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DB Designer vs LINQPad

A side-by-side look at DB Designer and LINQPad. For an in-depth review of either product, follow the links below.

DB Designer

DB Designer

Development

DB Designer is an open source database modeling and design tool. It allows users to visually model databases including entities, relationships, and more to auto-generate SQL scripts for various databases.

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LINQPad

LINQPad

Development

LINQPad is a lightweight code editor and query tool that allows developers to write and test .NET code, SQL statements, and more. It supports C#, F#, and Visual Basic languages and integrates with .NET frameworks. Useful for testing code snippets, database queries, and prototyping.

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