Best Database Performance Monitoring Software in 2026
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Keeping a database responsive starts with understanding what is happening across queries, resources, and waits. Compare deployment model and supported databases with query analysis, query plan capture, and wait and lock analysis to see which capabilities match your environment. Resource metrics and history retention add detail about what can be monitored and how long information is kept. Free plan availability and paid-from pricing offer cost points to consider. MySQL, Amazon RDS, and Grafana Cloud Application Observability are among the named options, alongside tools such as pgwatch and Percona Monitoring and Management. Weigh the published features against the databases and performance questions you need to handle.
21ranked
7free plans on this page
$0.03/molowest paid tier
9 Oct 2026last checked
Database Performance Monitoring Software, ranked on how quickly a newcomer can get going.18 of 18 products with recorded free access can be tried for free.
- 1 MySQLFree plan
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 2 Amazon RDSFree plan
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: no
- 3 Grafana Cloud Application ObservabilityPaid from $0.03/mo
- Free to practise on: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 4 Site24x7 Database MonitoringPaid from $9/mo
- Free trial: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 5 pgwatchFree plan
- Free to practise on: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: no
- 6 Google Cloud SQLPaid from $0.04/mo
- Free to practise on: no
- Free trial: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 7 Percona Monitoring and ManagementFree plan
- Free to practise on: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: no
- 8 Redgate SQL Provision
- Free trial: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 9 DBmarlinFree plan
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: no
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 10 Sematext Container MonitoringPaid from $2.80/mo
- Free trial: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: no
- 11 AI SQL Tuner StudioPaid from $10/mo
- Free to practise on: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: no
- 12 dbWatch
- Free trial: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 13 pganalyzePaid from $149/mo
- Free to practise on: no
- Free trial: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: no
- 14 Quest Spotlight
- Free trial: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: no
- 15 IDERA SQL Diagnostic Manager
- Free trial: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: no
- 16 SolarWinds Database Performance Analyzer
- Free trial: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: no
- 17 Atatus API Analytics
- Free trial: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: no
- 18 SolarWinds SQL Sentry
- Free trial: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: no
- 19 AimBetterPaid from $110/mo
- Free to practise on: no
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 20 SQLStream
- Free to practise on: no
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 21 Redgate Monitor
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
Compare all 21 in a table
| # | Platform | Score | Free plan | From | Free plan | Paid from | Supported databases | Query analysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MySQL | 7.9 | Free plan | Yes | ||||
| 2 | Amazon RDS | 7.3 | Free plan | Free | No | |||
| 3 | Grafana Cloud Application Observability | 7.2 | Free plan | $0.03/mo | Yes | |||
| 4 | Site24x7 Database Monitoring | 7.1 | $9/mo | |||||
| 5 | pgwatch | 7.0 | Free plan | Free | PostgreSQL | Yes | ||
| 6 | Google Cloud SQL | 6.8 | No | $0.04/mo | No | |||
| 7 | Percona Monitoring and Management | 6.8 | Free plan | Free | Yes | |||
| 8 | Redgate SQL Provision | 6.8 | No | Microsoft SQL Server, PostgreSQL, Oracle, MySQL, MongoDB | Yes | |||
| 9 | DBmarlin | 6.7 | Free plan | Free | Yes | |||
| 10 | Sematext Container Monitoring | 6.7 | $2.80/mo | |||||
| 11 | AI SQL Tuner Studio | 6.6 | Free plan | $10/mo | Yes | 10 /mo | Microsoft SQL Server; Azure SQL Database; Azure SQL Managed Instance; Microsoft Fabric SQL Database | Yes |
| 12 | dbWatch | 6.6 | No | |||||
| 13 | pganalyze | 6.6 | No | $149/mo | No | 149 /mo | ||
| 14 | Quest Spotlight | 6.6 | ||||||
| 15 | IDERA SQL Diagnostic Manager | 6.5 | No | |||||
| 16 | SolarWinds Database Performance Analyzer | 6.5 | No | 142 /mo | ||||
| 17 | Atatus API Analytics | 6.4 | No | |||||
| 18 | SolarWinds SQL Sentry | 6.4 | No | |||||
| 19 | AimBetter | 6.3 | No | $110/mo | No | Microsoft SQL Server; Oracle | Yes | |
| 20 | SQLStream | 6.0 | No | No | PostgreSQL, MySQL | Yes | ||
| 21 | Redgate Monitor | 5.9 | No | Microsoft SQL Server, PostgreSQL, Oracle, MySQL, MongoDB | Yes |
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