AimBetter vs Quest Foglight for Databases

AimBetter monitors database and application performance and provides real-time, AI-powered root-cause analysis for IT and DBA teams. Its visibility includes queries, locks, failures, operating systems, databases, and web activity. AimBetter says its AI analyzes query plans while queries run to recommend indexes. Supported databases include SQL Server and Oracle on Windows and Linux, plus cloud SQL Server and Oracle on Azure and Amazon RDS; MySQL and PostgreSQL are described as roadmap items. Webhooks connect with services such as Zapier, Nagios, Zabbix, ServiceNow, Salesforce, monday.com, Slack, and Trello. A mobile app provides access to critical metrics and alerts. Security features listed include encryption in transit and at rest, least-privilege agent access without direct database content access, and web controls such as two-factor authentication and single sign-on. Pricing is on request, with a starting price of $110 a month per server; a 7-day trial is available. The agent averages about 0.5% CPU and less than 500 MB of RAM.

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