Devart dotConnect Universal Professional streamlines the complex task of connecting .NET applications to multiple distinct database systems through a single, unified architecture. This specialized data provider enables developers to write one set of data access code that works across major relational databases, eliminating the need to manage disparate drivers or learn vendor-specific quirks. By consolidating connectivity into a centralized component, development teams can significantly reduce maintenance overhead while ensuring consistent performance across Oracle, MySQL, and PostgreSQL environments.
Key Features
- Bundled Professional Providers: Includes built-in, high-performance data providers for Oracle, MySQL, PostgreSQL, and SQLite, allowing applications to connect directly to these databases without requiring separate client software installations.
- Universal Architecture (UniSQL): Utilizes a unique server-independent SQL syntax that automatically translates generic queries into the specific dialect required by the target database, preventing the need for conditional logic in your code.
- Advanced Visual Studio Integration: Integrates directly with Windows development environments, offering design-time tools like the DataSet Wizard and Server Explorer support for versions up to Visual Studio 2022 and newer previews.
- Unified ADO.NET Interface: Implements standard ADO.NET classes (UniConnection, UniCommand, UniDataReader) so developers can apply existing knowledge to interact with any supported database without learning new API patterns.
- Secure Cloud Connectivity: Supports modern security protocols including SSL, SSH, and HTTPS tunneling, ensuring safe data transmission when connecting to remote cloud databases or services like Amazon RDS.
- Offline Data Synchronization: Provides robust disconnection capabilities where data can be fetched into a DataSet, modified locally, and then reconciled with the database server later, ideal for unstable network environments.
Use Cases
This solution primarily benefits enterprise software architects and full-stack .NET developers building SaaS platforms that must support various customer-preferred database backends (such as a single app that runs on both SQL Server and Oracle). It is also highly effective for legacy system modernization projects where data needs to be migrated or synchronized between older on-premise systems and modern cloud-hosted databases on Windows 10 or Windows 11 infrastructure.
For teams seeking to decouple their application logic from specific database vendors, dotConnect Universal Professional offers a practical, time-saving bridge that simplifies the entire data access layer.
Version 3.80.2279 — December 2020
- Added full compatibility with the .NET 10 framework.
- Added support for Visual Studio 2020.
- Implemented built-in interactive OAuth authorization for secure connections.
- Added support for the PgSqlNumeric data type.
- Improved performance of data processing with new batch update capabilities.
- Implemented modern SSH encryption algorithms for enhanced security.
