CData API Server vs. CData Connect AI vs. CData Sync vs. dbForge Query Builder for SQL Server Comparison Chart

CData’s AI offering is centered on Connect AI and associated AI-driven connectivity capabilities, which provide live, governed access to enterprise data without moving it off source systems. Connect AI is built as a managed Model Context Protocol (MCP) platform that lets AI assistants, agents, copilots, and embedded AI applications directly query over 300 data sources, such as CRM, ERP, databases, APIs, with a full understanding of data semantics and relationships. It enforces source system authentication, respects existing role-based permissions, and ensures that AI actions (reads and writes) follow governance and audit rules. The system supports query pushdown, parallel paging, bulk read/write operations, streaming mode for large datasets, and cross-source reasoning via a unified semantic layer. In addition, CData’s “Talk to your Data” engine integrates with its Virtuality product to allow conversational access to BI insights and reports.

dbForge Query Builder for SQL Server is a professional tool for designing complex SQL queries in a visual mode using query diagrams and drag-and-drop capabilities. The tool enables SQL developers to quickly and accurately create sophisticated queries without manual code typing, including queries with numerous subqueries. Key Features: - SQL statement builder executes created queries and edits tables data - Accelerate routine tasks with integrated AI Assistant - Construct data manipulation queries without manual coding - Auto Join of columns by primary/foreign key or name - Combine a few queries to a sub-query via visual SQL editor - Sort and filter data based on a custom complex criteria - Reverse engineer queries it into a visual representation - Use visual SQL query builder to profile designed queries dbForge Query Builder for SQL Server significantly reduces the need for manual code ty