Tools that watch database health and query performance: dedicated database monitors built for DBAs, observability platforms with database modules, and open source metrics and log-analysis stacks.
Last updated November 2026. Each listing links to its full profile or guide, which shows its own review date. No vendor paid for inclusion and the order is alphabetical, not a ranking.
All database monitoring listings
Paid
Datadog Database Monitoring
Query metrics, samples and explain plans for eight engines inside Datadog, from $70 per database host per month.
Paid
Dynatrace
Enterprise observability platform with database extensions for PostgreSQL, SQL Server, Oracle, SAP HANA and more.
Freemium
Grafana
Open source dashboards and alerting over Prometheus and SQL databases, plus Grafana Cloud Database Observability.
Paid
Idera SQL Diagnostic Manager
Agentless SQL Server monitoring with adaptive baselines, wait stats and deadlock capture, from $1,247 per instance.
Freemium
ManageEngine Applications Manager
Self-hosted app and infrastructure monitor with agentless database monitors for 50+ database types and a free tier.
Freemium
New Relic
Observability platform with query performance monitoring for PostgreSQL, MySQL and SQL Server.
Free
Percona Monitoring and Management (PMM)
Free open source monitoring and query analytics for MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB and Valkey or Redis.
Paid
pganalyze
PostgreSQL-only monitoring with query, index and VACUUM advice, as SaaS or a self-hosted Enterprise Server.
Free
pgBadger
Free PostgreSQL log analyser that turns log files into HTML reports on queries, errors, locks and vacuum.
Free
pgwatch
Free BSD-licensed PostgreSQL monitoring from CYBERTEC with SQL-defined metrics and Grafana dashboards.
Free
Prometheus
Free Apache 2.0 metrics and alerting system that monitors databases through exporters.
Paid
Redgate Monitor
Multi-engine database monitor, strongest on SQL Server, self-hosted (agentless) or SaaS, per-server subscription.
Paid
SolarWinds Database Performance Analyzer
Agentless wait-time analysis for Oracle, SQL Server, PostgreSQL, MySQL, MariaDB, Db2, SAP HANA and SAP ASE.
Paid
SolarWinds SQL Sentry
Agentless SQL Server, Azure SQL and SSAS performance monitoring with deadlock, blocking and TempDB analysis.
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Comparisons
Redgate MonitorVSSQL Sentry
Two long-standing SQL Server monitoring tools compared.
DatadogVSNew Relic
Two observability platforms compared on database monitoring and pricing.
Database monitoringVSAPM
What each covers, where they overlap, and why teams use both.
Redgate MonitorVSSolarWinds DPA
Estate monitoring against wait-time-based performance analysis.
SQL SentryVSSolarWinds DPA
SolarWinds' SQL Server specialist against its multi-engine wait-time analyser, and the licence they share.
DatadogVSSolarWinds DPA
A cloud observability platform against a dedicated database performance tool.
Datadog Database MonitoringVSRedgate Monitor
Observability-platform database monitoring against a DBA-focused monitor.
PrometheusVSDatadog
Self-run open source metrics against a managed observability service.
pganalyzeVSPercona Monitoring and Management
PostgreSQL monitoring: pganalyze advisors as a paid service vs free, self-hosted, multi-engine Percona PMM.
New RelicVSDynatrace
Database monitoring in two observability platforms: engines, collection, ingest and user pricing vs annual commitment.
GrafanaVSDatadog
Open source Grafana and Grafana Cloud vs Datadog for database monitoring, query analysis and dashboards.
Alternatives and buyer guides
Best Database Monitoring ToolsBest SQL Server Monitoring ToolsBest PostgreSQL Monitoring ToolsBest MySQL Monitoring ToolsBest Open Source Database Monitoring Tools
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