--- description: Learn more about dbFront pricing, benefits, and disadvantages for your business in Canada. Read verified software reviews and find tools that fit your business needs. image: https://gdm-localsites-assets-gfprod.imgix.net/images/capterra/og_logo-e5a8c001ed0bd1bb922639230fcea71a.png?auto=format%2Cenhance%2Ccompress title: dbFront Pricing, Reviews & Features - Capterra Canada 2026 --- Breadcrumb: [Home](/) > [Database Software](/directory/18/database-management/software) > [dbFront](/software/143165/dbfront) # dbFront Canonical: https://www.capterra.ca/software/143165/dbfront Page: 1 / 2\ Next: [Next page](https://www.capterra.ca/software/143165/dbfront?page=2) > Quickly create dynamic and powerful web applications using your existing SQL Server, MySQL or Oracle database. No code required. > > Verdict: Rated **4.8/5** by 11 users. Top-rated for **Likelihood to recommend**. ----- ## Overview ### Who Uses dbFront? dbFront is best suited for organizations that manage their own infrastructure (Database) and want to give their users enhanced access to their data. ## Quick Stats & Ratings | Metric | Rating | Detail | | **Overall** | **4.8/5** | 11 Reviews | | Ease of Use | 5.0/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Customer Support Software | 5.0/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Value for Money | 5.0/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Features | 4.6/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Recommendation percentage | 90% | (9/10 Likelihood to recommend) | ## About the vendor - **Company**: Big Ideas Computing - **Founded**: 2015 ## Commercial Context - **Starting Price**: $249.00 - **Pricing model**: Flat Rate (Free version available) (Free Trial) - **Pricing Details**: The licensing for dbFront is intended to be reasonable and won't hold you hostage. This means that all purchased licenses are non-expiring and come with a year of Support \& Maintenance. You can optionally renew your Support \& Maintenance to get Priority Technical Support and access to Free Upgrades to all new versions of dbFront. - **Target Audience**: Self Employed, 2–10, 11–50, 51–200, 201–500, 501–1,000, 1,001–5,000, 5,001–10,000, 10,000+ - **Deployment & Platforms**: Cloud, SaaS, Web-based, Windows (Desktop), Windows (On-Premise) - **Supported Languages**: English - **Available Countries**: Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, American Samoa, Andorra, Angola, Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Aruba, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium and 209 more ## Features - Data Import/Export - Database Conversion - Multiple Programming Languages Supported - Reporting & Statistics - Search/Filter ## Integrations (6 total) - Microsoft Entra ID - Microsoft SQL Server - MySQL - Okta - Oracle Database - SAP Crystal Reports ## Support Options - Email/Help Desk - FAQs/Forum - Knowledge Base Software - Chat ## Category - [Database Software](https://www.capterra.ca/directory/18/database-management/software) ## Related Categories - [Database Software](https://www.capterra.ca/directory/18/database-management/software) - [Data Entry Software](https://www.capterra.ca/directory/30543/data-entry/software) ## Alternatives 1. 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Our team is working on data warehousing solutions and we have moved to a model where each department gets their own datamart. This means many databases all needing to share standards and best practice. We tried putting an Access front end on the process but quickly gave up seeing how complex and time consuming it was. DB Front, on the other hand, was installed and working within 30 minutes and has gone from strength to strength. Do we have an application as customised as we could get with Access? No. But the Access project was looking like months of work and this took hours. The end result may not be perfectly customised to our project but it does what we need it to (help with consistency and usability) and does it without causing us any grief. Of course, being in development, we managed to find a few niggles with the software (such as we had more databases than it could display in a list on our dev server) but with a quick email we had someone who knew the software inside out looking into the issue and had a beta release based on our own issue during the couple of weeks we have been working on this. > > **Cons**: There are things to be refined like limiting dropdown lists to subsets of records...minor details and I'm sure part of a future update. > > We have our front end for the dozen or so data marts we will be setting up. With how easy it is in DB Front to copy the setup from one database in the application to another we have 100% consistency in approach in between all the data marts which means we will spend less time navigating and understanding what we're looking at and more time producing. Also all of this has been achieved under a tight deadline and requires almost no programming knowledge to use or setup. ----- ### "dbFront is the best front end for SQL Server on the market" — 5.0/5 > **Karin** | *March 15, 2022* | Telecommunications | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: You don't need a lot of SQL Server experience or Web experience to implement the software. It's very configurable