Oracle SQL Developer vs dbForge Studio for SQL Server comparison

Devart and Oracle are both solutions in the IDE category. Devart is ranked #11, while Oracle is ranked #2 with an average rating of 8.8. Devart holds a 4.7% mindshare in IDE, compared to Oracle’s 5.7% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of Devart users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 93% of Oracle users who would recommend it.

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93% willing to recommend

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Oracle SQL Developer

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Executive Summary

We performed a comparison between Oracle SQL Developer and dbForge Studio for SQL Server based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

Find out in this report how the two IDE solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI.

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Review summaries and opinions

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Categories and Ranking

dbForge Studio for SQL Server

Ranking in IDE

11th

Average Rating

9.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Oracle SQL Developer

Ranking in IDE

2nd

Average Rating

8.6

Reviews Sentiment

7.9

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of February 2026, in the IDE category, the mindshare of dbForge Studio for SQL Server is 4.7%, up from 1.2% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Oracle SQL Developer is 5.7%, up from 3.9% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

IDE Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
Oracle SQL Developer	5.7%
dbForge Studio for SQL Server	4.7%
Other	89.6%

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Ayodele-Makun

Head BI SBU at a tech services company with 11-50 employees

Easy to use, quick data usage, and a helpful knowledge base

The only issue that I have is that it depends on hardware resources, it takes a lot, that is the only set back with the solution. What we are using is fine for now. I believe that the newer versions 2016 or 2018 SQL have improved a lot and have all of the features available. It would be useful to have some form of self-service capabilities or some form an AI to provide a summary and to be able to tell you what has happened. Also, the inclusion of some integration tools would be helpful. In the next release, I would like to see some form of artificial intelligence with some form of summaries telling you what has happened without having to get into a complex query to get that information.

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Vikram_Kumar

Data Architect at Ontario Power Generation

Has improved development efficiency through reusable components and intuitive programming features

When errors occur while programming, they are very generic. Even when searching the internet, the errors remain generic and it takes considerable time to understand the fix. This was predominantly felt because we were mostly working on writing code and developing features. Error handling needs to be improved. The patches and upgrade process is very long. In the last year and a half, I haven't upgraded, so we don't know if latest features have arrived. Another issue is with sessions. If we were working on code and then switch off our laptop for two to three days, the session would keep running. This consumes many resources and flags to the team that a user has been continuously using Oracle SQL Developer. There should be a timeout period for inactive sessions.

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Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:

Pros

"It's quite easy to install and use from a local machine or laptop, as well as on a server."

"I like the ease of use and quick data usage."

"I have a lot of flexibility with it."

"It's easy to deploy, I can copy it onto the system and run it without having to install it and this makes it a very good solution for quick use."

"Ability to analyze performance, using Explain Plan statement."

"You do not have to install it, just dump it on the OS, then use it."

"Using execution plan, I am able to do lots of query tuning."

"It allows us to implement a form of test driven development (TDD) for database-resident code."

"You can install it on every platform. It just works. The other thing is that it's free. And Oracle is committed to the development of the tool, so it has been improving."

"I like it because it's very similar in output to SQL *Plus, and it has many convenience features that make it easier to read the data and use the basic reporting features it provides."

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Cons

"The lock files and login are two features we've had issues with. As far as I can see, there's no way to switch off the login in SQL Servers. If there could be a way to switch off the login, for transactions, or in operations, or tables, that'd be great."

"The only issue that I have is that it depends on hardware resources, it takes a lot, that is the only set back with the solution."

"I think it would be great to have an overview over the sessions it opens so that we could easily see and control which connections to the database we want to keep open, which ones are hanging; and it would be great to make them independent from each other."

"The competing products have more features."

"If they had something on the Web then you wouldn't need to install it, just query, like Enterprise Manager."

"There are occasional runtime issues that are easily worked around, especially on a Windows deployment."

"The initial setup is always a problem, it cannot find the Java SDK."

"It would be nice to have the ability to access DBs than Oracle."

"There is room for improvement in the Real Time SQL Monitoring."

"The stability depends on what version you're using. There are more successful versions and are less successful versions. For example, 17.3 is less successful. There were many bugs. Now, we are trying to pull all the developers to upgrade to 17.4."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"Because it's 2012 version, it's a one-off enterprise license that we have never had to upgrade."

"It is basically free."

"It has the advantage that it's free. The next best competitor would cost several thousand dollars."

"It's a no-cost license and it offers outstanding functionality on that basis."

"It's a free tool."

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Financial Services Firm

18%

Marketing Services Firm

17%

Computer Software Company

Insurance Company

Company Size

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Large Enterprise

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Small Business

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By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	14
Midsize Enterprise	5
Large Enterprise	19

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Oracle SQL Developer?

The pricing of Oracle SQL Developer depends on the size of the company and the project. I cannot use Oracle or other solutions if I am just starting. If I start with MySQL, it depends on the size o...

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What needs improvement with Oracle SQL Developer?

The downsides of Oracle SQL Developer include hard typing. It is not similar to another relational database such as MySQL. I need to define the object that I will receive even when I create a store...

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What is your primary use case for Oracle SQL Developer?

I have been using it for about five years, but it has not been continuous. Sometimes I have projects that are developed in SQL Server, MySQL, and even more relational databases such as MongoDB. It ...

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Overview

dbForge Studio for SQL Server is a powerful IDE for SQL Server management, administration, development, data reporting and analysis. The tool will help SQL developers to perform complex database changes, version-control database changes in popular source control systems, and speed up routine tasks. You don't need to waste your time to search for and purchase SSMS plugins across the internet to get your work done.

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Oracle SQL Developer is a free integrated development environment that simplifies the development and management of Oracle Database in both traditional and Cloud deployments. SQL Developer offers complete end-to-end development of your PL/SQL applications, a worksheet for running queries and scripts, a DBA console for managing the database, a reports interface, a complete data modeling solution, and a migration platform for moving your 3rd party databases to Oracle.

For more information on Oracle SQL Developer, visit Oracle.com

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