SQL Compare - Summary

by Red Gate Software - Product Type: Application

Summary

SQL Compare by Red Gate Software

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Compares and synchronizes SQL Server database schemas. SQL Compare is a tool for comparing and synchronizing SQL Server database structures. It is used by over 150,000 database administrators, developers and testers. SQL Compare automates the process of distributing database changes made on a local database to testing, staging or live databases on remote servers.

SQL Compare compares and synchronizes SQL Server database schemas.

Automate database comparisons

Synchronize your databases

Work with SQL scripts, snapshots, backups or live databases

Save hours of tedious work and eliminate manual scripting errors

Full support for SQL Server 2008

SQL Compare is an industry-standard tool for comparing and synchronizing SQL Server database schemas. It is used by over 150,000 developers, DBAs and test engineers worldwide because it is easy to use, it is fast, and it saves time. Whether you are working with live databases, database snapshots, object SQL scripts under source control or an earlier backup, SQL Compare will help you compare and synchronize database changes quickly, simply and with zero errors.

Read the whitepaper on database development in the Evals & Downloads section and discover how SQL Compare can save you time, whatever development model your team prefers to use. SQL Compare ensures accurate, fast results with maximum end-user flexibility.

Some of the procedures SQL Compare will automate for you:

Comparing two databases or a database with SQL scripts

Generating synchronization scripts

Taking database snapshots and comparing them – useful for audit trails

Comparing with a previous backup, ideal for database versioning

Executing "right-first-time" database synchronizations

Feature list:

Comparison and synchronization of SQL Server 2000, 2005 and 2008 database schemas, eliminating hours of tedious, error-prone manual work.

Comparison andsynchronizationof live databases or snapshots

Work directly withSQL script files under source control (Pro edition).

Compare and deploy from backups, whether native SQL Server (2000 – 2008) or Red Gate SQL Backup, compressed and uncompressed formats (Pro edition).

Deploy a live database from a set of object SQL scripts (Pro edition).

Integrate with your source control system with SQL Changeset (Pro edition).

Generate synchronization script so databases can be perfectly synchronized.

Support for all schema objects, including, but not limited to, tables, stored procedures, views, user-defined functions, XML schema collections, and CLR Assemblies.

Quickly produces comparison results and synchronization scripts.

Dependency checking so objects are scripted in the correct order for updates. Database objects are scripted in the correct order even if SQL metadata (sysdepends) is broken.

Provides warnings about anything you need to be aware of prior to running a SQL synchronization script.

Graphical comparison of differences in Microsoft SQL Server database schemas.

Save scripts for use later.

Save schema snapshots for audit and roll-back purposes.

Generate reports in HTML or Excel for an audit trail of database changes.

Offline comparison ability so you can compare disconnected databases.

For comparing and synchronizing database contents, check out SQL Compare's companion product, SQL Data Compare.

What's New in SQL Compare 10

Migration script support - SQL Source Control 3.0 enables you to create migration scripts between two versions of a database.

Table mapping - Map together tables and columns with different names; this can be useful to prevent data loss when deploying tables or columns that have been renamed.

Creating a new database to compare - Useful if you want to create a copy of the source database.

Comparing revisions from SQL Source Control - Select specific versions of a source-controlled database to compare.

New command line switches - AbortOnWarnings, IgnoreSourceCaseSensitivity, LogLevel, ShowWarnings, Version2.

New project options - Add object existence checks, use DROP and CREATE instead of ALTER, Ignore migration scripts for databases.

Connect to SQL Server 2012 (Denali) servers.

Transaction Isolation Level application option - Set the transaction isolation level used in deployment scripts. You can use this option to prevent deployment errors when using linked servers.

What's New in SQL Compare 9

SQL Compare 9.0 now supports SQL Azure databases.

What's New in SQL Compare V8.5

New Features:

A free add-in for SQL Server Management Studio that enables you to set data sources to compare and synchronize from within SQL Server Management Studio

Fast deployment and Fast deployment projects: synchronization with one click (Pro feature)

Support of handling databases under SQL Source Control (using the add-in)

SQL Compare 8.2 is a minor release, including a number of bug fixes.

Better handling of encrypted objects

SQL Compare now correctly synchronizes the user permission: View Change Tracking

The command line interface now correctly displays script parser errors

The command line interface now displays a synchronization script correctly when synchronizing two scripts folders

The interactive HTML report can now be viewed without an internet connection

Other minor user interface issues

Compares and synchronizes SQL Server database schemas.

Pricing: SQL Compare 10.0 1 User License, SQL Compare 10.0 5 User License, SQL Compare 10.0 10 User License, SQL Compare 10.0 with 12 Months of Support and Upgrades 1 User License, SQL Compare 10.0 with 12 Months of Support and Upgrades 5 User License, SQL Compare 10.0 with 12 Months of Support and Upgrades 10 User License, SQL Compare 10.0 with 24 Months of Support and Upgrades 1 User License, SQL Compare 10.0 with 24 Months of Support and Upgrades 5 User License, SQL Compare 10.0 with 24 Months of Support and Upgrades 10 User License, SQL Compare 10.0 with 36 Months of Support and Upgrades 1 User License, SQL Compare 10.0 with 36 Months of Support and Upgrades 5 User License, SQL Compare 10.0 with 36 Months of Support and Upgrades 10 User License, SQL Compare 10.0 Renewal License - 12 Months of Support and Upgrades 1 User Renewal License, SQL Compare 10.0 Renewal License - 12 Months of Support and Upgrades 5 User Renewal License, SQL Compare 10.0 Renewal License - 12 Months of Support and Upgrades 10 User Renewal License, SQL Compare 10.0 Renewal License - 24 Months of Support and Upgrades 1 User Renewal License, SQL Compare 10.0 Renewal License - 24 Months of Support and Upgrades 5 User Renewal License, SQL Compare 10.0 Renewal License - 24 Months of Support and Upgrades 10 User Renewal License, SQL Compare 10.0 Renewal License - 36 Months of Support and Upgrades 1 User Renewal License, SQL Compare 10.0 Renewal License - 36 Months of Support and Upgrades 5 User Renewal License, SQL Compare 10.0 Renewal License - 36 Months of Support and Upgrades 10 User Renewal License

Evals & Downloads: Read the SQL Compare help file, Read the SQL Compare Data sheet, Read the SQL Data Compare Data sheet, Read the SQL Compare Database Development White Paper, Read the Red Gate End User License Agreement, Download the SQL Toolbelt evaluation on to your computer - Expires after 14 days

Operating System for Deployment: Windows Vista, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, Windows 2000

Architecture of Product: 32Bit

Product Type: Application

Compatible Containers: MS SQL Azure, Microsoft SQL Server 2008, Microsoft SQL Server 2005, Microsoft SQL Server 2000

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