Quest Spotlight vs SQL Sentry comparison

Quest Software and SQL Sentry are both solutions in the Database Development and Management category. Quest Software is ranked #6 with an average rating of 9.0, while SQL Sentry is ranked #8 with an average rating of 9.0. Quest Software holds a 7.7% mindshare in DDM, compared to SQL Sentry’s 5.4% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of Quest Software users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 66% of SQL Sentry users who would recommend it.

Quest Spotlight

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1,100 Comparison Views

100% willing to recommend

SQL Sentry

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996 Views
812 Comparison Views

66% willing to recommend

Quest Spotlight

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Executive Summary

We performed a comparison between Quest Spotlight and SQL Sentry 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 Quest Spotlight vs. SQL Sentry Report (Updated: October 2024).

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Categories and Ranking

Quest Spotlight

Ranking in Database Development and Management

6th

Average Rating

8.8

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

SQL Sentry

Ranking in Database Development and Management

8th

Average Rating

9.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of November 2024, in the Database Development and Management category, the mindshare of Quest Spotlight is 7.7%, down from 8.3% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of SQL Sentry is 5.4%, down from 6.6% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Database Development and Management

Featured Reviews

Seha R

Group Product Manager at Uop Ipl

Apr 6, 2023

Good tool for the design and development of public APIs

We use the tool for the design and development of public APIs. It is used in the first cycle of our API development. The product helps us to create APIs in the format that we are looking for and use those specifications in our API documentation. We have experienced easiness in API designing. The…

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Steve McCubbin

Sql Db Administrator at a non-tech company with 1,001-5,000 employees

Oct 24, 2022

Lets you know when your jobs are taking longer than average and allows you to go back in history and find out what was happening at certain times

The major use case I have is that whenever there's any kind of complaint about the performance of the database, I can go in. I can go back to that time and see what was happening on the database at that time. I can see if we had a high CPU or high IO, or if the memory was too high. I can go back…

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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

"Its dashboards are most valuable. The drill-down of the dashboards is useful."

"I consider the solution very scalable."

"The tool is a SaaS product where I just need to type a URL and start with the design process. I can integrate all elements of source control like GitHub, GitLab, etc. The tool also supports authentication-related provisions like SSH."

"To be able to go back in history and find out what was happening at certain times is the most valuable feature of the product."

"This solution has identified blocking, deadlock, memory pressure, and high CPU consumption issues."

Cons

"There's no reporting with this tool, and there really should be. They should add that into future releases."

"Some customizations of the dashboard, such as having backup reports, would be useful."

"The software does not support webhooks. It doesn't support advanced versions of APIs. The tool also doesn't support advanced versions of specifications. The change that we do in one part of the model is not reflected throughout the specification. There are also some mutations in the clones. I am not able to do a local source control with the product as well."

"If we can get details on wait types from system views, it will help identify a more detailed root cause."

"There could be some more metrics on the high availability to let us know when there are issues synchronizing between the hosts."

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Its cost was somewhere in the middle."

"The tool is cloud-based. It is priced well."

"It's fairly expensive."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Financial Services Firm

12%

Government

12%

Computer Software Company

10%

Manufacturing Company

Computer Software Company

17%

Financial Services Firm

10%

Healthcare Company

Manufacturing Company

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Quest Spotlight?

The tool is a SaaS product where I just need to type a URL and start with the design process. I can integrate all elements of source control like GitHub, GitLab, etc. The tool also supports authent...

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What needs improvement with Quest Spotlight?

The software does not support webhooks. It doesn't support advanced versions of APIs. The tool also doesn't support advanced versions of specifications. The change that we do in one part of the mod...

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What is your primary use case for Quest Spotlight?

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What do you like most about SQL Sentry?

To be able to go back in history and find out what was happening at certain times is the most valuable feature of the product.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for SQL Sentry?

It's fairly expensive.

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What needs improvement with SQL Sentry?

There could be some more metrics on the high availability to let us know when there are issues synchronizing between the hosts.

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Overview

Quest Spotlight ensures peak performance around the clock with unmatched monitoring, diagnosis and optimization of SQL Server environments. Spotlight provides access to the details you need for optimal fitness of your SQL Server databases. Get overviews of health and performance, automated alerts and actions, and mobile device support.

SentryOne is the most capable, scalable platform for enterprise data performance management, from development through production. We empower Microsoft database professionals with the best solutions for developing, testing, documenting, and monitoring the Microsoft Data Platform.

Sample Customers

Jenkon

Coeo, Stack Overflow, GreatAmerica Financial Services Corporation, Hawaiian Airlines, Hennepin County Medical Center, Racing Victoria, Citrix, Insight, Shi, Woodforest National Bank, Telular

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