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Verified User in Program Development

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

8/2/2023

"Navicat Premium 17"

5/5

What do you like best about Navicat Premium?

* UPDATE: 09-08-26 After using Navicat version 17 for a year I could not be more pleased with the software. Looking forward to version 18. - KR

As a Database Architect and Engineer I need the best tools available.

Navicat 17 is a one stop tool to do everything and anything you need to do with a database. From MySQL, MariaDB, MongoDB, SQL Server, Oracle, PostgreSQL, and SQLite to numerous cloud databases. There truly is no other tool that compares.

I have been a very long time user of Navicat. Every release gets better and better. Believe me, I have try pretty much every DB manager out there and Navicat is hands down the best and easiest to work with.

One of the first benefits is that it does not matter what platform you are on. Whether it be Windows, macOS, or Linux, Navicat Premium 17 is available for all of them.

With this Major release also comes a brand new design that improves usability and accessibility. The GUI interface is clean and extremely intuitive. You could easily just dive right in and start using it without have to read a single page of the manual.

I really like the Data Generator. One of the problems with creating a database from the ground up is having real data to test with. With Navicat 17, the problem is solved.

Navicat also comes with a built-in Chart Generator. What is great about this is that it connects to any data source. Excel, Access, or ODBC, it doesn't matter. Chart generation works for all of them.

Whether you use Navicat from home or the office, the Connection Profile lets you create any number of profiles each with their own settings.

Once you connect to your chosen data source, Navicat's new filtering feature allows you to easily drill down through your data to get exactly the information you want.

Another great feature of Navicat is the Query Builder. This is something I find myself using quite often when creating complex queries. In a single window you can create and run your query. The summary tab provides detailed summary when you run your query.

There are so many other features one could write a book on Navicat. From Data Transfer, Synchronization, Data Comparison, Importing & Exporting data to various formats, a built-in database designer, and reverse engineering, there just isn't any other Software that compares to Navicat Premium 17. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Navicat Premium?

It is on the expensive side compared to similar applications. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Navicat Premium solving and how is that benefiting you?

Navicat Premium makes it very easy to manage my databases of all types in production and my local development environment. It just works. I have never experienced any bugs with the software. One "problem" Navicat solves for me is their cloud connection feature. As a user of multiple virtual machines I can have my database connections available no matter what machine or OS I am running. I often need to compare and Sync data between databases. With Navicat this is a simple task. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.