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Foglight for Databases vs IDERA DB PowerStudio comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Mar 1, 2026

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Categories and Ranking

Foglight for Databases
Ranking in Database Development and Management
2nd
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
6.5
Number of Reviews
19
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
IDERA DB PowerStudio
Ranking in Database Development and Management
48th
Average Rating
0.0
Number of Reviews
0
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of April 2026, in the Database Development and Management category, the mindshare of Foglight for Databases is 3.9%, down from 8.3% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of IDERA DB PowerStudio is 0.8%, up from 0.2% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Database Development and Management Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Foglight for Databases3.9%
IDERA DB PowerStudio0.8%
Other95.3%
Database Development and Management
 

Featured Reviews

Vijay Ram - PeerSpot reviewer
Technical Engineer at Hitachi Systems, Ltd.
Centralized monitoring has simplified multi-database oversight and improved query analysis
Foglight for Databases is very useful; however, the negative side we face is that customer care support is not frequent. If any issues related to Foglight arise, we cannot reach customer care support as soon as possible. It takes much longer compared to other third-party tools, and that is a major issue we are facing with Foglight for Databases. Foglight for Databases is good for monitoring, and we can fetch problematic issues and queries. However, the only main drawback is the customer care support. It is available only during the general shift, so if any issue occurs after 6:00 p.m. or before 9:00 a.m., there is usually no one to handle it. I think there are only two or three people handling customer care for Foglight for Databases.
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Top Industries

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Financial Services Firm
16%
Government
11%
Manufacturing Company
7%
Performing Arts
6%
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Company Size

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Midsize Enterprise2
Large Enterprise14
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Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Quest Foglight for Databases?
I am not aware of the pricing and licensing details for Foglight for Databases. I have set up Foglight monitoring for servers, but I am uncertain about the licensing aspect.
What needs improvement with Quest Foglight for Databases?
An improvement was observed in Foglight for Databases regarding the automatic closure of alerts or incidents once the issue is resolved. Previously, incidents were not automatically closed, but thi...
What is your primary use case for Quest Foglight for Databases?
Foglight for Databases is used for database monitoring across all SQL servers and Oracle databases. The monitoring covers database health, deadlocks, long-running queries, disk space usage, histori...
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