dbSQWare

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dbSQWare SAS is a French software company that sells a multi-DBMS database operations and administration platform supporting 13 relational and NoSQL engines on a subscription basis, targeting enterprise and public-sector DBAs managing heterogeneous database estates.

Company typePrivate
Founded2010
HeadquartersCabriès, France
Headcount1–10
GTM typeB2B
OfferingSoftware

What dbSQWare does

dbSQWare SAS is a French software company incorporated in 2010 (per RCS Aix-en-Provence registration 829 189 950) and headquartered in Gardanne, France, that develops a multi-DBMS database operations and administration platform. The dbSQWare software supports 13 relational and NoSQL database engines — Oracle, MySQL, PostgreSQL, Sybase, MsSql, MongoDB, DB2, Cassandra, Teradata, Adabas, Ingres, and Informix — across multiple operating systems. The product is architected as a modular suite: SQWareProduction handles daily exploitation tasks (backups, restores, environment copies, reorganizations, statistics updates); SQWareRepository stores DBMS indicators and metadata; SQWareCentral coordinates deployment across instances and hosts; SQWareManager provides a web-based administration interface with authentication; SQWareWeb (webdba.dbsqware.com) provides a browser-accessible demo and administration surface; and vmsqwarebox provides a pre-configured virtual appliance for rapid deployment. The company also exposes an API for programmatic integration and maintains dual-language (French/English) wiki documentation.

dbSQWare firmographics

Firmographics

Name: dbSQWare
Legal name: dbSQWare SAS
Website: https://dbsqware.com
Company type: Private
Founded year: 2010
Operating status: Operating
Headcount range: 1–10 employees
Short description: dbSQWare SAS is a French software company that sells a multi-DBMS database operations and administration platform supporting 13 relational and NoSQL engines on a subscription basis, targeting enterprise and public-sector DBAs managing heterogeneous database estates.
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dbSQWare industry classification

Industry

Product category: Database Management Software
NAICS: Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services (51821)
SIC: Services-Prepackaged Software (7372)
akta.pro primary industry: Database Tools & Ecosystem (Replication, Backup/Recovery, HA/DR, Monitoring) (HDAEAAAO)
akta.pro secondary industries: Database-as-a-Service (DBaaS) Platforms (HDAEAAAN), Database/Application Data Layer Modernization (DB migration, ORM, caching) (BPAEAFAL)

Keywords

Database management software
Multi-DBMS administration
Database automation tools
DBA operations platform
Database monitoring software

Where dbSQWare is headquartered

Location

Headquarters

HQ city: Cabriès
HQ country: France
HQ region: Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

dbSQWare business model

Business model

GTM type: B2B
Offering type: Software
Cost components: Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

Software Subscription: dbSQWare is offered as a subscription-based software for DBMS exploitation and maintenance. The company operates both as publisher and distributor of the software.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

dbSQWare product offering

Product offering

Core offering

dbSQWare is a multi-engine, multi-platform, multi-function database operations and maintenance software that automates daily administration tasks (backups, restores, environment copies, reorganizations, statistics updates) across 13 relational and NoSQL database engines including Oracle, MySQL, PostgreSQL, Sybase, MsSql, MongoDB, DB2, Cassandra, Teradata, Adabas, Ingres, and Informix. Originally designed by DBAs for DBAs, it centralizes heterogeneous database park management and provides a 360° monitoring dashboard with customization and API access. The platform is offered as a subscription to enterprise and government customers managing large, multi-DBMS environments.

Product overview

dbSQWare is a unified database operations and maintenance software platform designed for multi-engine, multi-platform, and multi-function database management. The core dbSQWare platform supports 13 database engines (Oracle, Sybase, MySQL, MsSql, MongoDB, DB2, PostgreSQL, Teradata, Cassandra, Adabas, Ingres, Informix, and one additional engine) across multiple operating systems. The product architecture consists of several integrated modules: SQWareProduction handles daily database operations (backups, restores, reorganizations, statistics, indicators); SQWareRepository provides centralized repository and indicator storage (managed in MySQL); SQWareCentral enables centralized deployment and management across instances; SQWareManager offers a web-based administration interface; and SQWareWeb provides additional web access capabilities. Optional vmsqwarebox enables virtual appliance deployment.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

SQWareManager: A module of dbSQWare for centralized database management and administration.
SQWareWeb
SQWareProduction
SQWareRepository
SQWareCentral

Products and services

dbSQWare (Core Platform) A multi-DBMS database operations and maintenance software that supports 13 relational and NoSQL database engines across multiple platforms, designed by DBAs to automate and facilitate daily database administration and management tasks for enterprises and government organizations.
SQWareProduction Module providing scripts and tools for daily database production operations — backups, restores, environment copies, reorganizations, statistics updates, and indicator gathering across supported database engines — intended for DBAs and IT operations teams.
SQWareRepository Repository module that stores RDBMS indicators and manages the central repository including administrative groups, logins, alerts, and volume backup information, implemented on MySQL for centralized database metadata management.
SQWareCentral Central management module enabling deployment, indicator gathering, and reference management across multiple database instances and hosts.
SQWareManager Web-based administration interface module providing graphical database administration capabilities, authentication management, and centralized DBA operations for the dbSQWare platform.
SQWareWeb Web-based interface for database discovery and administration, accessible via webdba.dbsqware.com, used for online product demonstrations and web-based DBA access.
vmsqwarebox Pre-configured virtual machine appliance enabling rapid deployment, testing, and evaluation of the dbSQWare platform in virtualized environments.

