How to generate large volumes of SQL Server test data

Whenever a developer tests a new or updated database, they need realistic test data to work with. Moreover, they want to get that data fast and in any required volumes. This is where dbForge Data Generator comes into play. It comprises 200+ highly customizable individual generators that produce column-intelligent dummy data - and it takes only a couple of clicks to populate your databases with it.

Generate dummy data for SQL Server without much effort
Keep your data consistent across all tables
Preserve inter-column data dependencies with domain-level data integrity
Fill your databases with generated data automatically
Create, tweak, and share custom generators with your team
Automate data generation from the command line
Integrate Data Generator into SQL Server Management Studio

Why choose Data Generator?

Integrated AI Assistant

dbForge Data Generator includes an integrated AI Assistant that will completely reinvent your experience of SQL development with the following features.

Context-aware query generation
Conversion of natural language to SQL
Query optimization
SQL explanations and troubleshooting
Error analysis and clarifications
AI chat
Web search

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Basic generators

dbForge Data Generator comprises a collection of 15+ basic random data generators that can be individually customized to match your requirements.

Check Constraint
Constant
Datetime
Foreign Key
JSON
Regular Expression

Shuffled Text
SQL Query
String
Table or View
Text File
Weighted List

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Meaningful generators

If you need something more complex, you get 200+ meaningful generators that produce realistic data for your tables.

IDs
Postal codes
Phone numbers
Birth dates
Countries
Credit card numbers

Emails
Social insurance numbers
First & last names
Product categories
Random numbers
...and much more!

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User-defined generators

If you need even greater flexibility, you can easily create, save, and share custom-tailored generators that will perfectly meet your specific data generation tasks. Moreover, you won't need to reconfigure existing generators over and over again.

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Support for all column data types

Data Generator supports a massive range of column data types, including but surely not limited to the following.

GEOGRAPHY
GEOMETRY
HIERARCHYID

DATETIME2
DATETIMEOFFSET
XML

Use the vast capabilities of our tool to generate data for SQL Server with maximum precision.

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Automation

If you want to have Data Generator as part of your streamlined database development process, you will definitely benefit from its automation features.

Save your data generation settings to reusable projects
Run data generation from the command line
Save your data population settings to command-line execution files (.bat) and run them whenever you need
Schedule the execution of .bat files with Windows Scheduler
Integrate Data Generator, along with other dbForge tools, into your database DevOps

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We have data generators to cover everything you might need

Basic

Populate tables with various types of values using basic demo data generators such as Python, RegExp, Lorem Ipsum, Text File, Files Folder, Weighted List, and many others.

IT

Populate database with realistic random data associated with information technology, including IPv4 and IPv6 addresses, as well as MAC addresses, file extensions, file names, file paths, etc.

Health

Create exhaustive random data related to health care: drug names, diagnoses and procedures, drug codes, etc.

Business

Emulate test data of a company's database with departments, industry sectors, IMO, SEDOL, NAICS, and ISIC Rev4.

Location

Generate country-specific demo data for real localized values, such as first names (female and male), last names, addresses, streets, cities, phones (USA, Canada, UK, Germany, Australia).

Payment

Fill payment-related tables with credit card details, currencies, VATID, IBAN, SWIFT-BIC, ABA RTN codes, and more.

Person

Create large volumes of personal sample data from names and emails to honorific prefixes, job titles, and social security numbers.

Product

Generate dummy data for product tables with such attributes as product names, descriptions, categories, shipping methods, sizes, weights, colors, and more.

What our customers say?

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"dbForge Data Generator for SQL Server unblocked our research project! Indirectly, this will help real data providers understand our objectives and eventually share real data with us."

Daniel Amyot, Professor