Navicat Data Modeler vs Toad Data Modeler

Navicat Data Modeler8.7Visit TDToad Data Modeler8.5Visit

Higher score Navicat Data Modeler #2 in Data Modeling Software 8.7/10 Free plan · 14-day trial Free planFree trial✓ 2 of 3 features Visit Navicat

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TD Toad Data Modeler #4 in Data Modeling Software 8.5/10 Pricing on request · 30-day trial Free trial✓ 0 of 3 features Visit Quest Software

• Navicat Data Modeler fits best

  Established buyers wanting broad desktop data modeling

• Toad Data Modeler fits best

  Established Windows teams modeling relational databases

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Side by side

Feature	Navicat Data Modeler 8.7/10 Visit ↗	TDToad Data Modeler 8.5/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	8.7	8.5
Ranking	#2 in Data Modeling Software	#4 in Data Modeling Software
Best for	Established buyers wanting broad desktop data modeling	Established Windows teams modeling relational databases
Pricing model	Free plan + paid	Paid
Starting price	$1,299 one-time	Pricing on request · 30-day trial
Free plan	✓ (best)	—
Free trial	14 days	30 days
Free trial length	14 days	30 days
Deployment	Desktop	Desktop
Platforms	Windows, macOS, Linux	Windows
Support	Docs	Live chat, Tickets, Community, Docs · 24/7
Built for	Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Navicat Data Modeler 2/3 · Toad Data Modeler 0/3
Reverse engineering	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
Forward engineering	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
Version history	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Specs
Database engines	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Deployment	Desktop	Not checked yet
Export formats	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Our review
Pros	Build conceptual, logical, and physical data models with ER notations. Reverse engineer databases and forward engineer or synchronize schemas. Work on Windows, macOS, or Linux, with Navicat Cloud collaboration.	Supports logical, universal, and physical database modeling Generates SQL/DDL and alter scripts; compares and synchronizes models Adds database design versioning with Git and Bitbucket compatibility
Cons	The Enterprise Perpetual License costs $1,299 per license. The free Lite edition has limited modeling capabilities. Database coverage is narrower than some alternatives.	Runs on Windows only Pricing requires contacting sales The 30-day trial installer is available through Support
Our verdict	Navicat Data Modeler is desktop software for designing conceptual, logical, and physical database models. It suits teams and individual practitioners who need to move between visual schema design and existing database structures, from solo… Read the review →	Toad Data Modeler is Windows desktop software for professionals and organizations creating, maintaining, and documenting database systems. It suits established Windows teams working with relational databases, with support for logical,… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Navicat Data Modeler — where it wins

  • Build conceptual, logical, and physical data models with ER notations.
  • Reverse engineer databases and forward engineer or synchronize schemas.
  • Work on Windows, macOS, or Linux, with Navicat Cloud collaboration.

  Where it doesn't

  • The Enterprise Perpetual License costs $1,299 per license.
  • The free Lite edition has limited modeling capabilities.
  • Database coverage is narrower than some alternatives.

• Toad Data Modeler — where it wins

  • Supports logical, universal, and physical database modeling
  • Generates SQL/DDL and alter scripts; compares and synchronizes models
  • Adds database design versioning with Git and Bitbucket compatibility

  Where it doesn't

  • Runs on Windows only
  • Pricing requires contacting sales
  • The 30-day trial installer is available through Support

• Navicat Data Modeler8.7/10 · Free plan · 14-day trial

  Broad desktop modeling with engineering and synchronization tools, plus a costly perpetual license.

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• TDToad Data Modeler8.5/10 · Pricing on request · 30-day trial

  A database modeling toolkit for Windows teams that need design, reverse engineering, and versioning.

  Visit Quest SoftwareFull verdict →