Perforce Delphix vs Quest SharePlex comparison

The compared Perforce and Quest Software solutions aren't in the same category. Perforce is ranked #1 in TDM , with an average rating of 7.7, and holds a 28.3% mindshare in the category. Quest Software is ranked #47 in DI , and holds a 0.7% mindshare. Additionally, 81% of Perforce users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of Quest Software users who would recommend it.

Perforce Delphix

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81% willing to recommend

Quest SharePlex

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100% willing to recommend

Perforce Delphix

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Categories and Ranking

Perforce Delphix

Average Rating

8.0

Reviews Sentiment

7.5

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Test Data Management (1st), Copy Data Management (1st), Data Masking (1st)

Quest SharePlex

Average Rating

9.0

Reviews Sentiment

7.3

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Data Integration (47th)

Mindshare comparison

Perforce Delphix and Quest SharePlex aren’t in the same category and serve different purposes. Perforce Delphix is designed for Test Data Management and holds a mindshare of 28.3%, down 30.1% compared to last year.
Quest SharePlex, on the other hand, focuses on Data Integration, holds 0.7% mindshare, up 0.7% since last year.

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Amit-Rastogi

TDM Architect at T-Mobile

Handles large volumes of data with ease, but the self-service portal must be more user-friendly

My advice depends on an organization’s needs. If an organization has a large volume of data, Delphix is a good choice. It is robust and very efficient with large volumes of data and different kinds of databases. If someone is looking for a one-stop solution with all features and capabilities, they must consider a different tool. Overall, I rate the product a six or seven out of ten.

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Kristopher Wells

Oracle DBA at Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc.

It reduces the downtime and migration time exponentially

I would rate SharePlex's high availability, and disaster recovery features highly. It works as advertised in terms of rapid fill-over and switch-over opportunities. It reduces the migration time for a multi-terabyte database to an hour or less because it performs real-time replication. SharePlex reduces downtime and migration time exponentially. Something that could take 12 to 24 hours is cut down to one to two hours. By the time you start to migrate, the only remaining replication is a slight difference in data from the point when SharePlex has shut down, and the application has to also switch over to the new database. It allowed the company to replicate data more transparently. Some of the business executives probably don't even know it's there. It works 100 percent of the time, with little downtime or problems. It provides what is needed. There's little concern about whether or not it functions. It's allowed the company to achieve its objectives with its clients, reducing and minimizing downtime for substantial migrations and upgrades. It can reduce hardware and storage costs, but my company doesn't utilize it with high-availability architecture.

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

Pros

"The solution's most valuable feature is data cloning."

"Delphix can do data masking in any format. Not many solutions can do that."

"Delphix's technical support is fairly knowledgeable."

"The product is efficient in handling large volumes of data."

"It is a stable solution."

"It provides the ability to roll back to a point in time or roll forward without the assistance of a DBA."

"The most valuable feature is creating virtual databases."

"It's really easy to install."

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"There are some capabilities within SharePlex where you can see how the data is migrating and if it still maintains good data integrity. For example, if there are some tables that get out of sync, there are ways to find them and fix the problem on the spot. Since these are very common issues, we can easily fix these types of problems using utilities, like compare and repair. So, if you find something is out of sync, then you can just repair that table. It basically syncs that table from source to target to see if there are any differences. It will then replicate those differences to the target."

"Because of the volume of the transactions, we heavily use a feature that allows SharePlex to replicate thousands of transactions. It's called PEP, Post Enhancement Performance, and that has helped us scale tremendously."

"I like SharePlex's Compare and Repair tool."

"The core replication and its performance. Performance is crucial, and SharePlex is by far the fastest. The way it handles replication to multiple targets along with basic filtering, as well as from multiple sources to a single target, is very efficient."

"The core features of the solution we like are the reliability of the data transfer and the accuracy of data read and write. The stability of the solution is also excellent."

Cons

"This product should be extended and made to be a more comprehensive storage solution."

"The solution’s self-service portal must be more interactive and user-friendly."

"Could be improved with richer reporting capabilities."

"Delphix is a strong solution for virtualization, but it's not strong enough for creating data, so we have to use another solution for creating new data."

"Delphix could be improved with better usability and an agentless option."

"It would be good if any CI/CD and DevOps-aligned feature could be triggered through the DevOps pipeline."

