IDERA SQL Diagnostic Manager for SQL Server vs Oracle Essbase comparison

IDERA and Oracle are both solutions in the Database Development and Management category. IDERA is ranked #12, while Oracle is ranked #11 with an average rating of 7.9. IDERA holds a 3.5% mindshare in DDM, compared to Oracle’s 1.1% mindshare. Additionally, 92% of IDERA users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of Oracle users who would recommend it.

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Jan 23, 2025

Oracle Essbase focuses on advanced analytics, whereas IDERA SQL Diagnostic Manager excels in SQL performance management, often leading in SQL performance optimization.

Features: Oracle Essbase provides multi-dimensional database management, flexible reporting capabilities, and advanced data analytics features. IDERA SQL Diagnostic Manager offers robust SQL Server monitoring, proactive performance alerts, and comprehensive performance diagnostics.

Room for Improvement: Oracle Essbase could improve its ease of use outside Oracle environments and simplify its complex architecture. It may also require updates to support diverse analytical needs beyond financial purposes. IDERA SQL Diagnostic Manager might enhance its customization ability, streamline alert management, and expand integration capabilities with other SQL tools.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: IDERA SQL Diagnostic Manager is noted for its streamlined deployment process and dedicated SQL-focused support. Oracle Essbase, while providing comprehensive support, may present a steeper learning curve, affecting deployment ease.

Pricing and ROI: Oracle Essbase involves higher setup costs due to its complexity but offers substantial ROI from its analytical capabilities. IDERA SQL Diagnostic Manager offers a lower initial cost and delivers high ROI through quick performance improvements and reduced downtime.

To learn more, read our detailed IDERA SQL Diagnostic Manager for SQL Server vs. Oracle Essbase Report (Updated: December 2025).

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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

Ranking in other categories

Event Monitoring (15th)

Oracle Essbase

Ranking in Database Development and Management

11th

Average Rating

8.2

Reviews Sentiment

4.6

Number of Reviews

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 IDERA SQL Diagnostic Manager for SQL Server is 3.5%, down from 3.5% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Oracle Essbase is 1.1%, down from 1.2% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Database Development and Management Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
Oracle Essbase	1.1%
IDERA SQL Diagnostic Manager for SQL Server	3.5%
Other	95.4%

Database Development and Management

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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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Bhavya N

Senior System Engineer at Infosys

Ensuring efficient data analysis and reporting while identifying areas for calculation and export improvements

The features of Oracle Essbase are valuable, such as its multi-dimensional database used for dynamic calculations and reporting purposes. These features are valuable because they support multi-dimensional data views, allowing users to analyze relationships across various data categories and establish a comprehensive perspective on business operations. Moreover, dynamic calculations allow real-time data analysis, significantly improving the accuracy and depth of financial insights. I have utilized Essbase's data aggregation capabilities. The Oracle Essbase interface provides a good user experience, allowing users to easily navigate and analyze data with fast query performance, effective data visualization tools such as charts, graphs, and tables, and flexibility for customizable analysis and reporting, including the ability to create ad hoc reports. The benefits of the interface include improving productivity and enhancing decision-making.

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Quotes from Members

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Pros

"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."

"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."

"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."

"Memory and CPU utilization features are good."

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

"I have found the most valuable aspect is the user-friendly environment and current features."

"It's a very powerful analytical engine with Essbase as the back end. We can analyze, transform, or utilize a big chunk of data for our calculations."

"It helps us fetch specific data sets per users' requirements."

"Essbase is a kind of backbone, or back end, for systems like Hyperion Planning."

"Unlike relational, where you're linking together multiple tables, with Essbase, you basically define what the dimensions are beforehand, and you define the hierarchy, and then load the data. This allows you to do a pretty sophisticated analysis so that you can drill into it and slice and dice the data."

"It is very fast compared to other normal databases, like SQL and MySQL."

"Oracle Essbase is a web integration system that integrates with other data systems."

"It is highly efficient and easily scalable, particularly for handling large databases."

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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."

"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."

"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."

"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."

"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."

"The initial setup is pretty complex."

"I would like to see an integration with application performance management and a version control management tool."

"The initial setup could be simplified."

"The reporting tool of Essbase needs improvement."

"There is room for improvement in terms of cost-effectiveness."

"A significant area for improvement in Oracle Essbase is that financial statement analysis, CAPEX and OPEX analysis, and financial consolidation must be done manually, as Oracle Essbase doesn't include the financial consolidation module that is available in EPM."

"They should improve the solution's performance."

"The main concern is that Oracle is ending on-premises server support, so it would be better if there was a cloud platform available for Oracle Essbase."

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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."

"I believe the licensing is on a monthly base."

"It is a costly solution."

"The solution is expensive."

"Essbase is competitively priced."

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Financial Services Firm

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Computer Software Company

Retailer

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Large Enterprise

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Small Business	3
Midsize Enterprise	5
Large Enterprise	4

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Small Business	4
Midsize Enterprise	1
Large Enterprise	14

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Oracle Essbase?

It's not that expensive, but also not cheap. I'm not sure because it's a private license.

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What needs improvement with Oracle Essbase?

A significant area for improvement in Oracle Essbase is that financial statement analysis, CAPEX and OPEX analysis, and financial consolidation must be done manually, as Oracle Essbase doesn't incl...

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What is your primary use case for Oracle Essbase?

The initial setup of Oracle Essbase is dependent on whether you select BSO or ASO cubes. First, you need to set up the type of information and once the type of cubes is defined, you need to define ...

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Also Known As

IDERA SQL DM, IDERA SQL Diagnostic Manager

Essbase

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

Oracle Essbase is an OLAP (Online Analytical Processing) Server that provides an environment for deploying pre-packaged applications or developing custom analytic and enterprise performance management applications.

Oracle

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