# Toad Software Pricing, Alternatives & More 2026 | Capterra

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 Toad Software Review 2026: Features, Integrations, Pros & Cons

Last updated on March 13, 2026

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Toad

## What is Toad?

Developers and DBAs worldwide use Toad® for Oracle to save time, reduce risk and lower operational costs. With Toad, you’ll support DevOps, accelerate application delivery and improve team collaboration and database performance — without compromise. Imagine creating high-quality, bug-free applications built to perform and scale in production while automating the routine tasks that can make you less proactive and productive. The Toad for Oracle solution gives you the ability to minimize the risks associated with database changes, maintain exceptional quality and redirect your valuable time to more strategic tasks. Because we listen to the feedback of Oracle experts and millions of members of the Toad World® community like you, the Toad for Oracle toolset has evolved into the most advanced solution of its kind.

## What is Toad used for?

[Database](https://www.capterra.com/database-management-software/)

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Overall rating

Based on 28 user reviews

Reviews sentiment

Positive

100%

Neutral

0%

Negative

0%

Starting price

$625

Per User, Per Year

Free trial  
available

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## Compare with a popular alternative

Capterra selects software alternatives based on relevant features, verified user reviews and user interactions. Placement may be influenced by client status.

### Toad

4.6 (28)

VS.

[4.6 (2,224)](https://www.capterra.com/p/146652/Airtable/reviews/)

Starting Price

$625

Per User, Per Year

Starting Price

$20

Per User, Per Month

Free Trial

Free Version

Pricing Options

Free Trial

Free Version

Ease Of Use

4.6 (28)

Ease Of Use

4.4 (1,975)

Value For Money

4.3 (12)

Value For Money

4.5 (1,506)

Customer Service

4.2 (14)

Customer Service

4.4 (1,432)

## Toad alternatives

[Microsoft SQL Server](https://www.capterra.com/p/1417/SQL-Server/)

[4.6 (1,975)](https://www.capterra.com/p/1417/SQL-Server/reviews/)

Starting price

$13748.00

Per User, Per Month

[Learn More](https://www.capterra.com/p/1417/SQL-Server/)

[MySQL](https://www.capterra.com/p/11482/MySQL/)

[4.6 (2,094)](https://www.capterra.com/p/11482/MySQL/reviews/)

Starting price

$2000.00

Per User, Per Month

[Learn More](https://www.capterra.com/p/11482/MySQL/)

[Microsoft Access](https://www.capterra.com/p/233275/Microsoft-Access/)

[4.4 (205)](https://www.capterra.com/p/233275/Microsoft-Access/reviews/)

Starting price

Contact vendor for pricing

[Learn More](https://www.capterra.com/p/233275/Microsoft-Access/)

Highest Rated

[Google Cloud](https://www.capterra.com/p/268690/Google-Cloud-Platform/)

[4.7 (2,265)](https://www.capterra.com/p/268690/Google-Cloud-Platform/reviews/)

Starting price

Contact vendor for pricing

[Learn More](https://www.capterra.com/p/268690/Google-Cloud-Platform/)

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## Features

Features with the highest number of reviews are displayed first. Those that have no reviews appear next, sorted alphabetically.

Performance Analysis

4.1 (11)

72.73% of 11 reviewers that rated this feature as important or highly important

Monitor and analyze the performance and status of a server or system/application

Backup and Recovery

4.0 (10)

50.00% of 10 reviewers that rated this feature as important or highly important

Create backups and provide methods to recover deleted/lost data

Access Controls/Permissions

4.6 (9)

88.89% of 9 reviewers that rated this feature as important or highly important

Define levels of authorization for access to specific files or systems

Data Replication

4.1 (9)

55.56% of 9 reviewers that rated this feature as important or highly important

Process of copying and storing data in more than one site or node

Data Storage Management

4.2 (9)

77.78% of 9 reviewers that rated this feature as important or highly important

Manage and store data in a database

Multiple Programming Languages Supported

3.8 (9)

66.67% of 9 reviewers that rated this feature as important or highly important

Run stored procedures and queries in multiple programming languages, such as JSON, Java, Python, Ruby, Perl, and SQL

Toad 11 features

Define levels of authorization for access to specific files or systems

Create backups and provide methods to recover deleted/lost data

Stores definitions of the data elements and their relationships (metadata) and how they are retrieved for the user

Move from one database to another, or upgrade the version of database software being used

Process of copying and storing data in more than one site or node

Manage and store data in a database

Synchronizing data between two or more devices/systems and automatically updating changes to maintain consistency

Retrieve and use data without requiring technical details about the data

Run stored procedures and queries in multiple programming languages, such as JSON, Java, Python, Ruby, Perl, and SQL

