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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WhereScape RED

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95% willing to recommend

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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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Toad Data Point vs. WhereScape RED

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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

Data Preparation Tools (5th)

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 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

"We love it."

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

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

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

"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."

"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."

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

"It has a built-in automatic scheduling environment."

"Data transformations and rollups are easy to accomplish."

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

"Support is absolutely excellent, efficient, and timely."

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

"WhereScape's deployment package is a fantastic feature. The application allows for selecting specific objects that you would like to deploy from one environment to another rather than deploying the entire database."

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

"I found the initial setup very easy."

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Cons

"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."

"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."

"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."

"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."

"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."

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

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

"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."

"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."

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

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

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

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"The cost of this product is reasonable."

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

"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."

"Our company purchased a corporate unlimited license."

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

"ROI is at least 10 times."

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

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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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