Toad Edge

What do you like best?

Debugger first and foremost, schema browser, auto-fill in the SQL editor (type a schema name, auto-fill pops up tables, etc.), session monitor, navigation, overall design and usefulness.

What do you dislike?

Occasional crashes in the middle of debugging or queries, however these have become fewer and far between over time.

Recommendations to others considering the product:

for managing, developing, debugging, and generally working with multiple databases, I have found TOAD to be the best, in terms of most robust, and cleanest, easiest tool out there. 15+ years of PL/SQL development and TOAD is a must have for me. I primarily use for development and debugging, however -- it's sql editor is fast and easy to use for ad hoc queries, the Database management tools are more than adequate for a general user like me, for example, who uses the session browser to identify what's going on in the database when the application is executing. It's an all around great tool for anyone involved in oracle database development or administration.

What problems are you solving with the product? What benefits have you realized?

PL/SQL code development and maintenance, Database administration tasks. Ease of access to the database, writing code, debugging code, session monitoring -- these are primary benefits.