SolarWinds Database Performance Analyzer vs Toad for Oracle comparison

SolarWinds Database Performance Analyzer vs. Toad for Oracle

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Categories and Ranking

SolarWinds Database Perform...

Ranking in Database Development and Management

3rd

Average Rating

8.2

Reviews Sentiment

7.3

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Toad for Oracle

Ranking in Database Development and Management

4th

Average Rating

9.0

Reviews Sentiment

7.4

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of April 2025, in the Database Development and Management category, the mindshare of SolarWinds Database Performance Analyzer is 10.0%, up from 8.5% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Toad for Oracle is 5.6%, up from 5.4% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Database Development and Management

Featured Reviews

Fausto Espinosa

Production manager at Cobiscorp

Powerful monitoring solution with good technical support

I don't remember the exact version of the SolarWinds Database Performance Analyzer I'm using, but it's the most recent. Four operators and three administrators currently use the solution in my company, but only administrators see everything, while the rest only see the dashboard. The advice I would give to others who want to implement SolarWinds Database Performance Analyzer is that support is needed to successfully implement the solution. I would rate SolarWinds Database Performance Analyzer nine out of ten. My company is a customer of SolarWinds Database Performance Analyzer.

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Bikramjeet Singh

Senior Reg Reporting Consultant at Bank of America

Advanced query optimization and tuning features

Sometimes when I write a query, it gives an unusual error code. Toad for Oracle does not have a particular resolution within the application. Then, I have to search for the code and find a solution. I would like Oracle to implement error codes so that we don't have to search for solutions on Google. It would be more convenient if the error codes were included within the application.

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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 feature of SolarWinds Database Performance Analyzer is anomaly detection. It alerts you when things outside the norm are happening, and the feature that analyzes your indexes informs you if you have wide or overlapping indexes. It also helps identify SQL query bottlenecks, letting you know if something is taking longer than usual, if a query plan has changed, and if you need to update statistics. In terms of usage, it is straightforward to use, learn and understand. The patching process is smooth and explains each feature, including links to external resources for further reading."

"SolarWinds Database Performance Analyzer's most valuable features include the notification of consuming the SQL queries, collecting data, and notifying about managing space and tables."

"The initial setup is pretty straightforward."

"SolarWinds Database Performance Analyzer can help us identify issues we cannot see manually."

"SolarWinds Database Performance Analyzer helped us locate the performance issues quickly."

"The most valuable feature of this solution is the support for older databases and the ability to manage them in a centralized dashboard."

"In IT, problems often occur in areas such as applications, web interfaces, or databases. The tool allows users to easily determine the root cause of these issues, whether they stem from the network layer, database layer, or elsewhere."

"Monitoring is most valuable, and being able to know that there is an issue or problem and I need to go look is also valuable. So, monitoring and learning are the most important features."

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"Oracle has advanced query optimization and tuning features that help improve the performance of SQL queries."

"Toad for Oracle has proven to be better than other tools since we have never experienced any crashes."

"A quite simple feature that I have not encountered elsewhere is the "Make Code" feature. I can easily export a complex SQL statement to a programming language. This is a great timesaver as I do not have to type in all of the escape/concatenation characters just to create a SQL statement in C# or C++."

"The best product for working with Oracle databases for support, checking and loading data."

"One of the most valuable features of Toad for Oracle is its ability to manage sessions by killing those that are hung or blocking other sessions."

"I haven't seen any issues with scalability. We have about 1000 people on our IT team who use the solution."

"Simply the best GUI software for administration is the most valuable aspect for me."

"Toad has a lot of features that are very useful, fast, and well developed."

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Cons

"The solution should add little details on the server so that an independent team could easily do the implementation."

"Technical support for this solution needs to be improved."

"There is room for improvement with the pricing of the platform."

"It is capable, but I don't believe it has the right value matrix. It also depends on the budget of the company."

"SolarWinds Database Performance Analyzer should be easy to implement and it should have more facilities to make it better."

"The areas where it currently lags are in reporting and dashboarding. The reports and dashboards are somewhat static, and we cannot create custom dashboards for specific customer needs."

"SolarWinds Database Performance Analyzer should provide customization options allowing users to add different columns."

"One area where the tool could improve is by adding support for additional databases. For instance, supporting newer databases like Couchbase or MongoDB would be beneficial."

