DbVisualizer vs IDERA SQL Diagnostic Manager for SQL Server comparison

DbVis Software and IDERA are both solutions in the Database Development and Management category. DbVis Software is ranked #15 with an average rating of 9.0, while IDERA is ranked #12. DbVis Software holds a 1.5% mindshare in DDM, compared to IDERA’s 3.5% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of DbVis Software users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 92% of IDERA users who would recommend it.

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92% willing to recommend

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Jan 23, 2025

IDERA SQL Diagnostic Manager for SQL Server and DbVisualizer compete in the database management solutions category. IDERA appears to have the upper hand in support and pricing, while DbVisualizer’s features enhance its perceived value.

Features: IDERA SQL Diagnostic Manager is known for real-time performance monitoring, alerting capabilities, and performance analytics. DbVisualizer is recognized for cross-database compatibility, advanced SQL query building, and versatile database type support.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: IDERA offers straightforward deployment and efficient customer service, benefiting from its SQL Server focus. DbVisualizer’s multi-platform nature may require more complex setup, though it has extensive documentation and support forums.

Pricing and ROI: IDERA provides competitive pricing with strong ROI through performance tuning features. DbVisualizer may have a higher initial investment but offers a comprehensive toolset for multiple databases, highlighting IDERA’s cost-effectiveness for SQL Server and DbVisualizer’s utility for diverse databases.

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Categories and Ranking

DbVisualizer

Ranking in Database Development and Management

15th

Average Rating

9.4

Reviews Sentiment

8.6

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Database Management Systems (DBMS) (11th)

IDERA SQL Diagnostic Manage...

Ranking in Database Development and Management

12th

Average Rating

8.0

Reviews Sentiment

7.4

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Event Monitoring (15th)

Mindshare comparison

As of January 2026, in the Database Development and Management category, the mindshare of DbVisualizer is 1.5%, up from 1.2% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of IDERA SQL Diagnostic Manager for SQL Server is 3.5%, down from 3.5% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Database Development and Management Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
IDERA SQL Diagnostic Manager for SQL Server	3.5%
DbVisualizer	1.5%
Other	95.0%

Database Development and Management

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JoeJoe6

CTO/Managing Member at Pantheon Tech

Consolidates tools and streamlines cross-platform database work

There is not a lot that I have to complain about with DbVisualizer. Over the years, as I have mentioned, they have continued to enhance the interface and the databases that are supported, but I do not think there is a lot of room for improvement. Most improvements will come from changes in the marketplace, such as new database features that need to be interacted with or perhaps more support for new data types and databases that are going to be supporting AI. Some of that, as we have seen thus far, is not necessarily the game changer that we would have thought. Integrating a co-pilot for SQL queries would be an interesting feature in the future.

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reviewer2317098

Assistant at a tech services company with 1,001-5,000 employees

Offers effective monitoring of resources but lacks the ability to connect to an AWS instance and write custom queries.

We use it mainly for monitoring, including CPU, memory, and disk space, and for troubleshooting purposes We've set up alerts to notify us when performance deviates from the baseline we've configured for each resource. So, whenever that happens, we get an alert and can investigate immediately. So,…

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Quotes from Members

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Pros

"DbVisualizer is invaluable to me because it allows me to work from enterprise database systems like Oracle to more emerging database providers like CockroachDB, and can scale to anything up or down from SQLite or standard PostgreSQL."

"Actions like exporting grids to Excel or other tools is a very easy task."

"Timed queries that add their result to the result grid for every execution are helpful."

"Monitors and alerts on our mission critical instances in real-time on a 24/7 basis."

"The most valuable features are disk space projections for planning, and also the Snapshotting ability, to look back in time, to see what was going on the server at a particular time. It's basically the output of an sp_who2."

"We're able to diagnose issues prior to their actually becoming issues. Without the alerting, we wouldn't have a clue as to what was going to happen. With the alerting, it gives us a heads-up that a specific threshold has been met, and we need to take specific action."

"Memory and CPU utilization features are good."

"The ability to go back and look at historical data is the most valuable feature."

"SQL DM made troubleshooting much easier and allowed multiple people to look into an issue with confidence."

"The best part of SQL DM is the ability to customize alerts and counters. This allows our team to find an issue then alert on the issue at a granular level."

Cons

"Sometimes, I feel that the startup time takes a bit more time than needed."

"One thing I would like to see changed is having the JDBC drivers in a fixed location outside of the application package."

"We don't find that it helps us with performance monitoring and diagnostics. We find that SentryOne does that better. Also, in terms of alerts, we had to customize them dramatically so that we didn't get alerted on every little thing."

"I would absolutely love to create customized dashboards but, unfortunately, they don't provide me the information that I need to create the report. The report I need is the detail or the transaction detail that's happening on those Snapshots. I'd like to be able to go back through time and search for things. I don't have that functionality, which is very disappointing. That's pretty bad and frustrating because I could query it and find out so much information about what's hitting my environment and when, but instead, they want control over it and to not give me that information. So it's encrypted. I can't pull it out and that is really bothersome."

"The initial setup gives too many user rights to the server, so you have to put a user that is part administrator's group - that's the preferred way - on each server, which is kind of a risk. You want to do least privilege and you're not doing that."

"They can improve checking the status of the CPU, memory, and IO utilization from each task."

"It would helpful if SQL DM could mark when changes are made within the program."

"I'm going to do an upgrade which may resolve my issues, but one area for improvement is its ability to handle the amount of data that we collect with it. We're likely one of the largest installations, with over 300 servers being collected with this product, and sometimes there are gaps. That would really be my only concern, in terms of how the data is collected and stored, for consistency."

"One thing I'd like to see is the ability to view the execution plan and have the system automatically recommend potential query optimizations, especially at the query level."

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The pricing for DbVisualizer is fair."

"A license with a few years of support is a good and valuable option."

"The pricing is reasonable, it's comparable with the competitors."

"We were upgraded to Premium Support without their actually asking us, when we were quoted. Then I asked for Standard Support and that they had to re-quote us that. But they don't do that by default. They upcharge you by default, which I didn't think was very nice, without even asking."

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Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for DbVisualizer?

My experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing is that it is straightforward. It is a subscription model with lower costs in the out years from initial purchase.

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Overview

One tool for all databases and OSes
DbVisualizer is the ultimate database tool for developers, analysts and DBAs. It runs on all major OSes and connects to all major databases.

DbVis Software

SQL Diagnostic Manager for SQL Server helps database administrators to find and fix SQL Server performance problems in physical, virtual, and cloud environments. Unlike its competition, it provides effective scalability, advanced SQL query analysis and optimization, prescriptive analysis with corrective SQL scripts, powerful automated alert responses, broad PowerShell integration, complete customization, and extensive support for current and legacy SQL Server and Windows.

IDERA

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