Red Gate Sql Data Compare
I am looking for suggestions on an alternative product for comparing SQL schema and data with Microsoft SQL server (2012). Up to this point in time our company has used Red Gate SQL Compare and SQL Data Compare with an older SQL version, and it has worked well. The problem is that we need to purchase a new version (no upgrade path) and the product is far more expensive that what we had paid many years back. In looking at some alternatives, I see there are other products out there which are far cheaper. Thankfully, they appear to have trials, so I'll probably nab one or two and let our developers give it a go to see if they live up to expectations.
Does anyone have some personal recommendations of what they've used that would be a good alternative for SQL schema and data compare to Red Gate's product? Right now I'm looking at these:
http://www.devart.com/dbforge/sql/compare-bundle.html
http://www.xsql.com/products/sql_server_schema_compare
http://www.xsql.com/products/sql_server_data_compare
(last two as a bundle)
They are far cheaper than Red Gate's stuff--just not sure if capable enough.
Thanks for any suggestions.
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Free Tool to compare Sql Server tables
I would like to compare two SQL Server databases including schema (table structure) and data in tables too. What is best tool to do this?
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I am using Red-Gate's software: http://www.red-gate.com
I use schema and data comparison functionality built into the latest version Microsoft Visual Studio 2015 Community Edition (Free) or Professional / Premium / Ultimate edition. Works like a charm!
Red-Gate's SQL data comparison tool is my second alternative:
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I like Open DBDiff.Updated Open DBDiff Link
It's not the most complete tool, but it works great and it's free. And it's very easy to use.
SQL Admin Studio from http://www.simego.com/Products/SQL-Admin-Studio is now free, lets you manage your SQL Database, SQL Compare and Synchronise, Data Compare and Synchronise and much more. Also supports SQL Azure and some MySQL Support too.
[UPDATE: Yes I am the Author of the above program, as it's now Free I just wanted to Share it with the community]
I'm partial to AdeptSQL. It's clean and intuitive and it DOESN'T have the one feature that scares the hell out of me on a lot of similar programs. One giant button that it you push it will automatically synchronize EVERYTHING without so much as a by-your-leave. If you want to sync the changes you have to do it yourself and I like that.
There is one tool with source code available at http://www.codeproject.com/Articles/205011/SQL-Server-Database-Comparison-Tool
That should give flexibility as code is available.
dbghost is the best i have used to date. one of the best features i have seen is that it will generate SQL code to go between versions of a database based on the SQL you keep in source control, as well as a database. simple and easy to use.
I've used SQL Delta before (http://www.sqldelta.com/), it's really good. Not free however, not sure how prices compare to Red-Gates
Try DBComparer, it's free and fast:
Database Workbench can made it too
Cross database development
Use the Schema Compare and Migration Tools to compare testing and deployed databases, migrate existing databases to different database systems.
you can also made it with database Comparer
I use it for Firebird and it works well.
Try dbForge Data Compare for SQL Server. It can compare and sync any databases, even very large ones. Quick, easy, always delivers a correct result.Try it on your database and comment upon the product.
We can recommend you a reliable SQL comparison tool that offer 3 time’s faster comparison and synchronization of table data in your SQL Server databases. It's dbForge Data Compare for SQL Server and dbForge Schema Compare for SQL Server
Main advantages:
- Speedier comparison and synchronization of large databases
- Support of native SQL Server backups
- Custom mapping of tables, columns, and schemas
- Multiple options to tune your comparison and synchronization
- Generating comparison and synchronization reports
Plus free 30-day trial and risk-free purchase with 30-day money back guarantee.
We are using an inhouse developed solution that is basicly a procedure with arguments of what you want included in the comparision (SP's, Full SP code, table structure, defaults, indices, triggers.. etc)
Depending on your needs and budget, it might be a good way to go for you as well.
It is quite easily developed as well, then we just redirect output of procedure to textfiles and do text comparisions between the files.
One good thing about it is that its possible to save the output in source control.
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I've used Red Gate's tools and they are superb.However, if you can't spend any money you could try Open DBDiff to compare schemas.
I would definitely go with AdeptSQL if you're using MSSQL. It's the least good looking but the most talented db compare tool amongst the ones I've tried. It can compare both the structure and the data. It tells you which tables exist on one db but does not exist on the other, compares the structure and data of the common ones and it can produce the script to synchronize the two. It's not free but has a 30 day trial (as far as I can remember)
I tried OpenDiff Tool . Great tool that is free and easy to use .