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Foglight for Databases vs Oracle Enterprise Manager comparison

 

Comparison Buyer's Guide

Executive SummaryUpdated on Aug 19, 2025

Review summaries and opinions

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

ROI

Sentiment score
7.3
Users describe Foglight for Databases as invaluable for reducing downtime, saving time, and ensuring proactive database management.
Sentiment score
7.6
Oracle Enterprise Manager enhances proactive database management with comprehensive monitoring, reducing incidents and downtime, justifying its investment cost.
For root cause analysis, it definitely provides us additional capabilities of getting down to where the core issue is.
 

Customer Service

Sentiment score
7.7
Foglight for Databases support is praised for prompt, knowledgeable service, though occasional delays are noted by some users.
Sentiment score
6.5
Oracle Enterprise Manager's customer service is mostly positive, but technical support experiences vary with occasional initial tier challenges.
Generally, whenever we send something to them, we get a response within a few hours, and it is pretty straight to the point.
We use support when we come across issues, and they are very responsive.
When contacting My Oracle Support, I encounter first-line support initially, which is inadequate as I require more in-depth support.
I would rate Oracle Enterprise Manager's technical support at an eight.
 

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
6.9
Foglight for Databases scales well for growing needs, enhancing reports and extending adaptability beyond SQL Server.
Sentiment score
7.4
Oracle Enterprise Manager offers effective vertical and horizontal scaling, managing targets well with occasional challenges in larger configurations.
When trying to connect with non-Oracle products and applications, the connection process is not very straightforward.
 

Stability Issues

Sentiment score
8.2
Foglight for Databases generally performs well with stable support, though some users face issues with updates and larger loads.
Sentiment score
7.4
Oracle Enterprise Manager is praised for stability and performance, despite occasional upgrade and connectivity issues, scoring highly on reliability.
We have not faced any challenges or difficulties with it.
 

Room For Improvement

Users seek better performance, customization, interface simplicity, real-time monitoring, communication, language support, and integration of feedback in Foglight.
Users seek improvements in Oracle Enterprise Manager's usability, integration, scalability, performance, and AI integration to address current challenges.
It would be amazing if they could enable the 'Performance Investigator' functionality across all database platforms.
The monitoring capabilities for Postgres should be at par with SQL Server.
Adding AI features for automated replies or helpdesk support would improve Oracle Enterprise Manager.
Currently, it works better and has more stability. It crashes less frequently, which provides a better experience.
Setting up the Oracle Enterprise Manager is challenging as it requires setting up a separate server.
 

Setup Cost

Foglight for Databases offers flexible licensing and pricing, considered reasonable yet expensive, with helpful discounts and contract negotiations.
Oracle Enterprise Manager can be costly, especially for small businesses, due to advanced feature fees and processor-based licensing.
Pricing is very reasonable.
The pricing is palatable.
I would rate the pricing of Oracle Enterprise Manager as very expensive, definitely deserving a 10 out of 10.
In terms of pricing, Oracle Enterprise Manager is on the premium side compared to other monitoring tools.
The licensing is based on the core.
 

Valuable Features

Foglight for Databases provides comprehensive monitoring, detailed query analysis, multi-platform support, and customizable dashboards for efficient troubleshooting.
Oracle Enterprise Manager centralizes management, enhances monitoring, automates scaling, and improves IT productivity with customizable performance and alert features.
Foglight allows us to monitor multiple database platforms.
The profiler allows us to look at the profiles of the database queries that are being run over time.
The tool allows us to monitor 24/7, configure dashboards, and quickly check the status of databases that are in critical states.
One of the most valuable features of Oracle Enterprise Manager has been the preventive reporting capability.
The functions and features of Oracle Enterprise Manager that I have found most valuable are its evolution from being problematic in 10g and 11g versions to becoming better and more stable.
 

Categories and Ranking

Foglight for Databases
Ranking in Database Development and Management
2nd
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
7.2
Number of Reviews
14
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Oracle Enterprise Manager
Ranking in Database Development and Management
1st
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
6.9
Number of Reviews
128
Ranking in other categories
Server Monitoring (4th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of August 2025, in the Database Development and Management category, the mindshare of Foglight for Databases is 7.6%, up from 7.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Oracle Enterprise Manager is 4.9%, down from 7.7% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Database Development and Management
 

Featured Reviews

Stuart Dairiki - PeerSpot reviewer
Empowers efficient database monitoring and performance troubleshooting with powerful workload analysis
I find it extremely helpful to use Foglight to triage any database issues, specifically performance issues using what Foglight calls PI investigator. It is a very powerful workload analysis tool that helps me understand where bottlenecks are. It allows me to see performance issues as end users report them. It can save time and effort when doing root cause analysis. It enables me to obtain information quicker and easier compared to manually compiling it. Foglight provides us with a near-real-time activity database. It's not 100% real-time. It has less than a minute latency. It allows us to see performance issues as end-users report them. We started seeing benefits pretty much immediately. We use Foglight to display intensive databases. However, it's not something we monitor regularly. It's only something we kind of dig into as we troubleshoot and triage issues. It does help us determine potential IT help issues. When we use Foglight, we find it helps drill down holistically into potential bottlenecks. It helps us to see what is going on in the database. Foglight allows us to monitor multiple database platforms. We use, for example, Oracle, SQL Server, Postgres, Amazon Redshift, and SAP HANA. It gives us insight into our entire landscape of production workloads in near real-time. The solution saves costs when performing root cause analysis. It can save time and effort when doing root cause analysis. It allows us to obtain information quicker and easier than by manually compiling information.
Charalabos Ioannidis - PeerSpot reviewer
A stable tool that provides users with a dashboard to give a view of all the implementations of Oracle products at a glance
When my company has to deal with complex customers along with the many products from Oracle, we use Oracle Enterprise Manager as a dashboard to get a view of all the implementations of Oracle products The fact that Oracle Enterprise Manager is an expensive solution is a matter of concern and…
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
13%
Government
11%
Computer Software Company
10%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Financial Services Firm
15%
Computer Software Company
12%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Government
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Quest Foglight for Databases?
The pricing is palatable. We've already done one renewal and we are in our second contract. We're happy thus far.
What needs improvement with Quest Foglight for Databases?
It would be amazing if they could enable the "Performance Investigator" functionality across all database platforms. I've been talking to their product development team about enhancements that I wo...
What is your primary use case for Quest Foglight for Databases?
I primarily use the solution for database monitoring, specifically for Oracle, Microsoft SQL Server, Postgres, SAP HANA, and AWS Redshift.
What do you like most about Oracle Enterprise Manager?
What I like most about Oracle Enterprise Manager are its features, particularly the active session history. It provides insights into SQL, and I use it regularly to identify potential issues.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Oracle Enterprise Manager?
I would rate the pricing of Oracle Enterprise Manager as very expensive, definitely deserving a 10 out of 10.
What needs improvement with Oracle Enterprise Manager?
Regarding the current version, the main point for improvement for Oracle Enterprise Manager was previously related to bugs which created significant issues. Currently, it works better and has more ...
 

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Sample Customers

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