IDERA SQL Diagnostic Manager for SQL Server vs IDERA SQL Safe Backup comparison

IDERA SQL Diagnostic Manager for SQL Server and IDERA SQL Safe Backup are both solutions in the Event Monitoring category. IDERA SQL Diagnostic Manager for SQL Server is ranked #11 with an average rating of 7.0, while IDERA SQL Safe Backup is ranked #18. IDERA SQL Diagnostic Manager for SQL Server holds a 1.5% mindshare in EM, compared to IDERA SQL Safe Backup’s 0.2% mindshare. Additionally, 92% of IDERA SQL Diagnostic Manager for SQL Server users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 33% of IDERA SQL Safe Backup users who would recommend it.

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Jan 23, 2025

IDERA SQL Diagnostic Manager for SQL Server and IDERA SQL Safe Backup are tools that complement each other, targeting SQL Server performance and backup management, respectively. SQL Diagnostic Manager has an advantage in performance monitoring, while SQL Safe Backup excels in data protection.

Features: SQL Diagnostic Manager provides SQL Server performance monitoring, alerting, and query tuning to identify performance issues. SQL Safe Backup delivers scalable backup recovery solutions, featuring continuous data protection and encryption. They differ in core functions, with Diagnostic Manager offering performance insights and Safe Backup ensuring secure and efficient operations.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: SQL Safe Backup offers an intuitive deployment process with strong customer support, focusing on seamless integration. SQL Diagnostic Manager is easy to deploy and noted for comprehensive support that enhances user experience.

Pricing and ROI: SQL Diagnostic Manager presents a competitive pricing model, aiming for long-term value with enhanced performance monitoring. SQL Safe Backup is seen as a valuable investment due to advanced data protection features and potential cost savings.

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Categories and Ranking

IDERA SQL Diagnostic Manage...

Ranking in Event Monitoring

11th

Average Rating

8.0

Reviews Sentiment

7.4

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Database Development and Management (13th)

IDERA SQL Safe Backup

Ranking in Event Monitoring

18th

Average Rating

5.0

Reviews Sentiment

4.1

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Backup and Recovery (85th)

Mindshare comparison

As of June 2025, in the Event Monitoring category, the mindshare of IDERA SQL Diagnostic Manager for SQL Server is 1.5%, down from 1.7% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of IDERA SQL Safe Backup is 0.2%, down from 0.6% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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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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SeniorDB3550

Senior DBA Lead at a government with 10,001+ employees

It has reduced our backup time, however backups do get skipped

I would like to see the pieces that they have put in the web only to be put into the thick client sitting on the desktop client. They moved a lot of the features to their web-based version of it. Because of the large number of databases that we have along with our backup, their web product can't handle it. So, we can't use it. So, we are missing out on a lot of the new features. The way the filtering goes, if you filter on your view, there is no indication that you have made a selection. Unless you can remember day-to-day that you may have something deselected or selected, your view may be different than you expect, and there is no visual indication of it.

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

Pros

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

"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 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."

"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."

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

"The compression, because it drastically reduces the disk space."

"It has reduced our backup time and simplified our backup processes across all the servers."

Cons

"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."

"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."

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

"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."

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

"The way the filtering goes, if you filter on your view, there is no indication that you have made a selection."

"I would like to see the pieces that they have put in the web only to be put into the thick client sitting on the desktop client."

"Make sure you check your backups on a regular basis. Backups do get missed with this tool, for whatever reason."

Pricing and Cost Advice

"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."

"The product's pricing is a good value. They have a straightforward licensing model."

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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about IDERA SQL Diagnostic Manager for SQL Server?

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

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What needs improvement with IDERA SQL Diagnostic Manager for SQL Server?

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. In future releases, I w...

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Also Known As

IDERA SQL DM, IDERA SQL Diagnostic Manager

SQL Safe Backup

Overview

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.

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SQL Safe Backup helps database administrators to back up and recover instantly across SQL Servers. Unlike its competition, it provides virtual databases with access to back up files without consuming disk space, instant restore, centralized management across SQL Servers, and alert notifications for success and failure of operations.

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Sample Customers

Padnos, University of Notre Dame, D4, Infeon Technologies, Chevron, LC Waikiki, Sisters of Saint Francis Health Services, Seattle Cancer Care Alliance, CVE, Colorado State University, St. Charles, Chaucer PLC, 1-800-Flowers, Ancoris, Money Management, National Opinion Research Center, California Department of Health, Plexus; Aviva, Burlington Northern Santa Fe, CBS, Comcast, Google, Merck, Regions Financial, Schneider Electric, Tata Consultancy Services, Verizon Communications, Zurich Financial Services

Woman's Hospital; Sisters of Mercy Hospital System; University Medical Center; MetTel; PPG Industries; 3M; Abbott Laboratories; Comcast; Daimler; GameStop; Hormel Foods; Marriott International; Merck; NCR; United Technologies; City of Lynnwood; Linfosys B.V.; TRI-KES; American Customer Care; Merck & Co., Inc.; Service Corporation International; Fresenius Vascular Care Inc.; Bates White; TechPro Inc.; TW Metals, Inc.; Tulane University; ISO Group; Ameriben Solutions; Instron Corporation; Sentric, Inc.; SPIE; GAS Distribution Company of Thessaloniki and Thessaly SA; American Printing House for the Blind; Paysafe; Freeman Decorating Services, Inc.; Sentric, Inc.; Auburn University; Corporate Communications Group; Sagicor Financial Corporation; Crystal Run Healthcare; Principality Building Society; Experiencias Xcaret; Missoula County; Shellpoint Partners LLC; Solix Inc.; Advicent Solutions, Inc.; Phoenix Newspaper Inc.; Park Place Technologies; Kelly & Associates Insurance Group; Boston Medical Center; Service Corporation International; eResearchTechnology, Inc.

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