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    Spotlight

    Score8 out of 10
    N/ASpotlight from Quest Software is a database performance monitoring option.N/A

    Stoplight

    Score9 out of 10
    N/AStoplight is an API Design, Development, and Documentation platform that aims to enable consistency, reusability, and quality, all with an easy, enjoyable developer experience. Presented as a solution to help utilize and integrate design-first workflows to scale up standardized, collaborative, and well-governed API programs.

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    SpotlightStoplight
    Editions & Modules
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    Free
    $0
    Up to 3 Users
    Starter
    $99
    Up to 10 Users
    Pro
    $399
    Unlimited Projects
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    SpotlightStoplight
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Features
    SpotlightStoplight
    SQL Performance Monitoring
    Comparison of SQL Performance Monitoring features of Spotlight and Stoplight
    Feature
    Spotlight
    7.7
    3 Ratings
    6% below category average
    Stoplight
    -
    Ratings
    Performance dashboard8.83 Ratings00 Ratings
    Intelligent alerting8.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Top SQL6.62 Ratings00 Ratings
    Historical trend data8.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Virtualization support7.02 Ratings00 Ratings
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    SpotlightStoplight
    Small Businesses
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    Medium-sized Companies
    SolarWinds SQL Sentry
    Score10 out of 10
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    Enterprises
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    User Ratings
    SpotlightStoplight
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.0
    (4 ratings)
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    Usability
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.8
    (2 ratings)
    -
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    User Testimonials
    SpotlightStoplight
    Likelihood to Recommend
    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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    Stoplight
    API mocking, testing, and sharing are all built in functions for StopLight that work quite well. They even have functionality for generating OAI and RAML code as well, which is a huge plus. AS for as areas where StopLight is not appropriate, if you're doing anything other than API testing, StopLight may not be appropriate for use.
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    Pros
    Quest Software
    • Great SQL server monitoring
    • Rewind and playback of previous times
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    Stoplight
    • OpenAPI support
    • Markdown supports
    • Git integration
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    Cons
    Quest Software
    • My only complaint was the cost.
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    Stoplight
    • Simplicity of set up. Although it's not difficult, there are tools out there that are easier to set up for testing endpoints.
    • Again, it's perfectly functional, but some competitors I think have a more user friendly UI to them.
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    Usability
    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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    Stoplight
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    Support Rating
    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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    Stoplight
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    Alternatives Considered
    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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    Stoplight
    I'd like to also throw Runscope and Fiddler into the mix. Between StopLight and all these competitors, we've chosen StopLight primarily for the support, ease of use, and reliability. Most tools out there today are top-notch, so it really comes down to personal preference and different use-cases. Having used other API testing frameworks, StopLight definitely stacks up against the competition.
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    Return on Investment
    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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    Stoplight
    • Increased efficiency
    • Improved comminication between backeend and frontend
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