Kemp Flowmon NPMD Solution vs. Spotlight

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Kemp Flowmon NPMD Solution
Score 10.0 out of 10
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The Flowmon Solution provides IT operations with an understanding of networks and applications. Boasting performance, scalability and ease of use, Flowmon delivers monitoring, diagnostics and analytics for optimizing performance of infrastructure. With Network Behavior Analysis included, Flowmon aims to help eliminate suspicious activities, attacks and advanced threats that bypass traditional security solutions.N/A
Spotlight
Score 7.2 out of 10
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Spotlight from Quest Software is a database performance monitoring option.N/A
Pricing
Kemp Flowmon NPMD SolutionSpotlight
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Kemp Flowmon NPMD SolutionSpotlight
Free Trial
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Free/Freemium Version
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Premium Consulting/Integration Services
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Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional DetailsCapacity-based licensing per amount of monitored traffic.
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Community Pulse
Kemp Flowmon NPMD SolutionSpotlight
Features
Kemp Flowmon NPMD SolutionSpotlight
SQL Performance Monitoring
Comparison of SQL Performance Monitoring features of Product A and Product B
Kemp Flowmon NPMD Solution
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Ratings
Spotlight
7.7
3 Ratings
8% below category average
Performance dashboard00 Ratings8.83 Ratings
Intelligent alerting00 Ratings8.03 Ratings
Top SQL00 Ratings6.62 Ratings
Historical trend data00 Ratings8.02 Ratings
Virtualization support00 Ratings7.02 Ratings
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User Ratings
Kemp Flowmon NPMD SolutionSpotlight
Likelihood to Recommend
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(0 ratings)
8.0
(4 ratings)
Usability
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(0 ratings)
8.0
(1 ratings)
Support Rating
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(0 ratings)
8.8
(2 ratings)
User Testimonials
Kemp Flowmon NPMD SolutionSpotlight
Likelihood to Recommend
Kemp Technologies
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Quest Software
Spotlight’s ability to consolidate data from various entities and provide insightful reports is highly beneficial. It streamlines financial reporting, allowing professionals to focus on advisory services and strategic decision-making.Small businesses, nonprofits, and organizations that need regular board packs or executive summaries find Spotlight useful. Less Appropriate: Certain industries (e.g., specialized manufacturing, healthcare, or research) have unique reporting needs. Spotlight’s generic templates may not cover all industry-specific metrics or compliance requirements.
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Pros
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Quest Software
  • Great SQL server monitoring
  • Rewind and playback of previous times
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Cons
Kemp Technologies
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Quest Software
  • My only complaint was the cost.
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Usability
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Quest Software
the platform offers a clean, easy to use interface. You can customize reports and dashboard. Integration is also pretty good, you can integrate to Xero, QBO and MYOB and excel spreadsheets. It also offers very broad supporting documents and webinars. There are only two downside of Spotlight; learning curve (it could be a bit difficult at the beginning to learn the system) and price point (For small businesses, Spotlight Reporting can be seen as relatively expensive compared to other reporting tools)
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Support Rating
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Quest Software
I've never had to contact support, as of yet I have had no issues or problems with the tool. This is after 5 years of use.
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Alternatives Considered
Kemp Technologies
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Quest Software
I think Dell is better with its dashboard and ease of use, but SQL Sentry is better at customization. We used Spotlight at my previous company, and SQLSentry at my current company.
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Return on Investment
Kemp Technologies
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Quest Software
  • Spotlight is reasonably inexpensive, and any one of the multiple things we use it for more than justifies the cost.
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ScreenShots

Kemp Flowmon NPMD Solution Screenshots

Screenshot of A highly customizable dashboard is designed for the visualization of traffic structure, performance metrics, and infrastructure topology.Screenshot of Drill-down options are available from anywhere in the dashboard. Every widget, whether it is a traffic chart, graph or a list of alerts, can be displayed in an analytical view for additional detail as well as sorting and filtering options (e.g. by protocols, time periods, or source/destination IP address). From there, it is possible to continue deeper, down to the level of flows or packets, with the ability to display very specific details, such as the activity of a chosen IP address, complete with information on active devices, vendors, or flow sources (where available).Screenshot of Application monitoring dashboard.Screenshot of Predefined Views and Reports. In only a few clicks, the system automatically creates dashboards and reports for the user.