Nutanix Database Service vs SQL Sentry comparison

Nutanix and SQL Sentry are both solutions in the Database Development and Management category. Nutanix is ranked #3 with an average rating of 8.8, while SQL Sentry is ranked #11. Nutanix holds a 3.5% mindshare in DDM, compared to SQL Sentry’s 5.8% mindshare. Additionally, 95% of Nutanix users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 66% of SQL Sentry users who would recommend it.

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95% willing to recommend

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66% willing to recommend

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Jan 23, 2025

SQL Sentry and Nutanix Database Service compete in database management and performance optimization. SQL Sentry holds an advantage in setup cost and support, whereas Nutanix's comprehensive feature set appeals to those prioritizing powerful capabilities.

Features: SQL Sentry offers performance monitoring, query analysis, and alerting functions. Nutanix Database Service provides integrated automation, scalability, and management features.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: SQL Sentry facilitates quick integration with strong support. Nutanix's cloud-native model supports scalability with more initial configuration effort.

Pricing and ROI: SQL Sentry generally has a lower setup cost with a quick ROI, while Nutanix, at a higher price, offers enhanced capabilities and long-term value.

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Categories and Ranking

Nutanix Database Service

Ranking in Database Development and Management

3rd

Average Rating

8.6

Reviews Sentiment

7.4

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

SQL Sentry

Ranking in Database Development and Management

11th

Average Rating

9.0

Reviews Sentiment

6.7

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of June 2025, in the Database Development and Management category, the mindshare of Nutanix Database Service is 3.5%, down from 3.5% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of SQL Sentry is 5.8%, up from 5.4% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Database Development and Management

Featured Reviews

Prasad Pimple

Vice President Information Technology at network techlab

Enhancing database management with operational efficiency but needs better compatibility

Era should be compatible with various environments, such as VMware and Red Hat, to be hypervisor agnostic. Due to increasing adoption among enterprise clients, integration with Kubernetes platforms is also needed. Furthermore, the product can benefit from improving its understanding of architectural setup and communicating its limitations to users and partners.

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Steve McCubbin

Sql Db Administrator at a non-tech company with 1,001-5,000 employees

Lets you know when your jobs are taking longer than average and allows you to go back in history and find out what was happening at certain times

To be able to go back in history and find out what was happening at certain times is the most valuable feature of the product. Another thing that's good about the product is that it will let you know when your jobs are taking longer than average so that you can foretell that there's going to be an issue coming up. Your SQL agent job is taking longer.

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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

"What I appreciate the most about Nutanix Database Service is the standardization and ease of deployment. It makes it easier for the database administrators to deploy without either the database administrator or the business needing all their staff and waiting a long period of time to have their request fulfilled."

"Days have been saved thanks to its provisioning utility."

"It has wizards that are very helpful in the installation, and it handles automation as well as virtualization once deployed."

"The efficiency gained by using Nutanix Database Service has led to a positive impact on our business as far as bringing in new applications and workloads."

"I appreciate being able to provision a database quickly from our side. We provision it and hand it off. It makes work much easier. Previously, it would take a week or two to do the same in a traditional way, whereas now, it gets completed within about an hour."

"I would rate Nutanix Database Service a ten out of ten."

"The solution enables us to speed up the creation of new instances."

"The Time Machine is the most valuable feature for us. Using it means that we don't have to take regular snapshots, yet we are still able to restore the database quickly in the event of a problem."

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"To be able to go back in history and find out what was happening at certain times is the most valuable feature of the product."

"This solution has identified blocking, deadlock, memory pressure, and high CPU consumption issues."

Cons

"It would be helpful if we could patch Windows operating systems with the solution."

"We have a regular license program because it's really expensive."

"One of the things that we've discovered specific to SQL is that the deployment options that are available do not match our company standards, so we have asked the Nutanix team if that is something that is customizable or if we need to adjust our deployment strategy. That's the only thing that we've discovered so far."

"The initial setup was a little tedious and complex. If they could make the setup slightly more user-friendly, then that would definitely be beneficial. If they could give a clear indication of what ports are required across the business and multiple VLANs, then your prep work can be done beforehand and before you do the actual installation. Because the documentation that was provided was not 100 percent accurate, so we had to do a lot of custom firewall rules after we deployed Nutanix Era."

"The solution could improve by providing more support for more vendors."

"The solution should provide more integration with more databases."

"The updating of the database engine is something that can be improved. For example, assume that we are using PostgreSQL out of the box, and it is version 10. If we want to migrate to version 11, 12, or 13, then it is not very easy to do that using Nutanix Era."

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"There could be some more metrics on the high availability to let us know when there are issues synchronizing between the hosts."

"If we can get details on wait types from system views, it will help identify a more detailed root cause."

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Not everyone can afford it. It's a bit expensive, so the price has to be improved."

"The pricing is competitive."

"It is amazing. The pricing compared to the time saved is nothing. It's worth the cost."

"I wasn't involved much with the pricing and setup costs and licenses. The pricing was as expected."

"There are no costs in addition to the standard licensing fees."

"The licensed-based pricing is confusing and too high."

"It's priced fairly... It's a good value. When you go looking for something from Oracle that automates things and makes your life easier, it's always going to be a minimum of $500,000. Era's nothing like that."

"Licensing costs will be the main scalability problem."

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"It's fairly expensive."

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Top Industries

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Computer Software Company

27%

Financial Services Firm

12%

Government

Manufacturing Company

Computer Software Company

13%

Healthcare Company

11%

Financial Services Firm

10%

Government

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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Nutanix Database Service?

The most valuable feature is its robust infrastructure management tools.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Nutanix Database Service?

It is amazing. The pricing compared to the time saved is nothing. It's worth the cost.

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What needs improvement with Nutanix Database Service?

It has already saved me a lot of time, but it can still improve. In the past, there were built-in templates, and now, for some particular databases, I have to create my own templates and push them ...

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Also Known As

Nutanix Era

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Overview

Nutanix Database Service (NDB) simplifies and automates database lifecycle management across on-premises and public clouds for Microsoft SQL Server, Oracle Database, PostgreSQL, MySQL, and MongoDB databases.

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SentryOne is the most capable, scalable platform for enterprise data performance management, from development through production. We empower Microsoft database professionals with the best solutions for developing, testing, documenting, and monitoring the Microsoft Data Platform.

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