BizTalk360 vs. Spotlight

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
BizTalk360
Score 6.5 out of 10
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BizTalk360 is a Microsoft BizTalk administration tool, from Kovai.co. Users can check CPU and memory usage, start and stop Windows services, and access Event Logs with BizTalk360. Execute SQL Server queries and Stored Procedures, control SQL Server jobs, and check database sizes without leaving BizTalk360.N/A
Spotlight
Score 7.6 out of 10
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Spotlight from Quest Software is a database performance monitoring option.N/A
Pricing
BizTalk360Spotlight
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
BizTalk360Spotlight
Free Trial
YesNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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Features
BizTalk360Spotlight
SQL Performance Monitoring
Comparison of SQL Performance Monitoring features of Product A and Product B
BizTalk360
8.1
2 Ratings
3% below category average
Spotlight
7.7
3 Ratings
8% below category average
Performance dashboard8.32 Ratings8.83 Ratings
Intelligent alerting7.92 Ratings8.03 Ratings
Top SQL8.32 Ratings6.62 Ratings
Historical trend data8.32 Ratings8.02 Ratings
Virtualization support7.92 Ratings7.02 Ratings
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BizTalk360Spotlight
Small Businesses

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Medium-sized Companies
Redgate SQL Monitor
Redgate SQL Monitor
Score 8.2 out of 10
Redgate SQL Monitor
Redgate SQL Monitor
Score 8.2 out of 10
Enterprises
Redgate SQL Monitor
Redgate SQL Monitor
Score 8.2 out of 10
Redgate SQL Monitor
Redgate SQL Monitor
Score 8.2 out of 10
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User Ratings
BizTalk360Spotlight
Likelihood to Recommend
8.8
(2 ratings)
8.0
(4 ratings)
Support Rating
-
(0 ratings)
8.8
(2 ratings)
User Testimonials
BizTalk360Spotlight
Likelihood to Recommend
Kovai.co
Rather than having just one aspect that I appreciate the most, I've found that there are several that I enjoy the most. Customized overviews of your environment and precise breakdowns of key regions have proven highly useful. That way, I can free up some of my time to work on other things that benefit the company by handing off monitoring responsibilities to the business or other teams having a stake in these areas.
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Quest
Spotlight’s ability to consolidate data from various entities and provide insightful reports is highly beneficial. It streamlines financial reporting, allowing professionals to focus on advisory services and strategic decision-making.Small businesses, nonprofits, and organizations that need regular board packs or executive summaries find Spotlight useful. Less Appropriate: Certain industries (e.g., specialized manufacturing, healthcare, or research) have unique reporting needs. Spotlight’s generic templates may not cover all industry-specific metrics or compliance requirements.
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Pros
Kovai.co
  • Information flows.
  • Mapping inputs and outputs.
  • Connecting various subsystems.
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Quest
  • Great SQL server monitoring
  • Rewind and playback of previous times
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Cons
Kovai.co
  • It can take some time to figure out the best way to set up notifications.
  • At times, it may seem like the dashboard is running slowly, however, this is largely down to the browser being used.
  • Because the BizTalk360 interface doesn't appear to be responsive to mobile devices, viewing it has been difficult.
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Quest
  • My only complaint was the cost.
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Support Rating
Kovai.co
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Quest
I've never had to contact support, as of yet I have had no issues or problems with the tool. This is after 5 years of use.
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Alternatives Considered
Kovai.co
JBoss is well suited and supports for Open Source Applications where I used to work with BizTalk360 mainly with Windows Servers. BizTalk360 performs pretty much well with Windows. BizTalk360 really performs well with middleware.
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Quest
Spotlight is more usable, better at meeting requirements. Integration with Xero is one of the strengths (as others integrate too but Spotlight seems better connection). We also like the way group consolidation work in Spotlight.
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Return on Investment
Kovai.co
  • It is possible to automate most of the data monitoring process.
  • As a general diagnostic tool, BizTalk360 will tell you what's wrong with your system.
  • To detect and correct problems, you don't even have to get inside the system.
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Quest
  • Spotlight is reasonably inexpensive, and any one of the multiple things we use it for more than justifies the cost.
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