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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Redgate Monitor

    Score8.7 out of 10
    N/ARedgate’s SQL Monitor helps teams looking after SQL servers be more proactive. SQL Monitor enables monitoring environments custom to the user’s SQL server to recognize issues before they impact users. It supports monitoring on-premises and cloud-based servers from a single interface.

    $1,164

    per year per server

    SolarWinds Database Performance Monitor

    Score9.2 out of 10
    N/AVividCortex, acquired by SolarWinds in December 2019, provides database performance monitoring designed to increase system performance, team efficiency, and infrastructure cost savings. The GDPR- and SOC 2-compliant platform offers visibility into major open-source databases—MySQL, PostgreSQL, Amazon Aurora, MongoDB, and Redis—for the engineering team at scale. Industry leaders like Etsy, GitHub, SendGrid, and Yelp rely on Database Performance Monitor for all-query monitoring and drill…N/A
    Pricing
    Redgate MonitorSolarWinds Database Performance Monitor
    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Redgate MonitorSolarWinds Database Performance Monitor
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsAll prices are per server and include one year’s support and upgrades.
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    Medium-sized Companies
    SolarWinds Database Performance Analyzer
    Score5.5 out of 10
    SolarWinds Database Performance Analyzer
    Score5.5 out of 10
    Enterprises
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    User Ratings
    Redgate MonitorSolarWinds Database Performance Monitor
    Likelihood to Recommend
    10.0
    (5 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
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    Support Rating
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
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    User Testimonials
    Redgate MonitorSolarWinds Database Performance Monitor
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Redgate
    Redgate SQL Monitor is well suited for database administrators or companies who implement software that relies on SQL servers. It will help them test new changes and ensure this will not impact the performance of their software. It is a last resort for MSPs to use to get to the bottom of an ongoing performance issue with their SQL server.
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    SolarWinds
    Computing resources consumed by the DB instance, DPA queries & wait time, deadlock conditions, virtual infrastructure resources. The addition of NPM & DPA integration as well as cross-correlation in the identification of issues with the network or server or DB is all stupid-proof. Monitoring is more than just health and resource consumption, it's also performance. DB performance analysis is key to maintaining healthy DB instances.
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    Pros
    Redgate
    • It will tell you if your server is under attack.
    • You can quickly see how your server is performing and which queries are taking the longest
    • I gives you the feeling that you are in control of your database, that you know what is going on for when they users ring up and tell you that the server is slow
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    SolarWinds
    • Simple to use and very easy to learn.
    • The execution engines run in parallel, can execute any syntax or query.
    • DPN can run all queries for both Oracle and SQL with no additional support.
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    Cons
    Redgate
    • Incremental releases can be buggy
    • Isn't the best for pinpointing performance issues
    • Web interface can be sluggish
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    SolarWinds
    • The Reporting feature currently doesn't allow customization.
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    Usability
    Redgate
    Access to metrics is simple but I like easy access to top SQL
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    Support Rating
    Redgate
    Fast support responses from Redgate
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    Alternatives Considered
    Redgate
    Redgate SQL Monitor is a lot cheaper than SolarWinds Database Performance Analyzer. I prefer the SolarWinds' design and that it offers integration with other SolarWinds products we already use. SolarWinds supports more than SQL servers (Oracle, MySQL, Maria DB, IBM DB2) and the analysis seems to be much better. The Spiceworks SQL Server monitoring is a free tool and is ideal for monitoring small business SQL instances.
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    SolarWinds
    DPM is less expensive and more feature-rich. Also, Oracle tech support is garbage, unless you can afford to spend a day getting assistance.
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    Return on Investment
    Redgate
    • The quality of the product and give a negative investment impression, on the plus side when it does work it is a god send.
    • Day to day tasks as made simpler, and a feeling of security of realised. Just don't change anything.
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    SolarWinds
    • What is the cost of a downed DB instance? That's your ROI. DPM lets you see issues before they become critical.
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    ScreenShots

    Redgate Monitor Screenshots

    Screenshot of the Redgate Monitor dashboard, monitoring an entire database estate from a single pane of glass.Screenshot of where Redgate Monitor automates time-consuming manual tasks, such as identifying long-running queries or tracking blocked processes. Built-in tips and guidance ensure users get the most out of the information provided.Screenshot of where users can manage an entire environment from a single pane of glass.Screenshot of the dashboard where instant problem diagnosis and customizable alerts appear.Screenshot of the evolution of Redgate Monitor.

    SolarWinds Database Performance Monitor Screenshots

    Screenshot of The Profiler Dashboard is a powerful, dynamic dashboard for ranking and filtering activity on your servers: It can instantly show you what needs attention and it provides a unified view of all your database types that VividCortex monitors. It enables you to view and understand your system by profiling it according to its most significant attributes—customized and selected by you.Screenshot of This dashboard displays a list of queries and allows you to filter them with powerful specificity. Filters can be set according to query text, host, and timeframe when the query was first seen / last active.Screenshot of VividCortex captures an enormous amount of data, and the Summary Dashboard helps users make sense of it, reducing their time-to-insight. It features widgets with automatic displays for Top 5 Queries by Total Time, Top 5 Queries by User CPU, Application Overview, Critical Events, and more.Screenshot of VividCortex monitors thousands of metrics in your system, and the Charts and Dashboard’s navigation pane allows you to toggle, customize, and enable various categories of generated charts. You can then easily navigate and examine the charts’ metrics with mouseover and zoom capabilities.