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Best Database Monitoring in 2026

Database monitoring software helps you inspect database activity and investigate performance. Compared on supported databases and deployment model, the entries also distinguish the level of detail available through query profiling, execution plans, and wait and lock analysis. Data retention can help clarify how much history is available, while free-plan availability and paid-from pricing add cost context. Guance Container Monitoring, Dynatrace Kubernetes Monitoring, and Grafana Cloud Application Observability are among the products shown. Consider which databases you need to observe and whether your work calls for query-level detail, execution plans, or insight into waits and locks.

• 38 apps
• Research read 23 Sept 2026
• How the order is worked out

1. 1

   DBmarlin

   Free plan LinuxSelf-hostedWeb+1

   DBmarlin combines SQL performance visibility, change detection and tuning guidance, with multiple deployment options.

   7.7 Free plan · paid from £999/yr Visit site
2. 2 G

   Grafana Cloud Application Observability

   Free plan AndroidAPIExtension+5

   Grafana Cloud Application Observability brings several telemetry types and service-level views together for application investigation.

   7.5 Free plan · paid from $0.03 Visit site
3. 3

   MySQL

   Free plan APILinuxMac+2
   7.4 Free plan Visit site
4. 4

   DBPLUS Performance Monitor

   Free plan APIWeb

   DBPLUS Performance Monitor offers cross-database diagnosis, historical comparison, and query-optimization support in a self-hosted deployment.

   7.3 Free plan · 30-day trial Visit site
5. 5

   Oracle Enterprise Manager

   Free plan LinuxSelf-hostedWeb+1

   Oracle Enterprise Manager brings database operations, monitoring, and compliance tools together for mixed and hybrid environments.

   7.3 Visit site
6. 6

   Paessler PRTG Database Monitoring

   Free plan AndroidiPhoneSelf-hosted+2

   PRTG combines broad database coverage with query, availability, and alert monitoring.

   7.3 Free plan · paid from $200/mo (annual) · 30-day trial Visit site
7. 7

   Google Cloud Database Center

   Free plan APIWeb

   Database Center gives teams a centralized view of database health issues, with recommendations, Gemini assistance and an API.

   7.2 Free plan Visit site
8. 8

   Percona Monitoring and Management

   Free plan APILinuxSelf-hosted+1

   PMM offers database monitoring, query analysis and backup tools without a software price. Its documented Docker setup has substantial CPU, memory and disk recommendations to consider.

   7.2 Free plan Visit site
9. 9 S

   Site24x7 Database Monitoring

   Free plan AndroidAPIiPhone+3

   Site24x7 combines database monitoring and investigation tools with reporting, alerting, and corrective-action automation.

   7.1 30-day trial Visit site
10. 10 P

    PoWA

    Free plan LinuxSelf-hostedWeb

    PoWA provides configurable PostgreSQL monitoring and tuning features, including remote collection and hypothetical index analysis.

    7.0 Free plan Visit site
11. 11 G

    Grafana Alerting

    Free plan LinuxMacWeb+1
    6.8 Free plan · paid from $20/user Visit site
12. 12

    ManageEngine Applications Manager

    Free plan AndroidiPhoneLinux+2

    Applications Manager offers tracing, mapping, real user monitoring and log correlation in a hybrid product.

    6.6 Free plan · paid from $395/yr · 30-day trial Visit site
13. 13 D

    dbWatch

    Free trial LinuxSelf-hostedWeb+1

    Choose dbWatch if your database team needs monitoring and analysis across its supported engines, with hybrid deployment options.

    6.5 Pricing on request Visit site
14. 14 E

    eG Enterprise

    Free trial LinuxSelf-hostedWeb+1

    Choose eG Enterprise if you need monitoring across applications and infrastructure, including transaction tracing and user-experience analysis.

    6.5 From $100/mo · 21-day trial Visit site
15. 15

    XorMon

    Free plan Linux

    Choose XorMon if you want self-hosted, GPL v3 monitoring across a broad infrastructure stack, with a three-month unrestricted trial and a free edition.

    6.5 Free plan · 90-day trial Visit site
16. 16

    LogicMonitor

    Free trial APILinuxWeb+1

    Choose LogicMonitor if your team needs infrastructure monitoring across hybrid environments, with broad coverage, integrations, and AI-assisted alerting.

    6.3 From $16/mo · 15-day trial Visit site
17. 17

    New Relic Database Monitoring

    Free plan Web

    New Relic Database Monitoring offers analysis features across several database systems and a free plan with specified ingest and user allowances.

    6.3 Free plan · paid from $10/user/mo Visit site
18. 18 G

    Guance Database Monitoring

    Free plan Web
    6.2 Free plan Visit site
19. 19 I

    IDERA SQL Diagnostic Manager

    Free trial Self-hostedWebWindows

    Choose SQL Diagnostic Manager if your team needs SQL Server diagnostics, alert automation and coverage across supported cloud environments.

    6.2 From $648 · 14-day trial Visit site
20. 20

    Okmeter

    Free trial LinuxSelf-hostedWeb

    Okmeter combines automatic discovery, broad technology coverage, diagnostics, and frequent alert checks for infrastructure monitoring.

    6.1 From $5/mo Visit site
21. 21

    pganalyze

    Free trial APILinuxSelf-hosted+1

    Choose pganalyze for PostgreSQL production monitoring, query investigation, and tuning guidance, especially if its supported hosting integrations fit your setup.

    6.1 From $149/mo Visit site
22. 22 M

    MODWAI

    Free trial MacWindows

    MODWAI combines broad Oracle monitoring coverage with configurable session recording and several AI providers.

    6.0 7-day trial Visit site
23. 23 S

    SolarWinds Database Observability

    Free trial APILinuxSelf-hosted+2

    Database Observability combines monitoring, diagnosis, and tuning tools for mixed database environments.

    6.0 From $70/mo (annual) · 30-day trial Visit site
24. 24 S

    SolarWinds Database Performance Analyzer

    Free trial APILinuxSelf-hosted+1

    Choose DPA if your team needs database performance analysis across multiple platforms and cloud environments, with real-time monitoring and anomaly detection.

    5.9 From $142/mo (annual) · 14-day trial Visit site
25. 25 P

    PG Monitoring

    Free trial Self-hostedWeb

    PG Monitoring brings PostgreSQL query, health, anomaly, and security monitoring into a web service with a self-hosted component.

    5.8 From $59/mo · 14-day trial Visit site

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