Aqua Data Studio vs DbVisualizer comparison

IDERA and DbVis Software are both solutions in the Database Development and Management category. IDERA is ranked #13 with an average rating of 9.0, while DbVis Software is ranked #16 with an average rating of 9.0. IDERA holds a 1.9% mindshare in DDM, compared to DbVis Software’s 1.5% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of IDERA users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of DbVis Software users who would recommend it.

Aqua Data Studio

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DbVisualizer

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100% willing to recommend

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Categories and Ranking

Aqua Data Studio

Ranking in Database Development and Management

13th

Average Rating

9.0

Reviews Sentiment

7.9

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

DbVisualizer

Ranking in Database Development and Management

16th

Average Rating

9.4

Reviews Sentiment

8.6

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Database Management Systems (DBMS) (11th)

Mindshare comparison

As of December 2025, in the Database Development and Management category, the mindshare of Aqua Data Studio is 1.9%, down from 3.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of DbVisualizer is 1.5%, up from 1.2% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Database Development and Management Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
Aqua Data Studio	1.9%
DbVisualizer	1.5%
Other	96.6%

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Jaime Caballero

Tech Support Analyst at Cibernética, S.A.

A great tool for managing multiple databases and centralizing them in one place

It's a very generic tool and could be more specific for certain types of DBMS. While it does have some specific tooling, like for Oracle, there are features for certain databases that can't be found because of its general nature. For example, tools tailored to specific databases, like Firebase, might offer features such as cache configuration directly within the tool. Other vendors, like Artisan, provide functionality that's specific to certain configurations. Improving its cloud capabilities could also be beneficial.

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JoeJoe6

CTO/Managing Member at Pantheon Tech

Consolidates tools and streamlines cross-platform database work

There is not a lot that I have to complain about with DbVisualizer. Over the years, as I have mentioned, they have continued to enhance the interface and the databases that are supported, but I do not think there is a lot of room for improvement. Most improvements will come from changes in the marketplace, such as new database features that need to be interacted with or perhaps more support for new data types and databases that are going to be supporting AI. Some of that, as we have seen thus far, is not necessarily the game changer that we would have thought. Integrating a co-pilot for SQL queries would be an interesting feature in the future.

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Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:

Pros

"It can be used with many DBMSs and is very practical and user-friendly."

"DbVisualizer is invaluable to me because it allows me to work from enterprise database systems like Oracle to more emerging database providers like CockroachDB, and can scale to anything up or down from SQLite or standard PostgreSQL."

"Timed queries that add their result to the result grid for every execution are helpful."

"Actions like exporting grids to Excel or other tools is a very easy task."

Cons

"Improving its cloud capabilities could also be beneficial."

"One thing I would like to see changed is having the JDBC drivers in a fixed location outside of the application package."

"Sometimes, I feel that the startup time takes a bit more time than needed."

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"The pricing for DbVisualizer is fair."

"A license with a few years of support is a good and valuable option."

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Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Aqua Data Studio?

The price is okay. The license we require is for a couple of users who connect directly. There are ten customers. I rate the product’s pricing a nine out of ten, where one is cheap and ten is expen...

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What needs improvement with Aqua Data Studio?

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What is your primary use case for Aqua Data Studio?

Some use the solution as a day-to-day tool for querying databases to have information.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for DbVisualizer?

My experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing is that it is straightforward. It is a subscription model with lower costs in the out years from initial purchase.

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What needs improvement with DbVisualizer?

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What is your primary use case for DbVisualizer?

My main use case for DbVisualizer is data analysis, but also increasingly performance monitoring and tuning of databases due to the broad support for multi vendors in the tool. A specific example o...

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Also Known As

IDERA Aqua Data Studio, IDERA ADS, AquaFold

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Overview

Aqua Data Studio helps database developers and administrators, and data and business analysts to manage data platforms and data, and visually analyze data. Unlike its competition, it provides a unique combination of a full-featured database IDE and visual analytics, the broadest range of native data sources, versatile import and export, advanced SQL query development and optimization, extensive comparison of databases and data, and powerful team collaboration.

IDERA

One tool for all databases and OSes
DbVisualizer is the ultimate database tool for developers, analysts and DBAs. It runs on all major OSes and connects to all major databases.

DbVis Software

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