As a DB Manager, there is always a need for database synchronization or difference tool to upload the latest changes to the server.

For uploading latest files, there are so many tools freely available like SVN. But when there is a time to upload the database changes, there are very few options available for free. MySQL Workbench is one of the free tools provided by Oracle which provides database synchronization as well as database difference facility.

MySQL Workbench is one of the best tools to manage databases. You can connect multiple databases and query each database separately. And most importantly, it also synchronizes and find difference of online as well as offline database. In both cases, you have to manage models of offline database.

It is a unified visual tool which provides data modeling, SQL development, and comprehensive administration tools for server configuration, user administration, and much more. MySQL Workbench is available for free on Windows, Linux and Mac OS.

MySQL Workbench is used to visually design, model, generate, and manage databases, which includes creating complex ER models, forward and reverse engineering. It also delivers visual tools for creating, executing, and optimizing SQL queries. SQL editor of MySQL Workbench provides color.

MySQL Workbench also delivers key features like performing difficult change management and documentation tasks, which normally requires much time and effort.

New version of MySQL Workbench also provide database migration from popular database servers to MySQL, which includes Microsoft SQL Server, Sybase ASE, PostreSQL, and other RDBMS. It’s easy to use solution for migrating can migrate tables, objects and data to MySQL to quickly and easily convert existing applications to run on windows and other platforms.

For more information about MySQL Workbench, visit http://www.mysql.com/products/workbench/
MySQL Workbench is freely available at http://www.mysql.com/downloads/workbench/.