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Oracle Enterprise Manager vs Quest Foglight for Databases comparison

 

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Executive Summary

Review summaries and opinions

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

Customer Service

Sentiment score
6.9
Oracle Enterprise Manager's customer service is mixed, with responsiveness praised, but initial-tier resolution times and support experiences vary.
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Room For Improvement

Sentiment score
4.9
Oracle Enterprise Manager struggles with complexity, high costs, and usability issues, requiring improvements in performance, scalability, and user support.
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Setting up the Oracle Enterprise Manager is challenging as it requires setting up a separate server.
 

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
7.2
Oracle Enterprise Manager scales effectively, handling numerous databases and users, despite possible configuration tweaks and hardware considerations.
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Setup Cost

Sentiment score
6.3
Oracle Enterprise Manager's costs vary by features and infrastructure, with potentially high expenses for advanced capabilities and cloud services.
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Stability Issues

No sentiment score available
Oracle Enterprise Manager is stable and reliable, with minor issues in upgrades and performance, rated highly by users.
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Valuable Features

Sentiment score
8.4
Oracle Enterprise Manager enhances database administration with real-time monitoring, easy integration, and proactive issue resolution, improving performance and visibility.
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It also has features like the AWR report, which helps analyze resource usage during specific times.
 

Categories and Ranking

Oracle Enterprise Manager
Ranking in Database Development and Management
1st
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
6.9
Number of Reviews
125
Ranking in other categories
Server Monitoring (4th)
Quest Foglight for Databases
Ranking in Database Development and Management
3rd
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
7.2
Number of Reviews
11
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of November 2024, in the Database Development and Management category, the mindshare of Oracle Enterprise Manager is 7.0%, down from 9.4% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Quest Foglight for Databases is 7.1%, down from 7.6% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Database Development and Management
 

Featured Reviews

Muhammad Usman Muzaffar - PeerSpot reviewer
Provides good stability and has an easy implementation process
It is a good tool for monitoring databases. It enhances the overall visibility within the database The older version of the product works with Flash technology. Although the latest version works with Java, it still requires Flash technology. It should utilize only a Java plugin to visualize your…
Vadim Kulikov - PeerSpot reviewer
Excels at displaying intensive database queries and enables me to address things before they become real problems
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. It could be just the nature of the beast, it could be the fact that it's web-based, as opposed to Spotlight being a fat client running on C#. I use both tools in conjunction with each other; they are a part of the toolset. Foglight might not be as helpful. It's also possible that part of the issue is how Foglight is deployed. We always try to save on cost and because it requires a SQL license, you don't necessarily have the luxury of putting it on a super fast server. It could be related to that. But I have noticed that it's not as responsive for determining, in real time, what's going on. The way I have understood things is that there was an attempt to merge Spotlight functionality with Foglight. They have somewhat done that, even though I still feel that they're not going to be able to completely kill Spotlight. That tool is done so well and it's really serving a purpose in terms of a real-time, very fast analysis of multiple metrics. I don't like what they did with Foglight because it's an attempt to merge. It's like a sports car versus a heavy-duty truck. They are both fantastic, but when you try to jack up a truck to work fast, it doesn't work very well.
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Educational Organization
75%
Financial Services Firm
4%
Computer Software Company
4%
Government
3%
Computer Software Company
15%
Financial Services Firm
14%
Government
8%
Manufacturing Company
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

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 needs improvement with Oracle Enterprise Manager?
The platform's interface could be more streamlined. Currently, there are multiple ways to navigate to a specific point, which can be confusing. Additionally, there could be further enhancements in ...
What do you like most about Quest Foglight for Databases?
One of the hardest things to do in database management is to evaluate performance deviation across time. The adaptive baseline that Quest is using is by far the most helpful. That doesn't necessari...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Quest Foglight for Databases?
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 insta...
What needs improvement with Quest Foglight for Databases?
Quest must release a Spanish version. That's critical because not everyone speaks English in Latin America. It's an excellent product, so it's super important that they offer the application and cu...
 

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Sample Customers

7-Eleven, Halliburton, Cisco, Garmin, Nationwide, Korea Telecom, Allied Irish Bank
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