IDERA SQL Diagnostic Manager for SQL Server vs Redgate SQL Toolbelt comparison

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Executive Summary

We performed a comparison between IDERA SQL Diagnostic Manager for SQL Server and Redgate SQL Toolbelt based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

Find out in this report how the two Database Development and Management solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI.

To learn more, read our detailed IDERA SQL Diagnostic Manager for SQL Server vs. Redgate SQL Toolbelt Report (Updated: May 2024).

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IDERA SQL Diagnostic Manager for SQL Server vs. Redgate SQL Toolbelt

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Categories and Ranking

IDERA SQL Diagnostic Manage...

Ranking in Database Development and Management

12th

Average Rating

8.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Event Monitoring (12th)

Redgate SQL Toolbelt

Ranking in Database Development and Management

8th

Average Rating

8.0

Number of Reviews

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Market share comparison

As of June 2024, in the Database Development and Management category, the market share of IDERA SQL Diagnostic Manager for SQL Server is 3.6% and it decreased by 12.2% compared to the previous year. The market share of Redgate SQL Toolbelt is 7.2% and it increased by 3.9% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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Featured Reviews

reviewer2317098

Assistant at a tech services company with 1,001-5,000 employees

Dec 8, 2023

Offers effective monitoring of resources but lacks the ability to connect to an AWS instance and write custom queries.

We use it mainly for monitoring, including CPU, memory, and disk space, and for troubleshooting purposes We've set up alerts to notify us when performance deviates from the baseline we've configured for each resource. So, whenever that happens, we get an alert and can investigate immediately. So,…

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reviewer956955

Sr Dot Net Developer at a tech services company with 11-50 employees

Oct 25, 2021

Good support, simple installation, and useful features, but stability could be improved

Redgate SQL Toolbelt is being used to analyze our database architecture It is easy to track the reports, this is what is most valuable for me. When compared to other tools, the features are valuable in that it is easy to trace the data using the easy analysis document data. I would like to see…

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Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:

Pros

"The most valuable features are disk space projections for planning, and also the Snapshotting ability, to look back in time, to see what was going on the server at a particular time. It's basically the output of an sp_who2."

"The best part of SQL DM is the ability to customize alerts and counters. This allows our team to find an issue then alert on the issue at a granular level."

"Monitors and alerts on our mission critical instances in real-time on a 24/7 basis."

"Memory and CPU utilization features are good."

"We're able to diagnose issues prior to their actually becoming issues. Without the alerting, we wouldn't have a clue as to what was going to happen. With the alerting, it gives us a heads-up that a specific threshold has been met, and we need to take specific action."

"The ability to go back and look at historical data is the most valuable feature."

"SQL DM made troubleshooting much easier and allowed multiple people to look into an issue with confidence."

"The most valuable feature is SQL Search."

"It is easy to track the reports, this is what is most valuable for me."

Cons

"It would helpful if SQL DM could mark when changes are made within the program."

"I'm going to do an upgrade which may resolve my issues, but one area for improvement is its ability to handle the amount of data that we collect with it. We're likely one of the largest installations, with over 300 servers being collected with this product, and sometimes there are gaps. That would really be my only concern, in terms of how the data is collected and stored, for consistency."

"The initial setup gives too many user rights to the server, so you have to put a user that is part administrator's group - that's the preferred way - on each server, which is kind of a risk. You want to do least privilege and you're not doing that."

"One thing I'd like to see is the ability to view the execution plan and have the system automatically recommend potential query optimizations, especially at the query level."

"We don't find that it helps us with performance monitoring and diagnostics. We find that SentryOne does that better. Also, in terms of alerts, we had to customize them dramatically so that we didn't get alerted on every little thing."

"They can improve checking the status of the CPU, memory, and IO utilization from each task."

"I would absolutely love to create customized dashboards but, unfortunately, they don't provide me the information that I need to create the report. The report I need is the detail or the transaction detail that's happening on those Snapshots. I'd like to be able to go back through time and search for things. I don't have that functionality, which is very disappointing. That's pretty bad and frustrating because I could query it and find out so much information about what's hitting my environment and when, but instead, they want control over it and to not give me that information. So it's encrypted. I can't pull it out and that is really bothersome."

"I would like to see the bandwidth increase allowing me to easily analyze more data."

"The biggest problem with the Redgate SQL Toolbelt is just how heavy it is; it seems to take a lot of resources."

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The pricing is reasonable, it's comparable with the competitors."

"We were upgraded to Premium Support without their actually asking us, when we were quoted. Then I asked for Standard Support and that they had to re-quote us that. But they don't do that by default. They upcharge you by default, which I didn't think was very nice, without even asking."

"The cost is about $3,500 USD per individual to buy, and then it's about 20% per year for renewal."

"Our fees are paid on an annual basis."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Financial Services Firm

14%

Government

12%

Computer Software Company

11%

Healthcare Company

Financial Services Firm

13%

Government

11%

Computer Software Company

10%

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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about IDERA SQL Diagnostic Manager for SQL Server?

The ability to go back and look at historical data is the most valuable feature.

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What needs improvement with IDERA SQL Diagnostic Manager for SQL Server?

One thing I'd like to see is the ability to view the execution plan and have the system automatically recommend potential query optimizations, especially at the query level. In future releases, I w...

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We use it mainly for monitoring, including CPU, memory, and disk space, and for troubleshooting purposes.

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Overview

SQL Diagnostic Manager for SQL Server helps database administrators to find and fix SQL Server performance problems in physical, virtual, and cloud environments. Unlike its competition, it provides effective scalability, advanced SQL query analysis and optimization, prescriptive analysis with corrective SQL scripts, powerful automated alert responses, broad PowerShell integration, complete customization, and extensive support for current and legacy SQL Server and Windows.

Redgate's SQL Toolbelt contains the industry-standard products for SQL Server development, deployment, backup, and monitoring. Together, they make you productive, your team agile, and your data safe.

Thousands of SQL Server professionals rely on the SQL Toolbelt every day, because it’s reliable, easy to use, and plugs in to the tools they already use for application development.

Sample Customers

Padnos, University of Notre Dame, D4, Infeon Technologies, Chevron, LC Waikiki, Sisters of Saint Francis Health Services, Seattle Cancer Care Alliance, CVE, Colorado State University, St. Charles, Chaucer PLC, 1-800-Flowers, Ancoris, Money Management, National Opinion Research Center, California Department of Health, Plexus; Aviva, Burlington Northern Santa Fe, CBS, Comcast, Google, Merck, Regions Financial, Schneider Electric, Tata Consultancy Services, Verizon Communications, Zurich Financial Services

Thinger.fi, Churchill College Univeristy of Cambridge, Margin Business Solutions Ltd., 4Penny.net, Sportinginsider.net, Lockheed Martin, Phillip Securities Pte Ltd, Nmbrs

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