most things have very good configurability. Excellent connectivity via SSH and other protocols. I use this tool about every day at work. SQLServer Version and MySQL version available. REASONABLE PRICE!! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about dbForge Studio for MySQL? If I had to pick a few things I dislike, would be things that could be even more automated, ie, drag and drop table to different db would be a good one, things like that. It has a lot of that in it already, just always looking for more. Not mutli-vendor. Only supports MySQL. Postgress is on the way but not quite ready Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering dbForge Studio for MySQL: Get the trial, give it a try. Very crisp and clean interface, direct editing of table data, many different type of editors from data to server setting. If you do mySQL worth the price! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is dbForge Studio for MySQL solving and how is that benefiting you? Quick work creating DBs, fixing DB's, maintaining the data for the projects I work on. Very consistent and reliable tool. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Philippe S.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Philippe S.") PS Philippe S. Président Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 2/26/2018 "Must have" 4.5/5 What do you like best about dbForge Studio for MySQL? Most of this, it's really effective to access to your mysql data (or mariadb) with Dbforge studio. You can work on multiple servers and databases at the same time, it's fast and effective. The schema and also the data compare feature are very useful. I love to generate schema, script and a backup of my data. Useful for dev ops, you can execute query (sql query can be auto formatted), debug them, you can also create snippets or create database schema showing all the tables and the relations. It's really easy to administrate the right of the users for the mysql host. You can extract data from the server and generate some fancy charts. It's easy to create some jobs like backup the database, just create the job in the wizard and save it. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about dbForge Studio for MySQL? The connection information is saved in the registry, so if you change your computer you have to find the registry key, export them and import them, it's painful. It would be very useful to have a save all preferences and restore them, it would avoid some problems. Also we can set different connection group but we can't make folder, if you have a lot of server, it can be disgusting. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is dbForge Studio for MySQL solving and how is that benefiting you? I can access to a server using a SSH tunnel. It's really easy to set up, you only need a private key, everything is automatic. Also when I have to apply a new schema, it's very easy and effective to analyse the schema and synchronize them. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerSource: Organic SA Sanju A. Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 2/22/2018 "You need this!" 5/5 What do you like best about dbForge Studio for MySQL? The best part of dbForge Studio is that everything is right there at your fingertips. All the tools you need are easily accessible. If you are are already a user of other dbForge Studio products then the layout will be very familiar to you and you will be up and running in no time. Some things I use every day: - Code completion - Code snippets - Auto formatting - Refactoring - Backup & restore - Table maintenance - Data import & export - Schema designer Some things I use sometimes: - Find objects - Profiler - Reporting - Pivots Some things I use rarely: - Service control - Debugger - Visual query builder Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about dbForge Studio for MySQL? There isn't much to dislike. Sometimes it feels like there are so many features available that you aren't sure exactly where to find something. Although I do wish it were cheaper it does represent good value for what you are getting. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering dbForge Studio for MySQL: Take it for a test drive. Compare it to the other products out there. Navicat is a good one to compare it to. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is dbForge Studio for MySQL solving and how is that benefiting you? Primarily we use it as the main tool to administer our mySQL (and mySQL variants) in AWS. We don't need to buy multiple tools to do the job. dbForge does everything. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerSource: Organic ![Alfredo C.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Alfredo C.") AC Alfredo C. Executive Director Internet Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 2/22/2018 "After many other MysQL software, I found one that does it all extremely well" 5/5 What do you like best about dbForge Studio for MySQL? Excellent user interface. Built-in debugger for functions and procedures. I can work on multiple servers and databases at the ame time. All MySQL features, including server monitoring, in one place. Fast and reliable. Never has crashed on me. