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IDERA SQL Diagnostic Manager for SQL Server vs Nutanix Database Service comparison

IDERA and Nutanix are both solutions in the Database Development and Management category. IDERA is ranked #12 with an average rating of 7.0, while Nutanix is ranked #3 with an average rating of 8.8. IDERA holds a 4.3% mindshare in DDM, compared to Nutanix’s 3.3% mindshare. Additionally, 92% of IDERA users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 95% of Nutanix users who would recommend it.
IDERA SQL Diagnostic Manage...
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92% willing to recommend
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95% willing to recommend
 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Jan 23, 2025

IDERA SQL Diagnostic Manager for SQL Server and Nutanix Database Service compete in database management. IDERA excels in pricing and customer support, while Nutanix's superior features justify its higher cost.

Features: IDERA SQL Diagnostic Manager for SQL Server offers comprehensive monitoring, real-time alerts, and performance diagnostics tailored for SQL Server environments. Nutanix Database Service provides flexible database management, automation, and scalability across hybrid multi-cloud environments, with robust infrastructure management tools, analytics for system performance, and convenient automation.

Room for Improvement: IDERA could enhance compatibility with non-SQL environments, improve scalability options, and offer a wider range of integration capabilities. Nutanix Database Service may benefit from simplifying its setup process for less complex environments, reducing costs associated with expansive feature sets, and increasing customization options in user interfaces.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Nutanix Database Service simplifies deployment with its cloud-native management and automation, supporting multi-cloud infrastructures effectively. IDERA SQL Diagnostic Manager ensures a straightforward deployment for SQL Server contexts, backed by strong customer service support. While Nutanix suits complex environments, IDERA emphasizes simplicity for SQL-specific deployments.

Pricing and ROI: IDERA SQL Diagnostic Manager offers an attractive cost setup with high ROI due to its SQL-specific capabilities and outstanding customer support. Nutanix Database Service, although more expensive, provides extensive ROI through enhanced scalability and efficiency for enterprises needing versatile database solutions. IDERA is noted for cost-effectiveness while Nutanix is recognized for broader ROI across various platforms.

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Categories and Ranking

IDERA SQL Diagnostic Manage...
Ranking in Database Development and Management
12th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.4
Number of Reviews
9
Ranking in other categories
Event Monitoring (11th)
Nutanix Database Service
Ranking in Database Development and Management
3rd
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
7.4
Number of Reviews
29
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of August 2025, in the Database Development and Management category, the mindshare of IDERA SQL Diagnostic Manager for SQL Server is 4.3%, up from 3.6% 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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Featured Reviews

reviewer2317098 - PeerSpot reviewer
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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Prasad Pimple - PeerSpot reviewer
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

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Pros

"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."
"Monitors and alerts on our mission critical instances in real-time on a 24/7 basis."
"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."
"SQL DM made troubleshooting much easier and allowed multiple people to look into an issue with confidence."
"The ability to go back and look at historical data is the most valuable feature."
"Memory and CPU utilization features are good."
"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."
"The Time Machine feature in Nutanix Database Service has definitely reduced turnaround time for when we need clones or other environments spun up off of our existing environment, such as for corruption."
"The provisioning and other features of Nutanix Database Service have improved my company by making it easy to deploy the databases, and DBAs can just deploy what they need as needed instead of having to manually create VMs for them individually and install the databases and setting everything up with DBAs provisioning databases themselves."
"What I like about this solution is that it's more reliable compared to other solutions."
"The time to provision the database went from taking a couple of days to now taking a few minutes. That is the immediate impact we saw. It helped the team to focus more. They can now be focused on support rather than spending time provisioning, which is a repetitive activity."
"Overall, the solution is very good. It's easy to use and simple to handle many actions, such as VM cloning, testing, and prediction."
"The most valuable feature of Nutanix Database Service is the ability to manage multiple vendors."
"This is a very useful solution for database management."
"With the cloning technology in Nutanix Database Service, the time reduces to less than an hour, which is very useful."
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Cons

"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."
"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."
"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."
"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."
"It would helpful if SQL DM could mark when changes are made within the program."
"The only improvement I would suggest is making the template creation and updating process more straightforward and automated."
"The solution can increase its database compatibility and backup options."
"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."
"The patching should be a one-button function. Also, it works about 80 percent of the time, but 20 percent of the time it requires manual intervention. And sometimes, until you understand the technical underpinnings of that process, you can't fix it. I thought we would move past that. In the last version, they broke a big chunk of that for me, and that's why I'm waiting for the new release because they promised me it would fix the problem."
"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."
"I would like to see the SQL compatibility enhanced."
"Nutanix Database Service could be improved by making it just a little bit less complex regarding the interface."
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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."
"Licensing costs will be the main scalability problem."
"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."
"Not everyone can afford it. It's a bit expensive, so the price has to be improved."
"It is amazing. The pricing compared to the time saved is nothing. It's worth the cost."
"This solution is reasonably priced."
"The pricing is competitive."
"The licensed-based pricing is confusing and too high."
"I wasn't involved much with the pricing and setup costs and licenses. The pricing was as expected."
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Top Industries

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Financial Services Firm
11%
Comms Service Provider
9%
Insurance Company
7%
Computer Software Company
7%
Computer Software Company
22%
Financial Services Firm
9%
Government
7%
Transportation Company
6%
 

Company Size

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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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What is your primary use case for IDERA SQL Diagnostic Manager for SQL Server?
We use it mainly for monitoring, including CPU, memory, and disk space, and for troubleshooting purposes.
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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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Also Known As

IDERA SQL DM, IDERA SQL Diagnostic Manager
Nutanix Era
 

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.

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.
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