Quest SharePlex vs WhereScape RED comparison

Quest Software and WhereScape are both solutions in the Data Integration category. Quest Software is ranked #49, while WhereScape is ranked #48. Quest Software holds a 0.7% mindshare in DI, compared to WhereScape’s 1.0% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of Quest Software users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 95% of WhereScape users who would recommend it.

Quest SharePlex

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95% willing to recommend

Quest SharePlex

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Dec 19, 2024

WhereScape RED and Quest SharePlex compete in the data management and ETL domain. WhereScape RED has the edge with its robust automation capabilities, whereas Quest SharePlex stands out for its superior replication speed and data transfer efficiency.

Features: WhereScape RED automates many ETL tasks, featuring easy code generation and documentation, leveraging a metadata-driven approach that enhances agility and reduces manual coding. Quest SharePlex emphasizes data integrity with its powerful replication capabilities, ensuring data accuracy across various platforms, and handles large transaction volumes efficiently.

Room for Improvement: WhereScape RED could improve in architectural flexibility by reducing reliance on target database features, enhance change data capture support, and improve scheduling reliability. Quest SharePlex needs to advance its data filtering capabilities, support for non-Oracle databases, and develop robust reporting features for better replication process insights.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Both tools offer flexible deployment across on-premises, hybrid, and cloud environments. WhereScape RED is lauded for exceptional technical support and personalized service, while Quest SharePlex provides effective technical support, though reports on customer service experiences post-purchase are less frequent.

Pricing and ROI: WhereScape RED uses a developer seat licensing model, offering flexibility and fast ROI, noted as cost-effective compared to traditional ETL tools. Quest SharePlex offers competitive pricing, particularly against Oracle GoldenGate, aligning well with budget constraints, though precise ROI details are less commonly reported.

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Categories and Ranking

Quest SharePlex

Ranking in Data Integration

49th

Average Rating

9.0

Reviews Sentiment

7.3

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

WhereScape RED

Ranking in Data Integration

48th

Average Rating

8.2

Reviews Sentiment

7.2

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of April 2025, in the Data Integration category, the mindshare of Quest SharePlex is 0.7%, down from 0.7% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of WhereScape RED is 1.0%, up from 0.8% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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ManishJain7

Architect, Database Administration at Maximus

Excellent replication with good stability and very helpful support

I don't know how easy it would be to change the architecture in an already implemented replication. For example, if we have a certain way of architecting for a particular database migration and want to change that during a period of time, is that an easy or difficult change? There was a need for us to change the architecture in-between the migration, but we didn't do it. We thought, "This is possibly complicated. Let's not change it in the middle because we were approaching our cutover date." That was one thing that we should have checked with support about for training. Also, maybe if we could have a seperate section of showing out-of-sync tables in Foglight, instead of looking into the "warning" messages.

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it_user584544

Manager Data Warehousing at a university with 10,001+ employees

The architecture is based on metadata and documentation is automated.

I would love to see a GUI interface for defining dependencies between build processes. RED provides a spreadsheet like interface for defining the dependencies between builds. Once the dependencies are defined, RED can produce a nice dependency diagram to give a visualization of the dependency tree. It would be easier to define complex dependency relationships if the dependency diagram were interactive. Our legacy ETL tool provided this GUI dependency definition via a drag and drop diagram which was very useful. The solution provided by WhereScape does work, and the dependency diagrams generated are helpful. It would just be nice to have the ability to define dependencies via a diagram, since dependencies relationships are much easier to understand via a diagram.

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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

"Because of the volume of the transactions, we heavily use a feature that allows SharePlex to replicate thousands of transactions. It's called PEP, Post Enhancement Performance, and that has helped us scale tremendously."

"The core features of the solution we like are the reliability of the data transfer and the accuracy of data read and write. The stability of the solution is also excellent."

"I like SharePlex's Compare and Repair tool."