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about dbForge Studio for MySQL? The connection information is saved in the registry, and some Windows optimizing software will delete this information and you wake up to and empty connection window. It took me months to find out the reason, and Support did not help with this one. The connection information should be in a (hidden) file so it can be backed up. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering dbForge Studio for MySQL: Satrt with this as your first choice. Don't waste your time and money using othe MySQL software. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is dbForge Studio for MySQL solving and how is that benefiting you? Scheduled backups is a critical feature for me. I own other software that claims to do it, but it randomly fails, or stops working altogether. Not this one. 100% reliable. Query building is a snap, and it does save time, without annoying meddling in Group By statements which so many others have. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerSource: Organic ## Questions about dbForge Studio for MySQL? Ask real users or explore answers from the community Get practical answers, real workflows, and honest pros and cons from the G2 community or share your insights. [ Ask about dbForge Studio for MySQL ](https://www.g2.com/products/dbforge-studio-for-mysql-2018-12-04/discussions/new) AA Agustin Aguirre • Last activity over 5 years ago is it posible to automate a comparisson between environments and deploy? 1 Upvote 1 [ Join the conversation ](https://www.g2.com/discussions/46830-is-it-posible-to-automate-a-comparisson-between-environments-and-deploy) ![Bernardo B.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Bernardo B.") BB Bernardo Bicalho • Last activity over 3 years ago why not make it multidatabase? 1 Upvote 1 [ Join the conversation ](https://www.g2.com/discussions/why-not-make-it-multidatabase) [ View all Discussions ](https://www.g2.com/products/dbforge-studio-for-mysql-2018-12-04/discuss) ## Pricing Options Pricing provided by dbForge. ### Express Free ### Standard (Subscription) $9.95 Per Month ### Professional (Subscription) $19.95 Per Month [ View More Pricing Information ](https://www.g2.com/products/dbforge-studio-for-mysql-2018-12-04/pricing) dbForge Studio for MySQL Comparisons ![Product Avatar Image](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/small_square/small_square_0c1a5efe2186b27d1209cb6792600fda/navicat-premium.png "Product Avatar Image") Navicat Premium 4.5/5(60) [ Compare Now ](https://www.g2.com/compare/navicat-premium-vs-dbforge-studio-for-mysql-2018-12-04) ![Product Avatar Image](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/small_square/small_square_f780e4cdd9d34f3e5f626adb6f680aed/dbeaver.png "Product Avatar Image") DBeaver 4.4/5(172) [ Compare Now ](https://www.g2.com/compare/dbeaver-vs-dbforge-studio-for-mysql-2018-12-04) ![Product Avatar Image](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/small_square/small_square_3f8bc78b80dcba76cd813e5b9bdcee14/sql-compare.png "Product Avatar Image") SQL Compare 4.4/5(28) [ Compare Now ](https://www.g2.com/compare/sql-compare-vs-dbforge-studio-for-mysql-2018-12-04) ##### ##### dbForge Studio for MySQL Features Functionality Data Backup Schema Comparison Data Comparison Management Database Synchronization Selective Synchronization Data dictionary Maintenance Data Migration Backup and Recovery Multi-User Environment Security User Access Control [ View More Features ](https://www.g2.com/products/dbforge-studio-for-mysql-2018-12-04/features) ##### Categories on G2 [Database Management Systems (DBMS)](https://www.g2.com/categories/database-management-systems-dbms)[Database Backup](https://www.g2.com/categories/database-backup)[Database Comparison](https://www.g2.com/categories/database-comparison) ##### Explore More [Is Apollo ILS worth it for mid-size public or academic institutions that need fast deployment and minimal training overhead, or does Koha deliver the same value as an open-source alternative?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/is-apollo-ils-worth-it-for-mid-size-public-or-academic-institutions-that-need-fast-deployment-and-minimal-training-overhead-or-does-koha-deliver-the-same-value-as-an-open-source-alternative)[Which influencer marketing tools are genuinely easy to onboard for a non-technical marketing team that does not have a dedicated ops person?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/which-influencer-marketing-tools-are-genuinely-easy-to-onboard-for-a-non-technical-marketing-team-that-does-not-have-a-dedicated-ops-person)[Best MFT software for small business](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-s-the-best-mft-software-for-small-businesses) [What is the best way to track time for remote teams?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-is-the-best-way-to-track-time-for-remote-teams)[What are the main freelance platforms and how do they actually compare for someone who wants to understand the landscape before committing to one?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-are-the-main-freelance-platforms-and-how-do-they-actually-compare-for-someone-who-wants-to-understand-the-landscape-before-committing-to-one)[Pros and Cons Details](https://www.g2.com/products/dbforge-studio-for-mysql-2018-12-04/reviews?qs=pros-and-cons) [Show MoreShow Less](javascript:void(0);)