Device42 vs Ispirer SQLWays

Device42 provides agentless discovery, asset management, and dependency mapping for data center, cloud, and hybrid IT environments. Its scope includes CMDB, DCIM, ITAM, IPAM, password management, and application dependency mapping, in a self-hosted deployment. It can discover network devices through SNMP and cloud resources across AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, Oracle Cloud, and OpenStack.

For data centers, its visual models cover buildings, rooms, racks, cabling, and patch panels, with power and temperature heat maps. Core includes discovery, inventory and asset management, integrations, REST APIs and webhooks, warranty and SSL certificate management, cable and password management, and IPAM. Device42 also tracks software licenses, contracts, and barcodes, and lists more than 30 integrations. Licenses count devices with IP addresses; non-IP assets do not count, and user seats are unlimited. If the device limit is exceeded, the software keeps running but stops collecting additional information until the license is increased. Pricing is available on request, and a free trial is offered.

Ispirer SQLWays automates conversion between different database systems, including schema, data, tables, stored procedures, functions, triggers, and views. Migration options include data type mapping, migration queries, conversion reports, file output, object name mapping, dependency handling, and query testing. The product supports databases on Windows, Linux, or Unix, including on-premises and cloud environments, even when source and target operating systems differ. It connects to source databases through ODBC drivers and uses native utilities for target connections. Named cloud environments include Google Cloud Platform, Amazon Aurora, and Azure SQL DB. SQLWays can use a custom AI provider or local models; its built-in AI chat can help resolve errors, refactor code, and generate documentation. AI verification compares converted results with the source, fixes issues it finds, and flags complex structures for attention. Command line mode supports scripted, repeatable or phased migrations, including multithreaded work. Ispirer says SQLWays uses read-only privileges, does not modify the original system, and does not transfer data to third parties. A 14-day trial is available, limited to 2 GB, 20 database objects, and 1,500 measured lines of code. Listed licenses include Light at $395 a month for a 1-month license and Starter at $719 as a one-time purchase for a 3-month license.