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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    IDERA SQL Diagnostic Manager for SQL Server

    Score9 out of 10
    N/ASQL Diagnostic Manager for Microsoft SQL Server helps database administrators to find and fix Microsoft SQL Server performance problems in physical, virtual, and cloud environments. Unlike its competition, it provides effective scalability, advanced SQL query analysis and optimization, prescriptive analysis with corrective SQL scripts, powerful automated alert responses, broad PowerShell integration, complete customization, and extensive support for current and legacy Microsoft SQL Server and…

    $1,996

    per instance with first year maintenance included

    SolarWinds Database Performance Analyzer

    Score5.5 out of 10
    N/ASolarWinds Database Performance Analyzer (DPA) enables deep visibility into database performance and expert advice for performance optimization and tuning. What can you monitor with DPA? Oracle Oracle Exadata Oracle EBS Microsoft SQL Server Azure SQL Database Azure SQL Database Managed Instance MySQL DB2 SAP ASE Aurora MariaDB DPA monitors physical, virtual,…N/A
    Pricing
    IDERA SQL Diagnostic Manager for SQL ServerSolarWinds Database Performance Analyzer
    Editions & Modules
    Standard via eCommerce
    1,996.00
    per instance with first year maintenance included
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    IDERA SQL Diagnostic Manager for SQL ServerSolarWinds Database Performance Analyzer
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeOptional
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    Community Pulse
    IDERA SQL Diagnostic Manager for SQL ServerSolarWinds Database Performance Analyzer
    Considered Both Products
    IDERA (an Idera, Inc. company)
    Chose IDERA SQL Diagnostic Manager for SQL Server
    IDERA SQL Diagnostic Manager for SQL Server is an excellent tool, however I think Solarwinds Database Perfromance Analyzer is a slightly stronger more well rounded product
    Incentivized
    Chose IDERA SQL Diagnostic Manager for SQL Server
    All the toolsets we looked at have the same basic feature sets. We felt like IDERA SQL Diagnostic Manager for SQL Server had more features (SQL Doctor features) and better historical features. More toolsets now have a lot of these features, but for eight years, IDERA SQL …
    Incentivized
    SolarWinds
    Chose SolarWinds Database Performance Analyzer
    There are some overlaps, but DPA has a lot more historical information that allows us to analyze statements over time rather than just see what is going on at that moment.
    Incentivized
    Chose SolarWinds Database Performance Analyzer
    I have used Spotlight (for Oracle on RAC) but it has been several years. The dashboard was crisp, clean, and intuitive, but the tool had a significant overhead. However, no competitor made a tool that met our needs at the time. I have also used Idera's SQL Diagnostic Manager in …
    Incentivized
    Chose SolarWinds Database Performance Analyzer
    Overall DPA is the best tool that I have used because of its simple interface and ability to dig in within a few clicks to see the root of a performance issue, but Idera and SQL Sentry have some areas where they are better than DPA, such as blocking and deadlocks.
    I also feel …
    Incentivized
    Chose SolarWinds Database Performance Analyzer
    Idera looks like they are headed to a similar end product. However, their product is not as mature. Solarwinds Database Performance Monitor is an acquisition of an already mature product upon which they added value by integrating it with their extensive software base and …
    Incentivized
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
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    Features
    IDERA SQL Diagnostic Manager for SQL ServerSolarWinds Database Performance Analyzer
    SQL Performance Monitoring
    Comparison of SQL Performance Monitoring features of IDERA SQL Diagnostic Manager for SQL Server and SolarWinds Database Performance Analyzer
    Feature
    IDERA SQL Diagnostic Manager for SQL Server
    8.0
    4 Ratings
    SolarWinds Database Performance Analyzer
    -
    Ratings
    Performance dashboard9.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    Intelligent alerting8.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    Top SQL9.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    Historical trend data9.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    Virtualization support5.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    User Ratings
    IDERA SQL Diagnostic Manager for SQL ServerSolarWinds Database Performance Analyzer
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.0
    (4 ratings)
    8.9
    (113 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.6
    (4 ratings)
    Usability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (6 ratings)
    Availability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.3
    (6 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.3
    (2 ratings)
    Configurability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.3
    (1 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)