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Nutanix Database Service vs SolarWinds Database Performance Analyzer comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Jun 3, 2026

Review summaries and opinions

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

ROI

Sentiment score
7.2
Organizations using Nutanix Database Service experience reduced costs, improved efficiency, and enhanced flexibility with significant ROI from time savings.
Sentiment score
5.1
SolarWinds Database Performance Analyzer simplifies management, swiftly identifies issues, and improves performance, leading to increased customer satisfaction and cost savings.
Having Nutanix Database Service as our platform would allow us to adopt or deploy these new databases just as quickly, without having much of a learning curve.
Director enterprise virtualization at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees
In terms of efficiency improvement, when it comes to any database-related tasks that I'm involved with, we have achieved at least 50% efficiency when we're rolling out and supplying databases to our units.
Lead Systems Administrator at a retailer with 10,001+ employees
The setup times have reduced from two weeks to maybe half a day.
System Administrator at a healthcare company with 51-200 employees
I have seen a return on investment with SolarWinds Database Performance Analyzer as I mentioned that when we start using SolarWinds Database Performance Analyzer, my MTTA and MTTR reduced and my customer satisfaction goes up.
Manager - Production Database Administration at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
 

Customer Service

Sentiment score
7.8
Nutanix Database Service support is highly rated for helpful, knowledgeable assistance, with quick resolutions despite occasional regional slowdowns.
Sentiment score
7.0
SolarWinds Database Performance Analyzer support is generally responsive and proactive, though experiences with response times and resolutions vary.
They explained how to use it with our Oracle databases and also provided training on how to use it with SQL.
Director enterprise virtualization at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees
With vendors of other technologies, it can take days, whereas with Nutanix, it usually takes hours.
System Administrator at a healthcare company with 51-200 employees
They also implemented fixes in new versions based on bugs we encountered.
It manager at Indra
Based on my experience, I rate the technical support of SolarWinds a 9.8.
Network Operation Center Engineer at Central Bank of Nigeria
Sometimes I need to chase them for the updates.
Manager - Production Database Administration at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
I would rate the technical support by SolarWinds as pretty good—eight out of ten.
Senior Architect at Wissen infotech
 

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
7.7
Nutanix Database Service offers high scalability and adaptability across infrastructures, facilitating resource adjustments and easy deployment.
Sentiment score
6.9
SolarWinds Database Performance Analyzer offers scalable solutions for diverse organizational needs but may require additional licenses for large setups.
Nutanix Database Service scales effectively.
Director enterprise virtualization at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees
Nutanix Database Service scales perfectly with our growing needs as a company.
Systems administrator at a healthcare company with 51-200 employees
Nutanix Database Service scales very effectively with the growing needs of my company so far.
Lead Systems Administrator at a retailer with 10,001+ employees
One installation can support 250 instances to be monitored.
Manager - Production Database Administration at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
 

Stability Issues

Sentiment score
8.0
Nutanix Database Service is stable and effective, though some users note minor issues during upgrades and node reboots.
Sentiment score
8.4
SolarWinds Database Performance Analyzer is praised for its stability, reliability, and accurate, user-friendly resource monitoring with minimal downtime.
The stability and reliability of Nutanix Database Service are evident in its easy deployment and simple product design.
Director enterprise virtualization at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees
Nutanix has features that provide pre-checks to help ensure what you're attempting is supported.
System Administrator at a healthcare company with 51-200 employees
Once we overcame the initial issues with the deployment across multiple sites, Nutanix Database Service has been very stable.
Lead Systems Administrator at a retailer with 10,001+ employees
For accuracy, I always try to compare our insight with our data, and whenever we do that comparison, it is always 100 percent accurate.
Network Operation Center Engineer at Central Bank of Nigeria
 

Room For Improvement

Nutanix Database Service needs better SQL compatibility, user interface, scalability, integration, automation, and clearer pricing to increase adoption.
SolarWinds Database Performance Analyzer needs enhanced customization, cloud support, monitoring, reporting, scalability, and pricing improvements.
The positive aspect is that they kept the look and feel pretty similar to other Nutanix or other main Nutanix platforms.
Systems administrator at a healthcare company with 51-200 employees
Nutanix Database Service can be improved by enhancing logging; when we're trying to look for errors, one of the hiccups we always run into is that it's very hard to pinpoint and look through the logs.
Lead Systems Administrator at a retailer with 10,001+ employees
In the past, there were built-in templates, and now, for some particular databases, I have to create my own templates and push them to NDB, so bringing back those templates would save more time.
It manager at Indra
SolarWinds Database Performance Analyzer is very strong when we come to SQL Server, but it is still lagging when it comes to PostgreSQL.
Manager - Production Database Administration at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
SolarWinds Database Performance Analyzer does not have an anomaly detection feature.
Senior Architect at Wissen infotech
For example, a bank could have a credit card team, and we should have the ability to create a dashboard only for the credit card team, allowing them to look at only their set of databases and not everybody's.
Founder Director at Techsa Services
 

Setup Cost

Nutanix Database Service is costly with complex licensing, yet some find its value and flexibility justify the expense.
SolarWinds offers competitive pricing for its Database Performance Analyzer, with favorable value and transparent licensing through AWS Marketplace.
The pricing compared to the time saved is nothing.
It manager at Indra
The pricing and setup for Nutanix Database Service wasn't too expensive.
Systems administrator at a healthcare company with 51-200 employees
My experience with the setup costs, licensing, and pricing of Nutanix Database Service feels pretty fair and straightforward.
Lead Systems Administrator at a retailer with 10,001+ employees
I will not say it is too expensive, but it is a little more expensive in comparison to a few other products in the market.
Senior Architect at Wissen infotech
Regarding the pricing of SolarWinds Database Performance Analyzer, I find it reasonable.
Founder Director at Techsa Services
My experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing has been great.
Manager - Production Database Administration at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
 

