Redgate Clone review
A focused choice for disposable database copies, branching, and CI workflows.
Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026
Redgate Clone creates disposable database copies for development and testing. It is aimed at teams that need database environments for branches, CI pipelines, and repeatable development workflows. The product supports SQL Server, Oracle, PostgreSQL, and MySQL, hosting copies in a centralized environment. Users can create, save, and destroy copies, while reusable data images provide a basis for running live database containers. That makes Redgate Clone a focused fit for teams whose main requirement is repeatable access to disposable database states.
Its strongest area is the workflow around reusable copies. A data image can produce live containers, and a modified data container can be graduated into a reusable data image. Teams can create multiple copies for branches and CI pipelines, then manage those copies through the rgclone command-line interface or Web API. Token authentication and OpenID Connect device flow support programmatic and authenticated access. The product also has a hybrid deployment model, with deployment available on virtual machines, on-premises infrastructure, or managed Kubernetes clusters. These capabilities make it suitable for engineering organizations that need automation and centralized control across development environments.
Pricing is handled through Redgate sales, and an application license is required. Redgate Clone also has a defined scope: it supports disposable and reusable database copies, but does not verify generation, masking, or subsetting. Teams selecting a product for those data-management tasks should look beyond Clone, while teams primarily focused on creating and managing database copies may find its database coverage, branching support, CLI, and API a closer fit. Redgate Clone is available across web, Windows, Linux, and API access, giving technical teams several ways to incorporate it into existing workflows.
Redgate Clone pros and cons
- Where it wins
- Supports SQL Server, Oracle, PostgreSQL, and MySQL copies
- Handles reusable data images and live database containers
- Includes CLI, Web API, and token or OpenID Connect authentication
- Where it doesn't
- Pricing is handled through contact with Redgate sales
- Does not verify data generation, masking, or subsetting
- Requires an application license
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