"When it comes to unstructured and structured data, if Delphix can comply with the requirements for most of the structured data, it would be good, especially if it can include the data scanning part."

"As a commercial model, it's very good. However, maybe it would be nice for Delphix to integrate with some other platforms."

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"I don't know how easy it would be to change the architecture in an already implemented replication. For example, if we have a certain way of architecting for a particular database migration and want to change that during a period of time, is that an easy or difficult change? There was a need for us to change the architecture in-between the migration, but we didn't do it. We thought, "This is possibly complicated. Let's not change it in the middle because we were approaching our cutover date." That was one thing that we should have checked with support about for training."

"I would like the solution to have some kind of machine learning and AI capabilities. Often, if we want to improve the performance of posting, we have to bump up a parameter. That means we need to stop the process, come up with a figure that we want to bump the parameter up to, and then start SharePlex. Machine learning and AI capabilities for these kinds of improvement would tremendously help boost productivity for us."

"For its function in relation to replication (i.e. filtering), I'd give it a six or seven out of 10. GoldenGate has much more functionality by comparison."

"The reporting features need improvement. It would be very good for users to have a clear understanding of the status of replication."

"I would like more ability to automate installation and configuration in line with some of the DevOps processes that are more mature in the market. That would be a considerable improvement."

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The solution's pricing was reasonable and lower than one million."

"I would say the price is a little high but affordable for our needs."

"It is an expensive solution."

"I rate the product price seven to eight on a scale of one to ten, where one is the low price, and ten is the high price."

"The product is a little bit expensive."

"The cost is $370K annually for the Delphix Masking Engine and Delphix Virtualization Engine."

"Delphix's pricing is affordable."

"It's really good value for the money. There are some things they could improve on, but in terms of the pricing, features, and support, as a holistic package, we are not thinking of anything else at this point in time."

"It is not as expensive as Oracle GoldenGate and has worked really well within our budgets."

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Top Industries

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Financial Services Firm

29%

Computer Software Company

10%

Insurance Company

Manufacturing Company

Financial Services Firm

21%

Computer Software Company

12%

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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Delphix?

The performance offered by the product, its price, and its ability to handle structured and unstructured data were good when compared to the other products in the market.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Delphix?

The solution's pricing was reasonable and lower than one million.

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What needs improvement with Delphix?

It would be good if any CI/CD and DevOps-aligned feature could be triggered through the DevOps pipeline. Right now, we have to trigger the jobs and then integrate them with DevOps, which requires s...

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Overview

Perforce Delphix automates compliant data management for DevOps, providing data masking and virtualization to quickly integrate data into diverse cloud environments, balancing innovation speed with quality and compliance.

Businesses leveraging Perforce Delphix efficiently automate test data management and CI/CD processes while maintaining data privacy and security. This platform offers integrated data masking and virtualization, enabling rapid deployment of compliant data in non-production environments. Users benefit from its capacity to deliver secure data for various applications, swiftly recover from disruptions, and manage data in large-scale settings, enhancing development scenarios with synthetic and live data operations. Its flexible system reduces storage demands and facilitates environment rewinds through snapshots.

What are the key features?

Virtualization and Snapshot Capabilities: Enable time-point rollbacks and efficient VDB provisioning.
Data Masking: Enhances data privacy through robust masking functions.
Efficient Cloning: Simplifies data management with quick database creation and distribution.
User-Friendly Interface: Facilitates ease of data handling and management.

What benefits and ROI should be considered?

Storage Efficiency: Reduces storage needs and streamlines data accessibility.
Rapid Deployment: Accelerates compliant data integration and management.
Business Continuity: Supports swift recovery from data disruptions, ensuring operational stability.
Data Security: Prioritizes privacy with comprehensive masking and secure data operations.

In industries requiring quick data access and management, Perforce Delphix is instrumental in developing test data scenarios. Companies use its powerful data integration and compliance capabilities to manage extensive data environments efficiently, supporting modern database operations with reliable data virtualization, automated masking, and continuous updates to keep pace with dynamic project demands.

Perforce

SharePlex database replication empowers your organization to achieve its database goals now and into the future. Make use of built-in monitoring, conflict resolution, data comparison and synchronization capabilities backed by award-winning support.

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Sample Customers

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