Monitor and analyze the performance and status of a server or system/application

Database management based on relationships between data

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Features

4.6 (28)

4.6

Based on 28 reviews

## Pricing

Value for money

4.3 (12)

Free Trial

[View pricing plan details](https://www.capterra.com/p/155783/Database-Management-Solutions/pricing/)

Base Edition

$625.00

Per User,Per Year

Professional Edition

$983.00

Per User,Per Year

Professional DB Admin Edition (\*RECOMMENDED\*)

$1,601

Per User,Per Year

Xpert Plus Edition

$2,166

Per User,Per Year

Dev Plus Edition

$2,472

Per User,Per Year

DBA Plus with erwin Data Modeler

$4,994

Per User,Per Year

Value for money

4.3 (12)

4.3

Based on 12 reviews

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## Support, customer service and training options

Customer Service

4.2 (14)

Support

-   Email/Help Desk
-   FAQs/Forum
-   Knowledge Base
-   Phone Support
-   24/7 (Live rep)
-   Chat

Training

-   In Person
-   Live Online
-   Webinars
-   Documentation
-   Videos

Deployment

-   Web
-   Android
-   iPhone/iPad

Typical users

-   Freelancers
-   Small businesses
-   Mid size businesses
-   Enterprises

Customer Service

4.2 (14)

4.2

Based on 14 reviews

## User reviews

Overall rating

4.6

Based on 28 reviews

Filter by rating

5(18)

4(10)

3(0)

2(0)

1(0)

Mentioned topic

Sorted by most recent

TM

Tonya M.

Sr. Applications Database Administrator

Textiles

### "Toad for Oracle is my go to!"

5.0

Overall Rating

5.0

5.0

Ease of Use

5.0

5.0

Features

5.0

5.0

Customer Service

4.0

4.0

Likelihood to Recommend

10/10

September 16, 2024

My overall experience is that Oracle for Toad is the preferred tool to use for Oracle database developers and Administrators.

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.

Review source

Non-incentivized review: any software user can leave a review for any product listed on our site. All submitted reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication.

MW

Matt W.

AM

Automotive

### "Toad review"

5.0

Overall Rating

5.0

5.0

Ease of Use

5.0

5.0

Features

5.0

5.0

Customer Service

0.0

0.0

Likelihood to Recommend

10/10

June 6, 2024

Pros

It is an easy solution to navigate different databases.

Cons

I would like Toad to have a dark mode option.

Review source

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PD

Pooja D.

Test Analyst

Information Technology and Services

### "Recommended for query processing "

4.0

Overall Rating

4.0

4.0

Ease of Use

4.0

4.0

Features

4.0

4.0

Customer Service

4.0

4.0

Likelihood to Recommend

7/10

February 21, 2023

Pros

Easy to use for database related queries

Cons

Takes time to load large amount of data

Review source

Incentivized review: software users are invited to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive for their time and effort. All incentivized reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication.

Pierluigi M.

Tester informatico

Information Technology and Services

### "Il client universale per Oracle"

5.0

Overall Rating

5.0

5.0

Ease of Use

3.0

3.0

Features

5.0

5.0

Customer Service

0.0

0.0

Likelihood to Recommend

8/10

February 11, 2023

E' un prodotto ottimo per analizzare le query SQL e gestire tutti i tipi di query.

Pros

È il tool più universalmente utilizzato per il DB Oracle, ha potenzialità infinite ed è molto stabile e non presenta problemi di scalabilità e di compatibilità. E' anche molto flessibile e utile nell'accuratezza delle query, nell'analisi e nella visualizzazione dei dati.

Cons

Per l'utente dovrebbe mostrare le funzionalità minime sullo schermo e non tutte le funzionalità. Toad ha molte funzionalità, ma la maggior parte degli utenti ne utilizzerà solo 5 o 10 in base al proprio ruolo. Nessuno ha bisogno di tutte le funzionalità e dovrebbe fornire la possibilità di scegliere solo le funzionalità richieste. Solo i requisiti minimi dovrebbero essere abilitati per impostazione predefinita. Quando vengono mostrate tutte le funzionalità, le prestazioni non sono buone; si carica lentamente e ha centinaia di popup e domande inutili.

Review source

Incentivized review: software users are invited to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive for their time and effort. All incentivized reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication.

MH

Muhammad Humza F.

System Analyst

Higher Education

### "Working with Toad"

5.0

Overall Rating

5.0

5.0

Ease of Use

5.0

5.0

Features

4.0

4.0

Customer Service

4.0

4.0

Likelihood to Recommend

9/10

February 7, 2023

My overall experience is very good, as this software meets my most of the requirements, It helped me performing my day to day tasks quickly.

