Quest Spotlight vs SolarWinds SQL Sentry
| Quest Spotlight | SolarWinds SQL Sentry | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | No | No |
| Free trial | No | No |
| Paid from | — | — |
| Open source | No | No |
| Platforms | Windows | Web, Windows |
| Query profiling | Yes | Yes |
| Wait and lock analysis | Yes | Yes |
| Execution plans | Yes | Yes |
| Supported databases | Microsoft SQL Server, Azure SQL Database, Oracle Database, IBM DB2 | SQL Server; Azure SQL Database; SQL Server Analysis Services; Amazon RDS for SQL Server; Azure SQL Managed Instance |
| Deployment model | self-hosted | hybrid |
| Free plan | — | No |
Both are listed in Best Database Monitoring, Best Database Performance Monitoring Software. On Freedom251, Quest Spotlight scores higher on our published basis.