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IDERA Precise vs Oracle Enterprise Manager comparison

 

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Categories and Ranking

IDERA Precise
Average Rating
9.0
Number of Reviews
2
Ranking in other categories
Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability (67th)
Oracle Enterprise Manager
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
6.7
Number of Reviews
129
Ranking in other categories
Database Development and Management (3rd), Server Monitoring (6th)
 

Mindshare comparison

IDERA Precise and Oracle Enterprise Manager aren’t in the same category and serve different purposes. IDERA Precise is designed for Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability and holds a mindshare of 0.7%, up 0.2% compared to last year.
Oracle Enterprise Manager, on the other hand, focuses on Database Development and Management, holds 4.0% mindshare, down 5.1% since last year.
Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
IDERA Precise0.7%
Dynatrace5.3%
Datadog4.6%
Other89.4%
Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability
Database Development and Management Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Oracle Enterprise Manager4.0%
Redgate SQL Toolbelt Essentials4.0%
Foglight for Databases3.4%
Other88.6%
Database Development and Management
 

Featured Reviews

it_user3024 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Manager of Operations at a retailer with 1,001-5,000 employees
Simple to use but incredibly powerful
Great for rapid root cause, data is presented back in a way that is easy for non technical stakeholders to absorb (DBAs, Cap Analysts, testers, developers, application support), easy deployment on Oracle and SQL systems. Trending all SQL statements over time is invaluable to understand step changes. i.e is this slow because it is processing more or because an explain plan has changed.Dashboards and reports are very powerful.
reviewer996648 - PeerSpot reviewer
Founder and President at a training & coaching company with 1-10 employees
Extensive functionality impresses despite occasional setup complexity
The functions and features of Oracle Enterprise Manager that I have found most valuable are its evolution from being problematic in 10g and 11g versions to becoming better and more stable. Now it has become a significantly improved product. We have integrated identity management, and we are using it for normal database examination, tuning, and performance. We are working with STATSPACK and similar tools that are integrated in Oracle Enterprise Manager. We are currently working with version 13.5, having upgraded from 13.4 last year. Automation is useful for improving operational efficiency, and there are many more opportunities to automate outside the databases. Not many things need to be automated inside the databases. We have jobs running, imports, exports, and similar tasks. To automate these processes, we utilize the Scheduler from Oracle, which is managed in the databases by the vendor. This is not part of our DBA functions in Oracle Enterprise Manager.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"Great for rapid root cause, data is presented back in a way that is easy for non technical stakeholders to absorb (DBAs, Cap Analysts, testers, developers, application support), easy deployment on Oracle and SQL systems."
"Gives an excellent perspective on the state of the system at fault as well as the past!"
"The most valuable feature is the automation of the alerting, so we can be proactive when we use that program instead of being called in the middle of the night because something is wrong."
"It's very insightful when it comes to what you can check healthwise on a database."
"The first reason we chose Oracle was the feature set; it was really comprehensive."
"The functions and features of Oracle Enterprise Manager that I have found most valuable are its evolution from being problematic in 10g and 11g versions to becoming better and more stable."
"The most valuable features are security and speed."
"It is the best monitoring tool for Oracle databases."
"I think the look and feel and the accessibility to the databases, the scale of environment support."
"We use Oracle Enterprise Manager as a tool to monitor Oracle products."
 

Cons

"Web monitoring could be more robust and intuitive."
"The user interface requires little change-but this problem is small compared to the capabilities of the tool"
"I would like to have more details and privileges. I would say more grantable and obtainable privileges are needed."
"I would like to see drill-down tabs."
"Patching. It's extremely difficult to determine what requires patching and the process to patch each component is slightly different."
"Technical support could be more responsive."
"We have used technical support many times; it is very bad."
"Oracle Enterprise Manager could improve the monitoring types and the graphics."
"We have experienced some downtime in terms of performance. For example, when we carry out some complicated code, it usually times out; sometimes it goes beyond sixty seconds and that's frustrating for the users."
"One thing I would like to see is the option of agent less monitoring."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"As with all Oracle products, care should be taken when using any features to ensure that they do not activate licensed features that have not been paid for."
"The product’s price is reasonable."
"The product is very expensive."
"We are satisfied with the pricing."
"Based upon 3 days of implementation by a single person, plus licensing costs would be approximately $60,000, including the virtualized hosts."
"The product is highly-priced."
"Oracle Enterprise Manager is a free tool from Oracle."
"Oracle Enterprise Manager is a free-of-cost solution. Oracle Enterprise Manager can be expensive only if you go for its licensing part."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
14%
Construction Company
11%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Retailer
9%
Financial Services Firm
18%
Construction Company
8%
Marketing Services Firm
7%
Manufacturing Company
7%
 

Company Size

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Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
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Company SizeCount
Small Business37
Midsize Enterprise25
Large Enterprise82
 

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I would rate the pricing of Oracle Enterprise Manager as very expensive, definitely deserving a 10 out of 10.
What needs improvement with Oracle Enterprise Manager?
The weaknesses I would like to address in Oracle Enterprise Manager involve the dealing of Grid Infrastructure. Oracle Enterprise Manager's handling of Grid Infrastructure needs some improvement. I...
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Also Known As

Precise Application Performance Platform, Precise APM, Precise for SAP, Precise for Peoplesoft
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Sample Customers

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