Best way to compare data in two SQL Server databases

So you need to compare the data in two SQL Server databases – maybe just the data in certain tables, maybe certain rows only and maybe you are just interested in certain columns. And what if the tables you need to compare don’t have a primary key defined (well, they all should but it is not rare to see cases when they don’t) how can you approach the task? A quick search on google will reveal an abundance of tools all claiming to do what you need so how do you know which one to pick?

We have made the task simple for you. We have tested every single one of those tools and the bad news is that with the majority of them you would be wasting your time. There are only very few that do the job right and we are happy and proud to say that xSQL Data Compare is the best tool you will find in terms of breadth of functionality it provides, flexibility it gives the user, performance with large databases and last but not lease cost. No, you don’t have to take our word for it – we have thousands of very happy users the majority of which have not had to pay a dime for it. You see, xSQL Data Compare is completely free for SQL Server Express with no restrictions and it is also free for other editions of SQL Server as long as the databases being compared don’t have more than a certain number of objects.

Here are some highlights of xSQL Data Compare:

• You can compare the data in two sql server databases or just select tables in those databases;
• You can map tables to be compared any way you want regardless of the table names;
• If xSQL Data Compare can’t find a predefined unique key on a table it allows you to define it on the fly as a combination of one ore more columns in that table;
• You can set filters on each table if you wish to compare only a subset of the rows;
• You can include or exclude columns from the comparison;
• You can choose to use bulk insert for the synchronization if you expect that a large number of rows will need to be inserted in the target table.

xSQL Data Compare supports SQL Server 2008, SQL Server 2005 and SQL Server 2000.

You can download your copy from: http://www.xsql.com/download/sql_server_data_compare/