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EDB Postgres Enterprise Manager vs Foglight for Databases comparison

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Mar 1, 2026

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Categories and Ranking

EDB Postgres Enterprise Man...
Ranking in Database Development and Management
24th
Average Rating
9.0
Reviews Sentiment
8.7
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Foglight for Databases
Ranking in Database Development and Management
1st
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
6.5
Number of Reviews
30
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of October 2026, in the Database Development and Management category, the mindshare of EDB Postgres Enterprise Manager is 1.3%, down from 2.0% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Foglight for Databases is 3.7%, down from 5.0% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Database Development and Management Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Foglight for Databases3.7%
EDB Postgres Enterprise Manager1.3%
Other95.0%
Database Development and Management
 

Featured Reviews

Raghu Suthapalli - PeerSpot reviewer
Associate Technical Architect at CES
Helps to create dashboards but improvement is needed in pricing and support
The tool helps us to create dashboards EDB Postgres Enterprise Manager helps us to build custom files.  The tool needs improvement in pricing and support.  I have been working with the product for more than eight years.  The product is stable. I rate it a ten out of ten.  I rate the tool's…
AkshayChaudhari - PeerSpot reviewer
Data Specialist at TCS
Centralized monitoring has reduced troubleshooting time and improves visibility across databases
I would improve the user interface of Foglight for Databases, as I feel it is somewhat complex, especially when using the specific troubleshooting view, particularly for new users. I would also appreciate more flexibility when customizing the dashboards and alerts, so better prioritization based on impact would be beneficial. Reporting could also be more straightforward with more ready-made reports and easier customization. Clearer recommendations during troubleshooting would help users move from identifying a problem to understanding the likely root cause. There is still room for improvement in the user interface, reporting, and alert customization, but overall Foglight for Databases has been valuable.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"EDB Postgres Enterprise Manager helps us to build custom files."
"Foglight for Databases allows us to save up to four months of data, enabling us to track performance data for at least one quarter."
"The most valuable feature is the in-depth capability SQL Performance Investigator provides. It allows you to drill down to the smallest detail that occurs on our platform. It does a highly detailed and atomic follow-up of what one wants to look for in relation to time and our different instances."
"Using Foglight for Databases has been beneficial because it is a third-party tool that already has all of Dell's or Quest's experience, adding value in terms of ROI mainly through three avenues: less diagnostic time, fewer prolonged incidents, and less operational inefficiency."
"In that context, Foglight has been pretty spectacular in terms of the number of times I have been able to answer questions that nobody could answer before."
"Foglight for Databases positively impacts our organization by enabling us to identify slow-running queries and check the historical performance of any SQL Server instance, which is why we have relied on this tool for nine years without facing significant issues."
"For me, one of the most useful components has been Performance Investigator, because it completely helps with bottlenecks or performance problems quickly, evaluating whether the root is at the server level, at the development level, or at the database level."
"Foglight definitely saves us time when it comes to root cause analysis."
"My impressions of Foglight for Databases' ability to help me monitor a variety of aspects such as the OS, hybrid clouds, hardware, and databases across different platforms have been great so far."
 

Cons

"The tool needs improvement in pricing and support."
"Better communication and alerts regarding the transaction logs getting full would also be beneficial. What I have noticed is that if the log files on the SQL server are full, we cannot log in and have to do some cleanup on the Foglight DB. It would be good if they could monitor that and alert us when it is getting too full."
"The version that I'm using is not the latest version, so there might have been some improvement, but the OS monitoring is a bit lacking, and the high-availability option is a bit complicated to set up and it doesn't work all the time."
"Foglight does have a component that allows you to look at things in real time, but it's not as friendly or as efficient in terms of responsiveness as Quest Spotlight is. Foglight might be lacking in this department."
"I don't find Foglight for Databases to be very scalable. There are other tools in the market that do the same for less money."
"Overall, I am happy with the product, but there are a few areas where it could be improved."
"I would like the rule development code to be made available so we don't always have to be referred to professional services for custom solutions. For example, if we want to exclude certain databases from a particular rule, we shouldn't have to go to support and to professional services for that solution. If the code and syntax were available, we have resources that could quickly turn something like that around."
"When holding data for two years for 20 SQL Servers, the reporting becomes sluggish and unresponsive."
"The data model needs improvement when it comes to creating custom reports. That is an area where it needs a bit of improvement. Foglight gathers a lot of information around our databases as part of its monitoring. While I know all this information is in there, trying to pull the metric we want out for custom reports is sometimes hard to find. One nice thing about Foglight is that you can create custom dashboards, which you can easily convert to reports. We would be doing a lot more of that if it weren't for the challenging data model."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"Compared to the other tools on the market, Foglight is okay in terms of pricing and licensing."
"The price is worth it, if you have the time to go through the information."
"It is cost-effective. With our EA, it is really based on the scale of our database environment. We found the Quest team to be reasonable and flexible when it comes to pricing and scaling of licenses."
"The price of Foglight could be a little more competitive in Chile, and it should be lowered for long-time customers— at least by 20 percent. Sometimes the price is a limitation. We have seven instances and nearly 5 million users. If Quest Foglight could reduce its prices for the clients that have been with it for a long time, we would be able to have more instances."
"Pricing is very reasonable. We were able to construct a pretty easy contract with Quest, who were very easy to work with and very amenable to what we are trying to do. It worked out well for us."
"This is like the "Cadillac" of performance monitoring software. It's not cheap... I am currently with a company that I was able to convince that the product is worth the cost."
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Financial Services Firm
14%
Outsourcing Company
10%
Manufacturing Company
10%
Government
8%
 

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Small Business5
Midsize Enterprise3
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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Quest Foglight for Databases?
In terms of pricing, the setup cost and licensing require planning from both perspectives. The initial configuration takes effort because I have to decide which database to monitor and configure ac...
What needs improvement with Quest Foglight for Databases?
I think Foglight for Databases could improve its user interface. It can be complex to navigate sometimes, especially when you are trying to troubleshoot a specific issue. It can be overwhelming for...
What is your primary use case for Quest Foglight for Databases?
My main use case for Foglight for Databases is to monitor database performance and identify issues before they affect our applications. I mainly use it to keep track of database health, check slow ...
 

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