SQL Diagnostic Manager vs. SolarWinds Database Observability
A side-by-side comparison based on G2 review data.
| Metric | SQL Diagnostic Manager | SolarWinds Database Observability |
|---|---|---|
| Overall rating | 4.1 | 4.5 |
| Review count | 14 | 232 |
| Ease of use | 8.7 | 8.9 |
| Ease of setup | 9.3 | 8.9 |
| Quality of support | 8.6 | 8.9 |
| Meets requirements | 9.2 | 9.0 |
| NPS | 35.714286 | 64 |
| Small Business | 14.3% | 18.2% |
| Mid-Market | 57.1% | 42.3% |
| Enterprise | 28.6% | 39.5% |
| Total page views | 170 | 709 |
| Total LLM citations | 233 | 4,617 |
SQL Diagnostic Manager
IDERA SQL Diagnostic Manager (SQL DM) is a leading SQL Server performance monitoring, diagnostics, and optimization platform for database administrators managing on-premises, cloud, and hybrid environments. Now in version 14, SQL Diagnostic Manager delivers enterprise-grade visibility into SQL Server health, availability, query performance, and resource utilization — with built-in AI-powered query and workload index optimization introduced in the latest release.
- Reporting
- SQL Queries
- Issue Resolution
- Installation Ease
SolarWinds Database Observability
SolarWinds Database Observability brings together SolarWinds database monitoring and performance management capabilities for organizations running mixed database estates across on-premises and cloud environments. The portfolio includes self-hosted and SaaS offerings and supports relational, open-source, and NoSQL databases, including SQL Server, Oracle, MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Redis, Amazon Aurora, Amazon RDS, Azure SQL, and Google Cloud SQL.
- Real-time Monitoring
- Monitoring
- Ease of Use
- Database Management
- Insights
- Performance