Aqua Data Studio vs Nutanix Database Service comparison

IDERA and Nutanix are both solutions in the Database Development and Management category. IDERA is ranked #14 with an average rating of 9.0, while Nutanix is ranked #4 with an average rating of 8.7. IDERA holds a 2.7% mindshare in DDM, compared to Nutanix’s 3.5% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of IDERA users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 95% of Nutanix users who would recommend it.

Aqua Data Studio

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100% willing to recommend

Nutanix Database Service

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95% willing to recommend

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Categories and Ranking

Aqua Data Studio

Ranking in Database Development and Management

14th

Average Rating

9.0

Reviews Sentiment

7.9

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Nutanix Database Service

Ranking in Database Development and Management

4th

Average Rating

8.6

Reviews Sentiment

7.4

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of May 2025, in the Database Development and Management category, the mindshare of Aqua Data Studio is 2.7%, down from 2.7% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Nutanix Database Service is 3.5%, up from 3.4% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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Jaime Caballero

Tech Support Analyst at Cibernética, S.A.

A great tool for managing multiple databases and centralizing them in one place

It's a very generic tool and could be more specific for certain types of DBMS. While it does have some specific tooling, like for Oracle, there are features for certain databases that can't be found because of its general nature. For example, tools tailored to specific databases, like Firebase, might offer features such as cache configuration directly within the tool. Other vendors, like Artisan, provide functionality that's specific to certain configurations. Improving its cloud capabilities could also be beneficial.

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Prasad Pimple

Vice President Information Technology at network techlab

Enhancing database management with operational efficiency but needs better compatibility

Era should be compatible with various environments, such as VMware and Red Hat, to be hypervisor agnostic. Due to increasing adoption among enterprise clients, integration with Kubernetes platforms is also needed. Furthermore, the product can benefit from improving its understanding of architectural setup and communicating its limitations to users and partners.

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Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"It can be used with many DBMSs and is very practical and user-friendly."

"Overall, the solution is very good. It's easy to use and simple to handle many actions, such as VM cloning, testing, and prediction."

"It has wizards that are very helpful in the installation, and it handles automation as well as virtualization once deployed."

"This is a very useful solution for database management."

"We have an enterprise-level backup product that we're required to use, so we don't rely on Era's version. [But] it could be an awesome first-line backup. It's very elegant the way they designed it. It's quick and it doesn't take up nearly as much storage space as traditional backups. It would definitely help to save on tier-one storage."

"One feature that is very good is the backup and validation process that's built into Era."

"The business has been ecstatic over the quick turnaround time for any databases."

"I wanted a tool that offers enough monitoring for everything related to load balancing in my databases."

"Nutanix Era effectively reduces operational overheads by streamlining the application team's implementation of multiple environments."

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Cons

"Improving its cloud capabilities could also be beneficial."

"The solution should provide more integration with more databases."

"Nutanix Database Service could be improved by making it just a little bit less complex regarding the interface. That said, it's definitely in the right direction."

"The solution could improve by providing more support for more vendors."

"Nutanix Database Service can be improved by enhancing logging; when we're trying to look for errors, one of the hiccups we always run into is that it's very hard to pinpoint and look through the logs."

"The initial setup was a little tedious and complex. If they could make the setup slightly more user-friendly, then that would definitely be beneficial. If they could give a clear indication of what ports are required across the business and multiple VLANs, then your prep work can be done beforehand and before you do the actual installation. Because the documentation that was provided was not 100 percent accurate, so we had to do a lot of custom firewall rules after we deployed Nutanix Era."

"Their support is helpful, but maybe they need more technical staff. Their response was slow once, but that was the only time it happened, so I'm not sure."

"The updating of the database engine is something that can be improved. For example, assume that we are using PostgreSQL out of the box, and it is version 10. If we want to migrate to version 11, 12, or 13, then it is not very easy to do that using Nutanix Era."

"It would be helpful if we could patch Windows operating systems with the solution."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

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"Licensing costs will be the main scalability problem."

"The licensed-based pricing is confusing and too high."

"It's priced fairly... It's a good value. When you go looking for something from Oracle that automates things and makes your life easier, it's always going to be a minimum of $500,000. Era's nothing like that."

"It is amazing. The pricing compared to the time saved is nothing. It's worth the cost."

"The pricing is competitive."

"Not everyone can afford it. It's a bit expensive, so the price has to be improved."

"On a scale from one to ten, where one is cheap and ten is expensive, I rate the solution's pricing a five out of ten."

"The price of the solution is expensive."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Financial Services Firm

31%

Comms Service Provider

11%

Manufacturing Company

Insurance Company

Computer Software Company

27%

Financial Services Firm

11%

Government

Manufacturing Company

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

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Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Aqua Data Studio?

The price is okay. The license we require is for a couple of users who connect directly. There are ten customers. I rate the product’s pricing a nine out of ten, where one is cheap and ten is expen...

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What needs improvement with Aqua Data Studio?

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What is your primary use case for Aqua Data Studio?

Some use the solution as a day-to-day tool for querying databases to have information.

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What do you like most about Nutanix Database Service?

The most valuable feature is its robust infrastructure management tools.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Nutanix Database Service?

The pricing for Nutanix products is on the higher side, and more flexibility in the licensing model, such as a GB-based license, would likely increase adoption.

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What needs improvement with Nutanix Database Service?

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Also Known As

IDERA Aqua Data Studio, IDERA ADS, AquaFold

Nutanix Era

Overview

Aqua Data Studio helps database developers and administrators, and data and business analysts to manage data platforms and data, and visually analyze data. Unlike its competition, it provides a unique combination of a full-featured database IDE and visual analytics, the broadest range of native data sources, versatile import and export, advanced SQL query development and optimization, extensive comparison of databases and data, and powerful team collaboration.

IDERA

Nutanix Database Service (NDB) simplifies and automates database lifecycle management across on-premises and public clouds for Microsoft SQL Server, Oracle Database, PostgreSQL, MySQL, and MongoDB databases.

Nutanix

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