SQL Data Generator

Automatically populates databases with realistic test data.

Published by Redgate Software
Distributed by ComponentSource since 2005

Prices from: US$ 299.97 Version: 4.8.x NEW Updated: Apr 9, 2026

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SQL Data Generator Releases

Released: Feb 25, 2020

Updates in 4.3.x

4.3.2

Updated Apr 1, 2020

Fixes

  • Fixed a null reference exception when using a SQL Statement generator and authenticating without a password.

4.3.1

Updated Mar 4, 2020

Features

  • Now supports Microsoft Azure Active Directory interactive authentication.

4.3.0

Updated Feb 25, 2020

Features

  • Now supports Microsoft Azure Active Directory authentication (password and integrated).

Released: Sep 12, 2019

Updates in 4.2.0

v4.2.3

Updated Nov 27, 2019

Features

  • Updated to the latest SQL Compare Engine, version 14.1.5.

v4.2.2

Updated Nov 26, 2019

Features

  • Internal library updates

v4.2.1

Updated Oct 24, 2019

Features

  • Internal library updates

v4.2.0

Updated Sep 12, 2019

Features

  • Updated to the latest SQL Compare Engine, version 14.0.1

Notes:
Since SQL Compare 14 does not support SQL Server 2005, as of 4.2.0 neither does SQL Data Generator.
SQL Data Generator now requires .NET Framework 4.7.2 or later.

Released: Jul 8, 2019

Updates in 4.1.4

Updates in 4.1.4

  • Updated dependent libraries.

Released: Jun 11, 2019

Updates in 4.1.3

Updates in 4.1.3

  • Updated to the latest SQL Compare Engine, version 13.7.15.

Released: Mar 18, 2019

Updates in v4.1.2

Features

  • Updated to the latest SQL Compare Engine, version 13.7.6.

Released: Feb 8, 2019

Updates in v4.1.1

Features

  • Updated to the latest SQL Compare Engine, version 13.6.13.
  • Updated to the latest IronPython, version 2.7.9.
  • Now requires .NET Framework 4.6.1.

Fixes

  • A csv data source will now handle columns with the type Date.

Released: Oct 15, 2018

Updates in v4.1.0

Features

  • Support for SSMS 18 added.

Released: May 22, 2018

Updates in v4.0.6

Features

  • Allow the Credit Card Number generator for bigint columns.

Fixes

  • Telemetry has been updated in accordance with the privacy policy.
  • Now respects the value of the "Trust server certificate" checkbox in SSMS.
  • Various SSMS integration fixes.
  • Fix for an installer bug.
  • "Use existing data source" now passes through datetimeoffset column values.
  • Improve help text describing options of the Foreign Key generator.
  • Fixed crash if product is installed to, or started from, top level directory in file...
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Released: Nov 29, 2017

Updates in v4.0.2

Fixes

  • Documentation menu item now opens the correct URL.
  • Added 'run script' button to Python generator to make it easier to re-generate the data.
  • Fixes installer issue with missing Prompt assembly.
  • Fixes installer issue with "invalid addin".
  • Product Usage telemetry no longer repeatedly writes to the event log if unable to call Redgate.

Released: Oct 27, 2017

Updates in v4.0.1

Features

  • Updated SQL Compare Engine to 13.0.6.3042, which allows you to see SQL 2017 tables.
  • Now allows sorting on the Populate, Name and Description columns, so you can quickly find your selected tables in a large project.
  • Generation into graph node tables is now supported.

Fixes

  • Help links from product now go to the correct documentation version.
  • SDG-1195: The Python generator code editor no longer interrupts code editing to update generated data.