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"I would like to see an improvement in the performance because opening the browser and the editor should be faster."

"An area where the solution could use some improvement is in terms of user-friendliness. During the initial setup phase, the solution was not very intuitive when attempting to establish connections."

"The way the dialog boxes appear can be improved."

"There should also be a better "cancel query" option as sometimes one cancels a query, but then it still might run for a long time, and then one has to crash Toad in order to cancel the query."

"Once in a while, I may encounter a memory exception and have to abort the application. On a few occasions, the file that stores the saved connections for the New Connection window will become corrupt and I will lose all of my saved connections. I am not sure if that is a Windows or TOAD issue, but it has happened to all of my developers at some point or another."

"Toad for Oracle does not have a particular resolution within the application."

"In future releases, the product can be more intuitive. It has to be lighter than what it is because sometimes it is not responding quickly. If I do some features at the same time, it's not supporting. I have to wait sometimes to get the action. It's dependent on the resources of the workstation, but it has to be improved in this area. The faster processing is needed."

"Improvement wise, for the user it should show the minimum features on the screen and not all the features. Toad has a lot of features, but most users will use only 5 or 10 based on their role. Nobody needs all the features, and they should provide the option to choose only the required features. Only minimum requirements should be enabled by default. When all the features are shown, the performance is not good; it loads slowly and has hundreds of popups and unnecessary questions."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"The pricing of the solution is average."

"It could be less expensive."

"Customers need to pay for the subscription-based license annually."

"There are no extra costs for maintenance or using the solution's support."

"SolarWinds Database Performance Analyzer is a little bit expensive."

"I don't remember the exact licensing cost for SolarWinds Database Performance Analyzer, but it's within the range of $2,000 to $3,000 a year."

"The pricing is fairly reasonable, and it becomes more cost-effective with larger volumes of instances."

"The professional edition is about $1,000 AUD ($700 USD) and the developer version is about twice that much."

"There are paid and free-for-use versions of the product."

"In my opinion, this solution is a little expensive, but I understand that good programs cost more money."

"The pricing is okay, it's reasonable."

"I would rate it six, where one is a low price, and ten is a high price."

"My advice is to try to use the three-year maintenance agreement if possible."

"Toad for Oracle has a relatively high cost compared to other similar tools."

"The product's pricing is just right because if it were slightly higher, it would not have been as widely adopted as it currently is in our organization."

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By visitors reading reviews

Computer Software Company

16%

Healthcare Company

10%

Manufacturing Company

Insurance Company

Financial Services Firm

21%

Government

12%

Computer Software Company

11%

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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about SolarWinds Database Performance Analyzer?

In IT, problems often occur in areas such as applications, web interfaces, or databases. The tool allows users to easily determine the root cause of these issues, whether they stem from the network...

What needs improvement with SolarWinds Database Performance Analyzer?

One area where the tool could improve is by adding support for additional databases. For instance, supporting newer databases like Couchbase or MongoDB would be beneficial.

What is your primary use case for SolarWinds Database Performance Analyzer?

We use SolarWinds Database Performance Analyzer for performance monitoring, tuning, and troubleshooting performance issues. It's mainly related to performance and the database community. Database a...

What do you like most about Toad for Oracle?

The product's most valuable features are UI and monitoring.

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Toad for Oracle?

The licensing cost for Toad for Oracle is relatively high, with their license and DPA suite totaling around five thousand dollars.

What needs improvement with Toad for Oracle?

It would be beneficial if Toad for Oracle could incorporate OEM features, as having monitoring capabilities in the same interface would simplify workload and management tasks.

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Overview

SolarWinds Database Performance Analyzer is a powerful monitoring service that allows customers to monitor their databases. It offers system metrics such as RAM consumption, IO, network traffic, etc. The service is available for both on-prem and cloud deployments, making it a versatile solution for businesses of all sizes.

The most valuable feature is its ability to monitor and learn from the data it collects, helping identify issues and problems before they become major problems, and saving businesses time and money. The service also provides supporting information for performance advising, which helps optimize database performance.

SolarWinds

With Toad for Oracle, you'll reduce costs and risks by easily ensuring the health and performance of your Oracle Cloud Platform and on-premises databases. ... On the operations side, you can automate administration tasks and proactively manage your databases while embracing performance optimization and risk mitigation.

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