The fact that it is a free, full-featured IDE that offers deep, native integration with Oracle Database is its biggest strength. The built-in reporting tools, integrated debugger, and the ability to easily browse through complex schemas without writing code are essential for my daily workflow. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The Java-based interface can be resource-intensive and prone to lagging or freezing, especially when handling large result sets. The UI also feels somewhat dated compared to modern code editors, and the connection management can occasionally be temperamental when dealing with multiple VPNs or cloud environments. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

It iIt can feel slow or laggy at times, especially with large queries or connections.

Some features are a bit outdated compared to modern database tools, making the UI feel less polished.s intuitive and easy to navigate, so even complex tasks feel simple.

I also love how it integrates everything queries, tuning, and DB management in one place. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

It can feel slow or laggy at times, especially with large queries or connections.

Some features are a bit outdated compared to modern database tools, making the UI feel less polished. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

It helped me analyse large-scale transaction data for finance clients, detect risk and fraud patterns using joins and window functions, and produce clear explanations and audit-ready insights. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Debugging complete, long SQL queries is awkward, especially when you get into complex branching logic and custom algorithms. Portability also feels limited, and it’s harder to unit test compared to application code. On top of that, graph-based fraud rings, real-time scoring, model experimentation, and advanced feature engineering all feel lacking in SQL. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The best thing about SQL Developer is its ability to efficiently handle database tasks. I can write, test, and debug SQL queries quickly, which helps me save time and avoid errors Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

It can be slow with big databases and may feel a little heavy on the system at times. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

It's easy to explain to the people and clarify their doubts and also each error code is well documented when it triggers on the basis of which you can rectify your issue and also you have your tutorials which has great explanation Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I think it takes too long to connect to their server due to which tho the query execution time is low Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

As an SQL developer I really like to play with data. It is good and easier to use SQL . The best part in SQL is it's syntax and UI which we can use and can build good projects. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

As such I like nothing about sql it's easier to use some time there is connection issue which occurs and it's not an big deal I think. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

User friendly interface, shortcuts and options to handle the sql code Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Sometimes take time to open and run the queries. Everything is fine other than that. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

SQL developer is most powerful and popular tool built by Oracle .There are many editions free to licenced version so that a large number of users can use the same . It manly used for Database integration , and it supports many vendors. We can export data , execute certain plan and fetching table data in our own required formats . We can see the time taken also . For big queries SQL developer is very helpful because it gives hierarchy lines to understand in different colors . Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

There is nothing to dislike and no cons found as such about SQL developer. This amazing tool is good for everyone who want to access database and see table format , space of the cluster. The easy implementation makes easier for any vendor to integrate with it.Oracle itself having very good customer support system for its own products which is good for any company to choose and implement in the project. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

SQL developer is so easy to use and at the same time have all the functionalities you need to work with databases like setting up database connection, user security and especially the workbook so easy and efficient lets you write your query and also suggest auto completion. You can select what you want to run and see result at the same time. All I can say is if you want to work with SQL this is the tool you should use. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Sometime setting up the connection can be a bit of a task and the complex big queries takes some to run and show result. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

It has many options, easy to us UI. The tab system is done well and there are many DBA functions that can be used through the tool like checking tablespaces, currently running jobs and running execution plans for queries.

There is a DBA window that you can attach a connection to and if you have full DBA rights, then you can perform your functions via a UI instead of having to type them in a command prompt Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

It uses a lot of resources and it can sometimes just crash. When I try to remote into my work computer from home, sometimes the SQL Developer just closes itself. It gives no warning. Never had that issue using Toad.

I also havent been able to locate the table locks and which sessions are causing those locks at the moment. I hope to be able to find that functionality soon. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.