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CA Datacom vs SolarWinds Database Performance Analyzer comparison

Broadcom and SolarWinds are both solutions in the Database Development and Management category. Broadcom is ranked #24, while SolarWinds is ranked #4 with an average rating of 8.5. Broadcom holds a 1.5% mindshare in DDM, compared to SolarWinds’s 4.1% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of Broadcom users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 92% of SolarWinds users who would recommend it.
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92% willing to recommend
 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Jan 23, 2025

CA Datacom and SolarWinds Database Performance Analyzer compete in the realm of database management and analysis, with SolarWinds appearing superior due to its robust feature set and perceived value.

Features: CA Datacom is reliable in transactional processing, supports significant data flows with stability, and offers VSAM-Transparency for flexible data management. SolarWinds Database Performance Analyzer provides advanced performance monitoring, anomaly detection, and a centralized dashboard for managing older databases.

Room for Improvement: CA Datacom could enhance its integration capabilities, modernize its interface, and reduce dependence on internal expertise for installation. SolarWinds Database Performance Analyzer may need to offer more robust automation features, deeper AI integration, and more competitive pricing options.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: CA Datacom requires internal expertise for deployment and offers personalized customer support. SolarWinds Database Performance Analyzer simplifies deployment with an intuitive installation process and extensive online resources, ensuring quick set-up and responsive support.

Pricing and ROI: CA Datacom is attractive for organizations seeking long-term cost-effective solutions with steady ROI. SolarWinds Database Performance Analyzer has a higher initial cost but promises significant long-term gains through optimization and reduced downtime.

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Categories and Ranking

CA Datacom
Ranking in Database Development and Management
24th
Average Rating
9.0
Reviews Sentiment
8.6
Number of Reviews
7
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
SolarWinds Database Perform...
Ranking in Database Development and Management
4th
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
7.0
Number of Reviews
14
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of January 2026, in the Database Development and Management category, the mindshare of CA Datacom is 1.5%, up from 1.2% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of SolarWinds Database Performance Analyzer is 4.1%, down from 9.0% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Database Development and Management Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
SolarWinds Database Performance Analyzer4.1%
CA Datacom1.5%
Other94.4%
Database Development and Management
 

Featured Reviews

it_user489183 - PeerSpot reviewer
it_user489183
IT Admin at a logistics company with 10,001+ employees
Scalability and the online maintainability of definitions are definite advantages for us
We've had it for so long, so it's status quo. But we've added all sorts of functionality to our applications and there are no issues with databases. Anything developers request, we're able to accomplish. Also, we deal a lot with government regulation - and not to talk about what the company does - but anything that they require of us, because we transmit data back and forth with them, we're able to do that with no problems. And there have been a lot of changes over the past five years that our government dictated regarding what we actually end up doing. So, we're able to be extremely flexible with that.
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reviewer2787105 - PeerSpot reviewer
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Manager - Production Database Administration at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
Deep query analysis has reduced MTTA and MTTR and now safeguards critical customer workloads
In addition to the features SolarWinds Database Performance Analyzer offers, I wish it had more robust performance monitoring and analyzing features for PostgreSQL databases. SolarWinds Database Performance Analyzer is very strong when we come to SQL Server, but it is still lagging when it comes to PostgreSQL. PostgreSQL is an upcoming enterprise-level database technology in the market. SolarWinds Database Performance Analyzer is still struggling to have a solid monitoring and performance analyzer in comparison to SQL Server. This is one of the features I am looking to SolarWinds Database Performance Analyzer to develop as soon as possible. SolarWinds Database Performance Analyzer can be improved in two areas. One is more and robust performance monitoring and analyzing features for PostgreSQL databases. Second, SolarWinds Database Performance Analyzer is still lagging for monitoring the cloud instances of databases including Aurora DB and Cloud SQL DB. These two areas are where SolarWinds Database Performance Analyzer needs to work extensively to make this monitoring and performance analyzing robust. From an operational perspective, SolarWinds Database Performance Analyzer still has a limitation of 250 licenses per instance. This is really a problem for someone with larger server sizes available and more instances running on the same SolarWinds Database Performance Analyzer URL. SolarWinds should look at how they can increase that threshold because there should not be a limit of 250 instances.
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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 definitely ​cuts down on our support costs. I do not get woken up in the middle of the night very often for a problem with Datacom."
"The initial setup is fairly straightforward for a mainframe product."
"Scalability is definitely one thing. The size of the database can grow without any issues. We've got one database table that's got over a billion rows in it; quite a bit of data, and it handles access like a champ."
"It is a solid product."
"Nowadays, CA is doing a lot of improving as far as online maintainability of definitions, which is a huge improvement over the past. I'm able to do a lot of changes without any outage."
"The most valuable feature of SolarWinds Database Performance Analyzer is anomaly detection. It alerts you when things outside the norm are happening, and the feature that analyzes your indexes informs you if you have wide or overlapping indexes. It also helps identify SQL query bottlenecks, letting you know if something is taking longer than usual, if a query plan has changed, and if you need to update statistics. In terms of usage, it is straightforward to use, learn and understand. The patching process is smooth and explains each feature, including links to external resources for further reading."
"The initial setup is pretty straightforward."
"The platform solves and prevents delays in receiving answers from databases."
"SolarWinds Database Performance Analyzer can help us identify issues we cannot see manually."
"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."
"Using SolarWinds Database Performance Analyzer has positively impacted our organization by decreasing the time taken for our database deployments by 37%, reducing the baseline learning period from one to two weeks to a shorter period of time, saving resources, and providing real-time dashboards and automated alerts that have allowed us to save at least 28 to 32% in costs, optimizing better and following the advisor recommendations to prevent outages by improving that part by 22 to 28%."
"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."
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Cons

