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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Codacy

    Score9 out of 10
    N/ACodacy automates code reviews and monitors code quality on every commit and pull request reporting back the impact of every commit or pull request, issues concerning code style, best practices, security, and many others. It monitors changes in code coverage, code duplication and code complexity. Saving developers time in code reviews thus efficiently tackling technical debt. JavaScript, Java, Ruby, Scala, PHP, Python, CoffeeScript and CSS are currently supported. Codacy is static analysis…

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    Spotlight

    Score8 out of 10
    N/ASpotlight from Quest Software is a database performance monitoring option.N/A
    Pricing
    CodacySpotlight
    Editions & Modules
    Open Source
    $0.00
    Startup
    $0.00
    Pro
    $15.00
    user/mo
    Enterprise
    $40.00
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    CodacySpotlight
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup fee
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    CodacySpotlight
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    100%
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    Delivers good value for the price
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
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    Features
    CodacySpotlight
    SQL Performance Monitoring
    Comparison of SQL Performance Monitoring features of Codacy and Spotlight
    Feature
    Codacy
    -
    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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    CodacySpotlight
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    Beyond Compare
    Score9.3 out of 10
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    Medium-sized Companies
    Beyond Compare
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    SolarWinds SQL Sentry
    Score10 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Beyond Compare
    Score9.3 out of 10
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    Score10 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    CodacySpotlight
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.2
    (6 ratings)
    8.0
    (4 ratings)
    Usability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.8
    (2 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    CodacySpotlight
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Codacy
    I recommend it for companies that use several programming languages, as it supports several languages ​​such as Java, Javascript, Python, among others. However, for companies that use only one programming language, there are specific tools for each language that can be more complete in this scenario. I do not recommend it for companies that only use open source software, in which case there are other tools available.
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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
    Codacy
    • Seamless and easy integrations with GitHub for fantastic pipeline of viewing errors.
    • Intuitive UI which is easy to customize and built-in patterns recommendations and security checks helps to fix issues faster.
    • Metrics and duplication and complexity easily identify areas that need attention to fix it easy.
    • Great for open-source projects.
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    Quest Software
    • Great SQL server monitoring
    • Rewind and playback of previous times
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    Cons
    Codacy
    • There should be customization to get code quality for your own projects if standards are provided.
    • Offline or a standalone application is much needed from Codacy to get local support.
    • Spots a lot of errors and small ones that don't affect much about quality and are de-facto standards.
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    Quest Software
    • My only complaint was the cost.
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    Usability
    Codacy
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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
    Codacy
    Great company and support team!
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    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
    Codacy
    Even though it is paid while SonarQube is free, we chose Codacy because it is simpler to configure and maintain the implemented rules. In addition, it offers support for the main programming languages ​​on the market, ensuring that we can continue to use it if we want to use other languages ​​in new products.
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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
    Codacy
    • The integration of Codacy with new code base is quick and easy.
    • Improves our code.
    • Easy to detect errors easily.
    • Ability to check duplicate codes.
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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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