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JumpMind SymmetricDS vs Toad Data Point comparison

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

Categories and Ranking

JumpMind SymmetricDS
Average Rating
9.0
Reviews Sentiment
8.3
Number of Reviews
2
Ranking in other categories
Data Replication (13th)
Toad Data Point
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
6.9
Number of Reviews
13
Ranking in other categories
Data Integration (13th), Data Preparation Tools (2nd)
 

Mindshare comparison

JumpMind SymmetricDS and Toad Data Point aren’t in the same category and serve different purposes. JumpMind SymmetricDS is designed for Data Replication and holds a mindshare of 4.3%, up 3.2% compared to last year.
Toad Data Point, on the other hand, focuses on Data Integration, holds 0.8% mindshare, up 0.7% since last year.
Data Replication Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
JumpMind SymmetricDS4.3%
NetApp SnapMirror7.8%
Vision Solutions Double-Take6.8%
Other81.1%
Data Replication
Data Integration Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Toad Data Point0.8%
SSIS4.0%
Informatica Intelligent Data Management Cloud (IDMC)3.8%
Other91.4%
Data Integration
 

Featured Reviews

it_user1625691 - PeerSpot reviewer
CEO at a non-profit with 1-10 employees
Fully-featured, good performance, and easy to use and install
We are using it to back up the software across the network to a remote server It is fully featured. It has allowed me to do everything I wanted to do. It is also very easy to use and install. It is pretty self-explanatory, and their support was also very good. Everything is fine. The user…
Sudunagunta Bhavya Lekha - PeerSpot reviewer
Junior Data Analyst at Lumendata
Drag-and-drop workflows have accelerated cross-database analysis and simplified daily reporting
I consider user interface modernization in Toad Data Point to be an area for improvement; it could be enhanced with a more modern, web-based look and smoother navigation, focusing on better UX and dashboard customization. Real-time collaboration could benefit from trying Git-style integration, which would strengthen team collaboration features. Performance with large data sets sometimes slows down our workflows, so implementing a better optimization engine specifically for big data workflows could enhance functionality, along with improvements in cloud-native deployment for better browser access. For the dashboarding feature, I believe Toad Data Point could improve by offering more interactive dashboards and advanced visualizations beyond the current basic charts and pivots. Implementing capabilities such as drill-down, interactive filters, and dynamic parameter selections would align more with BI-style interactivity. Visualizations compared to tools such as Microsoft Power BI or Tableau are quite limited, so enhancing this area with cloud-hosted interactive dashboards and seamless auto-refresh options would greatly improve user experience.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"It is fully featured, has allowed me to do everything I wanted to do, is very easy to use and install, is pretty self-explanatory, and their support was also very good."
"Customer Service: We have a support contract with Jumpmind. The support resources are readily available and provide expert support to any questions."
"It is fully featured. It has allowed me to do everything I wanted to do."
"There is a clear return on investment because there is a significant amount of time saved and productivity gained, with roughly 30% to 50% of the time being reduced in solving production tickets heavily dependent on ad-hoc queries and accessing data from multiple sources."
"Toad Data Point is a well rounded solution for professionals who work with databases and data on a regular basis."
"We love it."
"With Toad Data Point, I can automate most steps automatically."
"Toad Data Point plays a crucial role in data-driven decision-making processes by facilitating data access and retrieval operations, data analysis, validations, quality checks, and performance monitoring for scenarios such as slow running queries, high database loads, or system bottlenecks, which are valuable for troubleshooting and debugging."
"Toad Data Point made our query testing a lot faster and more efficient, and we saw a lot of time-saving in our development process."
"One of the greatest features is that you can get data from anywhere to anywhere with Toad Data Point."
"Toad Data Point has positively impacted my organization, leading to improvements in productivity, efficiency, and collaboration."
 

Cons

"The user interface could improve. We are looking at some cloud-based databases, and I don't think they support that."
"I rate it a seven because I have noticed that there are other similar platforms or applications available that do the job Toad Data Point does in a better way; for example, DBeaver is a similar application that works better at times."
"Toad Data could improve by having additional features, such as query prediction. This could help someone who's not the strongest programmer. If the software could help them write queries correctly it would be very helpful, especially for small development teams or teams that lack the input skills necessary to write and program efficiently."
"I used their report writing a little bit, however, it could improve since it's not a really good report writer and it's a little clunky."
"The Mac license is incredibly expensive. It is 1,600 dollars each, which is more than the Windows version. Scalability is difficult when it is that costly."
"There is also an automation piece that I sometimes run, but it needs more work, as it does not always run successfully."
"On the scheduling server, some scheduled reports just sit there and never execute for the first time. After manually executing the first time, they run with no issues."
"If I had one suggestion for improvement, it would be to modernize the user interface and further improve performance when working with very large datasets."
"However, when accessing large data volumes and running complex queries like nested queries or stored procedures, Toad Data Point might get hung during those operations, which is the only significant challenge I encounter."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"The price of Toad Data Point was approximately $500 annually."
"The cost of this product is reasonable."
"The Mac licenses are expensive, costing 1,600 dollars each. This is much higher than for the Windows version. I maintain a very limited number of licenses due to this cost."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Construction Company
14%
Manufacturing Company
12%
Comms Service Provider
11%
Healthcare Company
9%
Financial Services Firm
14%
Outsourcing Company
11%
Comms Service Provider
10%
Healthcare Company
10%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
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By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business2
Midsize Enterprise1
Large Enterprise11
 

Questions from the Community

Does JumpMind SymmetricDS support a large array of databases?
Yes, it does. This data replication software works with many popular databases, allowing users to benefit from its services. What's more, it also works with many data warehouses, as well as streami...
Is JumpMind SymmetricDS easy to use for beginners?
I didn't start with JumpMind SymmetricDS, I actually started using it at a job when I was a little more introduced to data replication. That made me able to see the good features this software has....
Does JumpMind SymmetricDS provide frequent file synchronization?
How often do you need for your data to be synchronized? I'm asking this because different companies use data replication for different purposes. Some use it as simply updating backup, others to giv...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Toad Data Point?
The pricing is cost-effective; it is neither too cheap nor too expensive, it's a good value.
What needs improvement with Toad Data Point?
I wish that Toad Data Point would have features that allow me to see the dependencies of packages and other development-side insights, as I know Toad by Oracle does; having such features would be b...
What is your primary use case for Toad Data Point?
My main use case for Toad Data Point is creating scripts, SQL scripts, and queries for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. A specific example of how I use Toad Data Point for creating scripts or que...
 

Also Known As

SymmetricDS
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Sample Customers

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Concordia University
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