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    BizTalk360

    Score6.4 out of 10
    N/ABizTalk360 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

    Score8 out of 10
    N/ASpotlight from Quest Software is a database performance monitoring option.N/A
    Pricing
    BizTalk360Spotlight
    Editions & Modules
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    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 BizTalk360 and Spotlight
    Feature
    BizTalk360
    8.1
    2 Ratings
    1% below category average
    Spotlight
    7.7
    3 Ratings
    6% 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
    SolarWinds SQL Sentry
    Score10 out of 10
    SolarWinds SQL Sentry
    Score10 out of 10
    Enterprises
    SolarWinds SQL Sentry
    Score10 out of 10
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    Score10 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    BizTalk360Spotlight
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.8
    (2 ratings)
    8.0
    (4 ratings)
    Usability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 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 Software
    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 Software
    • 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 Software
    • My only complaint was the cost.
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    Usability
    Kovai.co
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    Quest Software
    the platform offers a clean, easy to use interface. You can customize reports and dashboard. Integration is also pretty good, you can integrate to Xero, QBO and MYOB and excel spreadsheets. It also offers very broad supporting documents and webinars. There are only two downside of Spotlight; learning curve (it could be a bit difficult at the beginning to learn the system) and price point (For small businesses, Spotlight Reporting can be seen as relatively expensive compared to other reporting tools)
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    Support Rating
    Kovai.co
    No answers on this topic
    Quest Software
    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 Software
    I think Dell is better with its dashboard and ease of use, but SQL Sentry is better at customization. We used Spotlight at my previous company, and SQLSentry at my current company.
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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 Software
    • Spotlight is reasonably inexpensive, and any one of the multiple things we use it for more than justifies the cost.
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