[password4321]

SQL Server's claim to fame was GUI admin tools making life easier for many who bore DBA responsibilities only in anger.

It remains one of the most reliable Microsoft products, but few would claim that is a high bar.

[prepend]

TOAD was fantastic for Oracle, though. I liked it better than SQL’s stuff.

[password4321]

I can't really speak to 3rd party utilities, I think Management Studio was sufficient to keep most competition from ever starting.