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Quest Spotlight vs VMware Tanzu Data Solutions comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Jan 23, 2025

Review summaries and opinions

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

Categories and Ranking

Quest Spotlight
Ranking in Database Development and Management
6th
Average Rating
8.8
Reviews Sentiment
7.8
Number of Reviews
5
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
VMware Tanzu Data Solutions
Ranking in Database Development and Management
7th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.0
Number of Reviews
83
Ranking in other categories
Relational Databases Tools (13th), Data Warehouse (8th), Message Queue (MQ) Software (5th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of May 2025, in the Database Development and Management category, the mindshare of Quest Spotlight is 6.8%, down from 8.2% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of VMware Tanzu Data Solutions is 2.9%, down from 3.4% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Database Development and Management
 

Featured Reviews

Seha R - PeerSpot reviewer
Good tool for the design and development of public APIs
The software does not support webhooks. It doesn't support advanced versions of APIs. The tool also doesn't support advanced versions of specifications. The change that we do in one part of the model is not reflected throughout the specification. There are also some mutations in the clones. I am not able to do a local source control with the product as well.
Sushma Polavarapu - PeerSpot reviewer
Create essential reporting scripts with simplicity but has some operational challenges
We mainly create functions and scripts required for reporting The product is not complex; I do not have to create stored procedures, functions, or views. It's just simple to use. There is general room for improvement. I have been using it for five years. I have faced stability issues, mainly…

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Spotlight provides valuable features such as the ability to get alerted and drill down to a very granular level to find out where actual problems are coming from."
"The tool is a SaaS product where I just need to type a URL and start with the design process. I can integrate all elements of source control like GitHub, GitLab, etc. The tool also supports authentication-related provisions like SSH."
"Its dashboards are most valuable. The drill-down of the dashboards is useful."
"Spotlight provides valuable features such as the ability to get alerted and drill down to a very granular level to find out where actual problems are coming from."
"I consider the solution very scalable."
"Companies can scale the solution, so long as they have server room."
"It is easy to use. The addition of more queues and more services can be managed very easily."
"The parallel load features mean that Greenplum is capable of high-volume data loading in parallel to all of the cluster segments, which is really valuable."
"Some of the most valuable features are publish and subscribe, fanout, and queues."
"Tanzu Greenplum's most valuable features include the integration of modern data science approaches across an MPP platform."
"The most valuable feature is that it's really customizable."
"The solution can scale."
"With VMware Tanzu Greenplum, one can make a huge database table and analyze the queries by adding in the SQL command. Some hint or command for the query goes over the multi-parallel execution."
 

Cons

"There's no reporting with this tool, and there really should be. They should add that into future releases."
"One improvement could be the inclusion of suggestions for missing indexes or better analysis of how indexes are utilized and how execution plans are used, similar to what other products offer."
"Some customizations of the dashboard, such as having backup reports, would be useful."
"The software does not support webhooks. It doesn't support advanced versions of APIs. The tool also doesn't support advanced versions of specifications. The change that we do in one part of the model is not reflected throughout the specification. There are also some mutations in the clones. I am not able to do a local source control with the product as well."
"One improvement could be the inclusion of suggestions for missing indexes or better analysis of how indexes are utilized and how execution plans are used, similar to what other products offer."
"We needed to configure additional plugins. While it was relatively easy to do this on-premises, it became more challenging in the cloud."
"Extra filters would be helpful."
"Some integration with other platforms like design tools, and ETL development tools, that will enable some advanced functionality, like fully down processing, etc."
"VMware RabbitMQ needs to create a new queue system."
"If you have a user consuming a huge load of resources, it takes down the entire system."
"VMware Tanzu Greenplum needs improvement in the memory area and improved methods for quick access to the disc. So, one of the quick goals of Greenplum must work on enhancing access to the disc by adding hints in the database."
"The product needs to focus on offering more use case documentation because browsing the internet to find it can be a process filled with struggles."
"They should improve on the ability to scale your queues in a very simple and elegant way with the same power that they have would be great."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The tool is cloud-based. It is priced well."
"Its cost was somewhere in the middle."
"It is the best product with best fit for price/performance customer objectives."
"The pricing is okay."
"It is an open-source platform. Although, we have to pay for additional features."
"Pricing is good compared to other products. It's fine."
"We are using the open-source version of this solution."
"On a scale of one to five, with five being the most competitive pricing, I would rate this solution as a four."
"are using the open-source version, which can be used free of cost."
"It is an open-source product."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
15%
Computer Software Company
11%
Healthcare Company
9%
Government
8%
Financial Services Firm
28%
Computer Software Company
16%
Manufacturing Company
6%
Government
4%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Quest Spotlight?
The tool is a SaaS product where I just need to type a URL and start with the design process. I can integrate all elements of source control like GitHub, GitLab, etc. The tool also supports authent...
What needs improvement with Quest Spotlight?
One improvement could be the inclusion of suggestions for missing indexes or better analysis of how indexes are utilized and how execution plans are used, similar to what other products offer.
What is your primary use case for Quest Spotlight?
I primarily use Spotlight for on-the-spot troubleshooting and alerting to see if there are any issues. The drill-down features allow me to pinpoint problems, whether they are indexing, long-running...
How does IBM MQ compare with VMware RabbitMQ?
IBM MQ has a great reputation behind it, and this solution is very robust with great stability. It is easy to use, simple to configure and integrates well with our enterprise ecosystem and protocol...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for VMware Tanzu Greenplum?
It’s an open-source solution. There are no expenses for using it.
 

Also Known As

Dell Spotlight
Greenplum, Pivotal Greenplum, VMware RabbitMQ, VMware Tanzu GemFire, VMware Postgres
 

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Sample Customers

Jenkon
General Electric, Conversant, China CITIC Bank, Aridhia, Purdue University
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