Toad for Oracle

Modernize your Oracle database operations to enable business agility. Toad® for Oracle is the only Oracle database management software that helps you simplify your workflow, reduce code defects and improve code quality and performance while supporting team collaboration. Automate administration tasks and proactively manage your databases while embracing performance optimization and risk mitigation. Define, search for and protect sensitive data across all your Oracle databases quickly and easily.

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Because managing multiple databases with multiple tools is hard.

You’re under pressure to take on more database responsibilities and work faster than ever before. Combined with declining resources, this puts your critical databases and cloud native applications at risk. But what if you could use a single Oracle database management tool to speed Oracle SQL development and database administration while improving performance? With Toad for Oracle, you’ll reduce costs and risks by easily ensuring the health and performance of your Oracle Cloud Platform and on-premises databases.

CI/CD-ready development

Promote DevOps processes and reduce work with continuous integration and continuous deployment.

Reduce technical debt

Ensure functional accuracy and coding best practices to minimize code defects.

Automated performance testing

Ensure production scalability with automated workload replay testing.

Simplified SQL Optimization

Simplify and automate SQL optimization for developers; advanced SQL and index optimization for DBAs.

Risk mitigation

Accelerate application delivery, while minimizing risks associated with database changes.

Database performance diagnostics

Quickly pinpoint and resolve database performance inefficiencies.

95%

of the Fortune 500 trust Quest Software

130K

Customers in 100 countries

4M

Online community members

Team Coding
PL/SQL Unit Testing
Code Review
SQL Optimization

Team Coding

Toad for Oracle database management software integrates with your preferred source control system and provides collaborative access to schema objects. This allows Team Coding to reconcile changes with the corresponding files in source control, thus simplifying and streamlining the developer experience.

PL/SQL Unit Testing

Available in all Toad editions: suitable for PL/SQL developers more familiar with unit testing, utPLSQL testing is a great way to help reduce code defects as you write your code.

Code Review

Define coding standards from a selection of over 200 rules to ensure development teams can correct code as they type and consistently improve overall quality. This makes it easier to maintain code in the future and reduces the likelihood of defects.

SQL Optimization

A simple interface that really solves the problem of SQL tuning for developers and reduces the burden on DBAs. SQL Optimizer’s patented re-writing algorithm quickly finds alternative versions of the original SQL statement that will run faster in the database.

Key product features

Mac or PC? Your choice

The world’s #1 Oracle database management tool is now available for use on PC or Mac, depending on the preferences and needs of your DBAs and developers. This new operating system versatility allows more users worldwide to experience the productivity and efficiency gains Toad brings to the table.

Automation

Reduce the risk of manual errors by automating complex and repetitive tasks like schema compare, script execution, administration, reporting and more. Workflow automations can be shared and scheduled for execution. Automation Designer is available with all editions of Toad for Oracle.

Data modeling

Define the most efficient data structures before building your database schemas or reverse engineer existing data structures into a new data model to make changes or to document. Toad Data Modeler is included with Toad for Oracle DBA Edition.

PL/SQL code profiling

Easily determine why your PL/SQL code is executing slowly by visually exposing performance bottlenecks. The PL/SQL Profiler is available with all editions of Toad for Oracle.

Database health, security and privacy

Assess database health quickly by validating performance, configuration and security vulnerabilities through health check reporting. Database Health Check is available with the DB Admin Module and Toad for Oracle DBA Edition.

Team collaboration

Share standards, best practices, code, scripts, artifacts and more and dramatically improve collaboration and consistency across the development organization. Project Manager is available with all editions of Toad for Oracle.

Miami-Dade County

We have SQL Developer from Oracle, which is free, but our people prefer to use Toad. A lot of times, SQL Developer didn't provide enough functionality.

Sue Camner Senior Operating Systems Programmer and DBA Manager, Miami-Dade County

Large health benefits company

Since 2009 we’ve doubled the number of database professionals using Toad for Oracle, compared to all the other toolsets combined pre-2009. Toad has been very rapidly adopted because everyone knows the Toad name and it has… comprehensive capabilities.

Database engineer and executive advisor at large health benefits company

Major financial services company

We found that Toad has come up with new tools and more capabilities in these tools, like Team Coding. So it was a no-brainer for us to pick Toad.

Senior Manager - Database Management

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    Automation Designer
    Code Review
    utPLSQL Unit Test
    Collaboration
    Data Redaction
    Database Health Check
    Profiler
    Auto-optimize SQL
    Team Coding

    Automation Designer

    Automate complex and repetitive tasks like schema compare, script execution, administration, reporting and more within a single Oracle database management software tool.

    Code Review

    Ensure consistent code quality standards to reduce problems in production and improve the maintainability of the code for the future.

    utPLSQL Unit Test

    Creating unit tests for PL/SQL code ensures consistent code quality, reduces production defects, improves code coverage and increases maintainability

    Collaboration

    Share standards, best practices, code, scripts, artifacts and more with your team or across the development organization.

