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MIMIX [EOL] vs SolarWinds Database Performance Analyzer comparison

IBM and SolarWinds are both solutions in the Database Development and Management category. Additionally, 100% of IBM users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 92% of SolarWinds users who would recommend it.
MIMIX [EOL]
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    92% willing to recommend
     

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    Categories and Ranking

    MIMIX [EOL]
    Average Rating
    8.8
    Number of Reviews
    21
    Ranking in other categories
    No ranking in other categories
    SolarWinds Database Perform...
    Average Rating
    8.4
    Reviews Sentiment
    7.0
    Number of Reviews
    13
    Ranking in other categories
    Database Development and Management (4th)
     

    Featured Reviews

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    Mohamed Ramses
    IT Consultant at Ministry of Justice, Kuwait
    A solution that offers excellent replication and easy implementation
    We primarily use the solution for backup replication The most valuable feature is data replication. Everything about the solution is very simple, which makes it easy to use. The solution could use better dashboards for new users. They can look complicated until you get used to using the…
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    reviewer2787105
    Manager - Production Database Administration at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
    Deep query analysis has reduced MTTA and MTTR and now safeguards critical customer workloads
    In addition to the features SolarWinds Database Performance Analyzer offers, I wish it had more robust performance monitoring and analyzing features for PostgreSQL databases. SolarWinds Database Performance Analyzer is very strong when we come to SQL Server, but it is still lagging when it comes to PostgreSQL. PostgreSQL is an upcoming enterprise-level database technology in the market. SolarWinds Database Performance Analyzer is still struggling to have a solid monitoring and performance analyzer in comparison to SQL Server. This is one of the features I am looking to SolarWinds Database Performance Analyzer to develop as soon as possible. SolarWinds Database Performance Analyzer can be improved in two areas. One is more and robust performance monitoring and analyzing features for PostgreSQL databases. Second, SolarWinds Database Performance Analyzer is still lagging for monitoring the cloud instances of databases including Aurora DB and Cloud SQL DB. These two areas are where SolarWinds Database Performance Analyzer needs to work extensively to make this monitoring and performance analyzing robust. From an operational perspective, SolarWinds Database Performance Analyzer still has a limitation of 250 licenses per instance. This is really a problem for someone with larger server sizes available and more instances running on the same SolarWinds Database Performance Analyzer URL. SolarWinds should look at how they can increase that threshold because there should not be a limit of 250 instances.
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    We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
     

    Pros

    "The initial setup is straightforward. It's very easy to implement the solution. Deployment took about one hour. You only need one person for deployment and maintenance, so long as that person has a good background of administration and operation."
    "SolarWinds Database Performance Analyzer helped us locate the performance issues quickly."
    "What I like most about SolarWinds Database Performance Analyzer is that it's a powerful solution that lets me advise customers about performance, and it also gives a lot of supporting information."
    "In IT, problems often occur in areas such as applications, web interfaces, or databases. The tool allows users to easily determine the root cause of these issues, whether they stem from the network layer, database layer, or elsewhere."
    "The most valuable feature of this solution is the support for older databases and the ability to manage them in a centralized dashboard."
    "The initial setup is pretty straightforward."
    "The most valuable feature of SolarWinds Database Performance Analyzer is anomaly detection. It alerts you when things outside the norm are happening, and the feature that analyzes your indexes informs you if you have wide or overlapping indexes. It also helps identify SQL query bottlenecks, letting you know if something is taking longer than usual, if a query plan has changed, and if you need to update statistics. In terms of usage, it is straightforward to use, learn and understand. The patching process is smooth and explains each feature, including links to external resources for further reading."
    "SolarWinds Database Performance Analyzer can help us identify issues we cannot see manually."
    "The platform solves and prevents delays in receiving answers from databases."
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    Cons

    "The solution could use better dashboards for new users. They can look complicated until you get used to using the solution."
    "Technical support for this solution needs to be improved."
    "SolarWinds Database Performance Analyzer should be easy to implement and it should have more facilities to make it better."
    "SolarWinds Database Performance Analyzer should provide customization options allowing users to add different columns."
    "The areas where it currently lags are in reporting and dashboarding. The reports and dashboards are somewhat static, and we cannot create custom dashboards for specific customer needs."
    "It is capable, but I don't believe it has the right value matrix. It also depends on the budget of the company."
    "SolarWinds Database Performance Analyzer is still lagging for monitoring the cloud instances of databases including Aurora DB and Cloud SQL DB."
    "The solution should add little details on the server so that an independent team could easily do the implementation."
    "SolarWinds Database Performance Analyzer should include more details on how everything works."
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    Pricing and Cost Advice

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    "There are no extra costs for maintenance or using the solution's support."
    "I don't remember the exact licensing cost for SolarWinds Database Performance Analyzer, but it's within the range of $2,000 to $3,000 a year."
    "It could be less expensive."
    "SolarWinds Database Performance Analyzer is a little bit expensive."
    "The pricing of the solution is average."
    "Customers need to pay for the subscription-based license annually."
    "The pricing is fairly reasonable, and it becomes more cost-effective with larger volumes of instances."
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    Top Industries

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    Healthcare Company
    12%
    Manufacturing Company
    10%
    Insurance Company
    8%
    Financial Services Firm
    8%
     

    Company Size

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    Small Business
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    Small Business4
    Midsize Enterprise5
    Large Enterprise11
    By reviewers
    Company SizeCount
    Small Business3
    Midsize Enterprise3
    Large Enterprise8
     

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    What do you like most about SolarWinds Database Performance Analyzer?
    In IT, problems often occur in areas such as applications, web interfaces, or databases. The tool allows users to easily determine the root cause of these issues, whether they stem from the network...
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    What needs improvement with SolarWinds Database Performance Analyzer?
    In addition to the features SolarWinds Database Performance Analyzer offers, I wish it had more robust performance monitoring and analyzing features for PostgreSQL databases. SolarWinds Database Pe...
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    What is your primary use case for SolarWinds Database Performance Analyzer?
    My main use case for SolarWinds Database Performance Analyzer is as a database performance monitoring tool. My day-to-day purpose of utilizing SolarWinds Database Performance Analyzer is for monito...
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    Also Known As

    Vision Solutions MIMIX
    Confio, SolarWinds DPA, Ignite8
     

    Overview

    Complete, Scalable HA/DR Protection for IBM i

    What's New in MIMIX Availability 8.0?Today’s business environment demands continuous availability no matter what. Thousands of companies worldwide – from small businesses to global enterprises – count on MIMIX Availability to keep their data safe and their operations running smoothly. MIMIX Availability is the trusted industry leader in IBM i high availability and disaster recovery, protecting businesses from catastrophic events, server or storage failure, human error and even downtime normally associated with routine maintenance, queries, reports or backups.

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    SolarWinds Database Performance Analyzer is a powerful monitoring service that allows customers to monitor their databases. It offers system metrics such as RAM consumption, IO, network traffic, etc. The service is available for both on-prem and cloud deployments, making it a versatile solution for businesses of all sizes. 

    The most valuable feature is its ability to monitor and learn from the data it collects, helping identify issues and problems before they become major problems, and saving businesses time and money. The service also provides supporting information for performance advising, which helps optimize database performance.

    SolarWinds
     

    Sample Customers

    ACG Automotive, Autoliv, Takataês Manufacturing, AMPORTS, Faurecia, Unipres, Wheeler Machinery Company, PennEngineering, Parsons Corporation, Hindustan Dorr-Oliver Ltd. India, Amway India
    GSI Commerce, Liquid Digital Media, ProLogis, Indiana University
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