Altair Monarch vs Toad Data Point comparison

Altair and Quest Software are both solutions in the Data Preparation Tools category. Altair is ranked #4 with an average rating of 10.0, while Quest Software is ranked #5 with an average rating of 9.0. Altair holds a 10.7% mindshare in DPT, compared to Quest Software’s 7.4% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of Altair users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of Quest Software users who would recommend it.

Altair Monarch

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Toad Data Point

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Categories and Ranking

Altair Monarch

Ranking in Data Preparation Tools

4th

Average Rating

9.6

Reviews Sentiment

8.4

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Toad Data Point

Ranking in Data Preparation Tools

5th

Average Rating

9.0

Reviews Sentiment

7.7

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Data Integration (29th)

Mindshare comparison

As of April 2025, in the Data Preparation Tools category, the mindshare of Altair Monarch is 10.7%, up from 8.3% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Toad Data Point is 7.4%, up from 6.8% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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Leo Sundararaj

Account Manager at JegaSure

Transformed document processing has become foolproof with seamless data extraction

Altair Monarch ( /products/altair-monarch-reviews ) is valuable because it allows a one-time setup for data extraction, making the process extremely easy with just a few clicks to get the output. It is foolproof and ensures perfect extraction as long as the models and templates remain standard, providing a seamless and error-free experience.

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Aaron Payne

ERP Manager at a tech services company with 5,001-10,000 employees

Offers power developers the tooling they need

I am not the end user of this solution. I am not close enough to it because I manage the platform that it runs against. The end users who use the Toad tool come against the database that my team manages, so it is hard for me to provide any area for improvement when it comes to the Toad tool. However, in the administration case, cost is a significant issue. The Mac license is incredibly expensive. It is 1,600 dollars each, which is more than the Windows version. Scalability is difficult when it is that costly.

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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

"Monarch lets you quickly extract in your preferred format."

"Altair Monarch is valuable because it allows a one-time setup for data extraction, making the process extremely easy with just a few clicks to get the output."

"It provides better SQL development tooling than SQL Developer, which is not a sufficient tool for all development use cases. It offers power developers the tools they need."

"The most valuable features of Toad Data are you could write a parameterized query and it wouldn't error out, it would give you the parameters that you could input. The auto-formatting feature is useful because it was great for keeping your queries neat and understandable. The auto comment, and uncomment toggles that you could do were convenient."

"The Connectivity and Connection Manager supports a broad number of connection types, and it is trivial for end-users to set up their own connections to sources."

"We love it."

Cons

"I rate Altair Monarch seven out of 10 for affordability. Recently, the pricing model changed from end-user licensing to a concurrent licensing model."

"On the scheduling server, some scheduled reports just sit there and never execute for the first time. After manually executing the first time, they run with no issues."

"Toad Data could improve by having additional features, such as query prediction. This could help someone who's not the strongest programmer. If the software could help them write queries correctly it would be very helpful, especially for small development teams or teams that lack the input skills necessary to write and program efficiently."

"The Mac license is incredibly expensive. It is 1,600 dollars each, which is more than the Windows version. Scalability is difficult when it is that costly."

"The Mac license is incredibly expensive. It is 1,600 dollars each, which is more than the Windows version."

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"The Mac licenses are expensive, costing 1,600 dollars each. This is much higher than for the Windows version. I maintain a very limited number of licenses due to this cost."

"The cost of this product is reasonable."

"The price of Toad Data Point was approximately $500 annually."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Financial Services Firm

27%

Retailer

12%

Manufacturing Company

11%

Government

Financial Services Firm

35%

Healthcare Company

12%

Government

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Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Altair Monarch?

I was not involved in pricing, but I did not encounter any issues with renewals, and the process was always smooth and straightforward.

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What is your primary use case for Altair Monarch?

The primary use case of Altair Monarch ( /products/altair-monarch-reviews ) was data extraction. I used it to process a lot of documents and data from Notepad and PDFs, converting those into struct...

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What advice do you have for others considering Altair Monarch?

The support team is diligent, following up thoroughly and setting up calls promptly when a ticket is raised. It is beneficial for any assistance needed. The overall rating for Altair Monarch is ten...

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Toad Data Point?

The Mac licenses are expensive, costing 1,600 dollars each. This is much higher than for the Windows version. I maintain a very limited number of licenses due to this cost.

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What needs improvement with Toad Data Point?

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What is your primary use case for Toad Data Point?

We primarily use Toad Data Point for end users where SQL Developer does not provide sufficient tooling. Toad Data Point offers better SQL development tools compared to SQL Developer, making it the ...

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Also Known As

Monarch Data Pump

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Overview

Datawatch Monarch is an application that runs on your Windows desktop and as soon as you drop a file or web page onto the canvas it automatically begins to extract into analytics-ready rows and columns. You can also connect to all major relational, big data, and over 30 other sources, but often the most important information you need is locked away in existing reports or difficult sources that seem impossible to use without re-keying the data.

Altair

Toad Data Point is a cross-platform, self-service, data-integration tool that simplifies data access, preparation and provisioning. It provides nearly limitless data connectivity, desktop data integration, visual query building and workflow automation.

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