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Flexible Database Performance Analyzer for virtualized environments or SQL Sentry license per instance

$1,399.00
Per Year

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SolarWinds Database Observability Demo - Cross-platform Database Home Page
Single-pane-of-class visualization of your cloud and on-premise databases.
SolarWinds Database Observability Demo - Database Instance Monitoring
DPA can monitor database instances you manage on both physical and virtual servers or Amazon RDS instances hosted in the Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2)
SolarWinds Database Observability Demo - Table, Query, Index Advisors
Query advisors provide information to help you improve the performance of a specific query, including what type of waits were responsible for significant wait time, whether the statement was blocked by other sessions, and whether execution plans include potentially expensive steps such as full ta...
SolarWinds Database Observability Demo - Database Instance Resources
Use the resource metrics in DPA to monitor the health of your database and to correlate contention for resources with increases in database wait times
SolarWinds Database Observability Demo - Response Time Analysis
DPA graphically shows you where the longest wait times are, and it also identifies time periods when wait times that are longer than expected (anomalies)
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4.5
217 reviews

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Users consistently praise the real-time monitoring and intuitive interface of SolarWinds Database Observability, which simplifies the identification of performance issues and enhances database management efficiency. Many appreciate the tool's ability to provide deep insights into database performance, allowing for quick troubleshooting and proactive management. However, some users note that the initial setup can be complex, which may pose a challenge for new users.

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UR
Backend Developer
Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
"Best Analyzer for Database"
What do you like best about SolarWinds Database Observability?

DPA helps in identifying the root cause of the issue with the help of walt-time analysis. It's User Interface is very nice and intuitive and is very easy to navigate through. It also helps in pointing out what is slowing down our Servers. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about SolarWinds Database Observability?

We really like DPA and would really recommend it to others, However DPA should have added more alerting capabilities. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

SL
Data Analyst
Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
"The Best Database Performance Analyzer"
What do you like best about SolarWinds Database Observability?

SolarWinds Database Performance Analyzer is a great software. I like the ability to see current activities from multiple aspect, the quick solve for issues for my company severs. I love how the software narrow down to the right place of root cause. Tagging and Annotation is another great, and the ability to see past details is very helpful while working on Query performance. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about SolarWinds Database Observability?

There are some problems with the software, one of the issues is that I can’t search the specific text on any of the sub screen when drill down to session, SQL, machine. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

JR
Senior Systems Analyst
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"DPA: Good Tool for Historical Reviews (SQL Server)"
What do you like best about SolarWinds Database Observability?

• Ability to review previous SQL Server queries/performance.

• Review poor-performing queries over time to know areas to focus on.

• Find out what was going on when we get call(s) from users about slow performing queries (or underlying reports).

• Ability to review blocking issues from a historical point of view. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about SolarWinds Database Observability?

• Inability to review SQL Server from a "resources" point of view and drill down into specific queries details.

• Inability to "group" queries together when the "filters" (i.e., where clauses) change but the overall query is the same.

• Cannot easily find a query using a "text search" without detailed knowledge of the underlying SQL database "repository" that is used to display the data in product.

• The tool, but itself, is *very* light on the resources side (CPU/memory/disk) compared to other vendors. You will need to purchase additional SolarWinds tools ($$). Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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AC
Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
"Very Detailed"
What do you like best about SolarWinds Database Observability?

The customer support for SentryOne is the absolute best. They respond immediately and will work through any issues. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about SolarWinds Database Observability?

We have had issues using the maintenance windows groups (resolved). It is sometimes hard to find customized alerts as there are so many layers. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

KT
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"Solarwinds for IT Management "
What do you like best about SolarWinds Database Observability?

Master database and SQL query tuning counselors . Recognize database issues continuously . Cross-vendor database bolster from a solitary interface . Integration with the Orion Platform . These are the best things when using Solarwinds and which also helps in improve the performance . Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about SolarWinds Database Observability?

The Solarwinds solutions starts at $1995 which is quite costly as compared to Nagios XI which is cheaper and also has great web accessible interface . Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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CD
Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
"it is easy to use and the detail of monitoring with solarwinds orion platform or products. "
What do you like best about SolarWinds Database Observability?

once you are going to use DPA the tuning future is very helpful in showing areas that must be improved. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about SolarWinds Database Observability?

It can be a complicated if you are not using solarwinds database performance. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Retail
AR
Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
"Life Saver"
What do you like best about SolarWinds Database Observability?

I liked being able to monitor SIDs on database instances. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about SolarWinds Database Observability?

A small dislike but it would be the cost of the product. Oracle instances come with a premium cost vs SQL instances. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

SS
Associate Consultant
Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
"Good to go with the product"
What do you like best about SolarWinds Database Observability?

User friendly to use, customize to the requirements. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about SolarWinds Database Observability?

Implementation process took long time to do. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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UC
Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
"SolarWinds DPA is an Excellent at its job - Performance Monitoring "
What do you like best about SolarWinds Database Observability?

Reporting, the detailed information regarding the issues it is showing.

Excellent for trending SQL Performance over time.

Excellent for monitoring deadlocks and blocking.

Super clear Interface

Good for trending SQL query changes over time. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about SolarWinds Database Observability?

A better explanation of how to use the SQL plan should be implemented.

Implement recommendations from the console. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

MR
Matt Rees
Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
"DPA makes life so much easier in the Database world."
What do you like best about SolarWinds Database Observability?

The UI is a great way of drawing your attention to the potential or ongoing problems with your DB. You can see at a glance or an even more in depth view if you so wish. It has helped us build trends and resolve problems by simply allowing the program to monitor our DB. If you're looking for a program to monitor and even predict potential issues with you DB this is it. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about SolarWinds Database Observability?

It doesn't integrate into NPM as well as other modules and doesn't offer some of the detailed views and charts that NPM generally offers. Other than that it's great. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Pricing Options

Pricing provided by SolarWinds Database Observability.

Flexible Database Performance Analyzer for virtualized environments or SQL Sentry license per instance

$1,399.00
Per Year

Flexible Database Performance Analyzer or SQL Sentry license for cloud environments per database

$139.00
Per Year
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