dbForge Studio for SQL Server pros and cons

Name: dbForge Studio for SQL Server
Brand: Devart
Rating: 4.4 (4 reviews)

Vendor: Devart

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Shakti Gupta

SQL server database administrator at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees

Sep 29, 2026

dbForge Studio for SQL Server has positively impacted my organization by making routine database development and troubleshooting more efficient, leading to improved DBA productivity, faster troubleshooting, and reduced manual efforts, rather than directly reducing staffing or infrastructure costs.

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Ayodele-Makun

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

Dec 9, 2019

I like the ease of use and quick data usage.

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Lucas Dreyer

Data Engineer at BBD

Oct 6, 2019

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

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it_user70134

Senior business Intelligence consultant at Asociación SevillaUP

Jul 4, 2016

If you do SQL for a living you need a robust productivity tool.

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dbForge Studio for SQL Server Cons review quotes

Shakti Gupta

SQL server database administrator at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees

Sep 29, 2026

One area I would like to see improved in dbForge Studio for SQL Server is the performance when using schema and data comparison for large databases, as the comparison can take some time and require more visual review.

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Ayodele-Makun

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

Dec 9, 2019

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.

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Lucas Dreyer

Data Engineer at BBD

Oct 6, 2019

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.

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it_user70134

Senior business Intelligence consultant at Asociación SevillaUP

Jul 4, 2016

I once had a problem stopping a long running query, not sure whose fault was, mine, the server or something else.