Percona Monitoring and Management vs Quest Foglight for Databases

Percona Monitoring and Management9.3Visit Quest Foglight for Databases9.2Visit

Higher score Percona Monitoring and Management #1 in Database Monitoring 9.3/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 3 of 3 features Visit Percona

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Quest Foglight for Databases #2 in Database Monitoring 9.2/10 Pricing on request · 30-day trial Free trial✓ 3 of 3 features Visit Quest

• Percona Monitoring and Management fits best

  Free, self-hosted multi-database monitoring

• Quest Foglight for Databases fits best

  Large heterogeneous database environments

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Side by side

Feature	Percona Monitoring and Management 9.3/10 Visit ↗	Quest Foglight for Databases 9.2/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.3	9.2
Ranking	#1 in Database Monitoring	#2 in Database Monitoring
Best for	Free, self-hosted multi-database monitoring	Large heterogeneous database environments
Pricing model	Free	Paid
Starting price	Free plan	Pricing on request · 30-day trial
Free plan	✓ (best)	—
Free trial	—	30 days
Deployment	Cloud, Self-hosted	Cloud, Self-hosted
Platforms	Web, Linux	Web
Support	Docs, Community	Docs
Built for	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Percona Monitoring and Management 3/3 · Quest Foglight for Databases 3/3
Query profiling	✓	✓
Wait and lock analysis	✓	✓
Execution plans	✓	✓
Specs
Supported databases	MySQL and variants (Percona Server for MySQL, Percona XtraDB Cluster, MariaDB), MongoDB, PostgreSQL, Valkey/Redis; also Amazon RDS/Aurora, Azure Database, Google Cloud SQL	Oracle, SQL Server, MySQL, PostgreSQL, DB2, SAP ASE, MongoDB, Cassandra, Redis, Azure SQL Databases, Snowflake, Redshift, SAP HANA, Google AlloyDB
Deployment model	Hybrid	Hybrid
Data retention	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Our review
Pros	Free and open-source with hybrid deployment options Deep query profiling, execution plans, and wait/lock analysis Supports databases, cloud services, proxies, and infrastructure monitoring	Monitors many database platforms through one web console Combines workload, query, wait, lock, and change analysis Supports custom reporting, alarms, and multidimensional investigation
Cons	Self-hosted operation requires PMM Server and distributed PMM Clients Backup and restore are specified for MySQL and MongoDB Some advanced query analysis is specified specifically for MongoDB	Standard pricing requires contacting Quest No free plan is offered Broad platform coverage may exceed the needs of focused teams
Our verdict	Percona Monitoring and Management (PMM) is an open-source observability, monitoring, and management platform for database administrators and DevOps teams. It combines database-specific dashboards, performance metrics, Query Analytics,… Read the review →	Quest Foglight for Databases is a monitoring and performance diagnostics platform for DBAs and operations teams responsible for multiple database environments. It provides centralized monitoring, a global database health view, adaptive… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Percona Monitoring and Management — where it wins

  • Free and open-source with hybrid deployment options
  • Deep query profiling, execution plans, and wait/lock analysis
  • Supports databases, cloud services, proxies, and infrastructure monitoring

  Where it doesn't

  • Self-hosted operation requires PMM Server and distributed PMM Clients
  • Backup and restore are specified for MySQL and MongoDB
  • Some advanced query analysis is specified specifically for MongoDB

• Quest Foglight for Databases — where it wins

  • Monitors many database platforms through one web console
  • Combines workload, query, wait, lock, and change analysis
  • Supports custom reporting, alarms, and multidimensional investigation

  Where it doesn't

  • Standard pricing requires contacting Quest
  • No free plan is offered
  • Broad platform coverage may exceed the needs of focused teams

• Percona Monitoring and Management9.3/10 · Free plan

  A free, self-hosted choice for deep monitoring across databases, queries, and infrastructure.

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• Quest Foglight for Databases9.2/10 · Pricing on request · 30-day trial

  A centralized choice for monitoring and analyzing diverse database environments.

  Visit QuestFull verdict →