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Best Database Performance Monitoring Software in 2026

Database performance monitoring software can help you inspect database activity and investigate performance issues. Compare deployment models and supported databases with query analysis, query plan capture, and wait and lock analysis. Resource metrics and history retention add detail about what each product monitors and preserves; free-plan availability and paid-from pricing offer cost points to consider. The entries include Grafana Cloud Application Observability, MySQL, and DBmarlin. Use the listed database support and monitoring features to narrow the options to the systems and signals relevant to your environment.

  1. 1

    Amazon RDS

    Free plan APISelf-hostedWeb

    Amazon RDS combines a broad engine selection with managed backups, scaling, and AWS security and monitoring integrations.

    7.5 Visit site
  2. 2

    DBmarlin

    Free plan LinuxSelf-hostedWeb+1

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

    7.5 Free plan · paid from £999/yr Visit site
  3. 3

    Grafana Cloud Application Observability

    Free plan AndroidAPIExtension+5

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

    7.4 Free plan · paid from $0.03 Visit site
  4. 4

    MySQL

    Free plan APILinuxMac+2
    7.3 Free plan Visit site
  5. 5

    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.

    7.3 Free plan Visit site
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    Site24x7 Database Monitoring

    Free plan AndroidAPIiPhone+3

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

    7.0 30-day trial Visit site
  7. 7

    pgwatch

    Free plan Self-hostedWeb

    pgwatch offers database metrics collection, Grafana visualization, and configurable alerts in a self-hosted package.

    6.9 Open source Visit site
  8. 8

    Grafana Alerting

    Free plan LinuxMacWeb+1
    6.7 Free plan · paid from $20/user Visit site
  9. 9

    AI SQL Tuner Studio

    Free plan Windows

    AI SQL Tuner Studio provides several listed forms of SQL analysis for supported Microsoft databases.

    6.4 Free plan · paid from $10/mo · 14-day trial Visit site
  10. 10

    dbWatch

    Free trial LinuxSelf-hostedWeb+1

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

    6.4 Pricing on request Visit site
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    Google Cloud SQL

    by Google Cloud SQL
    Free trial APILinuxMac+2

    Cloud SQL offers managed relational databases with backups, recovery, availability, and migration support.

    6.4 From $0.04 Visit site
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    AimBetter

    Paid AndroidiPhoneLinux+2

    AimBetter pairs broad performance monitoring with query-level analysis and alert access on mobile.

    6.1 Pricing on request · 7-day trial Visit site
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    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.

    6.1 From $648 · 14-day trial Visit site
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    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
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    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
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    Quest Spotlight

    Free trial Self-hostedWindows

    Spotlight brings monitoring, diagnostics, and query-tuning tools together for database teams working with supported systems.

    5.7 Pricing on request Visit site
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    SolarWinds SQL Sentry

    Free trial Self-hostedWebWindows

    SQL Sentry brings database monitoring, query analysis, alerting, and storage forecasting together for supported SQL environments.

    5.7 Pricing on request · 14-day trial Visit site
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    SQLStream

    Paid LinuxMacWeb

    SQLStream combines query monitoring, performance signals, and suggested fixes in a self-hosted setup. Its listed Pro plan is a one-time purchase and supports PostgreSQL and MySQL.

    5.2 From $299 Visit site
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    Datadog Database Monitoring

    Paid Web
    4.9 From $70/mo (annual) · 14-day trial Visit site
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    Atatus Database Monitoring

    Paid Web
    4.7 Pricing on request · 14-day trial Visit site
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    Redgate Monitor

    Paid LinuxWebWindows

    Choose Redgate Monitor if you need database monitoring across its supported systems, with query analysis and a choice of self-hosted or SaaS deployment.

    4.6 14-day trial Visit site
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    IBM Z OMEGAMON AI for Db2

    Paid Web
    4.2 Pricing on request Visit site
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    Quest Foglight for Databases

    Paid Web
    4.0 Pricing on request · 30-day trial Visit site
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    Sematext Database Monitoring

    Paid Web
    4.0 14-day trial Visit site
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    Splunk Database Monitoring

    Paid Web
    3.8 Pricing on request · 14-day trial Visit site

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