SQL Sentry vs SolarWinds Database Performance Analyzer comparison

 

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Executive Summary
 

Categories and Ranking

SolarWinds Database Perform...
Ranking in Database Development and Management
3rd
Average Rating
8.2
Number of Reviews
11
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
SQL Sentry
Ranking in Database Development and Management
9th
Average Rating
9.0
Number of Reviews
2
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Market share comparison

As of June 2024, in the Database Development and Management category, the market share of SolarWinds Database Performance Analyzer is 10.4% and it increased by 21.1% compared to the previous year. The market share of SQL Sentry is 4.0% and it decreased by 40.4% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Database Development and Management
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Featured Reviews

Fausto Espinosa - PeerSpot reviewer
Jul 6, 2022
Powerful monitoring solution with good technical support
We use SolarWinds Database Performance Analyzer as a monitoring service for customers, particularly in the banking industry. The solution is part of the service we provide for our customers What I like most about SolarWinds Database Performance Analyzer is that it's a powerful solution that lets…
SM
Oct 24, 2022
Lets you know when your jobs are taking longer than average and allows you to go back in history and find out what was happening at certain times
The major use case I have is that whenever there's any kind of complaint about the performance of the database, I can go in. I can go back to that time and see what was happening on the database at that time. I can see if we had a high CPU or high IO, or if the memory was too high. I can go back…

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"SolarWinds Database Performance Analyzer's most valuable features include the notification of consuming the SQL queries, collecting data, and notifying about managing space and tables."
"What I like most about SolarWinds Database Performance Analyzer is that it's a powerful solution that lets me advise customers about performance, and it also gives a lot of supporting information."
"The most valuable feature of this solution is the support for older databases and the ability to manage them in a centralized dashboard."
"Monitoring is most valuable, and being able to know that there is an issue or problem and I need to go look is also valuable. So, monitoring and learning are the most important features."
"In IT, problems often occur in areas such as applications, web interfaces, or databases. The tool allows users to easily determine the root cause of these issues, whether they stem from the network layer, database layer, or elsewhere."
"The initial setup is pretty straightforward."
"SolarWinds Database Performance Analyzer helped us locate the performance issues quickly."
"SolarWinds Database Performance Analyzer can help us identify issues we cannot see manually."
"To be able to go back in history and find out what was happening at certain times is the most valuable feature of the product."
"This solution has identified blocking, deadlock, memory pressure, and high CPU consumption issues."
 

Cons

"SolarWinds Database Performance Analyzer should be easy to implement and it should have more facilities to make it better."
"The solution should add little details on the server so that an independent team could easily do the implementation."
"Technical support for this solution needs to be improved."
"It is capable, but I don't believe it has the right value matrix. It also depends on the budget of the company."
"SolarWinds Database Performance Analyzer should provide customization options allowing users to add different columns."
"The areas where it currently lags are in reporting and dashboarding. The reports and dashboards are somewhat static, and we cannot create custom dashboards for specific customer needs."
"One area where the tool could improve is by adding support for additional databases. For instance, supporting newer databases like Couchbase or MongoDB would be beneficial."
"There is room for improvement with the pricing of the platform."
"There could be some more metrics on the high availability to let us know when there are issues synchronizing between the hosts."
"If we can get details on wait types from system views, it will help identify a more detailed root cause."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"SolarWinds Database Performance Analyzer is a little bit expensive."
"Customers need to pay for the subscription-based license annually."
"It could be less expensive."
"I don't remember the exact licensing cost for SolarWinds Database Performance Analyzer, but it's within the range of $2,000 to $3,000 a year."
"There are no extra costs for maintenance or using the solution's support."
"The pricing is fairly reasonable, and it becomes more cost-effective with larger volumes of instances."
"It's fairly expensive."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
20%
Insurance Company
9%
Financial Services Firm
9%
Government
7%
Computer Software Company
16%
Financial Services Firm
9%
Insurance Company
9%
Healthcare Company
9%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about SolarWinds Database Performance Analyzer?
In IT, problems often occur in areas such as applications, web interfaces, or databases. The tool allows users to easily determine the root cause of these issues, whether they stem from the network...
What needs improvement with SolarWinds Database Performance Analyzer?
One area where the tool could improve is by adding support for additional databases. For instance, supporting newer databases like Couchbase or MongoDB would be beneficial.
What is your primary use case for SolarWinds Database Performance Analyzer?
Our customers' main use cases revolve around database monitoring. While many existing tools can handle basic monitoring tasks, more complex scenarios arise in enterprises. In these cases, customers...
What do you like most about SQL Sentry?
To be able to go back in history and find out what was happening at certain times is the most valuable feature of the product.
What needs improvement with SQL Sentry?
There could be some more metrics on the high availability to let us know when there are issues synchronizing between the hosts.
 

Also Known As

Confio, SolarWinds DPA, Ignite8
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Sample Customers

GSI Commerce, Liquid Digital Media, ProLogis, Indiana University
Coeo, Stack Overflow, GreatAmerica Financial Services Corporation, Hawaiian Airlines, Hennepin County Medical Center, Racing Victoria, Citrix, Insight, Shi, Woodforest National Bank, Telular
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