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At a Glance
Visual Studio
Visual Studio
Star Rating
(3,659)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (35.3% of reviews)
Information
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
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dbForge Studio for SQL Server
dbForge Studio for SQL Server
Star Rating
(54)4.7 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (62.3% of reviews)
Information
Entry-Level Pricing
Free
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Visual Studio vs dbForge Studio for SQL Server

When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found dbForge Studio for SQL Server easier to use, set up, and administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with dbForge Studio for SQL Server overall.

  • Reviewers felt that dbForge Studio for SQL Server meets the needs of their business better than Visual Studio.
  • When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that dbForge Studio for SQL Server is the preferred option.
  • For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of dbForge Studio for SQL Server over Visual Studio.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Visual Studio
No pricing available
dbForge Studio for SQL Server
Express
Free
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Free Trial
Visual Studio
No trial information available
dbForge Studio for SQL Server
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
9.1
2,971
9.3
39
Ease of Use
8.7
2,986
9.5
39
Ease of Setup
8.5
633
9.8
20
Ease of Admin
8.5
525
9.7
16
Quality of Support
8.3
2,569
8.9
33
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.8
490
9.7
16
Product Direction (% positive)
8.8
2,877
9.7
36
Features by Category
.NET Integrated Development Environments (IDE)Hide 7 FeaturesShow 7 Features
8.8
840
Not enough data
Functionality
9.1
754
Not enough data
8.9
744
Not enough data
9.0
657
Not enough data
8.6
733
Not enough data
8.7
719
Not enough data
8.6
721
Not enough data
8.7
728
Not enough data
C/C++ Integrated Development Environments (IDE)Hide 7 FeaturesShow 7 Features
8.9
526
Not enough data
Functionality
9.1
476
Not enough data
8.9
473
Not enough data
8.9
433
Not enough data
8.9
466
Not enough data
8.8
464
Not enough data
8.7
466
Not enough data
8.7
462
Not enough data
Application Development PlatformsHide 7 FeaturesShow 7 Features
9.0
349
Not enough data
Functionality
9.1
335
Not enough data
9.1
331
Not enough data
9.0
308
Not enough data
8.9
330
Not enough data
8.8
319
Not enough data
8.8
326
Not enough data
9.0
326
Not enough data
SQL Integrated Development Environments (IDE)Hide 6 FeaturesShow 6 Features
Not enough data
9.1
15
Integration - SQL Integrated Development Environments (IDE)
Not enough data
9.8
15
Not enough data
8.3
15
Not enough data
9.1
15
Not enough data
9.4
15
Management - SQL Integrated Development Environments (IDE)
Not enough data
9.6
15
Not enough data
9.3
15
Mobile Development PlatformsHide 3 FeaturesShow 3 Features
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Mobile Development Platforms
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Visual Studio
Visual Studio
dbForge Studio for SQL Server
dbForge Studio for SQL Server
Visual Studio and dbForge Studio for SQL Server share no categories
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Visual Studio
Visual Studio
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
35.3%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
31.9%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
32.8%
dbForge Studio for SQL Server
dbForge Studio for SQL Server
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
62.3%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
26.4%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
11.3%
Reviewers' Industry
Visual Studio
Visual Studio
Computer Software
30.8%
Information Technology and Services
22.6%
Higher Education
3.0%
Internet
2.4%
Financial Services
2.4%
Other
38.9%
dbForge Studio for SQL Server
dbForge Studio for SQL Server
Computer Software
25.9%
Information Technology and Services
20.4%
Retail
3.7%
Higher Education
3.7%
Health, Wellness and Fitness
3.7%
Other
42.6%
Most Helpful Reviews
Visual Studio
Visual Studio
Most Helpful Favorable Review
James C.
JC
James C.
Verified User in Internet

The tooling in Visual studio is awesome. It is, inherently, bound to the .NET framework but assuming you're happy to use C#, F# or whatever Visual Studio is quite simply one of the best IDEs available. Eclipse, IntelliJ and Aptana are all OK IDEs and...

Most Helpful Critical Review
Verified User in Higher Education
GH
Verified User in Higher Education

One of the most annoying thing is that you need to register to use the software, and that you must be connected all the time, otherwise it starts complaining. It is easy to find support for all-Microsoft solutions, but if you want to create something not...

dbForge Studio for SQL Server
dbForge Studio for SQL Server
Most Helpful Favorable Review
RR
Robert R.
Verified User in Food Production

Having used may other competing tools on the marke, dbForge takes the cake in terms of its intuitive interface, power packed features, sophisticated yet easy to use IDE.

Most Helpful Critical Review
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Discussions
Visual Studio
Visual Studio Discussions
What is Visual Studio used for?
8 comments
Pratik  D.
PD
Integrated Development Environment for Applications DevelopmentRead more
What is the use of Visual Studio?
6 comments
Khabul S.
KS
Visual Studio is user friendly IDE tool used for developing code with lots of plugins available.Read more
can i use visual studio with mysql database? is it the best compatibility
5 comments
Jacqueline U.
JU
Yes, you can go ahead, MS Visual Studio is efficiently compatible with both MSSql and Mysql.Read more
dbForge Studio for SQL Server
dbForge Studio for SQL Server Discussions
What is dbForge Studio for SQL Server?
1 comment
Jordan S.
JS
dbForge Studio for SQL Server is a powerful IDE that helps users develop SQL code, manage databases, analyze data, and embrace collaborative development and...Read more
What is dbForge used for?
1 comment
Jordan S.
JS
dbForge is a product family for database management, administration, development, data generation and reporting, and much more. Available for SQL Server,...Read more
What are the features of SQL Server?
1 comment
Jordan S.
JS
Microsoft SQL Server is a leading relational database management system that serves various applications for business intelligence and analysis in corporate...Read more