IDERA SQL Doctor vs. Spotlight

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
IDERA SQL Doctor
Score 10.0 out of 10
N/A
SQL Doctor helps database administrators to tune Microsoft SQL Server performance, security, and disaster recovery via expert recommendations in physical, virtual, and cloud environments - including managed cloud databases. It provides display health of all Microsoft SQL Servers, generation of ready-to-run SQL scripts to optimize and undo optimization, limiting of analysis to specified databases, applications, and performance categories, and real-time, as-needed, and scheduled checkups.
$500
per user with first year maintenance included
Spotlight
Score 7.5 out of 10
N/A
Spotlight from Quest Software is a database performance monitoring option.N/A
Pricing
IDERA SQL DoctorSpotlight
Editions & Modules
Standard via eCommerce
$500
per user with first year maintenance included
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
IDERA SQL DoctorSpotlight
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
IDERA SQL DoctorSpotlight
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Features
IDERA SQL DoctorSpotlight
SQL Performance Monitoring
Comparison of SQL Performance Monitoring features of Product A and Product B
IDERA SQL Doctor
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Ratings
Spotlight
7.7
3 Ratings
8% 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
IDERA SQL DoctorSpotlight
Small Businesses

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Medium-sized Companies
Redgate SQL Monitor
Redgate SQL Monitor
Score 8.2 out of 10
Redgate SQL Monitor
Redgate SQL Monitor
Score 8.2 out of 10
Enterprises
Redgate SQL Monitor
Redgate SQL Monitor
Score 8.2 out of 10
Redgate SQL Monitor
Redgate SQL Monitor
Score 8.2 out of 10
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User Ratings
IDERA SQL DoctorSpotlight
Likelihood to Recommend
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(0 ratings)
8.0
(4 ratings)
Support Rating
-
(0 ratings)
8.8
(2 ratings)
User Testimonials
IDERA SQL DoctorSpotlight
Likelihood to Recommend
IDERA (an Idera, Inc. company)
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Quest
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
IDERA (an Idera, Inc. company)
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Quest
  • Great SQL server monitoring
  • Rewind and playback of previous times
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Cons
IDERA (an Idera, Inc. company)
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Quest
  • My only complaint was the cost.
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Support Rating
IDERA (an Idera, Inc. company)
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Quest
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
IDERA (an Idera, Inc. company)
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Quest
Spotlight is more usable, better at meeting requirements. Integration with Xero is one of the strengths (as others integrate too but Spotlight seems better connection). We also like the way group consolidation work in Spotlight.
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Return on Investment
IDERA (an Idera, Inc. company)
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Quest
  • Spotlight is reasonably inexpensive, and any one of the multiple things we use it for more than justifies the cost.
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