"The only minor issue that we have had with Datacom is in the installation guide: Some of the sizings for the databases have not really worked out for us, so we had to go in and resize them."
"For the "no-outage maintainability" of things, they are making improvements as we speak, but there is definitely still room for more of that."
"SolarWinds Database Performance Analyzer should provide customization options allowing users to add different columns."
"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."
"The solution should add little details on the server so that an independent team could easily do the implementation."
"It is capable, but I don't believe it has the right value matrix. It also depends on the budget of the company."
"I feel that SolarWinds Database Performance Analyzer is a really good solution without needing significant changes, but I would suggest improvements in the feature friction to make it easier for small organizations, as it is currently limited in automation and manual tuning advice is needed."
"SolarWinds Database Performance Analyzer should include more details on how everything works."
"SolarWinds Database Performance Analyzer should be easy to implement and it should have more facilities to make it better."
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Pricing and Cost Advice

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"There are no extra costs for maintenance or using the solution's support."
"The pricing of the solution is average."
"SolarWinds Database Performance Analyzer is a little bit 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."
"It could be less expensive."
"Customers need to pay for the subscription-based license annually."
"The pricing is fairly reasonable, and it becomes more cost-effective with larger volumes of instances."
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Top Industries

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Healthcare Company
13%
Manufacturing Company
10%
Insurance Company
8%
Financial Services Firm
8%
 

Company Size

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Midsize Enterprise
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Large Enterprise7
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business3
Midsize Enterprise3
Large Enterprise8
 

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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...
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What needs improvement with SolarWinds Database Performance Analyzer?
In addition to the features SolarWinds Database Performance Analyzer offers, I wish it had more robust performance monitoring and analyzing features for PostgreSQL databases. SolarWinds Database Pe...
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My main use case for SolarWinds Database Performance Analyzer is as a database performance monitoring tool. My day-to-day purpose of utilizing SolarWinds Database Performance Analyzer is for monito...
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Also Known As

DATACOM
Confio, SolarWinds DPA, Ignite8
 

Overview

CA Datacom enables the continuous availability of your business applications. Datacom, and its family of rDBMS products, provides you with a reliable database repository with enterprise-wide, high-volume workload and fault-tolerant capabilities.
Broadcom

SolarWinds Database Performance Analyzer is a powerful monitoring service that allows customers to monitor their databases. It offers system metrics such as RAM consumption, IO, network traffic, etc. The service is available for both on-prem and cloud deployments, making it a versatile solution for businesses of all sizes. 

The most valuable feature is its ability to monitor and learn from the data it collects, helping identify issues and problems before they become major problems, and saving businesses time and money. The service also provides supporting information for performance advising, which helps optimize database performance.

SolarWinds
 

Sample Customers

Blue Hill Data Services Inc.
GSI Commerce, Liquid Digital Media, ProLogis, Indiana University
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