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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Spotlight

    Score7 out of 10
    N/ASpotlight from Quest Software is a database performance monitoring option.N/A
    Pricing
    Spotlight
    Editions & Modules
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    Spotlight
    Free Trial
    No
    Free/Freemium Version
    No
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    No
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    Spotlight
    Considered Both Products
    Quest Software
    Chose Spotlight
    Spotlight is more usable, better at meeting requirements. Integration with Xero is one of the strengths (as others integrate too but Spotlight seems better connection). We also like the way group consolidation work in Spotlight. If your focus is on comprehensive, flexible, and …
    Incentivized
    Chose Spotlight
    Spotlight is easier to view than OEM. OEM is better for historical information.
    Incentivized
    Chose Spotlight
    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.
    Incentivized
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    No answers on this topic
    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
    Spotlight
    SQL Performance Monitoring
    Comparison of SQL Performance Monitoring features of Spotlight
    Feature
    Spotlight
    7.7
    3 Ratings
    Performance dashboard8.83 Ratings
    Intelligent alerting8.03 Ratings
    Top SQL6.62 Ratings
    Historical trend data8.02 Ratings
    Virtualization support7.02 Ratings
    User Ratings
    Spotlight
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.0
    (4 ratings)
    Usability
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.8
    (2 ratings)