IDERA SQL Diagnostic Manager for SQL Server vs Toad Data Modeler comparison

IDERA and Quest Software are both solutions in the Database Development and Management category. IDERA is ranked #13 with an average rating of 7.0, while Quest Software is ranked #10 with an average rating of 9.3. IDERA holds a 4.2% mindshare in DDM, compared to Quest Software’s 3.7% mindshare. Additionally, 92% of IDERA users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 94% of Quest Software users who would recommend it.

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94% willing to recommend

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Jan 23, 2025

Toad Data Modeler and IDERA SQL Diagnostic Manager operate in different aspects of database management with Toad Data Modeler having an edge in modeling precision and cost-effectiveness, while IDERA stands out with a robust feature set and high ROI.

Features: Toad Data Modeler offers visual database design and automation across various platforms, providing modeling precision. IDERA SQL Diagnostic Manager supports real-time performance monitoring, alerting mechanisms, and extensive diagnostic capabilities, enabling in-depth performance analytics.

Room for Improvement: Toad Data Modeler could enhance its cross-platform automation capabilities and include more advanced analytical tools. It would benefit from an improved user interface for complex modeling tasks. IDERA SQL Diagnostic Manager may streamline its deployment process, reduce resource usage during operation, and simplify its alert customization features to be more user-friendly.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Toad Data Modeler is straightforward to deploy and comes with robust customer service, focusing on database modeling. IDERA SQL Diagnostic Manager's deployment is more intricate due to its comprehensive features, yet it offers excellent support for SQL environment management.

Pricing and ROI: Toad Data Modeler provides cost-effective setup with high ROI through modeling efficiencies. IDERA SQL Diagnostic Manager requires a higher initial investment, justified by significant ROI benefits from improved performance management in SQL environments.

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Categories and Ranking

IDERA SQL Diagnostic Manage...

Ranking in Database Development and Management

13th

Average Rating

8.0

Reviews Sentiment

7.4

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Event Monitoring (11th)

Toad Data Modeler

Ranking in Database Development and Management

10th

Average Rating

8.4

Reviews Sentiment

7.3

Number of Reviews

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Mindshare comparison

As of June 2025, in the Database Development and Management category, the mindshare of IDERA SQL Diagnostic Manager for SQL Server is 4.2%, up from 3.7% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Toad Data Modeler is 3.7%, up from 2.6% 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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JamesBlack

Owner at JRB Software

A scalable and stable product that is easy to deploy and provides excellent features

The Oracle side of things was very popular. The admin features for Oracle were great. It would be a really good thing if we had a similar functionality to SQL Server. The product is not too bad with maintenance. MySQL would be better than Toad. I always recommend the product to others. Overall, I rate the solution a nine out of ten.

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Pros

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

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

"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."

"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."

"It is not feasible for small businesses. It is not used in a small company."

"Auto-complete is the best feature of the solution."

"The feature I really like is the graphical part, especially the control of the relationships."

"I found all features valuable and necessary in Toad Data Modeler, particularly how good the solution is for modeling, database schema generation, and database re-engineering. I also found Toad Data Modeler straightforward to use."

Cons

"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'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."

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

"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."

"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."

"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 product should provide better debugging features."

"What could be improved in Toad Data Modeler is stability and the complex setup."

"When updating a model after generating a schema, if only a few tables are imported, the tool assumes you want to delete the rest, which is cumbersome."

"It is not feasible for small businesses. It is not used in a small company."

"Many users don't know how to add licensing to Toad, or where it is shown, so they could make that easier."

Pricing and Cost Advice

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

"Though I'm not involved in the licensing for Toad Data Modeler, I believe it's per user and not cheap."

"Price-wise, the lesser it is, the better it is for me, especially in Egypt. I think that the licensing cost ranges from 1,000 to 9,000. Also, it includes maintenance and support for a year."

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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 Toad Data Modeler?

Auto-complete is the best feature of the solution.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Toad Data Modeler?

Considering its functionality, I would rate its pricing as a seven out of ten. It could be cheaper yet is still pretty good.

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What needs improvement with Toad Data Modeler?

1) When updating a model after generating a schema, if only a few tables are imported, the tool assumes you want to delete the rest. If you have a large model, you repeatedly have to clarify that y...

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Also Known As

IDERA SQL DM, IDERA SQL Diagnostic Manager

Toad

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

Toad Data Modeler helps you create high-quality data models. This data modeling tool enables you to easily deploy accurate changes to data structures across more than 20 different platforms.

Quest Software

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

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