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    Overview
    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    F5 Distributed Cloud App Stack

    Score8.5 out of 10
    N/AA solution to deploy and orchestrate applications on a managed Kubernetes platform with centralized, SaaS-based management of distributed applications with a single pane of glass and rich observability. Simplified by managing deployments as one across on-prem, cloud, and edge locations.N/A

    Spotlight

    Score8 out of 10
    N/ASpotlight from Quest Software is a database performance monitoring option.N/A
    Pricing
    F5 Distributed Cloud App StackSpotlight
    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    F5 Distributed Cloud App StackSpotlight
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    F5 Distributed Cloud App StackSpotlight
    Considered Both Products
    F5
    No answer on this topic
    Quest Software
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    100%
    Would buy again
    9 Answers
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    Delivers good value for the price
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    7 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Happy with the feature set
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    9 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
    71%
    Implementation went as expected
    5 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Features
    F5 Distributed Cloud App StackSpotlight
    Container Management
    Comparison of Container Management features of F5 Distributed Cloud App Stack and Spotlight
    Feature
    F5 Distributed Cloud App Stack
    8.2
    8 Ratings
    0% above category average
    Spotlight
    -
    Ratings
    Security and Isolation8.08 Ratings00 Ratings
    Container Orchestration8.17 Ratings00 Ratings
    Cluster Management8.87 Ratings00 Ratings
    Resource Allocation and Optimization8.37 Ratings00 Ratings
    Discovery Tools7.97 Ratings00 Ratings
    Update Rollouts and Rollbacks7.87 Ratings00 Ratings
    Self-Healing and Recovery8.07 Ratings00 Ratings
    Analytics, Monitoring, and Logging8.77 Ratings00 Ratings
    SQL Performance Monitoring
    Comparison of SQL Performance Monitoring features of F5 Distributed Cloud App Stack and Spotlight
    Feature
    F5 Distributed Cloud App Stack
    -
    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
    Best Alternatives
    F5 Distributed Cloud App StackSpotlight
    Small Businesses
    Mirantis Kubernetes Engine
    Score8 out of 10
    No answers on this topic
    Medium-sized Companies
    Amazon Elastic Container Service (Amazon ECS)
    Score8.6 out of 10
    SolarWinds SQL Sentry
    Score10 out of 10
    Enterprises
    SUSE Rancher
    Score9.4 out of 10
    SolarWinds SQL Sentry
    Score10 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    F5 Distributed Cloud App StackSpotlight
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.6
    (9 ratings)
    8.0
    (4 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    5.5
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    7.8
    (7 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.3
    (3 ratings)
    8.8
    (2 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    8.6
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    F5 Distributed Cloud App StackSpotlight
    Likelihood to Recommend
    F5
    F5 Distributed Cloud App Stack is quite straightforward with the UI and you can expose the features you want. This simplifies the experience for non-admins
    Incentivized
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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
    F5
    • Complex cloud configurations.
    • WAF and DDoS protection.
    • Automation and workflow integration.
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    Quest Software
    • Great SQL server monitoring
    • Rewind and playback of previous times
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    Cons
    F5
    • It's still a little early so the app feels foreign to our ops teams
    • I would like to customize the UI so I can visually see if I'm in Prod or Dev based on background colors
    • Templates are a little awkward to create
    Incentivized
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    Quest Software
    • My only complaint was the cost.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    F5
    once we get the hang of it and able to use it effectively, we are able to try out different application ideas without affecting existing infrastructure
    Incentivized
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    Quest Software
    No answers on this topic
    Usability
    F5
    I gave F5 Distributed Cloud App Stack this usability rating because, in my experience, the F5 Distributed Cloud App Stack product meets all the expectations
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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
    F5
    F5 Distributed Cloud App Stack's support team is very responsive
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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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    Implementation Rating
    F5
    F5 Distributed Cloud App Stack's partner provided services are excellent
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    Quest Software
    No answers on this topic
    Alternatives Considered
    F5
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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
    F5
    • The WAF can be resource intensive in some cases
    Incentivized
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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.
    Incentivized
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