IDERA SQL Diagnostic Manager
IDERA SQL Diagnostic Manager monitors SQL Server performance across physical, virtual, and cloud environments.
What IDERA SQL Diagnostic Manager is
IDERA SQL Diagnostic Manager monitors SQL Server performance across physical, virtual, and cloud environments. It helps teams investigate waits, blocking chains, deadlocks, TempDB pressure, I/O latency, and fragmentation. More than 100 predefined alert settings can flag conditions, with responses that send notifications or email, or run SQL and PowerShell scripts. It supports Azure SQL Database, Azure SQL Managed Instance, Amazon RDS for SQL Server, and GCP environments. Monitored-instance status, health, and events can be passed to Microsoft System Center Operations Manager. The product can be deployed for browser access, and users can view current and historical performance and diagnose issues from smartphones or tablets. Permissions can restrict users to selected monitored instances; connections from the collection service can use SSL encryption, with an option to trust the server certificate. Supported SQL Server versions include 2016, 2017 CU4+, 2019, 2022, and 2025. SQL Workload Analysis adds wait-state analysis, while SQL Query Tuner is offered for query optimization. Pricing starts at $648, and a full-featured 14-day trial is available without a credit card.
Good
- More than 100 predefined alert settings
- Alert responses can run SQL and PowerShell scripts
- Supports specified Azure, Amazon RDS, and GCP environments
- 14-day trial requires no credit card
Watch out
- No free plan is listed
- The trial lasts 14 days
- Pricing starts at $648
Who it suits
It suits teams responsible for SQL Server performance across physical, virtual, or cloud environments. Browser and mobile access, alert automation, and granular permissions may help teams monitoring multiple instances.
Verdict
SQL Diagnostic Manager combines performance diagnostics, alerting, and access controls for supported SQL Server environments. The trial offers a way to evaluate it before committing to a paid plan.
Plans and prices
From IDERA SQL Diagnostic Manager's own pricing page, checked 1 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| SQL Diagnostic Manager for SQL Server | Priced on request | per-instance pricing · no per-gigabyte ingest fees |
The facts
Each one read from IDERA SQL Diagnostic Manager's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Add-ons
- SQL Workload Analysis adds wait-state analysis, while SQL Query Tuner is offered for query optimization.checked 1 Oct 2026
- Alerting
- It provides more than 100 predefined alert settings based on industry best practices.checked 1 Oct 2026
- Automation
- Alert responses can run system notifications, email, SQL scripts, and PowerShell scripts.checked 1 Oct 2026
- Cloud coverage
- It supports Azure SQL Database, Azure SQL Managed Instance, Amazon RDS for SQL Server, and GCP environments.checked 1 Oct 2026
- Connection encryption
- Connections between the collection service and monitored SQL Server instances can use SSL encryption, with an option to trust the server certificate.checked 1 Oct 2026
- Deployment requirements
- The current requirements list 64-bit Windows 10, Windows 11, and Windows Server editions, with Microsoft Edge, Chrome, Firefox, or Safari supported for clients.checked 1 Oct 2026
- Mobile access
- Users can view real-time and historical performance and diagnose issues from smartphones or tablets.checked 1 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- SQL Diagnostic Manager monitors SQL Server performance across physical, virtual, and cloud environments.checked 1 Oct 2026
- Root-cause diagnostics
- The product analyzes waits, blocking chains, deadlocks, TempDB pressure, I/O latency, and fragmentation.checked 1 Oct 2026
- SCOM integration
- SQL Diagnostic Manager can propagate monitored-instance status, health, and events to Microsoft System Center Operations Manager.checked 1 Oct 2026
Where it runs
- Application security
- Granular application-security permissions can restrict users to selected monitored SQL Server instances.checked 1 Oct 2026
- Browser access
- The product can be deployed for access through a web browser instead of desktop consoles.checked 1 Oct 2026
The company
- Headquarters
- Austin, Texas, USAchecked 28 Sep 2026
Money
- Trial
- The product offers a full-featured 14-day trial without requiring a credit card.checked 1 Oct 2026
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