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> Database management software tools from Quest simplify complexity, reduce cost and risk, and drive performance. These award-winning solutions automate routine tasks, provide high-quality data, standardize database performance monitoring, and ensure greater data availability across various on-premises and cloud-based systems.
> 
> Verdict: Rated **4.6/5** by 28 users. Top-rated for **Likelihood to recommend**.

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## Overview

### Key benefits of Toad

• Shorten development cycles by producing
higher-quality code with fewer defects
• Define, find and protect sensitive data
across all your Oracle databases
• Implement consistent and repeatable
processes and best practices
• Pinpoint and resolve database
performance inefficiencies quickly
• Automate tedious SQL optimization tasks
• Manage, automate and schedule complex
and routine database admin tasks
• Ensure production scalability with
automated performance testing

## Quick Stats & Ratings

| Metric | Rating | Detail |
| **Overall** | **4.6/5** | 28 Reviews |
| Ease of Use | 4.6/5 | Based on overall reviews |
| Customer Support | 4.2/5 | Based on overall reviews |
| Value for Money | 4.3/5 | Based on overall reviews |
| Features | 4.6/5 | Based on overall reviews |
| Recommendation percentage | 90% | (9/10 Likelihood to recommend) |

## About the vendor

- **Company**: Quest Software
- **Location**: Round Rock, US
- **Founded**: 1987

## Commercial Context

- **Starting Price**: US$625,00
- **Pricing model**: Per User (Free Trial)
- **Target Audience**: Self Employed, 2–10, 11–50, 51–200, 201–500, 501–1 000, 1 001–5 000, 5 001–10 000, 10 000+
- **Deployment & Platforms**: Mac (Desktop), Windows (Desktop)
- **Supported Languages**: English
- **Available Countries**: Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, American Samoa, Andorra, Angola, Anguilla, Antigua & Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Aruba, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium and 210 more

## Features

- Access Controls/Permissions
- Backup and Recovery
- Data Dictionary Management
- Data Migration
- Data Replication
- Data Storage Management
- Data Synchronization
- Data Virtualization
- Multiple Programming Languages Supported
- Performance Analysis
- Relational Database Management

## Support Options

- 24/7 (Live rep)
- Chat

## Category

- [Database Software](https://www.getapp.za.com/directory/459/database/software)

## Alternatives

1. [Microsoft SQL Server](https://www.getapp.za.com/software/125135/sql-server) — 4.6/5 (1974 reviews)
2. [MySQL](https://www.getapp.za.com/software/1985007/mysql) — 4.6/5 (2094 reviews)
3. [Airtable](https://www.getapp.za.com/software/106031/airtable) — 4.6/5 (2222 reviews)
4. [Microsoft Access](https://www.getapp.za.com/software/2049688/microsoft-access) — 4.4/5 (205 reviews)
5. [Google Cloud](https://www.getapp.za.com/software/122483/google-cloud-platform) — 4.7/5 (2262 reviews)

## Reviews

### "Easy Oracle access" — 4.0/5

> **Nazli** | *26 July 2021* | Information Technology & Services | Recommendation rating: 9.0/10
> 
> **Pros**: 1. Very easy in use for technical as well as non technical users.
2. You can view the table in easy table format.
3. You can describe the tables without writing any sql queries.
4. Formatting of SQL queries are exceptional.
5. You can export the data in excel and other formats.
> 
> **Cons**: It needs a good RAM data.  It makes your system slow when you use the software as it has plenty of features.
Even sometimes it crash it freeze whole windows.
> 
> I work as developer for one of the oracle project and running oracle from command prompt is a pain. Specially writing big SQL procedures and functions of 1000 plus lines. Toad is a savior for us.

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### "SQL Development, tuning and testing" — 5.0/5

> **Verified Reviewer** | *07 August 2021* | Insurance | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10
> 
> **Pros**: Commonly used SQL code color coded for ease of writing very fine formatted code.
> 
> **Cons**: Expectations to know how to modify ODBC connections and TNSNAMES

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### "A Great tool that DBA and developer can not live without" — 4.0/5

> **Sam** | *24 December 2022* | Logistics & Supply Chain | Recommendation rating: 6.0/10
> 
> **Pros**: this software is easy to upgrade, configure and install
> 
> **Cons**: the performance analyzing is not as good as the database itself. TOAD does not generate accurate exeuction play for oracle
> 
> TOAD is a great tool that benefit my daily life as oracle DBA. I can easily browse any database objects and pull DDLs from database. TOAD is easy to setup and use

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### "Toad for Oracle is my go to\!" — 5.0/5

> **Tonya** | *16 September 2024* | Textiles | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10
> 
> **Pros**: The Easy and Efficiency of Use of Toad for Oracle.
> 
> **Cons**: I wish I could manage more than one database platform in one product rather than having multiple products if possible.
> 
> My overall experience is that Oracle for Toad is the preferred tool to use for Oracle database developers and Administrators.

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### "Toad review" — 5.0/5

> **Matt** | *06 June 2024* | Automotive | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10
> 
> **Pros**: It is an easy solution to navigate different databases.
> 
> **Cons**: I would like Toad to have a dark mode option.

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