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IDERA SQL Doctor vs Oracle Enterprise Manager comparison

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Categories and Ranking

IDERA SQL Doctor
Ranking in Database Development and Management
24th
Average Rating
8.0
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Oracle Enterprise Manager
Ranking in Database Development and Management
2nd
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
6.7
Number of Reviews
129
Ranking in other categories
Server Monitoring (3rd)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of September 2026, in the Database Development and Management category, the mindshare of IDERA SQL Doctor is 1.6%, up from 1.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Oracle Enterprise Manager is 4.0%, down from 4.1% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Database Development and Management Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Oracle Enterprise Manager4.0%
IDERA SQL Doctor1.6%
Other94.4%
Database Development and Management
 

Featured Reviews

MR
DBA Consultant at Brocacef
By capturing performance issues when they happen, we do not miss crucial data
* Indexing and locking analyses * The ability to generate optimize scripts. * The prioritized recommendations are nice to have. Furthermore, you can have multiple scans archived when comparing the tracing from a baseline perspective. Two scans can give us insights concerning the difference between a good and a bad situation.
Amr Mourad - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Oracle Database Administrator at ISFP
Performance issues have been identified and monitored effectively during peak hours
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 want to see additional features in the future that deal with security in relation to Oracle Grid Infrastructure. I want to improve these two components.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"You can have multiple scans archived when comparing the tracing from a baseline perspective. Two scans can give us insights concerning the difference between a good and a bad situation."
"It is the perfect first action that we can take with the help from our service desk!"
"Go ahead and implement it, as you'll find that it is very useful for infrastructure related tasks."
"This solution was the only one which allows us to monitor all our solutions from one interface."
"We use Oracle Enterprise Manager as a tool to monitor Oracle products."
"We use it extensively for performance tuning testing, monitoring, and configuration."
"The single-pane and single interface in the centralized system is the most valuable feature."
"In my experience it seems the best tool for monitoring Oracle products, ranging from software to hardware like the engineered systems (e.g. Exadata)."
"SQL Tuning Advisor, ADDM, Top Activity, ASM Space Manager, Incident Notifications"
"The masking features are good, and many new options and features are available in OEM for masking when compared to other tools."
 

Cons

"SQL Doctor should be improved in Availability Groups, mirroring, and clustering analyses. We mostly see index and query plan analyses. It should be broader than this."
"I've had problems with its reliability and speed. Sometimes even giving it a large amounts of software and hardware to run on, it can still be sluggish and fail to respond as quickly as you would think."
"Technical support is good. That said, they take a lot of time before they start acting upon an issue."
"I would like to improve the cost."
"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."
"OEM needs to be a little bit faster."
"The areas where Oracle Enterprise Manager could improve include the dashboarding, which could be made more intuitive, and the drill-down reporting, which can and should be enhanced."
"Performance tuning tools need improvement."
"It can be a process hog sometimes."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"The product’s price is reasonable."
"Evaluate your requirements carefully. Elaborate DR and HA setup of OEM can become expensive."
"It is part of Real Application Testing, so no new investment is necessary for clients who already are already using RAT."
"The product is highly-priced."
"There is only the standard licensing fee. There are no other costs."
"Oracle Enterprise Manager is a free tool from Oracle."
"Initially, our deal was for three years, and we extended it to five years. Oracle solutions are very costly."
"The product is very expensive."
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Top Industries

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Financial Services Firm
15%
Outsourcing Company
11%
Construction Company
10%
Manufacturing Company
7%
 

Company Size

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Midsize Enterprise
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By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business37
Midsize Enterprise25
Large Enterprise82
 

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Oracle Enterprise Manager?
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...
What is your primary use case for Oracle Enterprise Manager?
I am still working with Oracle products. I would like to leave my opinion on some other Oracle products that I have been working with lately. I am working on many Oracle products for database admin...
 

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