Quest Foglight for Databases vs DBmarlin

Quest Foglight for Databases9.2Visit DBmarlin7.9Visit

Higher score 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

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DBmarlin #15 in Database Monitoring 7.9/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 3 of 3 features Visit DBmarlin

• Quest Foglight for Databases fits best

  Large heterogeneous database environments

• DBmarlin fits best

  Teams needing broad database coverage

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Side by side

Feature	Quest Foglight for Databases 9.2/10 Visit ↗	DBmarlin 7.9/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.2	7.9
Ranking	#2 in Database Monitoring	#15 in Database Monitoring
Best for	Large heterogeneous database environments	Teams needing broad database coverage
Pricing model	Paid	Free plan + paid
Starting price	Pricing on request · 30-day trial	—
Free plan	—	✓ (best)
Free trial	30 days	—
Deployment	Cloud, Self-hosted	Cloud, Self-hosted
Platforms	Web	Web, Windows, Linux
Support	Docs	Email, Docs
Built for	Mid-market, Enterprise	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Quest Foglight for Databases 3/3 · DBmarlin 3/3
Query profiling	✓	✓
Wait and lock analysis	✓	✓
Execution plans	✓	✓
Specs
Supported databases	Oracle, SQL Server, MySQL, PostgreSQL, DB2, SAP ASE, MongoDB, Cassandra, Redis, Azure SQL Databases, Snowflake, Redshift, SAP HANA, Google AlloyDB	PostgreSQL, MySQL, Oracle, SQL Server, CockroachDB, IBM Db2, MariaDB, SAP HANA, Informix, SAP ASE, MongoDB, Snowflake
Deployment model	Hybrid	Hybrid
Data retention	Not checked yet	8 /days
Our review
Pros	Monitors many database platforms through one web console Combines workload, query, wait, lock, and change analysis Supports custom reporting, alarms, and multidimensional investigation	Supports PostgreSQL, MySQL, Oracle, SQL Server, MongoDB, Snowflake and more Combines wait-state, blocking, plan and change analysis Offers Datadog, Grafana, Jenkins, Splunk and other integrations
Cons	Standard pricing requires contacting Quest No free plan is offered Broad platform coverage may exceed the needs of focused teams	Premium licensing is £999 per licence annually Default second-level data retention is 8 days Advanced coverage may require paid licences for additional databases or nodes
Our verdict	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 →	DBmarlin is a database monitoring and performance analysis product for teams managing relational and cloud database estates. It brings SQL activity, wait states, resource usage, execution plans and database changes into one interface. Its… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• 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

• DBmarlin — where it wins

  • Supports PostgreSQL, MySQL, Oracle, SQL Server, MongoDB, Snowflake and more
  • Combines wait-state, blocking, plan and change analysis
  • Offers Datadog, Grafana, Jenkins, Splunk and other integrations

  Where it doesn't

  • Premium licensing is £999 per licence annually
  • Default second-level data retention is 8 days
  • Advanced coverage may require paid licences for additional databases or nodes

• 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 →
• DBmarlin7.9/10 · Free plan

  Broad database coverage with deep performance analysis and a free starting point.

  Visit DBmarlinFull verdict →