Pros

It is very easy to use specially when it comes to day to day operations likeWorking with Database connections is simple. Simple user interface Powerful Debug ToolsExcellent plan breakdowns Outstanding customer service and training. Generating scripts for table/procedures etc is very simple.Simple access to various instances and schemas. Monitoring capabilities for running packages.

Cons

This tool meets almost all of my requirements. I mostly need more time to get in and take advantage of its current features.

Review source

Non-incentivized review: any software user can leave a review for any product listed on our site. All submitted reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication.

SK

Sachin K.

DBA

Information Technology and Services

### "Great tool for DBAs and Oracle developers "

5.0

Overall Rating

5.0

5.0

Ease of Use

5.0

5.0

Features

5.0

5.0

Customer Service

0.0

0.0

Likelihood to Recommend

10/10

January 11, 2023

Great....top of the line tool to use with RDBMSs

Pros

Schema Comparison, Sql editor, Object browser

Cons

Some of the performance reporting options can be enhanced

Review source

Incentivized review: software users are invited to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive for their time and effort. All incentivized reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication.

SH

Sam H.

DBA

Logistics and Supply Chain

### "A Great tool that DBA and developer can not live without"

4.0

Overall Rating

4.0

4.0

Ease of Use

5.0

5.0

Features

4.0

4.0

Customer Service

4.0

4.0

Likelihood to Recommend

6/10

December 24, 2022

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

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

Reasons for choosing Toad

the interface of Toad is simpler and user friendly

Review source

Non-incentivized review: any software user can leave a review for any product listed on our site. All submitted reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication.

JT

Julien T.

Responsable d'applications

Financial Services

### "Logiciel de développement et d'administration de bases de données Oracle"

5.0

Overall Rating

5.0

5.0

Ease of Use

5.0

5.0

Features

5.0

5.0

Customer Service

4.0

4.0

Likelihood to Recommend

9/10

December 1, 2022

Pros

J'utilise ce logiciel depuis plus de dix ans dans le cadre de mon travail. Il est très simple d'utilisation, intuitif et complet. Il est possible de paramétrer l'interface pour donner plus de couleurs au logiciel.

Cons

Il n'est pas possible d'utiliser tous les langages avec le logiciel (ex Java, PHP, ....).

Review source

Incentivized review: software users are invited to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive for their time and effort. All incentivized reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication.

JC

Joe C.

IT Manager

Warehousing

### "TOAD for DB2 the go to for Querying & Creating Tables, Procedures, generating DDL"

4.0

Overall Rating

4.0

4.0

Ease of Use

4.0

4.0

Features

4.0

4.0

Customer Service

3.0

3.0

Likelihood to Recommend

7/10

October 24, 2022

Pros

Fully featured & customizable interface makes it a pleasure to work with.

Cons

Absence of adopters which ties in the the entry price point of the software. There are cheaper and free solutions that do similar things therefore I feel like in the past decade Toad for DB2 hasn't been well adopted.

Review source

Incentivized review: software users are invited to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive for their time and effort. All incentivized reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication.

CS

Charmy S.

Content Writer

Information Technology and Services

### "Efficient database tool for developers!"

5.0

Overall Rating

5.0

5.0

Ease of Use

4.0

4.0

Features

4.0

4.0

Customer Service

4.0

4.0

Likelihood to Recommend

8/10

July 27, 2022

The tool is very useful and writing queries using toad has been much easier. Toad offers wide range of features like data import, export, monitor, optimize and debugging which are quite helpful.

Pros

The tool is simple to use and has all the functionalities that are required for the developers. It is easy to search database objects from the schema browser window. It is possible to connect multiple connections containing multiple editors. In addition, the import and export feature facilitates to get data in a very formats like CSV. Just with a single click, you can perform powerful and complex commands in no time.

Cons

Having multiple sessions at a time makes it too annoying for me. As a result, it becomes slow and gets stuck in the "No response" state. It is crucial to have technical know-how, otherwise it can harm your database. And, it is bit expensive tool!

Switched from

[DbVisualizer](https://www.capterra.com/p/197030/DbVisualizer/)

Review source

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[View all Reviews](https://www.capterra.com/p/155783/Database-Management-Solutions/reviews/)

Popular comparisons

[Microsoft SQL Server vs Toad](https://www.capterra.com/compare/1417-155783/SQL-Server-vs-Database-Management-Solutions)

[MySQL vs Toad](https://www.capterra.com/compare/11482-155783/MySQL-vs-Database-Management-Solutions) 

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