DeZign for Databases vs. MySQL Workbench vs. SQL Server Data Access Components vs. Toad Data Modeler Comparison Chart

MySQL Workbench is a unified visual tool for database architects, developers, and DBAs. MySQL Workbench provides data modeling, SQL development, and comprehensive administration tools for server configuration, user administration, backup, and much more. MySQL Workbench is available on Windows, Linux and Mac OS X. MySQL Workbench enables a DBA, developer, or data architect to visually design, model, generate, and manage databases. It includes everything a data modeler needs for creating complex ER models, forward and reverse engineering, and also delivers key features for performing difficult change management and documentation tasks that normally require much time and effort. MySQL Workbench delivers visual tools for creating, executing, and optimizing SQL queries. The SQL Editor provides color syntax highlighting, auto-complete, reuse of SQL snippets, and execution history of SQL. The Database Connections Panel enables developers to easily manage standard database connections.

Visualize database structures and better understand existing databases and relationships. Create high-quality logical and physical data models. Reverse engineer existing database structures to view them in a diagram. Generate detailed HTML, RTF or PDF reports. Create quality database structures or make changes to existing models automatically, and provide documentation on multiple platforms. Build complex logical and physical entity-relationship models, and easily reverse and forward engineer databases. Connect multiple databases natively and simultaneously, including Oracle, SAP, MySQL, SQL Server, PostgreSQL, DB2, Ingres, and Microsoft Access. Synchronize models with existing databases using Change Script Generations and Update Model features. Easily convert data structures from one database platform to another to support business migration initiatives. Easily generate detailed hyperlinked reports on existing database structures in multiple formats like HTML and PDF.