--- description: Review of dotConnect for MySQL Software: system overview, features, price and cost information. Get free demos and compare to similar programs on Software Advice Ireland. image: https://gdm-localsites-assets-gfprod.imgix.net/images/software_advice/og_logo-55146305bbe7b450bea05c18e9be9c9a.png title: dotConnect for MySQL | Reviews, Pricing & Demos - SoftwareAdvice IE --- Breadcrumb: [Home](/) > [Database Software](/directory/4512/database-management-systems/software) > [dotConnect for MySQL](/software/355007/dotconnect-for-mysql) # dotConnect for MySQL Canonical: https://www.softwareadvice.ie/software/355007/dotconnect-for-mysql Page: 1 / 2\ Next: [Next page](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/software/355007/dotconnect-for-mysql?page=2) > dotConnect for MySQL is a high-performance ADO.NET data provider that grants simple access to MySQL and MariaDB databases when developing MySQL-based applications. It fully supports Entity Framework (EF Core), Dapper, and NHibernate, along with a wide range of MySQL-specific features, such as secure SSL and SSH connections, embedded servers, compression protocol, HTTP tunneling, and others. - Broad compatibility with various MySQL and MariaDB versions and .NET platforms - ORM support: EF Core, Dapper, NHibernate, LinqConnect, etc. - Full compliance with ADO.NET SSL, SSH, proxy servers, and HTTP tunnels support - Advanced encryption and data integrity - Integration with Visual Studio and design-time support > > Verdict: Rated **5.0/5** by 8 users. Top-rated for **Likelihood to recommend**. ----- ## Quick Stats & Ratings | Metric | Rating | Detail | | **Overall** | **5.0/5** | 8 Reviews | | Ease of Use | 4.6/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Customer Support | 4.5/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Value for Money | 4.9/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Features | 5.0/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Recommendation percentage | 100% | (10/10 Likelihood to recommend) | ## About the vendor - **Company**: Devart - **Location**: Prague, Czechia - **Founded**: 1997 ## Commercial Context - **Starting Price**: US$219.95 - **Pricing model**: Other (Free Trial) - **Pricing Details**: Please contact Devart for pricing details. - **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**: Windows (Desktop), Windows (On-Premise) - **Supported Languages**: English - **Available Countries**: Czechia ## Features - Access Controls/Permissions - Authentication - Data Connectors - Data Dictionary Management - Data Import/Export - Data Migration - Data Storage Management - Data Synchronisation - Secure Data Storage - Third-Party Integrations ## Integrations (9 total) - Amazon Aurora - Amazon RDS - Google Cloud - MariaDB - Microsoft Azure - Microsoft Visual Studio - MySQL - Rider - Visual Studio Code ## Support Options - Email/Help Desk - FAQs/Forum - Knowledge Base ## Category - [Database Software](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/directory/4512/database-management-systems/software) ## Alternatives 1. 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This solved my problem in short order. > > **Cons**: The documentation could be a little better and updated for modern .NET Frameworks. Outside of that, everything worked as I expected. ----- ### "Outstanding Product" — 5.0/5 > **Peter** | *10 July 2025* | Farming | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: simple to use, very reliable in years of use it has never been the reason for any issues. recommend 100% > > **Cons**: It is genuinely is hard to find cons.. it does what it says on the tin, sometimes the licencing when upgrading caused an issue but they supply a tool to easily fix > > I wholeheartedly recommend this product its amazing and i have now began using some other products from Devart. All are amazing ----- ### "Everything is faster with dotconnect" — 5.0/5 > **Domenico** | *28 July 2022* | Computer Software | Recommendation rating: 8.0/10 > > **Pros**: Ease of use and development tools available > > **Cons**: I'm sorry that dbforge fusion is not yet integrated with visual stidio 2022 > > It allows me to link my projects to the mariadb database ----- ### "Excellent product and fast model generation" — 5.0/5 > **Pablo** | *25 July 2025* | Import & Export | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: Fast and reliable connection to Mysql. Great flexibility to generate Entity Framework model classes. > > **Cons**: Some minor nuisances if you are moving from Oracle .NET connector (you should since it s barely mantained). > > Great product, good customer support and a lifesaver if you have a legacy Entity Framework project and you are using .NET legacy connectors. ----- ### "It's a great tool" — 5.0/5 > **Marcus** | *27 July 2022* | Information Technology & Services | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: Support has been outstanding. The tool itself is reliable and without bugs. This company provides a range of complimentary tools to streamline database development. Its integration into the Visual Studio IDE is a must for us and it's seamless. > > **Cons**: We often get a warning that its not licensed correctly when installing on a customers site. We have a quick and nasty work around which is installing our DotConnect installation on the site and that fixes it right up. I completely understand the need for licensing selling software ourselves, but I find this product a little finicky at times. Mostly, it goes off without a hitch. > > It's my our stop shop. It does what it does, and it does it extremally well. ----- Page: 1 / 2\ Next: [Next page](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/software/355007/dotconnect-for-mysql?page=2) ## Links - [View on SoftwareAdvice](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/software/355007/dotconnect-for-mysql) ## This page is available in the following languages | Locale | URL | | de | | | en | | | en-AU | | | en-GB | | | en-IE | | | en-NZ | | | fr | | ----- ## Structured Data