pganalyze

What pganalyze is

pganalyze monitors PostgreSQL production workloads and helps teams investigate query performance and database health. It tracks slowdowns for specific queries over time and collects query plans for slow queries. The Index Advisor identifies missing indexes and offers insight into unused ones. Its VACUUM Advisor provides workload-aware autovacuum tuning guidance, while Alerts & Check-Up detects common database problems and can notify teams through email, Slack, or PagerDuty.

The service supports PostgreSQL and offers API, Linux, web, and self-hosted options. Installation guides cover AWS RDS and Aurora, Azure Flexible Server, Google Cloud SQL and AlloyDB, self-managed installations, Heroku Postgres, Crunchy Bridge, Aiven, Supabase, and Neon. Log Insights and dependent features require the provider to export Postgres logs through syslog.

An open-source collector periodically sends database metrics and metadata snapshots to the app. In the recommended setup, its restricted database role can read system statistics and metadata but cannot query user data or modify the database. pganalyze says it filters sensitive information from normalized query data. Plans start at $149 per month, with a 14-day trial and no free plan. The maker identifies itself as Duboce Labs, Inc.; pganalyze says it began in 2012.

Who it suits

pganalyze suits teams operating PostgreSQL in production who need query analysis, performance tuning, and database-health alerts. It supports managed and self-managed hosting, with self-hosted deployment available for organizations that want data to remain within their own systems.

Limits

The Production plan costs $149 per month and includes one database server, 14 days of historic stats, and 5,000 tables per server. Log Insights and dependent features require Postgres log export via syslog; the Production plan details do not include Log Insights volume.

Getting started

1. Visit the pganalyze website and start the 14-day free trial.
2. Choose a deployment approach: hosted, on-premise, or own-cloud where available.
3. Follow the installation guide for your PostgreSQL host or self-managed installation.
4. Set up the collector with its recommended limited-access database role.
5. Configure alerts through email, Slack, or PagerDuty as needed.

Verdict

Choose pganalyze for PostgreSQL production monitoring, query investigation, and tuning guidance, especially if its supported hosting integrations fit your setup. Consider another option if you need a free plan or cannot export Postgres logs through syslog for Log Insights-dependent features.