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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Capterra

    Score8.4 out of 10
    N/ACapterra is a technology review platform that connects sellers of B2B software to potential buyers. Capterra also offers account management features and review generation for vendors.N/A

    Spotlight

    Score8 out of 10
    N/ASpotlight from Quest Software is a database performance monitoring option.N/A
    Pricing
    CapterraSpotlight
    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    CapterraSpotlight
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    CapterraSpotlight
    Considered Both Products
    Capterra
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    Quest Software
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    100%
    Would buy again
    8 Answers
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    Delivers good value for the price
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    8 Answers
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    Happy with the feature set
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    8 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    7 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation went as expected
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    7 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Features
    CapterraSpotlight
    SQL Performance Monitoring
    Comparison of SQL Performance Monitoring features of Capterra and Spotlight
    Feature
    Capterra
    -
    Ratings
    Spotlight
    7.7
    3 Ratings
    6% below category average
    Performance dashboard00 Ratings8.83 Ratings
    Intelligent alerting00 Ratings8.03 Ratings
    Top SQL00 Ratings6.62 Ratings
    Historical trend data00 Ratings8.02 Ratings
    Virtualization support00 Ratings7.02 Ratings
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    CapterraSpotlight
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    SourceForge
    Score9.9 out of 10
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    Medium-sized Companies
    SourceForge
    Score9.9 out of 10
    SolarWinds SQL Sentry
    Score10 out of 10
    Enterprises
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    SolarWinds SQL Sentry
    Score10 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    CapterraSpotlight
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.5
    (8 ratings)
    8.0
    (4 ratings)
    Usability
    9.9
    (3 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.8
    (2 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    CapterraSpotlight
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Capterra
    Capterra is best suited for anyone, from business owners looking to upgrade new system software at work to someone looking for reliable internet security at home, Capterra will assist in your decision. It may be less appropriate for anything outside of software, I.E. Medical advice. But if you need help with choosing products for your small business management, this is it.
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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
    Capterra
    • Reviews
    • Great SEO and online presence
    • Highly respected place for reviews
    • Great product review and methodology
    • Very usable site
    • Great listing feature
    • Great PPC feature if needed
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    Quest Software
    • Great SQL server monitoring
    • Rewind and playback of previous times
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    Cons
    Capterra
    • It's not so clear when product reviews are being sponsored
    • You can offer more sorting options like by price or number of reviews
    • Sometimes I wonder if reviews are sponsored by the organization. If that's the case perhaps make it more clear. People would like to know if the review is potentially biased.
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    Quest Software
    • My only complaint was the cost.
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    Usability
    Capterra
    Its a simple and easy to use tool, you can get set-up and your product published very quickly - its also copies this information to its other review sites. If you have a SaaS product, it should be on your list to sort your Capterra listing out.
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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
    Capterra
    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
    Capterra
    Very well. It is a lot more niche and bespoke to what we need and are looking for. Trustpilot is very broad and not focused on the digital industries so the results were vague and not constructive to us making decisions. Often Trustpilot reviews were weak in fulling assessing positives and negatives, and was only used to critique customer service of platforms.
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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
    Capterra
    • Capterra has saved me money by helping me choose products that don't allow you to try before you buy.
    • I love the honest customer reviews from verified users.
    • It's free!
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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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