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 #13. Nutanix holds a 3.3% mindshare in DDM, compared to SQL Sentry’s 5.7% 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

13th

Average Rating

9.0

Reviews Sentiment

6.7

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of August 2025, in the Database Development and Management category, the mindshare of Nutanix Database Service is 3.3%, down from 3.4% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of SQL Sentry is 5.7%, up from 5.0% 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

"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."

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

"It has some very good features. It really works with multiple silos in terms of infrastructure, database updates, and migration. So many things are easy with Era."

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

"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."

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

"This is a very useful solution for database management."

"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."

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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

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

"There is room for improvement in the pricing structure."

"Nutanix Database Service could be improved by making it just a little bit less complex regarding the interface. That said, it's definitely in the right direction."

"In the past, there were built-in templates, and now, for some particular databases, I have to create my own templates and push them to NDB, so bringing back those templates would save more time."

"Their support is helpful, but maybe they need more technical staff. Their response was slow once, but that was the only time it happened, so I'm not sure."

"Era should be compatible with various environments, such as VMware and Red Hat, to be hypervisor agnostic."

"If there were data integration services included with the platform then it would be interesting, and it would help us a lot."

"There will always be room for improvement, there is nothing perfect from day one. There are some technical challenges that we have with NDS. I believe with time it will be sorted out."

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

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

Pricing and Cost Advice

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

"The price of the solution is expensive."

"This solution is reasonably priced."

"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."

"Licensing costs will be the main scalability problem."

"The tool is expensive."

"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."

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

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"It's fairly expensive."

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Computer Software Company

22%

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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?

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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