How good is sql developer?

I am pretty new to Oracle, and like using sql developer most of the time. Is it well regarded by those of you that work with Oracle day to day? I think I've seen some bugs but most of the time is seems to do ok. SQL Developer is installable on almost any workstation which is also a plus.
But I was wondering, are there any comparable or better graphical oracle interfaces tools out there? I have looked at Toad but have not formulated any opinion re is it better that sql developer. I am not really considering any commercial (ie pay) packages because I'd like to be able to use the tool at various locations.

TOAD is much friendly and easy to use compared to SQL Developer.
But this may not sound as an appealing reason for the management to choose between a licenced product and a free product which can handle most of the functionalities required for a development team.
TOAD has extra features like Session Monitor, DBA tools, export, Import, Compare etc etc. But how often your developers need to use them?
I have used both , initially I was reluctant to use SQL Developer, but soon I got used to it. Certain nifty ways of saving/generating insert scripts etc were missing though.
One thing I liked about SQL developer is the grouping of open connections, it allows you to see two connections on the screen as vertical tiles. ALso SQL Developer can be integrated to a source control system like SVN, where you can do check-out, check-in etc though the tool itself.
Also SQL Developers works great for migration from non-oracle databases.
I suggest you list down the functionalites mostly used in TOAD by your developers and do a comparsion of the same features in SQL Developer.
Here are some more differenences.
http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/eye-on-oracle/oracle-sql-developer-vs-toad-users-speak-out/
Thanks
Satishbabu Gunukula
http://oracleracexpert.blogspot.com/

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