Valuable Features

Nutanix Database Service simplifies deployment and management, enhancing productivity with seamless provisioning and reduced downtime through advanced features.
SolarWinds Database Performance Analyzer offers anomaly detection, query tuning, and real-time monitoring with user-friendly, cross-platform, agentless capabilities.
The provisioning and other features of Nutanix Database Service have improved my company by making it easy to deploy the databases, and DBAs can just deploy what they need as needed instead of having to manually create VMs for them individually and install the databases.
Systems administrator at a healthcare company with 51-200 employees
Using Nutanix Database Service has reduced the time it takes to provision a database by 75%.
Lead Systems Administrator at a retailer with 10,001+ employees
What I appreciate the most about Nutanix Database Service is the standardization and ease of deployment.
Director enterprise virtualization at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees
For a database, real-time monitoring is essential because when a database fails, many applications fail as a result.
Senior Architect at Wissen infotech
We are receiving significant value from them, especially the NetFlow Site Analyzer and NetFlow Analyzer, which analyze inflow and network traffic.
Network Operation Center Engineer at Central Bank of Nigeria
Anomaly detection detects if there are some anomalies in the performance or configurations in the system, or something abnormally comes to the system and is causing performance issues.
Manager - Production Database Administration at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
 

Categories and Ranking

Nutanix Database Service
Ranking in Database Development and Management
2nd
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
7.3
Number of Reviews
31
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
SolarWinds Database Perform...
Ranking in Database Development and Management
4th
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
6.8
Number of Reviews
16
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of June 2026, in the Database Development and Management category, the mindshare of Nutanix Database Service is 2.4%, down from 3.4% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of SolarWinds Database Performance Analyzer is 3.3%, down from 10.0% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Database Development and Management Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Nutanix Database Service2.4%
SolarWinds Database Performance Analyzer3.3%
Other94.3%
Database Development and Management
 

Featured Reviews

JP
Lead Systems Administrator at a retailer with 10,001+ employees
Improves time management by reducing database provisioning time
The feature I appreciate the most in Nutanix Database Service is the Time Machine. The simplicity of the Time Machine feature in Nutanix Database Service and being able to have a point in time that you can go back to at whatever your retention period is, is really great and helpful for us. The Time Machine feature in Nutanix Database Service has definitely reduced turnaround time for when we need clones or other environments spun up off of our existing environment, such as for corruption. It has helped the workload significantly. We're a very small team of database administrators. It worked really effectively for them and helped the workflow much more than our previous solution. Using Nutanix Database Service has reduced the time it takes to provision a database by 75%. The efficiency gained by using Nutanix Database Service has led to a positive impact on our business as far as bringing in new applications and workloads. Being able to clone and spin up other environments off of what we already have in NDB eases turnaround time when requests come in, and we're able to fill them and get them back to the business and make them available to customers. We've been able to automate DBA tasks. It simplifies turnaround time. Our DBA can deploy on how own and no longer waits for requests to be fulfilled.
SufiyanAminu - PeerSpot reviewer
Network Operation Center Engineer at Central Bank of Nigeria
Comprehensive monitoring has delivered accurate insights and supports reliable banking operations
In terms of technical support, there was a time we experienced issues, but that has been resolved. We encountered a downtime and attempted to contact technical support, which was quite challenging, but that has improved after we reported the issue and everything is now fine. Therefore, we do not have any issues with technical support currently. Regarding the AI functionality and observability, we tried to understand how the AI functionality works, and I believe there is a gap in our understanding. I do not know if a session can be organized for our team to gain more insight into the AI module or functionality. For now, the only two aspects that caused me some difficulties are support and AI. Aside from that, everything works flawlessly.
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
9%
Financial Services Firm
9%
Transportation Company
8%
Construction Company
7%
Healthcare Company
12%
Manufacturing Company
10%
Financial Services Firm
8%
Government
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business15
Midsize Enterprise6
Large Enterprise11
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business5
Midsize Enterprise3
Large Enterprise11
 

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Nutanix Database Service?
It is amazing. The pricing compared to the time saved is nothing. It's worth the cost.
What needs improvement with Nutanix Database Service?
Nutanix Database Service can be improved by implementing more AI capabilities.
What is your primary use case for Nutanix Database Service?
Clients use Nutanix Database Service for various reasons.
What needs improvement with SolarWinds Database Performance Analyzer?
In terms of technical support, there was a time we experienced issues, but that has been resolved. We encountered a downtime and attempted to contact technical support, which was quite challenging,...
What is your primary use case for SolarWinds Database Performance Analyzer?
SolarWinds Database Performance Analyzer's WPM and SAM modules are what I personally prefer. I am satisfied with the overall performance and how the dashboards are arranged. We are currently using ...
What advice do you have for others considering SolarWinds Database Performance Analyzer?
For database performance, we have the module, but I would say we are not really consuming it because we are currently using PostgreSQL. We are exploring this module, but we have not yet started con...
 

Also Known As

Nutanix Era
Confio, SolarWinds DPA, Ignite8
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

JetBlue, International Speedway Corporation, SAIC Volkswagen
GSI Commerce, Liquid Digital Media, ProLogis, Indiana University
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