Nutanix Database Service vs SQL Sentry comparison

Nutanix and SQL Sentry are both solutions in the Database Development and Management category. Nutanix is ranked #5 with an average rating of 8.7, while SQL Sentry is ranked #10. Nutanix holds a 3.5% mindshare in DDM, compared to SQL Sentry’s 5.5% mindshare. Additionally, 94% of Nutanix users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 66% of SQL Sentry users who would recommend it.

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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

5th

Average Rating

8.6

Reviews Sentiment

7.4

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

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SQL Sentry

Ranking in Database Development and Management

10th

Average Rating

9.0

Reviews Sentiment

6.7

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

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Mindshare comparison

As of May 2025, in the Database Development and Management category, the mindshare of Nutanix Database Service is 3.5%, up from 3.4% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of SQL Sentry is 5.5%, down from 5.6% 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

"The time to provision the database went from taking a couple of days to now taking a few minutes. That is the immediate impact we saw. It helped the team to focus more. They can now be focused on support rather than spending time provisioning, which is a repetitive activity."

"The patching is the most valuable feature. We spent a lot of time and effort on the patching of our SQL instances after hours. With Nutanix Era, you can schedule and automate them during your normal operational hours (during the day). You schedule all the patching, then everything happens automatically with minor tickets from the engineer. So, our patching, which took four hours, went down to an hour for the engineer. This is much better for us from a return on investment perspective."

"Management and provision are the most important features of Nutanix Database Service."

"AI has been deployed within Nutanix. It's very easy to provision the machine within minutes of the application orders. They can hand those over and work along with the AI team to get the data available quickly for business analysis."

"We use the solution to save costs and simplify operations."

"There are a lot of options for working with the database."

"With Oracle, it took around one hour to refresh the database and now, with Nutanix, it takes a quarter of that time."

"One feature that is very good is the backup and validation process that's built into Era."

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

"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."

Cons

"The downside of this solution is that it's more expensive than its competitors."

"The graphical user interfaces could be much more user-friendly. They are already user-friendly, but they could be simpler so that we do not need L3 staff to handle them. If they were simpler, we could also have some command center or L1/L1.5 associates do some housekeeping activities on it."

"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."

"It would be helpful if Nutanix added a billing system for databases. We need to automate this with a separate solution. We are service providers, so it would be easier for our customers if there were a built-in system that we could use for billing."

"The solution can increase its database compatibility and backup options."

"It should be able to be consumed by other customers because only the enterprise cloud customers are able to buy this software."

"This solution could be improved by integrating with more database providers."

"Patch management is an issue as it regularly causes stability problems."

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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

"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."

"On a scale from one to ten, where one is cheap and ten is expensive, I rate the solution's pricing a five out of ten."

"The price of the solution is expensive."

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

"Era is quite expensive. The thing that will be a showstopper for them in the long run is if you look at it from a technical perspective on what it provides and weigh it up against consolidation of multiple other software suites."

"This solution is reasonably priced."

"Licensing costs will be the main scalability problem."

"The pricing is competitive."

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"It's fairly expensive."

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Computer Software Company

26%

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12%

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11%

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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?

The pricing for Nutanix products is on the higher side, and more flexibility in the licensing model, such as a GB-based license, would likely increase adoption.

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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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