IDERA SQL Diagnostic Manager for SQL Server vs Toad for Oracle comparison

IDERA and Quest Software are both solutions in the Database Development and Management category. IDERA is ranked #12, while Quest Software is ranked #7 with an average rating of 9.3. IDERA holds a 3.5% mindshare in DDM, compared to Quest Software’s 2.8% mindshare. Additionally, 92% of IDERA users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of Quest Software users who would recommend it.

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100% willing to recommend

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Jan 23, 2025

IDERA SQL Diagnostic Manager for SQL Server and Toad for Oracle compete in database management with Toad for Oracle holding an advantage because of its comprehensive features that justify its cost.

Features: IDERA SQL Diagnostic Manager is known for customization of alerts and counters, proactive issue detection, and memory and CPU utilization features. Toad for Oracle offers a schema browser, session management capabilities, and an auto SQL tuning feature.

Room for Improvement: IDERA could enhance its feature set to compete in more complex database environments and improve the update integration process. More robust cross-platform compatibility is also desirable. Toad for Oracle could benefit from more competitive pricing structures and greater ease in handling multiple database types simultaneously. Its interface could also be further streamlined for a smoother user experience.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Toad for Oracle is praised for its flexible deployment and comprehensive documentation which facilitates seamless integration. Its customer support offers extensive resources and assistance. IDERA SQL Diagnostic Manager is appreciated for straightforward installation and strong initial setup support.

Pricing and ROI: IDERA SQL Diagnostic Manager provides cost-effective solutions appealing in budget-conscious scenarios with satisfactory ROI. Toad for Oracle, despite a higher setup cost, offers substantial ROI through its extensive features and efficiencies ideal for Oracle environments, providing a strategic advantage for businesses exploiting its full potential.

To learn more, read our detailed IDERA SQL Diagnostic Manager for SQL Server vs. Toad for Oracle 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)

Toad for Oracle

Ranking in Database Development and Management

7th

Average Rating

9.0

Reviews Sentiment

7.4

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

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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 Toad for Oracle is 2.8%, down from 5.9% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Database Development and Management Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
Toad for Oracle	2.8%
IDERA SQL Diagnostic Manager for SQL Server	3.5%
Other	93.7%

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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Mark Stocks

Vice President, Director Enterprise Architecture at JE Dunn Construction

Uses trusted data to support financial forecasting and automate complex calculations through daily development workflows

The best features Toad for Oracle offers are the ability to access the database objects and see them in a very simplified manner. The simplified view helps me in my work as it makes troubleshooting easier. Toad for Oracle has positively impacted our organization because our financial forecasting data set is trusted throughout the company because of the ability for us to debug and analyze the data with Toad for Oracle. This trust in the data set has affected business decisions and efficiency by creating a completely separate data department because of the value that we saw with our data because of how we were able to organize and extract data from Oracle with Toad for Oracle.

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Quotes from Members

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."

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

"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 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."

"Memory and CPU utilization features are good."

"Toad for Oracle has positively impacted our organization because our financial forecasting data set is trusted throughout the company because of the ability for us to debug and analyze the data with Toad for Oracle."

"One of the most valuable features of Toad for Oracle is its ability to manage sessions by killing those that are hung or blocking other sessions."

"The most valuable feature is the navigation within the UI, where you can right-click on an object in an SQL query and go right to it, versus going through all of the menus to find what you are looking for."

"It is very easy to manage all of the objects."

"Simply the best GUI software for administration is the most valuable aspect for me."

"The schema browser is the most valuable feature. The way it presents the objects in our database."

"The best product for working with Oracle databases for support, checking and loading data."

"I find Toad easy to use and I love the Workspace feature, which allows me to set up projects so that I can open SQL files applicable to what I am working on at any particular time."

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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."

"In future releases, the product can be more intuitive. It has to be lighter than what it is because sometimes it is not responding quickly. If I do some features at the same time, it's not supporting. I have to wait sometimes to get the action. It's dependent on the resources of the workstation, but it has to be improved in this area. The faster processing is needed."

"There should also be a better "cancel query" option as sometimes one cancels a query, but then it still might run for a long time, and then one has to crash Toad in order to cancel the query."

"Toad for Oracle does not have a particular resolution within the application."

"The way the dialog boxes appear can be improved."

"I'd like reporting to be more available. If it was a feature that was already installed, more people would take advantage of it."

"Toad for Oracle could improve code completion, it is very slow."

"Improvement wise, for the user it should show the minimum features on the screen and not all the features. Toad has a lot of features, but most users will use only 5 or 10 based on their role. Nobody needs all the features, and they should provide the option to choose only the required features. Only minimum requirements should be enabled by default. When all the features are shown, the performance is not good; it loads slowly and has hundreds of popups and unnecessary questions."

"I would like to see an improvement in the performance because opening the browser and the editor should be faster."

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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."

"The pricing is okay, it's reasonable."

"There are paid and free-for-use versions of the product."

"Toad for Oracle has a relatively high cost compared to other similar tools."

"The product's pricing is just right because if it were slightly higher, it would not have been as widely adopted as it currently is in our organization."

"My advice is to try to use the three-year maintenance agreement if possible."

"The professional edition is about $1,000 AUD ($700 USD) and the developer version is about twice that much."

"I would rate it six, where one is a low price, and ten is a high price."

"In my opinion, this solution is a little expensive, but I understand that good programs cost more money."

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Financial Services Firm

15%

Government

11%

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Large Enterprise	4

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Small Business	4
Midsize Enterprise	3
Large Enterprise	10

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Also Known As

IDERA SQL DM, IDERA SQL Diagnostic Manager

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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

With Toad for Oracle, you'll reduce costs and risks by easily ensuring the health and performance of your Oracle Cloud Platform and on-premises databases. ... On the operations side, you can automate administration tasks and proactively manage your databases while embracing performance optimization and risk mitigation.

Quest Software

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