Best Database Monitoring in 2026
Updated
Keeping databases reliable means understanding what queries are doing and where delays or contention arise. Compare query profiling and execution plans with wait and lock analysis, then check supported databases and deployment model for fit with your environment. Data retention and free-plan availability add useful scope details, while “Paid from” gives a pricing point to consider. Among the named options are Guance Container Monitoring, MySQL, and Dynatrace Kubernetes Monitoring. The listed criteria can help you focus on the kinds of database activity you need to inspect and the platforms your team works with.
35ranked
12free plans on this page
$0.03/molowest paid tier
11 Oct 2026last checked
Database Monitoring, ranked on how quickly a newcomer can get going.25 of 25 products with recorded free access can be tried for free.
- 1 Guance Container MonitoringFree plan
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 2 MySQLFree plan
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 3 Dynatrace Kubernetes MonitoringPaid from $1.40/mo
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 4 Paessler PRTG Database MonitoringPaid from $16.67/mo
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 5 Grafana Cloud Application ObservabilityPaid from $0.03/mo
- Free to practise on: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 6 New Relic Kubernetes MonitoringPaid from $29.08/mo
- Free to practise on: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 7 Site24x7 Database MonitoringPaid from $9/mo
- Free trial: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 8 Percona Monitoring and ManagementFree plan
- Free to practise on: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: no
- 9 PoWAFree plan
- Free to practise on: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: no
- 10 DBmarlinFree plan
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: no
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 11 Google Cloud Database CenterFree plan
- Free to practise on: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: no
- 12 ManageEngine Applications ManagerPaid from $32.92/mo
- Free to practise on: yes
- Well documented: no
- Runs where you work: yes
- 13 Redgate SQL Provision
- Free trial: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 14 Sematext Container MonitoringPaid from $2.80/mo
- Free trial: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: no
- 15 DBPLUS Performance Monitor
- Free trial: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: no
- 16 New Relic Database MonitoringPaid from $10/mo
- Free to practise on: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: no
- 17 Quest Spotlight
- Free trial: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: no
- 18 XorMonFree plan
- Free to practise on: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: no
- 19 dbWatch
- Free trial: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 20 eG EnterprisePaid from $100/mo
- Free to practise on: no
- Free trial: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 21 LogicMonitorPaid from $16/mo
- Free to practise on: no
- Free trial: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 22 OkmeterPaid from $5/mo
- Free to practise on: no
- Free trial: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: no
- 23 pganalyzePaid from $149/mo
- Free to practise on: no
- Free trial: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: no
- 24 SolarWinds Database ObservabilityPaid from $142/mo
- Free to practise on: no
- Free trial: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 25 SQLGreasePaid from $67.17/mo
- Free to practise on: no
- Free trial: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: no
Compare all 25 in a table
| # | Platform | Score | Free plan | From | Free plan | Paid from | Query profiling | Wait and lock analysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Guance Container Monitoring | 7.9 | Free plan | Free | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| 2 | MySQL | 7.9 | Free plan | Yes | ||||
| 3 | Dynatrace Kubernetes Monitoring | 7.8 | $1.40/mo | No | Yes | Yes | ||
| 4 | Paessler PRTG Database Monitoring | 7.8 | Free plan | $16.67/mo | Yes | 200 /mo | Yes | |
| 5 | Grafana Cloud Application Observability | 7.2 | Free plan | $0.03/mo | Yes | |||
| 6 | New Relic Kubernetes Monitoring | 7.2 | Free plan | $29.08/mo | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| 7 | Site24x7 Database Monitoring | 7.1 | $9/mo | Yes | Yes | |||
| 8 | Percona Monitoring and Management | 6.9 | Free plan | Free | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| 9 | PoWA | 6.9 | Free plan | Free | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| 10 | DBmarlin | 6.8 | Free plan | Free | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| 11 | Google Cloud Database Center | 6.8 | Free plan | Free | Yes | Yes | ||
| 12 | ManageEngine Applications Manager | 6.8 | Free plan | $32.92/mo | Yes | |||
| 13 | Redgate SQL Provision | 6.8 | No | Yes | Yes | |||
| 14 | Sematext Container Monitoring | 6.8 | $2.80/mo | Yes | Yes | |||
| 15 | DBPLUS Performance Monitor | 6.7 | Yes | Yes | Yes | |||
| 16 | New Relic Database Monitoring | 6.7 | Free plan | $10/mo | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| 17 | Quest Spotlight | 6.7 | Yes | Yes | ||||
| 18 | XorMon | 6.7 | Free plan | Free | Yes | |||
| 19 | dbWatch | 6.6 | No | Yes | Yes | |||
| 20 | eG Enterprise | 6.6 | No | $100/mo | No | 100 /mo | ||
| 21 | LogicMonitor | 6.6 | No | $16/mo | No | 16 /mo | ||
| 22 | Okmeter | 6.6 | No | $5/mo | No | 5 /mo | Yes | Yes |
| 23 | pganalyze | 6.6 | No | $149/mo | No | 149 /mo | Yes | Yes |
| 24 | SolarWinds Database Observability | 6.6 | No | $142/mo | No | 70 /mo | Yes | Yes |
| 25 | SQLGrease | 6.6 | No | $67.17/mo | No | 79 /mo | Yes | Yes |
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