    Data Redaction

    Protect selected data that is shown to users in real time without requiring changes to the application.

    Database Health Check

    Ensure the health of all Oracle databases with configurable checks.

    Profiler

    Times the execution of each line of PL/SQL code, storing the data in a repository and representing it graphically to display performance bottlenecks.

    Auto-optimize SQL

    Automatically generate and compare alternate SQL rewrites and choose the best alternative.

    Team Coding

    Controls and monitors the check-out/check-in of the PL/SQL code files in source control.

    FAQ

    What is Oracle Database Management?

    Oracle database management refers to the process of overseeing, controlling and maintaining the Oracle databases that are crucial to your business operation. It includes tasks such as performance monitoring, data storage management, security configurations, data backups and ensuring data integrity. For years, Oracle has been the most popular choice for enterprise-scale applications due to their powerful capabilities and scalability.

    Managing Oracle databases can present a number of challenges that come inherently with managing an organization’s largest databases:

    • Complexity: Oracle databases are feature-rich, and understanding all their capabilities can be an overwhelming and daunting task.
    • Performance tuning: Ensuring optimal performance as databases grow or become more complex requires constant tuning and monitoring.
    • Security: Protecting sensitive data while managing access controls is critical and can be very challenging in larger, distributed environments.
    • Backup and recovery: Ensuring that data is consistently backed up and can be recovered quickly in the event of a failure.

    Proper management of your Oracle databases is essential for:

    • Maintaining database performance: Efficient management helps to ensure that the database runs smoothly and quickly, reducing the risks of slowdowns or downtime.
    • Ensuring data integrity: Keeping databases well-maintained helps ensure that the data they hold is accurate, consistent and readily accessible.
    • Reducing security risks: The risk of unauthorized access or breaches can be lessened with the right tools and processes in place.
    • Avoiding costly errors: Inefficient database management can lead to mistakes, data loss or system failures that can be extremely costly to the business.

    Toad for Oracle streamlines the management of Oracle databases by offering the most powerful and trusted tools for performance optimization and automation of routine tasks. It enables database administrators (DBAs) and developers to improve query performance, automate backups and data extractions, and monitor database health. Additionally, Toad helps secure sensitive data and provides auditing tools to ensure compliance with industry standards. With an intuitive interface and advanced features, Toad makes managing Oracle databases easier, more efficient, and more secure.

    Toad enhances Oracle database security by:

    • Sensitive Data Protection: Helping DBAs identify and mask sensitive data to prevent unauthorized access.
    • Security auditing: Toad’s automation features can regularly audit database security settings to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements.
    • Access control: The software provides role-based management features that help you control who has access to what data.

    Additionally, Quest Software continually undergoes strenuous security protocols as part of the development of regular releases in order to maintain its status as a trusted and secure partner in your supply chain.

    Specifications

    • Windows 8.1
    • Windows 10
    • Windows 11
    • Windows Server 2012 R2 - 2 CPU required
    • Windows Server 2016
    • Windows Server 2019
    • Windows Server 2022
    • MacOS 11
    • MacOS 12
    • MacOS 13
    • MacOS14 (Sonoma)

    • 1GHz processor
    • M1/M2 Apple Silicon

    • 1 GB RAM - Toad for Oracle 32 bit
    • 2 GB RAM - Toad for Oracle 64 bit
    • MAC: 2 GB RAM, 2G Disk

    Note: The memory required may vary based on the following: 

    • Applications that are running on your system
    • Size and complexity of the database
    • Amount of database activity
    • Number of concurrent users accessing the database

    • 800MB — Toad for Oracle Base Edition
    • 1GB — Toad Developer Edition for Oracle
    • 530MB — Toad for Oracle Professional Edition
    • 2GB — Toad DBA Edition for Oracle
    • 625MB — Toad for Oracle Xpert Edition
    • 2GB — Toad DBA Edition for Oracle RAC and Exadata Editions

    • Oracle 23c/23ai
    • Oracle Client or Instant Client 10.2.0.5
    • Oracle Client or Instant Client 11.2.0.1/11.2.0.3
    • Oracle Client or Instant Client 12c Release 1 and 2
    • Oracle Client or Instant Client 18c
    • Oracle Client or Instant Client 19c
    • Oracle Client or Instant Client 21c

    • 10g Release 2
    • 11g Release 1 and 2
    • 12c Release 1 and 2
    • 18c
    • 19c
    • 21c (Linux and Oracle Cloud Infrastructure)
    • 23c/23ai

    • Application: Citrix XenApp 5.0 and 6.5 have been tested
    • Server: Oracle VM 3.1 has been tested
    • Desktop: vWorkspace 7.0 has been tested
    • VMware ESX Server 3.5, 4.0 and 5.5 have been tested

    • Amazon EC2 Oracle Database as a Service and Oracle Database Cloud Service have been tested.

     

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