DBArtisan vs. SharePlex

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
DBArtisan
Score 8.0 out of 10
N/A
DBArtisan from Embarcadero Technologies (acquired by Idera) is a database administration toolset.N/A
SharePlex
Score 10.0 out of 10
N/A
SharePlex from Quest Software is a data replication software offering near real-time replication and supporting a wide variety of databases.N/A
Pricing
DBArtisanSharePlex
Editions & Modules
No answers on this topic
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
DBArtisanSharePlex
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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Features
DBArtisanSharePlex
Database Development
Comparison of Database Development features of Product A and Product B
DBArtisan
8.5
3 Ratings
0% below category average
SharePlex
-
Ratings
Version control tools8.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Test data generation8.83 Ratings00 Ratings
Performance optimization tools8.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Schema maintenance9.83 Ratings00 Ratings
Database change management8.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Database Administration
Comparison of Database Administration features of Product A and Product B
DBArtisan
8.0
3 Ratings
7% below category average
SharePlex
-
Ratings
User management7.93 Ratings00 Ratings
Database security8.03 Ratings00 Ratings
Database status reporting8.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Change management8.02 Ratings00 Ratings
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User Ratings
DBArtisanSharePlex
Likelihood to Recommend
8.0
(3 ratings)
10.0
(5 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
Usability
-
(0 ratings)
9.0
(1 ratings)
Support Rating
5.0
(1 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
User Testimonials
DBArtisanSharePlex
Likelihood to Recommend
Idera Software
DBArtisan is functional and suitable for any sized organization that needs to monitor its database resources and running queries.
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Quest
SharePlex really shines when set alongside GoldenGate. The licensing costs of the two products would appear to place them in entirely different ballparks yet they perform nearly identically in practice. SharePlex is suitable for heterogenous replication of one database to another. The list of targets is ever increasing, with support for all major RDBMS vendors as well as support for popular NoSQL and JSON replication. SharePlex is effective when replicating from on-premise to cloud. Whether that's migrating data, creating a high-availability presence in a public or private cloud, or populating a data mart, it does the job quite well.
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Pros
Idera Software
  • User interface is easy to use, and in some ways better than Toad. The left hand side shows all databases, and you can drill down to instance, storage, schemas, tablespaces, and performance views. The right hand side displays the details of the selected object.
  • This is the best tool if you want to manage multiple RDBMS platforms in a single tool using the same familiar interface. Other third party tools can do it also, but it's not nearly as integrated as this, and may require additional plug-ins installed. DBArtisan excels at this, and can perform cross-platform data migrations easily.
  • It has different DB analysts, which can help diagnose issues with performance, optimize storage, detect fragmentation, and plan for capacity growth. For almost any action you want to take, you can generate the DDL for preview, and/or schedule it to run at a specific time.
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Quest
  • SharePlex is highly configurable and versatile. It can handle virtually any kind of data replication needs.
  • SharePlex is very robust. Its message queuing mechanism provides fast data transfer from the source to the target.
  • SharePlex software is very stable and mature, and it is highly scalable and reliable.
  • SharePlex support is exceptionally good. We are very satisfied with its support engineers.
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Cons
Idera Software
  • Locks up far too often
  • Licensing structure is expensive
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Quest
  • When first introduced the Change Data Capture process was awkward. Each subsequent release has improved the process.
  • Sometimes the Shareplex monitoring service in Foglight gets overly aggressive in sending out error notifications and can end up spamming the admins with email alerts for one problem. We have had to tone that down.
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Likelihood to Renew
Idera Software
No answers on this topic
Quest
We depend on it to supply data to our various OLTP and Data Warehouse environments
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Usability
Idera Software
No answers on this topic
Quest
It is very usable once you get over the initial setup.
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Support Rating
Idera Software
I have never tried their support so the number above is meaningless
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Quest
Support is very responsive. They take ownership of the problems and see them through to the finish. When a bug is found they work towards developing testing and making the fix available to us to solve the problem.
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Alternatives Considered
Idera Software
DBArtisan does not have an in-depth performance analyzer for databases.
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Quest
SharePlex support is an award-winning team, which is available for 24 hours, and any time they have solutions with perfect expertise. Besides, SharePlex has supported data migration, with multiple reporting features that ensure there are comprehensive database evaluations. The simplicity of SharePlex installation also gives it a higher mark, is very efficient, and allows companies to understand it easily.
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Return on Investment
Idera Software
  • It has a positive ROI on our organization. It's better than OEM and SQL Developer. Although the license could be expensive, it is perfect for large organizations, especially with multiple RDBMS platforms.
  • Most features are redundant between DBArtisan and Toad. I would not recommend using both if you already own one of them. Just download the trial for the one you're not using, and see what works best for your organization.
  • DBArtisan is great for DBAs and would be my personal preference. Toad is good for developers and DBAs alike but I feel like sometimes the interface is too busy and too clumsy to use.
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Quest
  • Postive: easy to replicate data for non-prod use
  • Negative: we spent a lot time due to data out of sync
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