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Quest Foglight for Databases vs VMware Tanzu Data Solutions comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Jan 23, 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
Quest Foglight optimizes database management by improving efficiency, visibility, and risk reduction, ensuring operational continuity and time savings.
Sentiment score
7.0
VMware Tanzu Data Solutions is cost-efficient, stable, and valuable, offering high uptime without needing open-source alternatives.
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
Quest Foglight for Databases offers reliable, responsive support with rapid issue resolution and valued Premier Support, enhancing customer satisfaction.
Sentiment score
6.7
VMware Tanzu Data Solutions' customer service is mixed, with varying experiences in response times and technical support effectiveness.
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.
 

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
6.9
Quest Foglight efficiently scales database monitoring; users appreciate SQL transition but face challenges with interface and stability.
Sentiment score
7.3
VMware Tanzu Data Solutions offer scalability and adaptability but face challenges with complexity and resource limitations under high workloads.
 

Stability Issues

Sentiment score
8.2
Quest Foglight for Databases is stable, with challenges during updates or large servers, but vendors quickly address issues.
Sentiment score
7.0
VMware Tanzu Data Solutions is stable for most users but experiences performance issues under heavy loads or specific configurations.
I have faced stability issues, mainly due to the storage my organization has, though I am not sure if it's specifically due to the tool.
 

Room For Improvement

Quest Foglight for Databases struggles with performance, reporting, and customization, needing enhancements in communication, monitoring, and user interaction.
VMware Tanzu Data Solutions need stability, scalability, and performance improvements, better integration, and alignment with PostgreSQL features.
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.
 

Setup Cost

Quest Foglight for Databases offers flexible, enterprise pricing, though integration licenses may seem costly, especially in Chile.
VMware Tanzu Data Solutions offers cost-effective open-source options with competitive pricing for enhanced features and optional support.
Pricing is very reasonable.
The pricing is palatable.
 

Valuable Features

Quest Foglight for Databases provides comprehensive monitoring, proactive alerts, and intuitive reporting, enhancing database performance and IT operations efficiency.
VMware Tanzu Data Solutions is praised for its scalability, integration, speed, security, and advanced analytics capabilities.
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 product is not complex; I do not have to create stored procedures, functions, or views.
 

Categories and Ranking

Quest 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
VMware Tanzu Data Solutions
Ranking in Database Development and Management
7th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.0
Number of Reviews
83
Ranking in other categories
Relational Databases Tools (10th), Data Warehouse (7th), Message Queue (MQ) Software (5th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of March 2025, in the Database Development and Management category, the mindshare of Quest Foglight for Databases is 8.2%, up from 7.3% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of VMware Tanzu Data Solutions is 3.0%, down from 3.5% 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.
Sushma Polavarapu - PeerSpot reviewer
Create essential reporting scripts with simplicity but has some operational challenges
We mainly create functions and scripts required for reporting The product is not complex; I do not have to create stored procedures, functions, or views. It's just simple to use. There is general room for improvement. I have been using it for five years. I have faced stability issues, mainly…
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
14%
Financial Services Firm
12%
Government
8%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Financial Services Firm
27%
Computer Software Company
16%
Manufacturing Company
7%
Healthcare Company
4%
 

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.
How does IBM MQ compare with VMware RabbitMQ?
IBM MQ has a great reputation behind it, and this solution is very robust with great stability. It is easy to use, simple to configure and integrates well with our enterprise ecosystem and protocol...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for VMware Tanzu Greenplum?
It’s an open-source solution. There are no expenses for using it.
 

Also Known As

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Greenplum, Pivotal Greenplum, VMware RabbitMQ, VMware Tanzu GemFire, VMware Postgres
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

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General Electric, Conversant, China CITIC Bank, Aridhia, Purdue University
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