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<h2 id="supported-databases">Supported databases</h2> <p>DatabaseSpy can connect to multiple databases simultaneously, including databases of different types. DatabaseSpy automatically adjusts to variations in SQL dialects and data type definitions of supported relational databases. DatabaseSpy connects to the following major database types:<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:2" href="#fn:2"><sup>2</sup></a> </p> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Microsoft_SQL_Server/eCdt2JBL">Microsoft SQL Server</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/PostgreSQL/LHdXuHfl">PostgreSQL</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Oracle_(database)/FHv5g732">Oracle</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/MySQL/QEEDNBDP">MySQL</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/IBM_Db2/2cYITuuY">IBM Db2</a></li> <li>IBM Db2 for i</li> <li>Informix</li> <li>Sybase ASE</li> <li><a href="/facts/Microsoft_Access/1tID4rKM">Microsoft Access</a></li> <li>MicroSoft Azure SQL</li> <li>MariaDB</li> <li><a href="/facts/SQLite/1PwYzIft">SQLite</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Firebird_(database_server)/hKVdDnBR">Firebird</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Progress_Software/WVakFV1x">Progress</a> OpenEdge</li> <li>Teradata</li> <li>And others</li></ul> <h2 id="user-comments">User comments</h2> <p>From its initial release in September 2006, users have recognized the benefits of using a single tool with a consistent user interface to multiple databases to perform routine tasks such as querying or modifying tables.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:3" href="#fn:3"><sup>3</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:4" href="#fn:4"><sup>4</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:5" href="#fn:5"><sup>5</sup></a> </p><p>The use of a common graphical interface to connect to multiple databases, possibly across different platforms, is cited as a valuable feature.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:6" href="#fn:6"><sup>6</sup></a> </p> <h2 id="licensing">Licensing</h2> <p>DatabaseSpy is a licensed software product that uses key protection to prevent unlicensed usage. DatabaseSpy is free to try with a no-cost 30-day trial license.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:7" href="#fn:7"><sup>7</sup></a> </p> <h2 id="see-also">See also</h2> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Comparison_of_database_tools/CkDoCj7A">Comparison of database tools</a></li></ul> <h2 id="external-links">External links</h2> <ul><li><a href="https://www.altova.com">Altova website</a></li></ul> <h2 id="references">References</h2> <ol> <li id="fn:1"><p>"DatabaseSpy Multi-database Tool | Altova". www.altova.com. Retrieved January 27, 2019. <a href="https://www.altova.com/databasespy" target="_blank">https://www.altova.com/databasespy</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:2"><p>"DatabaseSpy Multi-database Tool | Altova". www.altova.com. Retrieved January 27, 2019. <a href="https://www.altova.com/databasespy" target="_blank">https://www.altova.com/databasespy</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:3"><p>McCown, Sean (April 9, 2007). "Altova DatabaseSpy makes DBs user-friendly". InfoWorld. Retrieved January 27, 2019. <a href="https://www.infoworld.com/article/2662662/database/altova-databasespy-makes-dbs-user-friendly.html" target="_blank">https://www.infoworld.com/article/2662662/database/altova-databasespy-makes-dbs-user-friendly.html</a> <a href="#fnref:3" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:4"><p>"MSDN Magazine Issues". msdn.microsoft.com. Microsoft. October 2007. Retrieved January 27, 2019. <a href="https://msdn.microsoft.com/magazine/msdn-magazine-issues" target="_blank">https://msdn.microsoft.com/magazine/msdn-magazine-issues</a> <a href="#fnref:4" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:5"><p>Varhol, Peter; August 1, 2008. "Tooling Around in Your Database -- Redmondmag.com". Redmondmag. Retrieved January 27, 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) <a href="https://redmondmag.com/articles/2008/08/01/tooling-around-in-your-database.aspx" target="_blank">https://redmondmag.com/articles/2008/08/01/tooling-around-in-your-database.aspx</a> <a href="#fnref:5" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:6"><p>[1] Archived June 4, 2010, at the Wayback Machine SQL Server Magazine, April 26, 2010 <a href="http://www.sqlmag.com/article/administration-tools2/Altova-DatabaseSpy-2010.aspx" target="_blank">http://www.sqlmag.com/article/administration-tools2/Altova-DatabaseSpy-2010.aspx</a> <a href="#fnref:6" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:7"><p>"DatabaseSpy Multi-database Tool | Altova". www.altova.com. Retrieved January 27, 2019. <a href="https://www.altova.com/databasespy" target="_blank">https://www.altova.com/databasespy</a> <a href="#fnref:7" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> </ol>