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Quest Foglight for Virtualization vs SolarWinds Virtualization Manager comparison

Quest Software and SolarWinds are both solutions in the Virtualization Management Tools category. Quest Software is ranked #9 with an average rating of 9.0, while SolarWinds is ranked #7 with an average rating of 6.0. Quest Software holds a 0.8% mindshare in VM, compared to SolarWinds’s 9.6% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of Quest Software users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 71% of SolarWinds users who would recommend it.
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100% willing to recommend
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71% willing to recommend
 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Oct 13, 2024

Quest Foglight for Virtualization and SolarWinds Virtualization Manager provide virtualization management solutions. Quest stands out in user support and pricing, while SolarWinds is noted for superior features.

Features: Quest Foglight for Virtualization focuses on user-friendly monitoring, insightful analytics, and ease of use. SolarWinds Virtualization Manager offers advanced capacity planning, optimization capabilities, and predictive performance insights.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Quest is known for straightforward deployment and effective customer service. SolarWinds, although supported well, requires more complex deployment with additional resources and time.

Pricing and ROI: Quest provides competitive pricing with promising ROI, appealing to cost-conscious companies. SolarWinds, while more expensive, justifies its price with extensive features offering significant long-term benefits.

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Categories and Ranking

Quest Foglight for Virtuali...
Ranking in Virtualization Management Tools
9th
Average Rating
9.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.6
Number of Reviews
2
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
SolarWinds Virtualization M...
Ranking in Virtualization Management Tools
7th
Average Rating
7.4
Number of Reviews
7
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of June 2025, in the Virtualization Management Tools category, the mindshare of Quest Foglight for Virtualization is 0.8%, down from 1.0% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of SolarWinds Virtualization Manager is 9.6%, up from 7.7% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
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Featured Reviews

Waleed Masad - PeerSpot reviewer
Easy-to-setup product with efficient data migration features
Many customers consider Quest Foglight for Virtualization a critical tool for migrations or new projects. In particular, one noteworthy case involved a bank that made Foglight integration a prerequisite. Some customers now rely 100% entirely on Foglight for their daily operations The product is…
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Ravi Khanchandani - PeerSpot reviewer
Optimizing virtual environments by reclaiming and allocating resources efficiently
SolarWinds Virtualization Manager optimizes VM performance and virtualization. It provides me with recommendations for resource allocation, indicating if a virtual machine is under-provisioned or over-provisioned. This allows me to reclaim resources, such as reducing the number of CPU cores or RAM, which is beneficial. Its capacity planning feature is also very useful for me. The GUI is highly simplified, cutting across various virtualization platforms, including VMware, Hyper-V, and Nutanix environments.
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Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The product is stable and easy to set up. It provides minimum false alarms."
"SolarWinds Virtualization Manager optimizes VM performance and virtualization."
"SolarWinds Virtualization Manager is a great tool that is easy to use...It is a stable solution."
"SolarWinds Virtualization Manager optimizes VM performance and virtualization."
"The most valuable features of SolarWinds Virtualization Manager are the non-Windows servers' monitoring and capacity planning."
 

Cons

"Quest Foglight for Virtualization's integration needs enhancement."
"The problem or issue with the product is related to its pricing."
"SolarWinds needs to support integration with other virtualization platforms like KVM or Linux-based systems."
"SolarWinds needs to support integration with other virtualization platforms like KVM or Linux-based systems."
"The SolarWinds Virtualization Manager platform in general can have a better response time in the performance."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The product is affordable."
"The maintenance and support are a part of the package, meaning it is included in the product's price."
"The is an annual subscription needed to use this solution."
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Top Industries

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Financial Services Firm
15%
Computer Software Company
12%
Government
11%
Healthcare Company
7%
 

Company Size

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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Quest Foglight for Virtualization?
The product is stable and easy to set up. It provides minimum false alarms.
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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Quest Foglight for Virtualization?
The product is affordable. I rate the pricing a seven out of ten.
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What needs improvement with Quest Foglight for Virtualization?
Quest Foglight for Virtualization's integration needs enhancement.
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What do you like most about SolarWinds Virtualization Manager?
SolarWinds Virtualization Manager is a great tool that is easy to use...It is a stable solution.
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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for SolarWinds Virtualization Manager?
This solution delivers significant cost savings, especially from a capacity perspective. Consistent monitoring is essential in a virtualization environment, and Virtualization Manager, or VMAN as i...
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What needs improvement with SolarWinds Virtualization Manager?
SolarWinds needs to support integration with other virtualization platforms like KVM or Linux-based systems.
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Also Known As

VKernel vScope Explorer, vOPS Server, Vizioncore
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Overview

Foglight for Virtualization provides the holistic insight you need into the health, risk and efficiency of your virtual infrastructure. Reduce operational costs, speed deployments, reduce the performance impact of changes and simplify the complexity of your data center infrastructure with end-to-everything visualization.
Quest Software
SolarWinds Virtualization Manager reduces downtime by 53% and time spent troubleshooting by 59%. Analyze and remediate VM performance problems by viewing active, critical, and warning issues in your environment.
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Sample Customers

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