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Schema Compare

Compare a source-of-truth database with one or many targets, review every object difference, and generate a self-contained deployment script without a PowerShell runtime dependency.

  • Windows GUI and cross-platform CLI
  • One source to many targets
  • Safe and manual scripts separated
Schema Compare screenshot
Product screenshotCurrent Schema Compare desktop interface from the project repository.

What it helps you do

A practical path from signal to action

01

Compare the full schema

Diff schemas, tables, columns, indexes, keys, constraints, triggers, views, procedures, functions, types, sequences, synonyms, and DDL triggers.

02

Review changes visually

Filter the color-coded object tree and inspect source and target definitions side by side before generating scripts.

03

Deploy with guardrails

Generate ordered auto scripts and a separate manual-actions list. Apply only after an explicit confirmation and verify the result.

From the repository

Product facts

Engine
.NET 8 portable comparison library
Database support
SQL Server today; other provider interfaces reserved
Outputs
HTML report, manifest, auto scripts, and manual scripts
Automation
CLI compare, connection test, and confirmed deploy commands

Verified scope

Support and project status

Project status
Project
Engine coverage
SQL Server: Supported
Last reviewed
2026-09-27

Project evidence

Trust and maintenance links

How it works

Typical workflow

  1. Connect

    Choose the source database and one or more target databases, then test both connections.

  2. Compare and review

    Inspect added, removed, changed, identical, and ignored objects with side-by-side definitions.

  3. Generate or apply

    Save self-contained scripts, review manual actions, and optionally apply safe scripts with post-deployment verification.

Run it yourself

Requirements and quick start

Requirements

  • Windows x64 for the downloadable desktop package
  • .NET 8 SDK only when building the source or cross-platform CLI
  • SQL authentication on Linux or macOS; Windows authentication is available on Windows

Quick start

Download and extract the Windows package
$zip = Join-Path $PWD 'SqlOptima.SchemaCompare-0.0.1-win-x64.zip'
Invoke-WebRequest 'https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rsharma155/sqloptima_releases/main/sqloptima_compare/SqlOptima.SchemaCompare-0.0.1-win-x64.zip' -OutFile $zip
Expand-Archive $zip -DestinationPath '.\SqlOptima.SchemaCompare'
Build the CLI from source
dotnet build SqlOptima.SchemaCompare.Cli -c Release

Source: repository README.md ↗. Check the repository for the latest security notes, configuration options, and release status.

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