Toad Data Point vs WhereScape RED comparison

Quest Software and WhereScape are both solutions in the Data Integration category. Quest Software is ranked #29 with an average rating of 9.0, while WhereScape is ranked #48. Quest Software holds a 0.5% 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.

Toad Data Point

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Dec 19, 2024

WhereScape RED and Toad Data Point compete in data management and analysis tools. In features, Toad Data Point is more versatile due to its analytics and reporting capabilities.

Features: WhereScape RED offers automation capabilities, simplifying data warehousing processes and saving time. It also minimizes manual efforts. Toad Data Point has robust analytics and reporting features that enhance data exploration and visualization. These features make Toad Data Point a more comprehensive tool for advanced data analysis.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: WhereScape RED allows for easy deployment with attentive customer service that addresses technical issues promptly. Toad Data Point, despite its notable functionalities, may present a steeper learning curve and relies on self-service resources for user support. WhereScape RED's direct and personalized assistance facilitates smooth implementation and troubleshooting.

Pricing and ROI: WhereScape RED is cost-effective, offering more affordable initial setup costs appealing to businesses prioritizing cost efficiency and faster ROI. Toad Data Point, although requiring higher upfront investment, delivers significant value through advanced features, benefiting those who prioritize extensive data analysis functionalities.

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Categories and Ranking

Toad Data Point

Ranking in Data Integration

29th

Average Rating

9.0

Reviews Sentiment

7.6

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

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WhereScape RED

Ranking in Data Integration

48th

Average Rating

8.2

Reviews Sentiment

7.2

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

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Mindshare comparison

As of April 2025, in the Data Integration category, the mindshare of Toad Data Point is 0.5%, up from 0.3% 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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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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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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We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:

Pros

"One of the greatest features is that you can get data from anywhere to anywhere with Toad Data Point."

"With Toad Data Point, I can automate most steps automatically."

"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 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."

"The best thing about it is its automation features."

"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."

"I have never experienced any issues with customer service."

"We love it."

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

"The tool supports multiple target update methods."

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

"RED generates comprehensive documentation and regenerates it as quickly as things changes, but it also provides impact documentation."

"Their support staff are very knowledgeable, courteous, and professional. I feel their support staff go above and beyond to assure their customers are satisfied."

"RED has provided us the ability to integrate, stage, and transform data from diverse sources into an enterprise-grade data warehouse which meets the needs of my organization, but it also enables us to easily and quickly make ETL or DW changes."

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

"WhereScape is really helpful in terms of architecture data. Everything is one of automation. Two people can do thousands of tables in one day or two. It saves a lot of time."

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Cons

"I used their report writing a little bit, however, it could improve since it's not a really good report writer and it's a little clunky."

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

"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."

"It's not user-friendly. Once you start using it, you eventually get to know the features."

"I used their report writing a little bit, however, it could improve since it's not a really good report writer and it's a little clunky."

"It's not user-friendly. Once you start using it, you eventually get to know the features."

"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."

"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 scheduled jobs which are run by the WhereScape scheduler seem to be a strangely separate animal. Unlike all other WhereScape objects, jobs cannot be added to WhereScape projects. Also, unlike all other objects, jobs also cannot be deleted using a WhereScape deployment application."

"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."

"They need a more robust support center. It has been a bit difficult to find solutions to problems that are out-of-the-box."

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

"Customization could be better."

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

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

"Technical support isn't the best."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

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

"The cost of this product is reasonable."

"ROI is at least 10 times."

"Our company purchased a corporate unlimited license."

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

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

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Financial Services Firm

36%

Healthcare Company

13%

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Financial Services Firm

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Questions from the Community

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

The pricing for Toad Data Point is where it gets into trouble. Microsoft is free, so if you get SQL Server, you get all the other stuff with it. You have to use several Microsoft tools that don't a...

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What needs improvement with Toad Data Point?

I used their report writing a little bit, however, it could improve since it's not a really good report writer and it's a little clunky.

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What is your primary use case for Toad Data Point?

When I use it, I'm using it for writing SQL or testing SQL code. I used to use it for moving data, loading files into database tables, from tables to other tables.

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Overview

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.

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.

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