"There are some capabilities within SharePlex where you can see how the data is migrating and if it still maintains good data integrity. For example, if there are some tables that get out of sync, there are ways to find them and fix the problem on the spot. Since these are very common issues, we can easily fix these types of problems using utilities, like compare and repair. So, if you find something is out of sync, then you can just repair that table. It basically syncs that table from source to target to see if there are any differences. It will then replicate those differences to the target."

"The core replication and its performance. Performance is crucial, and SharePlex is by far the fastest. The way it handles replication to multiple targets along with basic filtering, as well as from multiple sources to a single target, is very efficient."

"Data transformations and rollups are easy to accomplish."

"I like the data vault implementations."

"The most valuable feature is the metadata generated code."

"Naturally produces a way to easily debug your DW data solutions."

"I found the initial setup very easy."

"This is a fantastically robust DW tool that will make you at least 10 times faster in producing a DW."

"WhereScape RED has improved our business's ability to generate needed reporting without requiring a large team of developers to manually code all of the necessary plumbing."

"Quickly develops a data warehouse for our organization with documentation and can track back/forward features."

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Cons

"I don't know how easy it would be to change the architecture in an already implemented replication. For example, if we have a certain way of architecting for a particular database migration and want to change that during a period of time, is that an easy or difficult change? There was a need for us to change the architecture in-between the migration, but we didn't do it. We thought, "This is possibly complicated. Let's not change it in the middle because we were approaching our cutover date." That was one thing that we should have checked with support about for training."

"I would like the solution to have some kind of machine learning and AI capabilities. Often, if we want to improve the performance of posting, we have to bump up a parameter. That means we need to stop the process, come up with a figure that we want to bump the parameter up to, and then start SharePlex. Machine learning and AI capabilities for these kinds of improvement would tremendously help boost productivity for us."

"The reporting features need improvement. It would be very good for users to have a clear understanding of the status of replication."

"For its function in relation to replication (i.e. filtering), I'd give it a six or seven out of 10. GoldenGate has much more functionality by comparison."

"I would like more ability to automate installation and configuration in line with some of the DevOps processes that are more mature in the market. That would be a considerable improvement."

"It could use a tool to diagnose what is missing from the environment for WhereScape to install successfully."

"Project-based searching of data objects in the data warehouse browser needs to be improved."

"Customization could be better."

"The solution can be a little more user-friendly on enterprise-level where people use it."

"Jobs cannot be deleted via the deployment package. When deploying from dev to QA or production, a job has to be retired. The job has to be manually removed from the target environment."

"Improve the object renaming ability (it works, but it could be more automated)."

"The ability to execute SSIS projects within WhereScape would be nice because we have a lot of packages that are too cumbersome to recreate."

"No support for change data capture or delta detection - that must be custom coded ."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"It is not as expensive as Oracle GoldenGate and has worked really well within our budgets."

"It's really good value for the money. There are some things they could improve on, but in terms of the pricing, features, and support, as a holistic package, we are not thinking of anything else at this point in time."

"Speed to market of a warehouse solution at a relatively inexpensive price point."

"Our company purchased a corporate unlimited license."

"ROI is at least 10 times."

"Factor in the price of specialized consulting who know this product. They're hard to find and expensive."

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Top Industries

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Financial Services Firm

19%

Computer Software Company

11%

Real Estate/Law Firm

Manufacturing Company

Financial Services Firm

18%

Computer Software Company

10%

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Compared 8% of the time

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Compared 6% of the time

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Compared 12% of the time

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Compared 8% of the time

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Also Known As

Dell SharePlex, SharePlex

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Overview

SharePlex database replication empowers your organization to achieve its database goals now and into the future. Make use of built-in monitoring, conflict resolution, data comparison and synchronization capabilities backed by award-winning support.

Quest Software

WhereScape is data warehouse software that automates the Data Warehouse lifecycle. From implementation to maintenance, WhereScape will ensure your data warehouse projects are completed up to 5x faster than manual coding.

WhereScape

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