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Automated Database Migration

  • Parallel schema and data migration
  • Automate to save time
  • Spare resources for R&D
  • Total security ensured

SQLWays by Ispirer provides all of these benefits

Many companies have used our tools and provided excellent feedback on their performance.

SQLWays is a part of the Ispirer Toolkit that handles heterogeneous database conversion

The tool automatically migrates the entire database schema, including data, tables, stored procedures, functions, triggers, views, etc.
Let’s learn how it works

Step-by-step SQLWays product tour

A new approach to migration projects

We've rebuilt SQLWays from the ground up to give you more control and a smoother workflow. Discover a more streamlined process from start to finish.

Major Features

  • Simplified project creation

    Simplified project creation

    Start your migration projects in record time with an effortless setup.

  • Flexible object handling

    Flexible object handling

    Gain greater control over the objects with more agile management.

  • Import individual objects

    Import individual objects

    Now you can import single objects as you need them, saving time and effort.

  • Edit code

    Edit code in the GUI

    Make changes to object's code directly within the tool interface.

  • Custom object statuses

    Custom object statuses

    Mark objects that you've worked on and that need no more edits for easy tracking.

  • Clear status tracking

    Clear status tracking

    Always know the status of your conversion and import processes.

  • Easy options and mappings

    Easy options and mappings

    Work with your migration options and mappings in a more convenient and understandable way.

  • Built-in documentation

    Built-in documentation

    Access documentation and examples for all options within the tool.

Enhanced project management that’s intuitive and user-friendly

New SQLWays

Seamless migrations reimagined: quick to start, simple to manage, and effortless to complete — with flexible object handling, custom statuses, and all the guidance you need built right in.

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Migrate without constraints

With SQLWays, you can easily migrate your database without any restrictions. SQLWays supports database conversion from any operating system, including Windows, Linux, or Unix, regardless of the source and target database OS

Source Database

Windows Linux Unix
On-premises/Сloud

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ODBC Connect

Ispirer SQLWays

Windows Linux Unix
On-premises/Сloud

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Target Database

Windows Linux Unix
On-premises/Сloud

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14 reasons

14 Options
to leverage the tool’s benefits

Data migration

  • Global data type mapping
  • Local data type mapping
  • Queries to migrate data

Common options

  • Detailed insightful reports
  • Save conversion results to files
  • Flexible migration process

Database schema

  • Conversion of global variables
  • Support of user-defined data type
  • Flexible work with delimiters
  • Resolve conflicts of reserved words and identifiers
  • Objects body preview
  • Possibility to test query in the tool
  • Object name mapping
  • Automated considering of object dependencies for correct import
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9 reasons to migrate with SQLWays

  • Reason 1/9

    Smart migration core

    SQLWays migration tool is based on an intelligent proprietary system that analyzes data types, relationships between objects, reserved words, and even code structures that do not have any equivalents in a target technology

    This ensures high-quality of database conversion and reduces the number of manual code adjustments.

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  • Reason 2/9

    AI-assistant powered solution

    The AI-assistant powered by Gemini helps with errors handing, optimization suggestions, code refactoring, conversion enhancements, and documentation generation

    The AI-assistant saves 80% time for post migration optimization.

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  • Reason 3/9

    Migration features customization

    By customizing our migration tool to the source system specifics, we meet each project requirement, maximize the level of automation, and speed up database conversion.

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  • Reason 4/9

    Expert
    Support

    SQLWays migration tool comes in a package with expert support.

    Ispirer support agents are always available for helping you with the tool configuration.

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Customized software, designed just for you

The customization of Ispirer Toolkit for your project allow you to achieve the optimal level of automatic conversion.

Customization process

Customization value

How it works: turning challenges into tailored solutions

Customization process
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Manual conversion speed – 300-400 lines of code per day per developer.

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Conversion speed after using the software – 3-5K lines of code per day per developer.

Customization value

Manual Migration

Using Ispirer Toolkit

Ispirer Toolkit Customization

  • Reason 5/9

    Free Assessment

    An assessment of the migration project determines its complexity and provides a client with an implementation timeline and cost estimation.

    Download Assessment

    You can assess your database yourself

  • Reason 6/9

    Automated objects migration

    The tool automatically migrates:

    views,

    stored procedures,

    functions,

    triggers,

    packages,

    user-defined types,

    macros,

    synonyms,

    defaults,

    exceptions,

    events,

    user accounts,

    sequences,

    etc.

