Toad Data Modeler Reviews

Name: Toad Data Modeler
Brand: Quest Software
Rating: 4.2 (19 reviews)

4.2 out of 5

19 reviews
94% willing to recommend

What is Toad Data Modeler?

Toad Data Modeler helps you create high-quality data models. This data modeling tool enables you to easily deploy accurate changes to data structures across more than 20 different platforms.

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Toad Data Modeler is the #10 ranked solution in top Database Development and Management solutions. PeerSpot users give Toad Data Modeler an average rating of 8.4 out of 10. Toad Data Modeler is most commonly compared to IDERA ER/Studio: Toad Data Modeler vs IDERA ER/Studio. Toad Data Modeler is popular among the large enterprise segment, accounting for 58% of users researching this solution on PeerSpot. The top industry researching this solution are professionals from a government, accounting for 14% of all views.

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Database Development and Management

June 2025

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Featured Toad Data Modeler reviews

JamesBlack

Owner at JRB Software

The Oracle side of things was very popular. The admin features for Oracle were great. It would be a really good thing if we had a similar functionality to SQL Server. The product is not too bad with maintenance. MySQL would be better than Toad. I always recommend the product to others. Overall, I rate the solution a nine out of ten.

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Javid Ur Rahaman

VP, Infrastructure,Data Management Services & AI Evangelist at a tech company with 51-200 employees

It provides us with support for Oracle RAC, allowing us to manage and maintain our database health. We used this product in the trial edition to check RAC support with Oracle 12c to 19c Database, and it has given great results. We will recommend this option to all our new clients.

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KaiQuale

Senior engineer at a government with 201-500 employees

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, including both Oracle and lately also Postgres The feature I really like is the graphical part,…

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Toad Data Modeler mindshare

As of July 2025, the mindshare of Toad Data Modeler in the Database Development and Management category stands at 3.8%, up from 2.8% compared to the previous year, according to calculations based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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Key learnings from peers

Valuable Features

Toad Data Modeler offers a user-friendly interface, robust GUI, and faster database connectivity. Users appreciate features like SQL formatting, query optimization, and script editing. The tool excels in database architecture, schema generation, graphical relationship control, and cross-database querying. Compatibility with Windows 10/11 is highly valued, along with auto-complete, query builder, and data comparison. Users enjoy easy import/export functionality, running diverse queries, and database administration capabilities, enhancing efficiency and development time.

"The feature I really like is the graphical part, especially the control of the relationships."
"Auto-complete is the best feature of the solution."
"It is not feasible for small businesses. It is not used in a small company."

Room for Improvement

"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."
"The product should provide better debugging features."
"It is not feasible for small businesses. It is not used in a small company."

ROI

Toad Data Modeler provided 100% value for money due to its features compared to the price. Users expressed satisfaction with its cost-effectiveness and essential role in their tasks despite not being part of financial dealings. Although not all were aware of specific figures, the return on investment reached 200%. They anticipated recouping costs in two to three months, indicating a relatively quick financial benefit.

Pricing

"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."

Scalability

Toad Data Modeler handles large data volumes effectively and scales well across various environments. Users frequently report no issues when working with up to a thousand servers or hundreds of thousands of records. It excels in medium enterprises, though not favored for small businesses. Its scalability receives high ratings, comfortably supporting many licenses, with adaptability for new models and user additions. Users consistently note its dependable performance and scalability capabilities.

Stability

Users report mixed experiences with Toad Data Modeler regarding stability. Some encounter occasional crashes and connectivity problems, especially with large datasets or on certain systems like Windows 10. Others find it highly stable, managing multiple databases without issues and rating its stability nine out of ten. It efficiently handles multiple query windows but may struggle with large scripts and memory errors. Despite some minor frustrations, many find it reliable for their database modeling tasks.

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