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dbForge Studio for MySQL Editions

dbForge Studio for MySQL has three editions: Express, Standard, and Professional.

Express is a free software that provides basic functionality for working with schema objects, user accounts, SQL scripts, maintenance wizard, and queries.

Standard includes all must-have tools for database administrators and developers, such as a debugger, Query Builder, code templates, object search, export wizard.

Professional is a fully-featured software that facilitates your database management with the following functionality: database projects, accurate comparison and synchronization of database structures (schema comparison) or database content (data comparison), debugging stored procedures and scripts, complex queries creating, etc.

The matrix below compares features of dbForge Studio editions. (See the detailed list of all dbForge Studio features.)

Features	Express	Standard	Professional
MySQL stored procedure debugger
Query Profiler
Context-sensitive code completion
Quick information about schema objects
Parameter information for stored routines
SQL code formatting
Support of code refactoring
Automatic SQL syntax check
One step access to a schema object editor from code (go to definition)
Visual Query Builder with support of sub-queries
SQL editor with syntax highlighting, bookmarks, and text searching
Execution of scripts, selected SQL fragments, and statements
Code templates library with the browser window
Customizable DDL generation wizard
Execution plan tool
Database Designer
Schema comparison and synchronization tool
Support of command-line interface for schema comparison and synchronization
Dependencies lister
Database project framework
Schema object searching on a live database
Visual editors for all MySQL schema objects
Partitioning support for table editor
Object Viewer window for quick browsing of schema object properties
Security Manager to administer user accounts and privileges
Session manager
Server Variables window
Service control for starting and stopping MySQL servers
Table maintenance wizard and flush dialog
Database backup and restore wizards
Support of command-line interface for database backup and restore
Data comparison and synchronization tool
Support of command-line interface for data comparison and synchronization
Data import wizard
Data export wizard
Support of command-line interface for data import/export
Pivot tables
Data reports
Master-Detail Browser
Data searching on a live database
Data editor with in-place filtering, grouping, and sorting options
Support of SSL/SSH/HTTP connections
Work with MySQL embedded server
Multiple database connections in Database Explorer window
Dynamic help on MySQL accessible from the editor
Full shortcut customization
Rich user settings
Wizards for exporting/importing user settings
Single License Price	Free	$99.95	$199.95

¹ Restricted to server-side objects only.

² The number of tables is limited to 3, sub-queries are not supported.

³ The number of schema objects on a diagram in the Express edition is limited to 10, in the Standard edition is limited to 20.

⁴ It does not support backup projects, auto-deletion of old backup files, compression, and backup files larger than 1MB.

⁵ Restricted number of strings and supported formats. For Data Import, only import from CSV and ODBC formats is supported. For Data Export, only export to HTML, CSV, and ODBC formats is supported.