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What is SQL Data Compare?

Redgate creates ingeniously simple software to help data professionals get the most value out of any database, anywhere, through the provision of end-to-end Database DevOps. More than 200,000 people globally, including 92% of the Fortune 100, trust Redgate to deliver ingeniously simple software. SQL Data Compare is the industry-standard tool for comparing and deploying SQL Server database contents. You can work with live databases, backups, or SQL scripts in source control. Damaged or missing data can be restored to a single row, without the need for a full database recovery. SQL Data Compare helps you compare and deploy changes quickly, simply, and with zero errors. Find out more about SQL Data Compare: https://www.red-gate.com/products/sql-data-compare/

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Compare SQL data from live databases, scripts, backups and source control.


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1999
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Redgate offers end-to-end Database DevOps to help organizations streamline software development and get value from their data faster.Redgate’s portfolio of solutions helps organizations reliably solve the complex challenges of database management across the DevOps lifecycle on any database, anywhere. We make life easier for IT leaders, development and operations teams, increasing efficiency, reducing errors and safeguarding business-critical data.Together, the above make up Redgate’s company boilerplate for press releases. We also include the below:More than
00,000 people globally, including 9
% of the Fortune 100, trust Redgate to deliver ingeniously simple software.


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Jonathan P.Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
5.0 out of 5
"Great product"
It can quickly compare data between tables.
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Niraj O.Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
4.5 out of 5
"Good tool for high productivity"
The data compare and other tools related to transact sql and meta data view awesome
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Brad F.Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
5.0 out of 5
"A great way to quickly visualize data diffs"
The UI makes it very easy to see just the color mns and rows that are different.
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13 SQL Data Compare Reviews
4.6 out of 5
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4.6 out of 5
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JP
Senior Database Administrator
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
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What do you like best about SQL Data Compare?

It can quickly compare data between tables. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about SQL Data Compare?

I don't have any real complaints other than maybe giving an opportunity to allow people to modify chosen tables before loading everything. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is SQL Data Compare solving and how is that benefiting you?

Seeing what's changed in a database from time A to time B Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

BF
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Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
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What do you like best about SQL Data Compare?

The UI makes it very easy to see just the color mns and rows that are different. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about SQL Data Compare?

Setting the filters isnt as obvious as it could be. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is SQL Data Compare solving and how is that benefiting you?

It makes it easy to view data diffs when doing migrations. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Mayank V.
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What do you like best about SQL Data Compare?

Automated backups based on schedule and automatic mapping of tables and fields between source and destination table reduce the burden of any manual intervention/effort. Clearly shows the number of rows that will be changed/inserted or deleted in the destination DB for better reliability. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about SQL Data Compare?

Honestly, there is nothing to dislike about this tool, but if I have to nitpick a con, I will say that it is not a replacement for ETL tools. You won't find any advanced options for designing data pipelines or workflows in this. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is SQL Data Compare solving and how is that benefiting you?

Helped us sync the backup databases of our CRM system on a scheduled basis which was based on AWS RDS. Excellent documentation and support are available for Apex SQL Data Compare Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

JB
Senior Data Architect and Database Administrator
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
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What do you like best about SQL Data Compare?

Works as an add in for MSSQL, so easy to access. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about SQL Data Compare?

Seems to be a pretty heavy application as far as local resources and does take some time to load and do the actual compare. Considering the size of some databases this is not unreasonable, it would just be nice if it could do it faster. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is SQL Data Compare solving and how is that benefiting you?

Researching issues using lower environments. Updating those environments without having to do a database restore. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Prakash C.
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What do you like best about SQL Data Compare?

Its very helpful In comparing the data changes on different database. While updating any DB or migrating dara from one database to other database we need to check for data changes with help of this tool we are able to do that. Its very helpful tool. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about SQL Data Compare?

Some time its very difficult to manage when data is large, its stop responding rest all awsome. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is SQL Data Compare solving and how is that benefiting you?

While giving update to client all we need to compare our Database with client database and this tool helps in doing that so we are ensured that all is going good. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Bhawana G.
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What do you like best about SQL Data Compare?

We can easily compare live SQL from multiple databases; we can create our script and schedule according to the Preprocessing or post-processing.

When we try to compare huge databases we have to wait but in SQL Data comparison, we get the results very quickly. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about SQL Data Compare?

The marketing of this product is low, i came to know about that from g2; they have to focus on that and support it. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is SQL Data Compare solving and how is that benefiting you?

Mainly it solves our SQl-based database compare problem.

When we try to compare, the results are quick, which saves our waiting time.

We can export our result in multiple format like CSV, HTML. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Sanjay Kumar C.
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Senior Web Application Developer
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What do you like best about SQL Data Compare?

It exactly matches all the given data and generate report with source and destination. It resolves all the error rises due to incorrect data of configuration of software. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about SQL Data Compare?

I did not find anything which i dislike with this tool. If still ask for dislike in this tool then i would say to improve a bit of feature in User Interface. Somewhere it lag with other tools. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is SQL Data Compare solving and how is that benefiting you?

For me, it compare all the configuration data with local and live data. It helps finding issue which only arrive on live server where as local is working perfectly fine. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Khyati L.
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What do you like best about SQL Data Compare?

It compares large quantities of data containing scripts, logistics, maps, charts, etc with a organisable and controlles way making things easy to understand and perform. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about SQL Data Compare?

Seeing so many options is sometimes confusing to get into and work on datasheets. However, guidance and tutorials are helpful to make things more easy while creating qeuries and performing code. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is SQL Data Compare solving and how is that benefiting you?

There are issues when it comes to comparing more than 3 data from different SQL databases. This software is able to come up with schematic observational way of large datasheets. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Akshada Jalindar D.
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What do you like best about SQL Data Compare?

Easy to deploy data. High performance and easy scripting. Exporting importing is very convenient Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about SQL Data Compare?

Nothing much to say about dislikes but sometimes facing glitches while working on scripts. Needs to improve software functionalities. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is SQL Data Compare solving and how is that benefiting you?

It's is handling huge data smoothly which is our purpose to use this tool. Along with that handling servers at a time make it better. It helps to improve our work proces in better ways. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about SQL Data Compare?

Sql data compare for live DB, create custom pre and post processing scripts also compare huge databases quickly and without error.

Most Important deploy data changes directly from a source control label. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about SQL Data Compare?

It's almost perfect product for managing data and compare 2 DB data.

Prices are very costly. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is SQL Data Compare solving and how is that benefiting you?

We was 2 DB serves. We need to create new clone server that time this product is very helpful to me for comparing data are flow correctly or not and also it's work while both dbs are live so it's good product for all database team. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.