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PROS

Spotlight allows users to start the design process by simply entering a URL.
It integrates with source control elements like GitHub and GitLab.
Spotlight supports authentication provisions, including SSH.
It provides alerts and allows users to drill down to identify problems at a granular level.
Spotlight is highly scalable, and its dashboards offer valuable insights with useful drill-down capabilities.

CONS

Spotlight lacks reporting capabilities, which should be included in future releases.
Some dashboard customizations, like backup reports, are missing.
Spotlight does not support webhooks, advanced API versions, or advanced specifications.
Changes in one part of a model are not reflected throughout the specification.
There is no local source control feature.
 

Spotlight Pros review quotes

BC
Feb 10, 2025
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.
Seha R - PeerSpot reviewer
Apr 6, 2023
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.
reviewer1296948 - PeerSpot reviewer
Feb 20, 2022
Its dashboards are most valuable. The drill-down of the dashboards is useful.
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reviewer1208148 - PeerSpot reviewer
Oct 15, 2019
I consider the solution very scalable.
 

Spotlight Cons review quotes

BC
Feb 10, 2025
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.
Seha R - PeerSpot reviewer
Apr 6, 2023
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.
reviewer1296948 - PeerSpot reviewer
Feb 20, 2022
Some customizations of the dashboard, such as having backup reports, would be useful.
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reviewer1208148 - PeerSpot reviewer
Oct 15, 2019
There's no reporting with this tool, and there really should be. They should add that into future releases.