IDERA SQL Admin Toolset vs Nutanix Database Service comparison

IDERA and Nutanix are both solutions in the Database Development and Management category. IDERA is ranked #40, while Nutanix is ranked #3 with an average rating of 8.8. IDERA holds a 0.5% mindshare in DDM, compared to Nutanix’s 3.3% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of IDERA users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 95% of Nutanix users who would recommend it.

IDERA SQL Admin Toolset

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100% willing to recommend

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95% willing to recommend

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Categories and Ranking

IDERA SQL Admin Toolset

Ranking in Database Development and Management

40th

Average Rating

9.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

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Nutanix Database Service

Ranking in Database Development and Management

3rd

Average Rating

8.6

Reviews Sentiment

7.4

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

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Mindshare comparison

As of August 2025, in the Database Development and Management category, the mindshare of IDERA SQL Admin Toolset is 0.5%, up from 0.4% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Nutanix Database Service is 3.3%, down from 3.4% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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it_user857298

Premier Field Engineer at Microsoft

Allows for much easier cross server monitoring and administration

I use this software bundle for managing multiple SQL Server instances. The environment has a large number of SQL Servers serving disparate applications, both internal and external. This product allows for much easier cross server monitoring and administration. When relatively few administrators…

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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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Pros

"SQL Server Configuration: This allows admins to compare and edit server configurations for one or more SQL servers saving a lot of time when managing large numbers of instances."

"This product allows for much easier cross server monitoring and administration."

"The Time Machine is the most valuable feature for us. Using it means that we don't have to take regular snapshots, yet we are still able to restore the database quickly in the event of a problem."

"What I appreciate the most about Nutanix Database Service is the standardization and ease of deployment. It makes it easier for the database administrators to deploy without either the database administrator or the business needing all their staff and waiting a long period of time to have their request fulfilled."

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

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

"What I like about this solution is that it's more reliable compared to other solutions."

"The efficiency gained by using Nutanix Database Service has led to a positive impact on our business as far as bringing in new applications and workloads."

"AI has been deployed within Nutanix. It's very easy to provision the machine within minutes of the application orders. They can hand those over and work along with the AI team to get the data available quickly for business analysis."

"It has some very good features. It really works with multiple silos in terms of infrastructure, database updates, and migration. So many things are easy with Era."

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Cons

"A set of T-SQL admin snippets might be useful, e.g., code to create users, databases, indexes, etc. It would definitely be welcomed in the bundle."

"I would like to see the SQL compatibility enhanced."

"It would be helpful if Nutanix added a billing system for databases. We need to automate this with a separate solution. We are service providers, so it would be easier for our customers if there were a built-in system that we could use for billing."

"There is room for improvement in the pricing structure."

"We faced some performance issues with Nutanix."

"The graphical user interfaces could be much more user-friendly. They are already user-friendly, but they could be simpler so that we do not need L3 staff to handle them. If they were simpler, we could also have some command center or L1/L1.5 associates do some housekeeping activities on it."

"It should be able to be consumed by other customers because only the enterprise cloud customers are able to buy this software."

"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."

"The only improvement I would suggest is making the template creation and updating process more straightforward and automated."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

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"There are no costs in addition to the standard licensing fees."

"This solution is reasonably priced."

"The tool is expensive."

"Licensing costs will be the main scalability problem."

"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."

"The pricing is competitive."

"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."

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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?

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

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What needs improvement with Nutanix Database Service?

It has already saved me a lot of time, but it can still improve. In the past, there were built-in templates, and now, for some particular databases, I have to create my own templates and push them ...

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Overview

Database administrators need simple and quick ways to manage their SQL Server environment. SQL Admin Toolset provides 24 essential desktop tools for SQL Server to save time by simplifying routine administrative and troubleshooting tasks. Reduce time spent on daily SQL Server administration. Easily run daily admin tasks across multiple SQL Server instances. Simplify migrating, consolidating, and creating SQL Server instances. Eliminate manual, time-consuming, and error-prone admin tasks.

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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.

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