Spotlight Cloud 2026: Benefits, Features & Pricing

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Overview

Spotlight Cloud

4.5

(19)

Pricing

Starting at $45.00 per month

About Spotlight Cloud

Spotlight Cloud is a cloud-based solution that enables enterprises to monitor SQL servers and conduct performance diagnostics. Key features include alarm management, system health checks, root cause analysis and heatmaps.

Spotlight Cloud lets businesses access details, suggestions, possible causes and background information about alarms to diagnose root causes accordingly. It allows users to analyze security, disaster recovery, memory, input/output (I/O), and configuration-related issues. Additionally, teams can gain insights into trends, overall utilization, data log usage and associated alarms, among other metrics across databases.

Spotlight Cloud helps organizations navigate query plans and analyze database objects to check for missing indexes. Pricing is available on request and support is extended via email, phone, knowledge base and other online measures.

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Spotlight Cloud Pricing and Plans

Starting price: $45.00 per month

Free Trial

Free Version

Basic

$45.00

per feature, per month

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Spotlight Cloud Features

Popular features found in Database
Backup and Recovery
Database Conversion
Data Connectors
Data Migration
Data Replication
Data Virtualization
Multiple Programming Languages Supported
Performance Analysis
Secure Data Storage
More features of Spotlight Cloud
Alerts/Notifications
Anomaly Detection
Application-Level Analysis
Capacity Planning
CPU Monitoring
Dashboard
Database Monitoring
Data Storage Management
Data Visualization
Diagnostic Tools
Disaster Recovery
Event Logs
Historical Trend Analysis
Mobile Access
Monitoring
Performance Monitoring
Predictive Analytics
Prioritization
Query Analysis
Real-Time Analytics
Real-Time Monitoring
Real-Time Notifications
Relational Database Management
Remote Monitoring & Management
Reporting/Analytics
Resource Optimization
Server Monitoring
Threshold Alerts
Troubleshooting
Virtual Machine Monitoring
Visual Analytics

Spotlight Cloud User Reviews

Overall Rating

4.5

Ratings Breakdown

63%

26%

11%

Secondary Ratings

Ease of Use

4.2

Value for money

4.5

Customer support

4.6

Functionality

4.2

Nag K.

Verified reviewer

Telecommunications

1001-5000 employees

Used daily for less than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed February 2020

Satisfied with the Product

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

1. Could based with 1y of data 2. Easy to Install and Monitor 3.Customer Support is great

Cons:

1. Less features compared to existing software in Market 2. Alarms are little Annoying. 3. SQL Session information is not so great and dynamic

Daniel B.

Verified reviewer

Telecommunications

51-200 employees

Used weekly for more than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed February 2020

A (not so) hidden gem.

Before we chose Spotlight Cloud, we had researched other options--including Quest's on premise software, Foglight. We quickly realized we needed a solution that could be accessed anywhere--not an on premise option, and Spotlight Cloud offered this in its SaaS design. We've been using Spotlight Cloud for more than two years now and it's become a critical part of our daily survival/business continuity. The time it saves and the ability it offers to be proactive vs. reactive is something I cannot imagine being without.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

The biggest benefit that Spotlight Cloud has given me is time. As a small business I wear many hats and my time is already spread thin. By not having to endlessly watch my SQL Servers for issues, my time has been freed for more important tasks. This is, in a word: priceless.

Cons:

There are a few issues with Spotlight Cloud I have experienced, mostly UI and navigation driven. For instance, any time I try to "Acknowledge" an alarm, a comment box opens with another acknowledge button that must be clicked, but this button is obstructed by the UI's "Help" bubble and results in me having to tab through the screen to close the dialog. Though I've mentioned this minor detail several times, it still exists. There are also helpful features that I don't use often so when I do I cannot easily remember/find where they are located. The ability to save a list of favorite features would go a long way toward helping this. And finally, the SQL Tuning Pack (an additional expense), has not been very useful, often slow, stalls the startup of SSMS, and is hard to understand what exactly it has "optimized."

Reasons for choosing Spotlight Cloud

In the end we chose Spotlight Cloud due to its SaaS setup and design. This meant minimal setup on our part, instant feature updates without any need of my time, and best of all, easy access from anywhere--including a smartphone app.

David S.

Verified reviewer

Translation and Localization

1001-5000 employees

Used daily for less than 12 months

Review source

Reviewed July 2020

Spotlight overview

If you are going to buy this product your better off buying the on prim version as opposed to the Saas. The on prim version is much more stable and easier to use.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

The ability to find and tune problematic queries.

Cons:

The refresh rate is a minute so at best you only know what happened in the last minute. The play back feature is hard to used and restets itself. Alarms are hard to snooze and acknowledge, sometimes after the refresh the alarm comes back.

