If you deal with SQL infrastructure, especially Microsoft SQL Servers, you deal with SSMS. The SQL Server Management Studio is the default choice for all professionals working with databases. It is not the only option, but it is the leader, backed by Microsoft and equipped with all the necessary SQL Server developer tools.

Still, even with all its advantages, SSMS is not perfection. It needs improvements as it often lacks the necessary or simply helpful functionality. Most SQL specialists inevitably get into situations where SSMS can’t do what they need. Or can’t do it how they want.

There are, indeed, functional alternatives to SSMS. However, many users prefer staying in a familiar environment. Is there a way out? Yes. If we don’t replace the tool itself, we can improve the existing functionality. The SQL Server Management Studio is a tool allowing enhancements.

Leading providers of database development software offer add-ins to SQL Server Management Studio. There are free and paid products, full-functional robust systems, or tiny pieces aimed to perform some particular tasks, custom solutions, or products created by the software development leaders.

SSMS add-ins make all operations faster, smoother, more precise, and add the options needed but absent in the initial build. No matter which SSMS task you have, there will most likely be a helpful enhancement.

In this article, we offer you the most useful SSMS add-ins assisting you with the SQL task performance.

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