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SQL Sentry vs Toad Data Modeler comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Jan 23, 2025

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

Categories and Ranking

SQL Sentry
Ranking in Database Development and Management
19th
Average Rating
9.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.7
Number of Reviews
2
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Toad Data Modeler
Ranking in Database Development and Management
9th
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
7.3
Number of Reviews
19
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of July 2026, in the Database Development and Management category, the mindshare of SQL Sentry is 2.2%, down from 5.8% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Toad Data Modeler is 3.1%, down from 3.7% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Database Development and Management Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Toad Data Modeler3.1%
SQL Sentry2.2%
Other94.7%
Database Development and Management
 

Featured Reviews

SM
Sql Db Administrator at a non-tech company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Lets you know when your jobs are taking longer than average and allows you to go back in history and find out what was happening at certain times
To be able to go back in history and find out what was happening at certain times is the most valuable feature of the product. Another thing that's good about the product is that it will let you know when your jobs are taking longer than average so that you can foretell that there's going to be an issue coming up. Your SQL agent job is taking longer.
KQ
Senior engineer at a government with 201-500 employees
Creates intuitive diagrams with comprehensive control over relationships
1) When updating a model after generating a schema, if only a few tables are imported, the tool assumes you want to delete the rest. If you have a large model, you repeatedly have to clarify that you don't want to delete each one. 2) If one could view the same model on physical, logical, and conceptual levels while retaining all information specific to each level (including layout), that would be excellent.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"To be able to go back in history and find out what was happening at certain times is the most valuable feature of the product."
"The blocking and deadlock report feature is very convenient to use in pinpointing which query is causing something and what other queries are waiting for it."
"This solution has identified blocking, deadlock, memory pressure, and high CPU consumption issues."
"Auto-complete is the best feature of the solution."
"With Toad, all the users have the same database on the server rather than local individual databases which creates a lot of duplication."
"The most valuable features are the database architecture, the good functionality, and the user interface."
"Toad allowed us to run the query on the cloud DB and return data from the query, making things much faster."
"SQL Developer is much better than it was."
"It was immensely helpful in collecting SQL database data, especially as I am not a database admin/engineer."
"Horizontal layout for each connected database connection makes it easy to work with multiple databases at the same time."
"TOAD makes it easy to code and compile stored procedures, is easy to find and edit code, offers the ability to debug and test, and is a great tool that saves a lot of time because it has a lot of components all in one tool so you don’t need to open or use other apps or the command line."
 

Cons

"If we can get details on wait types from system views, it will help identify a more detailed root cause."
"There could be some more metrics on the high availability to let us know when there are issues synchronizing between the hosts."
"Sometimes, Toad crashes without a clue as to why, and it needs an immediate restart."
"The one thing about it is that there are almost too many features and options; some we don’t even use."
"Although a lot of people get deceived by the name “Data Analysis”, it has capacity of any enterprise tool, but not to the point of creating multiple pipes in one integrated work-flow, batching the work-flows and running them parallel for data loads."
"When updating a model after generating a schema, if only a few tables are imported, the tool assumes you want to delete the rest, which is cumbersome."
"Toad crashes sometimes and it will lose all the saved database information."
"We sometimes have issues with multiple nested queries. They take a long time to run, and it would be nice to have them run faster."
"What could be improved in Toad Data Modeler is stability and the complex setup."
"Reverse engineering the physical schema is complex and can be made easier."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"It's fairly expensive."
"Price-wise, the lesser it is, the better it is for me, especially in Egypt. I think that the licensing cost ranges from 1,000 to 9,000. Also, it includes maintenance and support for a year."
"Though I'm not involved in the licensing for Toad Data Modeler, I believe it's per user and not cheap."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
16%
Manufacturing Company
11%
Government
8%
Computer Software Company
7%
Financial Services Firm
14%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Construction Company
7%
Comms Service Provider
7%
 

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Company SizeCount
Small Business8
Midsize Enterprise4
Large Enterprise9
 

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Toad Data Modeler?
Considering its functionality, I would rate its pricing as a seven out of ten. It could be cheaper yet is still pretty good.
What needs improvement with Toad Data Modeler?
1) When updating a model after generating a schema, if only a few tables are imported, the tool assumes you want to delete the rest. If you have a large model, you repeatedly have to clarify that y...
What is your primary use case for Toad Data Modeler?
There are two main use cases. One is reengineering an existing model and making changes from a database. The other is making a new model from scratch. These use cases involve all kinds of systems, ...
 

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