Companies that use dbSQWare

Customer profile

Named customers13 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

dbSQWare technology and API

Technology

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API: Yes
API docs
API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature10 records

dbSQWare partnerships and signals

Strategic signal

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

SPIEminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSPIE is a partner assisting in the distribution of dbSQWare software. SPIE is a European leader in multi-technical facility services.
Query InformatiqueminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorQuery Informatique assists and complements dbSQWare in the distribution of their software. Logo shown on partners page.
SeatpiminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSeatpi is a partner that assists and complements dbSQWare in the distribution of their software.
CBM (Customer)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCBM (Customer) is a partner assisting in the distribution of dbSQWare software solutions.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights6 records

dbSQWare competitors and assessment

Company assessment

Direct peers

Quest Software: Offers Toad and a broad suite of multi-engine database administration, performance monitoring, and DevOps tools across Oracle, SQL Server, MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, and DB2 — the most direct multi-engine DBA tool competitor to dbSQWare.
IDERA: Provides database administration, performance tuning, backup, and monitoring tools for SQL Server, Oracle, MySQL, and PostgreSQL, directly overlapping dbSQWare's multi-engine exploitation and maintenance use cases.
Redgate Software: Specializes in SQL Server and PostgreSQL database administration, DevOps, and monitoring tools; comparable to dbSQWare in the multi-DB tooling niche, though more concentrated on the Microsoft and PostgreSQL ecosystems.

Broad incumbents

SolarWinds: Large, established IT operations and database performance monitoring vendor (e.g., Database Performance Analyzer) covering multi-vendor databases as part of a broader observability portfolio, competing with dbSQWare on monitoring and 360° visibility.
Oracle Enterprise Manager: Oracle's flagship database administration and monitoring platform; relevant for dbSQWare's Oracle customers as an incumbent alternative, especially in on-prem Oracle estates.
IBM Data Management: IBM's portfolio of Db2, Informix, and data management tooling is directly comparable to dbSQWare's support for IBM engines and offers a bundled alternative for enterprises standardized on IBM stacks.
AWS Database Services: Cloud-managed database services (RDS, Aurora, DocumentDB, Keyspaces) that increasingly absorb backup, monitoring, and maintenance functions dbSQWare provides, representing the largest structural threat to the on-prem multi-engine DBA tool category.

Emerging players

DBeaver: Open-source universal database tool supporting a very wide range of relational and NoSQL engines, offering a free alternative to dbSQWare for ad-hoc administration, though lighter on automated exploitation tasks like backups and reorganizations.
DbVisualizer: Cross-platform database tool with broad multi-engine support for development and administration workflows; competes with dbSQWare's SQWareManager/SQWareWeb for unified database management use cases.
Liquibase: Database schema change and DevOps platform supporting many of the same engines as dbSQWare; overlaps in the database operations lifecycle, particularly around automation and standardization of database changes.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

dbSQWare compliance and trust

Trust signal

Compliance1 record

dbSQWare financial estimates

Financial estimate

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

dbSQWare leadership team

Management profile

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

dbSQWare funding detail

Funding detail

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

dbSQWare M&A and investment

M&A and investment

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Frequently asked questions about dbSQWare

What does dbSQWare do?

Is dbSQWare a public or private company?

dbSQWare is a private company. It is classified as founder individual operated bootstrapped and is currently operating.

When was dbSQWare founded?

dbSQWare was founded in 2010. It employs 1 to 10 people.

Where is dbSQWare based?

dbSQWare is headquartered in Cabriès, France, in the Europe region.

How does dbSQWare make money?

One revenue line is on record: software Subscription.

Who are dbSQWare's main competitors?

Direct peers on record are Quest Software, IDERA and Redgate Software. Broad incumbents are SolarWinds, Oracle Enterprise Manager, IBM Data Management and AWS Database Services. Emerging players are DBeaver, DbVisualizer and Liquibase.

Does dbSQWare have an API?

Yes. dbSQWare includes an API capability as part of its multi-function database management platform, enabling programmatic access and automation of database operations including backups, statistics, reorganizations, and indicators. Developer documentation is at wiki.dbsqware.com.

What industry is dbSQWare in?

dbSQWare's product category is Database Management Software. Its primary akta.pro industry code is HDAEAAAO, Database Tools & Ecosystem (Replication, Backup/Recovery, HA/DR, Monitoring), with a secondary code of HDAEAAAN, Database-as-a-Service (DBaaS) Platforms. Its NAICS code is 51821 and its SIC code is 7372.