The product is very stable - no issues with version 4.1.5

I think it is quite stable.

The stability of SQL Developer has greatly improved. In the latest versions, it has been getting better and better. Nowadays, you can use it without thinking about it.

I think the product is really stable and the Oracle Database Tools team is very responsive to any issues that could impact its usability.

From a performance perspective, we tended to see Java version compatibility issues. If you had a 32-bit version of SQL Developer for whatever reason when we were running in a 32-bit environment, you had to go download the 32-bit version of Java. If Java at that point would release a new update and you didn't get it and you wouldn't download it, the new version of SQL might not work.

The 64-bit version comes prepackaged with the JDK, so if you download that, you get it all. There's no separate install; it's just included in the ZIP file. The ZIP file's a little bit larger, but you know that when you pull it down, you're going to have all the pieces that you need.

With some organizations, it might not be feasible to have a second JDK installed on the machine due to compatibility issues with other applications.

But I think this is kind of common on the Java platform across the board; maintaining those versions when you've got one application that needs version 1.6 and SQL Developer needs 1.8. You've got to juggle those two things around and do some internal system configurations to make sure it is looking at the right version.

The stability of Oracle SQL Developer is okay.

Especially in the more recent versions, I've not had any stability issues at all.

I don't have it randomly crashing on me, so that is good. Seems to work equally well on Windows and Mac OS.

It is stable. There are no problems. It is a client.

There are occasional runtime issues that are easily worked around, especially on a Windows deployment. However, these have never been impediments and the installation is regularly updated with patches and fixes.

No stability issues.

Till now, I haven’t faced any stability issues while working with SQL Developer.

It is simple.

Version 4.1.3 64-bit is very stable.

I had some problems with an older version freezing several times a week, but that was about two years ago and has hardly ever happened since.

It's more stable sometimes and less stable other times. I have used it on Windows, Mac, and Linux. It's variable, it's not the same stability. I think that can be improved on.

SQL Developer is very stable; never had an issue.

No.

It is not very stable on MacOS, but it's much better on Windows I think.

It's not so stable. Sometimes it crashes, and the connection to the databases is bad. 

It's stable. It's a little bit slower because of Java, but it's stable.

Because it is in Java, sometimes Java crashes the product, and of course there is the total dependence on Java.

No stability issues as of yet.

It has been stable.

There are occasional run time issues.

Stability is very good.

It's a stable solution.

The stability depends on what version you're using. There are more successful versions and are less successful versions. For example, 17.3 is less successful. There were many bugs. Now, we are trying to pull all the developers to upgrade to 17.4.