Comparison

SQL Multi Studio vs SQL Studio by IT Service

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

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About

SQL Multi Studio

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SQL Multi Studio is a full SQL client and database manager for iPhone and iPad: SQL Server, Azure SQL, PostgreSQL, MySQL, MariaDB, Oracle, SQLite, MongoDB, Redis and Microsoft Access, all in one app. CONNECT • Pick any of the 10 engines, or open a file (SQLite .db, Access .mdb/.accdb) • Saved connections grouped by category (Production, Development…), passwords kept in the iOS Keychain • SSH tunnel with a test button before you connect • Several servers open at once, even different engines, side by side QUERY EDITOR • Syntax highlighting, autocomplete, formatter and linter • One tab per server: SQL Server in one tab, PostgreSQL in the next, MongoDB in a third • Several result sets from one run, each in its own tab • Variables (:name), snippets, pinned queries, history, find and replace, EXPLAIN • Focus mode: editor and results fill the screen, with a divider you can drag, in portrait and landscape • JetBrains Mono, bold text, any font size, and an option to show spaces and tabs RESULTS • Sort, filter, column stats and pages of 50 to 500 rows • Edit cells in place, in a form, or many rows at once, with the SQL shown before every change • PostgreSQL output matches psql: JSON, time zones, intervals and arrays look exactly like the server returns them • Line, bar and pie charts, compare two results, export to CSV, Excel and JSON • Row menu: edit, clone, copy as INSERT or JSON, view details, delete OBJECT EXPLORER • Tables, views, procedures, triggers, columns, keys and indexes • Table menu: top rows, count, find, distinct, INSERT/UPDATE/DELETE forms, edit structure, CREATE/DROP scripts, notes, data generator • Database menu: ER diagram, table sizes, global search, index advisor, server info, backup and restore scripts • Create tables, views, procedures and triggers from guided forms TOOLS MENU • Execution history, pinned queries, connection health, query alerts with notifications • Slow query log, rollback log, compare results, cross-server query • Migration runner, EXPLAIN visualizer, schema compare, data generator • Sysadmin Control: users, their database access and live sessions SETTINGS • Light, dark and pure black (AMOLED) themes, 10 languages • Face ID / Touch ID lock, Safe Mode (read-only per connection) • Encrypted backup of your connections to your own Google Drive MongoDB: shell commands like db.orders.find().sort().limit(), edit documents in the grid. Redis: keys grouped by namespace, readable hashes, lists, sets and streams. Access files are never changed, and can be converted to SQLite to edit the data. A one-time in-app purchase unlocks editing data on SQL Server, Azure SQL and Oracle, several servers at once, the SSH tunnel, rollback, Safe Mode, Excel and JSON export, CSV import and the analysis tools (ER diagram, table sizes, global search, index advisor, schema compare, migration runner, data generator, connection health, slow query log, query alerts, cross-server query and compare results). Everything runs on your device. Your data never passes through any server of ours.

About

SQL Studio by IT Service

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SQL Studio brings the complete SQL Server Management Studio experience to Mac, iPhone and iPad, so you can administer and develop Microsoft SQL Server, Azure SQL Database and Azure SQL Managed Instance databases. SQL Studio works together with the SQL Studio gateway, a connector you install once on your own Windows or Linux server, or in Docker. The app talks to the gateway over HTTPS, and the gateway connects to your databases. It is not an online service: the gateway runs on your infrastructure, under your control. It uses the official Microsoft libraries (SMO, DacFx, ScriptDom, XELite) to give you every SSMS feature. REQUIREMENTS • The SQL Studio gateway installed on a server in your network: Windows Server 2019 or later, Windows 10 or later, Linux x64/arm64 or Docker • Network: the gateway reaches SQL Server, your devices reach the gateway over HTTPS (port 8443) • A gateway user account, created by your administrator • Installation instructions are on the support page WHAT THE GATEWAY GIVES YOU • Every enterprise sign-in: Windows Authentication, Microsoft Entra ID with MFA, password, integrated, service principal, managed identity and access token • Always Encrypted for encrypted columns • Data-tier applications: extract, deploy, export and import .dacpac and .bacpac files, including to Azure • SMO scripting just like SSMS, T-SQL parsing with ScriptDom, live Extended Events with XELite • Backups, restores, scripts and imports keep running on the gateway even if you close the app • Your SQL servers stay protected: users only reach the gateway QUERY EDITOR • SSMS-style syntax colors and IntelliSense: keywords, databases, schemas, tables, columns with aliases, procedures and parameters • Scripts with GO and SQLCMD mode; results to grid, text or file • Estimated and actual execution plans with a graphical viewer, Live Query Statistics and client statistics • Live error checking, formatting, more than 300 templates and snippets, per-window transactions OBJECT EXPLORER • More than 200 node types: databases, tables, views, programmability, Query Store, Service Broker, security, replication, Always On, Integration Services, SQL Server Agent, XEvent Profiler • Every SSMS context menu, filters, search, Object Explorer Details and dependencies • CREATE, ALTER, DROP, SELECT and INSERT scripts, plus the Generate Scripts wizard ADMINISTRATION • More than 130 dialogs and wizards, each with a Script button: server and database properties, backup and restore, security, indexes, partitioning, compression, full-text, Always On, replication, Policy-Based Management, Resource Governor, Database Mail, maintenance plans, the Integration Services catalog, SQL Server Agent jobs • Table designer, database diagrams, data editing, flat file import, data import and export REPORTS AND MONITORING • 63 standard server and database reports, plus Query Store reports • Activity Monitor, Job Activity Monitor, Always On Dashboard • Log File Viewer, vulnerability assessment, missing indexes, live Extended Events SECURITY FOR YOUR TEAM • Personal gateway accounts with strong passwords and two-step verification (TOTP) • Audit log: who connected, to which server, and which tasks they started • Allowed-server list set by your administrator • HTTPS with certificate pinning and expiring sessions • Passwords and tokens only in the device Keychain, with Touch ID or Face ID and automatic locking FREE SQL Studio is free, with no in-app purchases and no account with us. The app sends no data to the developer. Prefer to connect directly to your servers, without a gateway? Try SQLStudio Light. Available in English and Italian. SQL Studio is an independent product by IT Service, not affiliated with or endorsed by Microsoft. SQL Server, Azure and SQL Server Management Studio are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation.

Screenshots

SQL Multi Studio4 screens
SQL Studio by IT Service4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: SQL Studio by IT Service at none against SQL Multi Studio's 2. SQL Multi Studio's advantage is iOS requirement (16.0 vs 26.0). On price, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. SQL Multi Studio sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. SQL Studio by IT Service asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
SQL Multi Studio versus SQL Studio by IT Service: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSQL Multi StudioSQL Studio by IT Service
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 4 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size42 MB14 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRanda IhsanDario Bondi

In-app purchases

2 purchases

SQL Multi Studio

One-time2
  • 14-day PRO TrialFree
  • PRO (Lifetime)$24.99
None

SQL Studio by IT Service

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SQL Multi Studio free?
SQL Multi Studio is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is SQL Studio by IT Service free?
SQL Studio by IT Service is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do SQL Multi Studio or SQL Studio by IT Service have ads?
Neither SQL Multi Studio nor SQL Studio by IT Service shows ads.

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