and the troubleshooting \& knowledgebase articles are very helpful. The help center for understanding the application and setting it up is very easy to follow and the Support is very responsive. > > **Cons**: I haven't found anything yet that I dislike. Usually if it's missing it's because I haven't learned how to configure it yet. > > I found dbFront quite a while ago when my company was moving applications every other day (it seemed like) and I was tired of recreating the reporting and functionality for our client list in new places all the time. dbFront made it easy to create an in-house front-end to our SQL database that allows us all of the functionality we need to update and maintain our records. It's awesome and constantly improving. I would be lost without it\! ----- ### "dbFront As A UI" — 5.0/5 > **Scott** | *January 8, 2024* | Computer Software | Recommendation rating: 5.0/10 > > **Pros**: Ease of use, quick setup, accesses SQL Server Express without issue. > > **Cons**: UI and service became out of sync; ended up reinstalling to rectify. > > Love the product as it gave me instant access to my personal database\! ----- ### "We Finally Found the Best Fit\!" — 5.0/5 > **Jennifer** | *December 29, 2016* | Information Technology & Services | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: Ease of use and the support can't be beaten. > > After chasing technology for years, trying several self-hosted and cloud solutions, we were fortunate to find dbFront. The others had limitations or issues like being bandwidth hogs, requiring tons of ongoing maintenance updates, only offering over-complicated interfaces or their subscription fees kept going up to rates that a non-profit can't justify. Our goal was to make our data available to all Internet Users for searching, displaying, sorting and printing/exporting to CSV or PDF - - really what you would think would be a simple project. It turned out to be quite the daunting task. dbFront and their Team has changed all of this for us. We are finally able to utilize the data from our SQL database, displaying the records from within our website, using dbFront's web application and features. Using dbFront, we use can display all of our records in any order, based on any filter, add action buttons for printing, format our report templates and more. We have an Administrative panel where we can edit or add records, an Administrative panel for our Public view, and our end product for Internet Users. The interface is simple, yet very powerful. We're still learning the interface, but completely excited and relieved to find dbFront. You can choose to build a super simple Table/Form page, displaying your records in table format in the top panel, with the details for each record in the bottom Form, and a simple button to print details. You can also add multiple reports based on the criteria you set up in the back-end. You have the ability to modify both the Table and Form views. For example, you decide which fields (columns) to include in your Table, the order, and the field titles, along with the same type editing allowed for your detailed Form view. You can also add action buttons for printing and grouping. The features for "Search" and "Column Sorting" are automatically built-in for your End-Users. An experienced Database Administrator could be up and run in a very short amount of time. Less experienced Users can accomplish the same, taking a bit longer to get their public view where they want it. Bottom line: The more we use dbFront, the more excited we get. I see this as being a top contender for those in need of displaying/formatting their data on public websites, or for those in need of offering a company-wide record editing application. We are very happy to have found dbFront and look forward to years of utilizing this application. ----- ### "Genius Database Application Development for Quality Data Schemas" — 5.0/5 > **David** | *September 26, 2022* | Chemicals | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: No coding required for dbFront to recognize columns in the database and display them on the screen. No coding for drop down list, provided foreign keys exists. Simple SQL for drop down lists when foreign key does not exist. Simply audit field setups for Create User \& Date, Mod User \& Date. Build a quality database structure and dbFront does all the work. You may input data either in grid(table) format or in form format. Users can determine their own layouts. Software support is superlative; no software offers support like dbFront. > > **Cons**: The initial setup on the network for IIS and database connection was a lot more work than we were expecting for IT. Good instructions, but some of the steps take a long time. Once up and running, everything is lightening fast. > > Excellent. Loved developing in it, especially when support was so available. ----- Page: 1 / 2\ Next: [Next page](https://www.capterra.ca/software/143165/dbfront?page=2) ## Links - [View on Capterra](https://www.capterra.ca/software/143165/dbfront) ## This page is available in the following languages | Locale | URL | | en | | | en-AE | | | en-AU | | | en-CA | | | en-GB | | | en-IE | | | en-IL | | | en-IN | | | en-NZ | | | en-SG | | | en-ZA | | | fr | | | fr-BE | | | fr-CA | | | fr-LU | | | ja | | ----- ## Structured Data