One of the most common questions from organisations evaluating Navicat is whether they should purchase Navicat Premium or a database-specific edition such as Navicat for MySQL, PostgreSQL or SQL Server.
The correct option depends primarily on the number of database technologies your team manages.
What Is Navicat Premium?
Navicat Premium provides access to multiple database platforms through one application. Supported platforms include MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, MariaDB, SQL Server, Oracle, SQLite, Redis and Snowflake.
It is normally the stronger option for organisations operating mixed database environments.
For example, a software company may use:
- MySQL for an existing business system.
- PostgreSQL for a new application.
- Redis for caching.
- MongoDB for document data.
- Snowflake for analytics.
Using Navicat Premium allows the technical team to work across these platforms without maintaining a separate Navicat application for each database type.
What Are Database-Specific Editions?
Database-specific editions focus on a particular database environment.
Examples include:
- Navicat for MySQL.
- Navicat for PostgreSQL.
- Navicat for SQL Server.
- Navicat for Oracle.
- Navicat for MongoDB.
- Navicat for SQLite.
- Navicat for Redis.
- Navicat for Snowflake.
These editions may be more appropriate when an organisation is certain that its users only need to work with one database family.
Choose Navicat Premium When:
- Your team supports several database platforms.
- Developers work on different customer environments.
- You expect to introduce new database technologies.
- You want to standardise database tools across the organisation.
- Users frequently transfer or compare information between databases.
Choose a Database-Specific Edition When:
- Your organisation uses only one database platform.
- The licence will be assigned to a specialist database team.
- Users do not need multi-database connectivity.
- The database architecture is unlikely to change.
Consider Future Requirements
A database-specific edition may meet today’s requirements, but organisations should also consider future projects.
Purchasing separate products later may create additional licence administration. Navicat Premium can offer a more flexible approach for teams expecting their database environment to grow.
Get Help Choosing the Right Edition
BINTARA can help assess your database platforms, required features and number of users before preparing a quotation.