Quest SharePlex vs Tungsten Replicator

Quest SharePlex8.8Visit Tungsten Replicator8.7Visit

Higher score Quest SharePlex #4 in Database Replication Software 8.8/10 Pricing on request ✓ 3 of 3 features Try Quest SharePlex

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Tungsten Replicator #5 in Database Replication Software 8.7/10 Pricing on request ✓ 3 of 3 features Visit Continuent

• Quest SharePlex fits best

  Multi-way replication with conflict management

• Tungsten Replicator fits best

  Complex heterogeneous and active-active topologies

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Side by side

Feature	Quest SharePlex 8.8/10 Visit ↗	Tungsten Replicator 8.7/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	8.8	8.7
Ranking	#4 in Database Replication Software	#5 in Database Replication Software
Best for	Multi-way replication with conflict management	Complex heterogeneous and active-active topologies
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	Pricing on request	Pricing on request
Free plan	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud, Self-hosted	Cloud, Self-hosted
Platforms	Windows, Linux	Linux
Support	Tickets, Docs · 24/7	Email, Phone, Tickets, Docs · 24/7
Integrations	11 integrations	14 integrations
Built for	Mid-market, Enterprise	Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Quest SharePlex 3/3 · Tungsten Replicator 3/3
Change data capture	✓	✓
Cross-region replication	✓	✓
Data transformations	✓	✓
Specs
Replication direction	Multi-way	Multi-way
Deployment options	Hybrid	Hybrid
Supported databases	Oracle, PostgreSQL, SQL Server, MySQL, MariaDB, Snowflake, AlloyDB	MySQL, MariaDB, Percona, Amazon Aurora/RDS, Google Cloud SQL, Microsoft Azure, Oracle, PostgreSQL, Amazon Redshift, HPE Vertica, Hadoop, MongoDB, Apache Kafka, Amazon S3
Our review
Pros	Supports active-active, bi-directional replication with conflict resolution Replicates changes to databases, Kafka, Snowflake, and cloud targets Includes comparison, synchronization, migration, and upgrade support	Supports heterogeneous targets across databases, NoSQL, messaging, and analytics Offers filtering, transformations, parallel replication, and multi-way topologies Provides REST management APIs with SSL/TLS communication and authentication
Cons	Pricing requires a contact-sales process Primarily an installed, self-hosted software product Not open source	Requires a contact-sales process for product pricing Its broad topology controls may exceed simpler replication needs Deployment is focused on Linux, API, and self-hosted environments
Our verdict	Quest SharePlex is database replication software for organizations operating Oracle and PostgreSQL environments, with support for SQL Server, MySQL, MariaDB, Snowflake, and AlloyDB. It captures database changes through log-based change… Read the review →	Tungsten Replicator is a database replication engine from Continuent Ltd for organizations managing distributed, business-critical database infrastructure. It extracts changes from database binary logs, records replicated transactions in a… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Quest SharePlex — where it wins

  • Supports active-active, bi-directional replication with conflict resolution
  • Replicates changes to databases, Kafka, Snowflake, and cloud targets
  • Includes comparison, synchronization, migration, and upgrade support

  Where it doesn't

  • Pricing requires a contact-sales process
  • Primarily an installed, self-hosted software product
  • Not open source

• Tungsten Replicator — where it wins

  • Supports heterogeneous targets across databases, NoSQL, messaging, and analytics
  • Offers filtering, transformations, parallel replication, and multi-way topologies
  • Provides REST management APIs with SSL/TLS communication and authentication

  Where it doesn't

  • Requires a contact-sales process for product pricing
  • Its broad topology controls may exceed simpler replication needs
  • Deployment is focused on Linux, API, and self-hosted environments

• Quest SharePlex8.8/10 · Pricing on request

  A broad enterprise replication platform for multi-way topologies and conflict-managed data flows.

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• Tungsten Replicator8.7/10 · Pricing on request

  A topology-focused replication engine for complex, multi-system database environments.

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