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Time to Implement

1 month

Return on Investment

7 months

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Users consistently praise the user-friendly interface and ease of use of SQL Developer, highlighting its ability to simplify complex database tasks and streamline SQL query management. Many appreciate its comprehensive features for database management, although some note that it can be slow with large queries or when handling extensive data sets.

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villa s.
VS
Developer
Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
Business partner of the seller or seller's competitor, not included in G2 scores.
"The best backend tool"
What do you like best about SQL Developer?

Sql developer is one of the best back end tool which helps in inserting updating deleting and managing data. It helps to store data for a long time without losing it. It can be used for various purposes like in shopping malls etc...to manage daily profit calculations. We can also create schemas tables that help in storing data Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about SQL Developer?

When a long query is executed the developer gets hanged very quickly. It can't handle some exceptions. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Information Technology and Services
UI
Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
"Good software for database handling"
What do you like best about SQL Developer?

The best about SQL Developer is the ability to do anything and everything with databases. From creating tables, keys, constraints to restricting the access to the data, everything can be handled. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about SQL Developer?

It is too slow when it starts and takes a long time in loading the first time. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Abhigyan S.
AS
Book Author
Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
"Great product for SQL developers out there"
What do you like best about SQL Developer?

Probably one of the best SQL applications out there with a pretty good UI. Auto complete queries, debugging and pinning the previous SQL result before running a new one works wonders when you want to compare the results of two queries in the same tab. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about SQL Developer?

Tends to get a bit slow sometimes. Also, I have experienced losing my saved connections a lot of time when restarting the application and had to reconfigure the connections. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Rajat S.
RS
Software Developer
Computer Software
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"The best database management tool i have ever used."
What do you like best about SQL Developer?

1. The query system is so much easy to write even you can write complex queries in a easy way.

2. If you are going to work on Oracle database then just use it for once, you will fall in love with this tool.

3. With the use of this tool you can develop your project in given time line. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about SQL Developer?

1. As a developer i did not find any cons in it even i am a fan of this tool. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Peter W.
PW
Test Engineering Specialist
Information Technology and Services
Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
"Good software with a few niggles"
What do you like best about SQL Developer?

Easy to make connections and run SQL statements, good user interface. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about SQL Developer?

Has a short timescale before it needs to reset, its generally around 10minutes and then youve got to wait for the conenction to reset. This can often be annoying when you're moving between different applications in order to validate data etc. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Information Technology and Services
UI
Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
"Good tool for database browsing and administration"
What do you like best about SQL Developer?

It's a fantastic free tool supported by Oracle to allow you to manage all most all aspects of an oracle database. We usually encourage our development teams to try this first before they can go for commercial software. So far this has proved quite useful. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about SQL Developer?

The user interface is not very intuitive, color scheme and icon selecting is also very ambiguous. I would have personally appreciate a sqlplus type interface window which will allow you to run multiple queries and record the result sequentially for problem analysis but overall its quite good. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Aviation & Aerospace
UA
Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
"Useful tool for quick database maintenance"
What do you like best about SQL Developer?

Drilling down into schemas is relatively simple, with a tree structure that makes navigation in multiple schema very easy and intuitive. Being able to modify tables directly rather than having to use SQL each time is also a plus. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about SQL Developer?

It's very awkward to bring up multiple tables in the view pane. The tabs are unimodal, so if you bring up a data view in one table and then want to look at another table, the tab is overwritten with the new table data. There is some sort of split window functionality but it's very unintuitive to use. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Diana W.
DW
Web Developer
Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
"Better programs out there"
What do you like best about SQL Developer?

I like being able to filter tables and sorting columns once opening a table. SQL Developer allows for helping me view and export database structures which is very helpful. On the plus side, it is easy to start for new developers and making connections is easy. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about SQL Developer?

I do not like how to writer queries in oracle nor do I like how low it is. SQL server is so much better than SQL developer. Writing queries in SQL developer is frustrating. The join sequence is weird to optimize queries. I also really with it was better helping identifying syntax errors. The query editor is not that great. The software is slow, locks up all of the time and crashes. I often get a black screen and have to force close the program. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Utilities
UU
Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
"Super helpful DB tool"
What do you like best about SQL Developer?

I enjoy the ability to visually open, view and edit Oracle Data Bases Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about SQL Developer?

I wish that I could open multiple tables inside the same database to visually review and compare multiple tables. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Automotive
UA
Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
"Good free tool for Oracle Database query development."
What do you like best about SQL Developer?

It is easy to save your connection, write an run queries, and view and export results against Oracle databases. It has features such as export to excel, auto complete, and saved snippets and queries. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about SQL Developer?

It takes a while to load and can be confusing to install as it relies on Java and does not include a formal product installer. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Pricing Insights

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Time to Implement

1 month

Return on Investment

7 months

Perceived Cost

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