SQL Assistant
SQL Assistant: A broad Windows SQL workspace with database documentation, modeling, comparison, and AI assistance. Ranked #16 of 27 in Database Documentation Tools by our editors (7.6/10); pricing: 14-day trial; best for developers wanting documentation inside database tooling.
At a glance
- Editor score7.6 / 10
- Pricing14-day trial
- Best forDevelopers wanting documentation inside database tooling
- Free planNo
- Paid from$240.31/user one-time
- Database coverageRelational
- Founded1997 · Rego Park, New York, USA
- Facts checked21 Sep 2026
Where it wins
- Generates database documentation alongside schema and data tools
- Combines browsing, modeling, comparison, source control, and automation
- Works with many editors and includes AI database assistants
Where it doesn't
- No free plan; licenses start at $240.31 one time
- Standard and Professional licenses cover one user each
- Windows desktop focus may not suit teams needing broader platforms
Our verdict on SQL Assistant
SQL Assistant is a Windows desktop development and administration tool for database developers, DBAs, and data scientists. Its documentation generation sits within a wider SQL workspace that includes code completion, IntelliSense, syntax validation, formatting, schema browsing, graphical modeling, and schema, database, jobs, and data comparison. It supports relational databases and connects to MongoDB through its BI Connector, with an API also listed as a platform.
Documentation is strongest when it is part of an active database workflow. SQL Assistant can generate database documentation while also supporting source control through Git, Subversion, Perforce, and TFS, plus data import, export, database-to-database transfer, multi-server execution, scheduling, and search-and-replace. AI assistants cover database design, query generation, and troubleshooting. Integration with tools such as SQL Server Management Studio, Visual Studio, Eclipse, DBeaver, pgAdmin, Navicat, MySQL Workbench, and HeidiSQL gives developers several ways to keep the product within an existing editor environment.
Pricing is based on one-time licenses. Standard Edition costs $240.31 for the SQL Assistant standard feature set and a 1-user license. Professional Edition costs $395.14 and adds the full feature set plus a Professional multi-server SQL IDE, also for 1 user. A 14-day free trial is available. Choose SQL Assistant if database documentation needs to live alongside modeling, comparison, source control, migration, automation, and SQL development. Teams seeking a dedicated documentation product, a free plan, or a platform beyond its Windows desktop and API options should consider a narrower or more broadly hosted alternative.
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SQL Assistant fact sheet
| Free plan | No |
|---|---|
| Paid from | $240.31/user one-time |
| Database coverage | Relational |
| Data lineage | Yes |
| Data dictionary | Not verified |
| Schema history | Not verified |
| Deployment | Not verified |
| Single sign-on | Not verified |
| Free trial | 14 days |
| Deployment | Desktop |
| Platforms | Windows |
| Support | Email, Phone, Community, Docs |
| Built for | Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise (editorial estimate) |
| Integrations | 15 integrations: SQL Server Management Studio, Visual Studio, Eclipse, IBM Data Studio, DBeaver, PL/SQL Developer … |
| Pricing | 14-day trial (source) |
| Website | softtreetech.com |
| Facts checked | 21 Sep 2026 |
SQL Assistant integrations
SQL Assistant lists 15 integrations on its own site.
- SQL Server Management Studio
- Visual Studio
- Eclipse
- IBM Data Studio
- DBeaver
- PL/SQL Developer
- Oracle SQL*Plus
- Toad
- PostgreSQL pgAdmin
- Navicat
- MySQL Workbench
- HeidiSQL
- Microsoft Access
- UltraEdit
- Notepad++
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