Compare SQL Server Schemas

dbForge Schema Compare for SQL Server is a reliable database schema comparison tool that saves you time and effort when comparing and synchronizing SQL Server databases. Schema Compare allows you to work with live SQL Server databases, snapshots, script folders, and native backups.

You can compare your SQL Server databases, analyze differences, and perform error-free schema synchronization using generated SQL scripts. Besides, you can automate schema synchronization using the internal feature. The SQL diff tool integrates with SQL Server Management Studio.

Compare live databases, native SQL Server backups or script folders
Sync staging or production databases with development databases
Generate concise and accurate database deployment T-SQL scripts
Restore functions and procedures from SQL Server native backups
Automate routine synchronization tasks from the command line
Deploy to SQL Server, Azure SQL, and SQL Server on Amazon RDS
Export schema comparison results to HTML, Excel, and XML

Killer feature of dbForge Schema Compare

Interactive object comparison report in HTML

Generate a detailed report with comparison results
Navigate through a read-only HTML report
Keep track of the changes applied
Make an analysis of DDL differences between objects
View a deployment script

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Features

Supported data sources

You can use the following objects as Source and Target for schema comparison and synchronization:

SQL Server databases
Native SQL Server backups
Database snapshots
Custom mapped tables
SQL Server script folders
Azure SQL Cloud objects
SQL Server installed on Linux
Source control revisions

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Manage schema comparison results

Schema comparison results are displayed with a detailed breakdown of all the identified differences and provide multiple management options:

Edit comparison by modifying the initial settings
Group comparison results by different criteria
Search and filter comparison results
View SQL differences
Customize differences view

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Customize schema comparison

Choose from the long list of available schema comparison options to set up a comparison process to meet your specific needs. You can include or ignore various schema and non-schema objects to obtain the exact results you want to check:

Triggers
Indexes and constraints
Table properties
Sequences
Replications
Script objects

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Synchronize databases after schema comparison

Use the comparison results to update the target data source in an intuitive wizard-assisted process. A flexible selection of synchronization options allows you to customize the output according to your needs.

Select objects for synchronization
Configure synchronization options
Create custom synchronization scripts
Back up the target database for safe synchronization

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Export schema comparison reports

Export comparison reports in the Excel, HTML, and CSV file formats, customizing the output as necessary.

Select objects to include in the report
Choose the comparison options to be mentioned in the report
Customize the script diff style

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Automate recurring tasks

Leverage the automation features of dbForge Schema Compare for SQL Server to set up routine workflows. You can automate various operations from the command line, saving time and resources and reducing errors.

Use the command-line interface to run schema comparisons
Configure automated email notifications
Set up automated tracking of schema changes
Run schema comparisons in automated DevOps pipelines

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Integrate Schema Compare into SSMS

dbForge Schema Compare is available both as a standalone application and as an add-in for SQL Server Management Studio. If SSMS is your SQL environment of choice, you can integrate Schema Compare into it and perform your comparisons and synchronizations within the same IDE.

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dbForge AI Assistant: AI support right in your IDE

Introduce the AI Assistant as a game-changer for both technical and semi-technical users. Emphasize its ability to save time, reduce errors, and improve SQL experience.

Context-aware query generation

Need more context? Just attach your database and let dbForge AI Assistant take it from there. All you need to do is ask, and the Assistant will generate relevant SQL queries of any type and complexity. Afterwards, you will be able to view and modify those queries, if necessary, run them against your database, and reuse them whenever you need.

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Conversion of natural language to SQL

Even if you don't need any specific context, you can enter a request in any language and ask the Assistant to translate it into an SQL query - and there you have it! This feature will definitely prove useful if you are still getting acquainted with SQL, or if you simply want to get even complex queries in no time.

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Conversion of natural language to SQL via AI

Query optimization

What about optimizing a manually written query and making it less resource-consuming? No problem. Just give it to the Assistant, and in a few seconds you will receive it back, rewritten and optimized for top performance.

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SQL explanations

The Assistant can also help you get a deeper understanding of your queries by providing you with clause-by-clause breakdowns and detailed explanations. Again, this feature will be especially helpful if you are a newcomer to SQL.

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SQL troubleshooting

With the Assistant, you can fix manually written queries of any size and complexity. Simply enter your query and ask the Assistant to check it; if there is something wrong with your query, the Assistant will pinpoint what it is and provide you with explanations and advice for improvement.

Similarly, if you get an error when executing your query, the Assistant will explain what exactly went wrong and how to fix it.

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AI chat

Finally, you can always have a chat with dbForge AI Assistant on any SQL-related topic. After all, it isn't called the Assistant for nothing, and it will help you out with relevant advice, best practices, and other information. You can even ask anything you'd like to know about dbForge Studio, ask to describe a feature or use case. The Assistant, being integrated with our documentation center, will give you detailed, valid answers.

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Leading companies choose dbForge Schema Compare for SQL Server

Success stories from our customers

It does the comparison with the click of a button... We have had NO bugs released to production as a result of an incorrect schema.

James S

Company Owner

dbForge Schema Compare can be called from the command line. This means we can integrate it into our CI pipeline. An important part of our development process is synchronizing production schemas with our development schemas and the application's ORM. Using this tool, we can automate that process...

Jeff B

Vice President of Technology Computer Software

I do really like SQL Complete, which is a part of the SQL Tools bundle - it provides the most effective way to write SQL code and saves my time and efforts. Also if you compare database schemas and data on the daily basis - SQL Tools is what you need!

Eugene Polonichko

Microsoft MVP, Senior Software Developer at ELEKS

Data and Schema Compare are perfect products for their purposes. For me, these are not frequent operations, but when you need to compare, you need to do this quickly and with a good quality, and Devart products deal with this perfectly. Quick Install, Intuitive Interface, Fast Comparison - all I need for this kind of tasks, and I get that with Devart's Data and Schema Compare.

Denis Reznik

Microsoft MVP, Data Architect at Intapp

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Compare SQL Server Schemas

Killer feature of dbForge Schema Compare

Interactive object comparison report in HTML