Foglight for Databases Reviews & Product Details

Offering a holistic approach to database monitoring, Quest's Foglight for Databases effectively merges and standardizes database performance monitoring across platforms regardless of their location—cloud or on-premise—including relational, non-relational, open-source, and cloud-only databases. Featuring deep diagnostic capabilities, organizations can proactively manage and tune both real-time and historical performance, while troubleshooting and enhancing the overall health of their database environment.

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Quest Software

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Solution Type

Best-of-Breed

Overview by

Bennett Klein

Value at a Glance

Averages based on real user reviews.

Time to Implement

2 months

Return on Investment

21 months

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User Insights

Average based on 46 real user reviews.

Implementation Time

2 months

Perceived Cost

$$$$$

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Last updated: Nov 01, 2026

What is Foglight for Databases, and what problem is it built to solve?

Foglight for Databases is used to monitor database health and performance, helping teams spot issues and investigate their causes. Users describe using it for real-time alerts, query analysis, and historical performance troubleshooting.

What company sizes and industries is Foglight for Databases the best fit for?

Positive experiences cluster most among enterprise organizations and users in information technology and services. Mid-market companies and financial-services teams are also represented.

Enterprise: the strongest company-size cluster.
Mid-market: another notable company-size segment.
Information technology and services: the most prominent industry cluster.
Financial services: a recurring industry segment.

How long does it take to implement Foglight for Databases across a team?

Implementation timelines vary, with one to three months the most common reported range and under a month close behind.

Time to go live	Relative frequency
1–3 months	Most common
Under 1 month	Nearly as common
Under 1 day	Less common
3–6 months	Less common
6–12 months	Less common

What customer support options does Foglight for Databases provide, and how do users find the overall support experience?

Support is available through email/help desk and chat, as well as phone support with a 24/7 live representative. The support experience is mixed: users value attentive customer-success contact, while support ratings vary.

What features or capabilities could make Foglight for Databases even more useful?

A more approachable interface could make Foglight for Databases easier to learn and navigate, and more flexible dashboards could help teams tailor what they see.

Simplify navigation and make the interface easier for new users to understand.
Improve dashboard customization so teams can surface the activities and details they need.

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Brittany M.

Technical Support Specialist

Computer & Network Security

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

6/9/2016

"foglight"

5/5

What do you like best about Foglight for Databases?

Manage a high volume and pace of change Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Foglight for Databases?

I do not really see or have any dislikes Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

AF

Verified User in Financial Services

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

3/30/2016

"Best Graphical Display.. Impressive piece of s/w"

5/5

What do you like best about Foglight for Databases?

I like how Foglight shows the Graphics to show how the CPU, Memory and IO is taking place and where is the Latency. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Foglight for Databases?

Its not that I don't like, but this tends to get slow at times and it will based on the amount of detail it shows. Not bad at all. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Foglight for Databases:

This is a great piece of software with neat interface and very user friendly. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Foglight for Databases solving and how is that benefiting you?

I am working as a Database Administrator and this helps me keep track of my hardware and keep them on track. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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dhanilan m.

Chief Executive Officer

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

4/1/2016

"Foglight :Light to Performance Insights"

4/5

What do you like best about Foglight for Databases?

Best enterprise suite for Performance Monitoring. Have all in depth features for analysing Web Applications Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Foglight for Databases?

User Interface to look more intuitive. Larger fonts Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Foglight for Databases:

Enterprise customers will definitely be benefitted Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Foglight for Databases solving and how is that benefiting you?

Bigger enterprise needs better monitoring than some opensource monitoring solutions. Apart, it gives the Dashboard statistics very clearly Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

AF

Verified User in Financial Services

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

4/1/2016

"Dell Virtualization Management FogLight"

4.5/5

What do you like best about Foglight for Databases?

This is one of the best, most cost effective performance monitoring solution out there. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Foglight for Databases?

With the latest release, Dell update the product with a more granular virtual data collection sampling rate. This can come extremely useful, although the feature also come with an increase data storage usage cost. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Foglight for Databases:

Dell has given the Foglight an extra oomph to virtualization management ecosystem. Regardless the drawbacks, this is the best server virtualization to date. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Foglight for Databases solving and how is that benefiting you?

Data Virtualization Management in a snap Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

AI

Verified User in Information Technology and Services

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

3/29/2016

"Great"

4.5/5

What do you like best about Foglight for Databases?

Ensure a positive end-user experience by eliminating downtime and resolving problems faster Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Foglight for Databases?

i dislike that it is little bit difficult to oprearte Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

AC

Verified User in Consumer Electronics

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

3/31/2016

"Learner of Foglight"

2.5/5

What do you like best about Foglight for Databases?

best user experience monitoring with better gui and interface. It can tackle big data analytics Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Foglight for Databases?

I did not hate anything atmost as I started learning this. Will update once i feel so Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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Pricing Insights

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Time to Implement

2 months

Return on Investment

21 months

Perceived Cost

$$$$$

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How long does it take to implement Foglight for Databases across a team?

What customer support options does Foglight for Databases provide, and how do users find the overall support experience?

What features or capabilities could make Foglight for Databases even more useful?

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