--- description: Review of WinSQL Software: system overview, features, price and cost information. Get free demos and compare to similar programs on Software Advice New Zealand. image: https://gdm-localsites-assets-gfprod.imgix.net/images/software_advice/og_logo-55146305bbe7b450bea05c18e9be9c9a.png title: WinSQL | Reviews, Pricing & Demos - SoftwareAdvice NZ --- Breadcrumb: [Home](/) > [Data Analysis Software](/directory/535/data-analysis/software) > [WinSQL](/software/107937/winsql) # WinSQL Canonical: https://www.softwareadvice.co.nz/software/107937/winsql Page: 1 / 2\ Next: [Next page](https://www.softwareadvice.co.nz/software/107937/winsql?page=2) > WinSQL is a database management solution that helps businesses streamline operations related to data migration, schema comparisons, task scheduling, offline backups and more on a centralized platform. It enables employees to use a drag-and-drop interface to handle data import and export processes in multiple file formats. WinSQL comes with WYSIWYG SQL wizards, which let data analysts manage code scripting operations using syntax highlighting, auto-code completion and built-in hotkeys, among other tools. The designing tools enable staff members to draw E/R diagrams, view relationships among tables and pull scripts for triggers and stored procedures. The administrative dashboard enables users to update statistics, handle data backups, create new users and generate database-specific DDL. Additionally, it allows users to access the query history lists in order to view and execute previously run queries. WinSQL facilitates integration with Microsoft Excel. It is available for free and on a perpetual license and support is extended via phone, email, documentation and public discussion forum. > > Verdict: Rated **4.4/5** by 29 users. Top-rated for **Likelihood to recommend**. ----- ## Quick Stats & Ratings | Metric | Rating | Detail | | **Overall** | **4.4/5** | 29 Reviews | | Ease of Use | 4.6/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Customer Support | 4.3/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Value for Money | 4.7/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Features | 4.2/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Recommendation percentage | 90% | (9/10 Likelihood to recommend) | ## About the vendor - **Company**: Synametrics Technologies - **Location**: Monroe, US - **Founded**: 2002 ## Commercial Context - **Starting Price**: US$99.00 - **Pricing model**: (Free version available) (Free Trial) - **Pricing Details**: Lite : Free Standard : $99 Professional : $249 - **Target Audience**: 11–50, 1,001–5,000, 5,001–10,000, 10,000+ - **Deployment & Platforms**: Cloud, SaaS, Web-based, Windows (Desktop) - **Supported Languages**: English - **Available Countries**: United States ## Features - Abbreviation Detection - Dashboard - Data Capture and Transfer - Data Dictionary Management - Data Discovery - Data Migration - Data Quality Control - Data Replication - Data Retrieval - Data Storage Management - Data Visualisation - Database Conversion - Database Support - Multiple Programming Languages Supported - Predictive Analytics - Relational Database Management - Self-service Analytics ## Support Options - Chat ## Category - [Data Analysis Software](https://www.softwareadvice.co.nz/directory/535/data-analysis/software) ## Related Categories - [Data Analysis Software](https://www.softwareadvice.co.nz/directory/535/data-analysis/software) - [Database Software](https://www.softwareadvice.co.nz/directory/4512/database-management-systems/software) - [Data Entry Software](https://www.softwareadvice.co.nz/directory/4529/data-entry/software) ## Alternatives 1. 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Sometimes it hangs and closes automatically during heavy queries. > > I started using winsql so as to connect multiple databases like oracle and db2.I required to configure odbc in order to make it work. Overall it was satisfactory to work on it. ----- ### "Awesome Database Tool" — 5.0/5 > **Danny** | *27 February 2019* | Accounting | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: Among the many great features of WinSQL, the one that stands out the most is it ease of use. From setting up a DSN to creating and executing a query, WinSQL makes it so easy that I have been able to quickly train non-IT users how to run their own queries and reports. By enabling users to do so much with the tool, it really reduces the requests and workload for IT. Its ease of use also means new developers have a tool they can use to quickly check DB results from running their development programs in a test mode, or to quickly populate a table with test data to use for testing their program's DB I/O, either using WinSQL's Test Data Generation Wizard, or simply writing a quick INSERT group of records, and doing it manually. It is such a versatile tool with so many great features, it is hard to say which is my favorite. It all depends on what I'm doing in my development work, then whatever WinSQL feature I'm using, becomes my favorite. That is what makes it such an awesome database tool, its breadth of features\! > > **Cons**: About the only thing I don't find very useful is the Task Scheduler. That is only because I have always used a different scheduler. So it isn't that I like it the least, it is just the feature I use the least. I can't think of anything I don't like about the tool. > > I have been using WinSQL for many years, and unlike people, it just gets better with age. I'm a big believer in the product, and it has always performed very well regardless of which DB I'm using. It is a great tool for prototyping, development and production platforms. It has way more features than any of the free DB-specific browser/query tools, and now it even has its own data specific plug-in ODBC drivers. As a developer, having one tool to master and use against a variety of DB products, has saved me many hours over the years that I could put toward other phases of development instead of spending time on DB schema, query, stored procedure building and other issues. As an end-user tool, I have never found anything users liked better than WinSQL. Because of its ease of use, it takes the fear of complexity out of learning to use a query and reporting tool. ----- ### "WinSQL is now banned on SAP IQ" — 1.0/5 > **John** | *28 February 2019* | Broadcast Media | Recommendation rating: 0.0/10 > > **Pros**: Easy to use, good catalogue of objects, but this has caused massive problems > > **Cons**: WinSQL on SAP IQ multiplex with 60,000 objects has been causing significant degradation in performance. The background refresh even caused outages on busy days. Since it was banned, we have seen performance gains and stability of the IQ service has improved. > > It’s a shame we had to ban it. Although very slow to start on a large Datawarehouse, it had a good user interface and searching for objects was better than the tools provided by SAP. ----- ### "WinSQL is a great tool for developing web tools" — 4.0/5 > **Nathaniel** | *27 February 2019* | Utilities | Recommendation rating: 8.0/10 > > **Pros**: I like that WinSQL has all the features needed to find information in most databases even if using the free version. I use it to connect to an Informix server while MS SQL server manager will not. > > **Cons**: The restriction to a single server connection in the free version is an annoyance, but I understand it's incentive to purchase the full version. > > During the 30 day trial, I was able to use the full version and I could do pretty much anything I needed to, including being able to explore the server stored procedures and find logic problems our vendor had introduced when programming the database. Currently, I still use it daily to pull information and compile reports and am very satisfied with it's performance. ----- ### "Excellent, flexible SQL query tool" — 5.0/5 > **Shane** | *28 February 2019* | Financial Services | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: Very easy to setup to and use just about any database connections you’d need. > > **Cons**: The interface looks a bit dated. If there are any auto-formatting features for sql code I haven’t found them. A mini-map for larger queries would also be helpful. > > This is my go-to SQL query tool, and has been for many years. It does what it says. I do wish there were some better options for interface colors or theming, but it works well without that. ----- Page: 1 / 2\ Next: [Next page](https://www.softwareadvice.co.nz/software/107937/winsql?page=2) ## Links - [View on SoftwareAdvice](https://www.softwareadvice.co.nz/software/107937/winsql) ## This page is available in the following languages | Locale | URL | | en | | | en-AU | | | en-GB | | | en-IE | | | en-NZ | | ----- ## Structured Data