Reasons for choosing Spotlight Cloud

I was hoping the SaaS version would be as good and the on prim enterprise edition. I've had real good experiences with that product.

Alex H.

Verified reviewer

Retail

201-500 employees

Used daily for less than 12 months

Review source

Reviewed March 2020

Spotlight Cloud Review

Pretty good

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Functionality

Pros:

I use the health check for each of my servers daily to find potential missing indexes and other recommendations. I use the workload analyzer when I notice server performance issues and need to troubleshoot more effectively. One of the best functionalities are the recommendations given when diagnosing an alarm. I've found those to be greatly useful and not really done by other monitoring solutions.

Cons:

Sometimes when using the workload analyzer and trying to find which query is being troublesome... it just tells me the SQL Batch is out of context besides the query. This is not very useful to me but there might not be a way around it on your side..

Reasons for switching to Spotlight Cloud

New Relic is overpriced and less useful (at least for the database side of things)

Daniel S.

Verified reviewer

Computer & Network Security

Self-Employed

Used daily for less than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed March 2020

Great product at an affordable price

O really love this product. I would suggest improving the support experience. I have not had a good result all the times.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

Cloud synchronization is great. Deployment is straightforward and you have all your instances monitored in a matter of minutes. Push notifications are awesome.

Cons:

Monitoring Always On availability groups is practically useless. No features at all. This should be reviewed and implemented.

Reasons for choosing Spotlight Cloud

Because of the cloud readiness and price. As a consultant, I need to monitor different instances remotely, and this has been the right product.

Tim H.

Verified reviewer

Real Estate

51-200 employees

Used daily for less than 12 months

Review source

Reviewed February 2020

Best Monitoring Software Available

I've really enjoyed utilizing spotlight cloud over the last year at multiple sites. The ability to execute various alarm actions and really setup workflows has made life quite a bit easier for a DBA that manages a multitude of servers. Support has been fantastic and they seem to be open to feature recommendations.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

Cloud Based Customizable Alert Actions Support is great

Cons:

No Azure/AWS Capabilities Security could use a bit more attention

Reasons for choosing Spotlight Cloud

The web ui and ios interface moved Spotlight Cloud to the top of the list very quickly

Reasons for switching to Spotlight Cloud

RedGate refused after several focus group meetings to implement alarm actions

Ryan S.

Verified reviewer

Telecommunications

201-500 employees

Used daily for less than 12 months

Review source

Reviewed April 2022

Spotlight Cloud Makes Life Easier

My experience has been awesome. The software is easy to use, transparent and trustworthy. I fell in love with the alert feature, it gives the ability to solve issues fast and efficiently.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

I like the server monitoring feature on mobile

Cons:

I have not found any issues with the software so far.

Jae J.

Verified reviewer

Education Management

501-1000 employees

Used daily for more than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed November 2021

Spotlight and Spotlight Cloud are a Database Admins Best Friends

I have been using Spotlight and Spotlight Cloud for years and the combination of the 2 has made my job SO MUCH easier!

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

The ability to take my Database monitoring with me on my Phone.

Cons:

None. I love this product and all the products from Quest Software that we use.

Reasons for choosing Spotlight Cloud

Ease of Use and the Easy to Understand Graphics Interface

Ivan C.

Verified reviewer

Food Production

5001-10000 employees

Used daily for more than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed May 2020

Feedback already provided

I have been using Spotlight on Premise for years an Spotlight Cloud is not substantially different in functionality. It has been positively enhanced.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

Hi, Feedback has already been provided to [SENSITIVE CONTENT HIDDEN] during an hour conference call and few potential enhancement points have been taken by [SENSITIVE CONTENT HIDDEN]

Cons:

Execution Plans are not always easily available to see.

Reasons for choosing Spotlight Cloud

Primarily because of my previous experience in another company. Still had to produce a Business Case and two demo's to gain Managers approval.

Paul I.

Verified reviewer

Computer Software

2-10 employees

Used weekly for less than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed July 2020

Effective monitoring at an affordable price

We've found Spotlight Cloud to be an easy to use and cost effective way to monitor our SQL instance. Spotlight has helped us to identify and fix performance issues, and be proactive dealing with any problems.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

Clear and easy to understand layout. Easy to deploy. Minimal impact on the monitored server's performance. Lots of different alerts available and with options for customisation. Good value for money vs other non-cloud based monitoring alternatives. No issues syncing to the cloud. Support has been excellent.

Cons:

Some of the automated alerts were lacking in information. E.g. Deadlock alert does not contain any information about the deadlock. The Availability Group monitoring does not have much detail. Acknowledging alarms requires numerous buttons to be clicked. The SSMS tuning pack slowed down SSMS when it was installed. It is not possible to have a mix of basic and pro subscriptions running through 1 account. Ideally we would only need a pro subscription for our production servers.

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