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  • Reason 7/9

    Data migration

    The tool migrates data for all supported migration directions, and does not create additional columns, keys or other objects in both source and target databases. It supports absolutely all data types including LOBs and other specific data types. Average migration is speed of 60 GB/hour.

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  • Reason 8/9

    Data
    protection

    The software does not transfer data to third parties, does not modify the original system, and works with read-only privileges.

    Data safety is guaranteed.

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  • Reason 9/9

    Conversion
    result smart
    analysis

    SQLWays generates a detailed report on the results of database conversion and import to the target database.

    The tool helps to revise migration results significantly faster.

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Magnit, CardinalHealth, Worldline and more have adopted SQLWays to boost their innovation life-cycle accelerate and manage their end-to-end innovation lifecycle

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Oracle to PostgreSQL MS SQL Server to PostgreSQL

Migration project

50%

Migration time reduction

1.365K

Lines of SQL code

8 Tb

of data

Talent Management

"Ispirer Toolkit enabled a seamless migration of 8 TB of data and 1.36M lines of code from Oracle and SQL Server to PostgreSQL. The automation features reduced migration time by 50%, cutting costs and minimizing manual effort. The quality, precision, and support exceeded our expectations."

SQL Server to PostgreSQL

Migration project

70%

Migration time reduction

650K+

Lines of SQL code

700+ tables

of data

Healthcare Solutions

"Ispirer helped us migrate 700+ tables and 650+ stored procedures from SQL Server to PostgreSQL, reducing development time by 60%-70%. The tool efficiently handled case-sensitive issues and frequent data changes. The excellent support made the process easy, fast, and effective."

Oracle 19c to PostgreSQL

Migration project

65%

Migration time reduction

1.500K

Lines of code

8 TB

of data

Payments & Financial Services

"Ispirer Toolkit helped us migrate 1.5 million lines of complex Oracle code to PostgreSQL, overcoming unique challenges with expert support. Their team provided customized solutions for a smooth transition. This migration is a key step in our cloud strategy, and we highly recommend Ispirer's services."

Informix to Oracle

Migration project

78%

Migration time reduction

200K+

Lines of code

12 TB

of data

Governmental

"Ispirer MnMTK was crucial to our successful database migration, converting 12 TB of data and 200,000 lines of SQL code. The tool outperformed other solutions, saving us countless hours. The support team was responsive and effective—money well spent."

Firebird to PostgreSQL

Migration project

55%

Migration time reduction

25K+

Lines of SQL code

> 150 tables

per database

Manufacturing & Fleet Management

"Ispirer's Toolkit enabled the efficient migration of 150 tables and 25,000 lines of code from Firebird to PostgreSQL. The tool saved us time and reduced risks, while the Ispirer team provided excellent support throughout. Highly recommended for similar database migration projects."

Sybase to MySQL

Migration project

95%

Migration time reduction

4.000+

Stored procedures

200+

tables

IT Services

"Ispirer’s tool allowed us to automatically convert 4,000+ procedures and 200+ tables from Sybase to MySQL with 95% success, saving a lot of time. The ability to customize the tool and the excellent support made the process smooth and efficient. Highly recommended!"

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How much does SQLWays cost?

The license cost depends on the size of the source database, number of objects, customizations, and the duration of the migration project. This ensures a favorable price-benefit ratio of the tool for every customer. For this purpose, we have free InsightWays tool that will automatically collect all the necessary information.

SQLWays supports a majority of legacy and modern databases. You can see the full list of supported databases on supported migration directions page.

Yes, you can! To give you most out of our solution, we need some details about your project. Book a demo with our experts to discuss your migration direction, scope, and goals. This way, we can tailor SQLWays specifically for you.

The speed of data migration depends on several factors: hardware, network, and the settings of the source and target databases.
SQLWays typically migrates data at up to 60 GB per hour, while Ispirer Data Migrator (IDM) achieves speeds of 250 GB per hour by leveraging Foreign Data Wrappers and parallel multithreading.

SQLWays connects to your source database by means of ODBC driver.

SQLWays uses native utilities for connection to target databases.

Yes. SQLWays Toolkit can migrate a database to the most popular cloud environments such as Google Cloud Platform, Amazon Aurora, Azure SQL DB as well as in the opposite direction.

Yes, migration can be started from the Command Line.