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IDERA SQL Doctor vs Oracle Enterprise Manager comparison

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Categories and Ranking

IDERA SQL Doctor
Ranking in Database Development and Management
24th
Average Rating
8.0
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Oracle Enterprise Manager
Ranking in Database Development and Management
3rd
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
6.7
Number of Reviews
129
Ranking in other categories
Server Monitoring (4th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of August 2026, in the Database Development and Management category, the mindshare of IDERA SQL Doctor is 1.6%, up from 0.6% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Oracle Enterprise Manager is 4.1%, down from 4.9% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Database Development and Management Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Oracle Enterprise Manager4.1%
IDERA SQL Doctor1.6%
Other94.3%
Database Development and Management
 

Featured Reviews

MR
DBA Consultant at Brocacef
By capturing performance issues when they happen, we do not miss crucial data
* Indexing and locking analyses * The ability to generate optimize scripts. * The prioritized recommendations are nice to have. Furthermore, you can have multiple scans archived when comparing the tracing from a baseline perspective. Two scans can give us insights concerning the difference between a good and a bad situation.
Amr Mourad - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Oracle Database Administrator at ISFP
Performance issues have been identified and monitored effectively during peak hours
The weaknesses I would like to address in Oracle Enterprise Manager involve the dealing of Grid Infrastructure. Oracle Enterprise Manager's handling of Grid Infrastructure needs some improvement. I want to see additional features in the future that deal with security in relation to Oracle Grid Infrastructure. I want to improve these two components.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"You can have multiple scans archived when comparing the tracing from a baseline perspective. Two scans can give us insights concerning the difference between a good and a bad situation."
"It is the perfect first action that we can take with the help from our service desk!"
"For any Enterprise edition database customer, I highly recommend that they should implement OEM and at a minimum purchase license for Diagnostic and Tuning pack for database."
"In my experience it seems the best tool for monitoring Oracle products, ranging from software to hardware like the engineered systems (e.g. Exadata)."
"If you run Oracle Products from Oracle OVM, Oracle Database, Web Logic, etc. Oracle Enterprise Manager is by far the best way to provide a single console and monitoring and alerting solution."
"It's a useful feature to be able to see the top SQL, the number of executions, the CPU, and the resources that it's using."
"The best part is the efficient database performance monitoring and the ability to take actions directly from there."
"From my experience, I'd say that the most valuable feature is the ability to manage all the databases, hardware, and middleware from one pane of glass."
"Oracel Enterprise Manager is must if you have too many oracle databases across the landscape"
"It is a stable solution...The initial setup of Oracle Enterprise Manager was straightforward."
 

Cons

"SQL Doctor should be improved in Availability Groups, mirroring, and clustering analyses. We mostly see index and query plan analyses. It should be broader than this."
"I would say the footprint on the server. Also the GUI can be tricky."
"I would like to improve the cost."
"The solution is considered expensive."
"Easier to read. For example, on the home page of information, under Adm, that should be a little bit easier to read."
"One of the biggest issues, especially for 12c grid control, is the performance; to be able to monitor and find the root cause of performance issues immediately, in real time."
"More flexibility in terms of the user being able to customize a little bit instead of having it so standard. That would be helpful."
"Improving the integration speed would be beneficial, as the current Java-based system can sometimes result in slow responses."
"The solution is not as simple as people say it is."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"Oracle Enterprise Manager is a free-of-cost solution. Oracle Enterprise Manager can be expensive only if you go for its licensing part."
"As far as I know, you do not pay for Oracle Enterprise Manager separately. You can use Enterprise Manager for free if you already have an Oracle license for your database."
"Based upon 3 days of implementation by a single person, plus licensing costs would be approximately $60,000, including the virtualized hosts."
"Initially, our deal was for three years, and we extended it to five years. Oracle solutions are very costly."
"There are a few bugs with the software which require opening SRs with Oracle Support which contribute to the day-to-day cost. Perhaps 8 hours per month is spent dealing with support, just as a rough guess."
"The pricing is very high."
"The product’s price is reasonable."
"The solution is inexpensive to purchase."
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Top Industries

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Financial Services Firm
16%
Construction Company
11%
Outsourcing Company
7%
Marketing Services Firm
7%
 

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Small Business37
Midsize Enterprise25
Large Enterprise82
 

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Oracle Enterprise Manager?
I would rate the pricing of Oracle Enterprise Manager as very expensive, definitely deserving a 10 out of 10.
What needs improvement with Oracle Enterprise Manager?
The weaknesses I would like to address in Oracle Enterprise Manager involve the dealing of Grid Infrastructure. Oracle Enterprise Manager's handling of Grid Infrastructure needs some improvement. I...
What is your primary use case for Oracle Enterprise Manager?
I am still working with Oracle products. I would like to leave my opinion on some other Oracle products that I have been working with lately. I am working on many Oracle products for database admin...
 

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