Instantly see which rows are missing, different, or identical between two databases. Filters allow you to focus on specific subsets of data.
Example: Source = Production DB, Target = Staging DB
Generate a SQL script that updates the target database to match the source. You can preview every INSERT, UPDATE, and DELETE before execution. redgate sql data compare download
If you don’t want to pay for Redgate:
| Tool | Notes | |------|-------| | tablediff (Microsoft) | Free, command‑line, but limited and no GUI. | | OpenDBDiff (GitHub) | Schema + data diff, less polished. | | DBForge Data Compare (Devart) | Freemium, less powerful than Redgate. | Instantly see which rows are missing, different, or
But Redgate remains the gold standard for enterprise SQL Server data diff.
Click the "Compare Now" button. The tool will analyze both databases and present: Click the "Compare Now" button
“SQL Data Compare saved us hours of manual checking. It’s fast, accurate, and the deployment scripts are flawless.”
— Senior DBA, financial services firm
Need to compare lookup tables (e.g., CountryCodes, StatusTypes)? You can treat them as static data and deploy them like schema.
Redgate SQL Data Compare is a tool that:
✅ Important: It compares table data – not schemas (that’s SQL Compare).
For schema + data together, use SQL Compare + Data Compare together.