SQLDBCompare

SQLDBCompare, developed by Best SoftTool, Inc., is the cutting-edge database schema and data comparison tool tailored for SQL Server database development projects. The latest version, 2.4, comes as SQLDBCompare.exe and belongs to the Development Tools category, under the Database Tools subcategory. This powerful tool facilitates effortless database schema comparison and synchronization, indispensable for developers and project teams managing multiple SQL Server databases, whether on the same or different servers.

SQLDBCompare enables comprehensive comparison and synchronization of database structures and table records across various objects such as tables, stored procedures, user-defined functions, views, triggers, indexes/keys, and constraints in two databases. Users can view results at a high level or delve into detailed differences, providing exceptional control over database environments. Moreover, this tool supports both SQL Server 2000 and SQL Server 2005.

Whether working in a development, test, staging, or production environment, SQLDBCompare is ideal for any team maintaining multiple database copies. The ability to synchronize SQL Server objects from one database to another makes it an invaluable asset. This tool is a shareware, giving potential users the opportunity to download and evaluate its capabilities, perhaps even in a free trial version.

Pros:

1. Efficient and straightforward database schema comparison.
2. Supports synchronization of SQL Server objects.
3. Detailed analyses of differences between database objects.
4. Compatible with both SQL Server 2000 and 2005.

You may want to check out more software, such as EMS SQL Manager 2005 for PostgreSQL, SQL Query for SQL Server or DeskWinNC, which might be similar to SQLDBCompare.