phpMyAdmin:
- PhpMyAdmin is the most popular open-source web-based database management tool by MySQL.
- Using phpMyAdmin we can create or manage databases, tables, DB users, optimize and check errors in your database.
- PhpMyAdmin also allows to import and export data in different file formats all with very easy procedures.
Navicat for MySQL:
- This relational database was created by Premium Soft.
- It is a cross-platform database of windows, mac, Linux relational database.
- For creating complex database queries it has a visual query builder which helps creating database faster.
- This builder also helps to import/export/backup tools for your databases.
- It has report builder for printing out db queries, task scheduling assistant for scheduled execution of jobs, and much more.
- Navicat also produces front-ends for Oracle and PostgreSQL.
- It has both a lite version and a premium version.
SQLyog:
- SQLyog is an GUI administration tool for MySQL which was developed by an Indian company Webyog.
- It has a paid Enterprise version($99 – $999) and a free community version.
- This tool has an outstanding list of features, and it is very useful for professional database admins
Sequel Pro:
- It is a open source MySQL database management tool for Mac users.
- Its crafty and instinctive barebones GUI helps us to easily navigate to an app.
SQl Server Management Studio:
- Best Microsoft tool for database admins is SQL Server Management studio.
- GUI interface of this tool is straightforward for users using windows OS.
- It has an innovative feature called Object Explorer which allows user to browse, select and perform operations on database objects.
- This single tool can be used for creating and administering SQL server databases..