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At a Glance
Market Segments
Enterprise (51.2% of reviews)
Mid-Market (51.5% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Free With One-Time Purchase
Foglight for Databases
Star Rating
(46)4.0 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (51.2% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
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Star Rating
(205)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (51.5% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Free With One-Time Purchase
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AI Generated Summary
AI-generated. Powered by real user reviews.
- Users report that Foglight for Databases excels in database monitoring with a score of 8.7, providing detailed insights into database performance, while Zabbix, although strong, scores slightly lower at 8.4 in this area.
- Reviewers mention that Foglight's alerting capabilities are robust, achieving a score of 9.0, which users appreciate for its timely notifications, whereas Zabbix scores 8.9, indicating it is also effective but may not be as responsive in critical situations.
- G2 users highlight Foglight's superior data visualization features, scoring 9.0, which allows for intuitive dashboards that enhance user experience, compared to Zabbix's score of 8.3, which some users find less user-friendly.
- Reviewers say that Foglight for Databases offers excellent performance monitoring with a score of 9.2, providing actionable insights, while Zabbix, with a score of 9.0, is still effective but may lack some advanced features that Foglight provides.
- Users on G2 report that Foglight's quality of support is rated at 8.5, indicating a strong customer service experience, while Zabbix's support is rated lower at 7.9, suggesting that users may encounter more challenges when seeking assistance.
- Reviewers mention that Foglight's improvement suggestions feature, scoring 6.8, could be more developed, while Zabbix does not have a comparable feature, which may be a deciding factor for users looking for proactive performance enhancements.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Foglight for Databases
No pricing availableZabbix
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Free
With One-Time Purchase
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Foglight for Databases
Free Trial is available
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Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.3
40
8.8
174
Ease of Use
7.8
40
7.4
174
Ease of Setup
7.5
26
7.5
106
Ease of Admin
7.7
25
8.0
101
Quality of Support
8.5
37
8.0
129
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.5
24
8.2
80
Product Direction (% positive)
7.9
39
8.5
172
Features by Category
Functionality
9.0
5
8.6
24
9.0
5
9.0
24
9.0
5
8.3
23
8.7
5
8.1
24
8.7
5
8.2
24
9.0
5
8.3
24
Agentic AI - Database Monitoring
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Functionality
Not enough data
9.2
46
Not enough data
9.2
47
Not enough data
6.9
40
Not enough data
9.0
44
Monitoring - Network Monitoring
Not enough data
8.3
5
Not enough data
9.3
5
Not enough data
9.3
5
Management
Not enough data
8.8
45
Not enough data
8.5
46
Not enough data
7.8
42
Analytics - Network Monitoring
Not enough data
8.0
5
Not enough data
9.3
5
Security - Network Monitoring
Not enough data
9.3
5
Not enough data
8.7
5
Not enough data
8.3
5
Network Performance - Network Monitoring
Not enough data
9.0
5
Not enough data
8.0
5
AI Automation - Network Monitoring
Not enough data
5.3
5
Not enough data
7.0
5
Not enough data
5.7
5
Agentic AI - Network Monitoring
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Monitoring
Not enough data
9.2
32
Not enough data
8.7
28
Not enough data
8.9
29
Not enough data
9.1
32
Not enough data
Not enough data
Administration
Not enough data
8.8
30
Not enough data
8.9
30
Not enough data
9.1
28
Not enough data
Not enough data
Analysis
Not enough data
8.9
31
Not enough data
8.8
32
Not enough data
8.0
25
Agentic AI - Cloud Infrastructure Monitoring
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
AI Automation - Cloud Infrastructure Monitoring
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Visibility
Not enough data
8.3
32
Not enough data
8.9
32
Not enough data
8.3
31
Monitoring and Management
Not enough data
9.0
29
Not enough data
7.9
29
Not enough data
8.3
30
Not enough data
8.9
31
Agentic AI - Hardware Monitoring
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Visibility
Not enough data
8.7
42
Not enough data
8.8
43
Not enough data
8.5
42
Monitoring and Management
Not enough data
8.8
42
Feature Not Available
7.9
38
Not enough data
8.4
38
Not enough data
8.8
43
Not enough data
8.9
27
Not enough data
8.3
25
Cloud environment support
Not enough data
8.3
24
Not enough data
8.5
22
Agentic AI - Server Monitoring
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Functionality
Not enough data
9.1
19
Not enough data
9.2
20
Not enough data
8.6
19
Not enough data
7.6
9
Management
Not enough data
9.1
20
Not enough data
8.7
21
Not enough data
8.8
20
Not enough data
9.3
21
Agentic AI - Enterprise Monitoring
Not enough data
5.3
5
Not enough data
5.7
5
Not enough data
8.0
5
Not enough data
8.3
5
Not enough data
6.7
5
Not enough data
7.3
5
Not enough data
8.0
5
Monitoring
Not enough data
8.5
13
Not enough data
8.8
14
Not enough data
8.8
14
Not enough data
8.1
8
Not enough data
8.9
15
Response
Not enough data
8.8
15
Not enough data
8.7
15
Not enough data
8.1
12
Agentic AI - Application Performance Monitoring (APM)
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Performance
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.5
12
Functionality
Not enough data
8.3
13
Not enough data
7.9
12
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.2
14
Telemetry Collection & Ingestion - Observability
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Observability Software
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Visualization & Dashboards - Observability
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Correlation & Root Cause Analysis - Observability
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Scalability & Ecosystem Integration - Observability
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
AI Features - Observability
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Foglight for Databases and Zabbix are categorized as Server Monitoring and Database Monitoring
Unique Categories
Foglight for Databases has no unique categories
Zabbix is categorized as Hardware Monitoring, Cloud Infrastructure Monitoring, Application Performance Monitoring (APM), Network Monitoring, Enterprise Monitoring, and Observability Software
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Foglight for Databases
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Zabbix
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Information Technology and Services
32.6%
Financial Services
9.3%
Computer & Network Security
7.0%
Retail
4.7%
Online Media
4.7%
Other
41.9%
Information Technology and Services
29.7%
Telecommunications
15.8%
Computer Software
11.9%
Computer & Network Security
5.9%
Internet
4.0%
Other
32.7%
Alternatives
Discussions
Anyone did integration of foglight with ServiceNow ?
1 Comment
JH
I work for Quest and wanted to let you know that there are two options for integrating with ServiceNow. Starting with Foglight version 5.9.3, Foglight has...Read more
Foglight for Databases has no more discussions with answers
Has a way zabbix to work without agents?
2 Comments
JO
Zabbix does not require agents to use, you can setup templates to use SNMP data, however you'll gain more insight by using the appropriate agent on the...Read more
What is Zabbix used for?
2 Comments
RP
Overall infrastructure monitoring with lots of additional features like alerting, prediction monitoring.Read more
What can you monitor with Zabbix?
1 Comment
LS
Every windows and linux device. You have to install an agent on all the devices you want to monitorRead more
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