Best Database Monitoring in 2026
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Database monitoring products help you inspect performance and diagnose what is happening across the databases in your stack. Compare supported databases and deployment model first, then weigh the detail on offer through query profiling, execution plans, and wait and lock analysis. Data retention, free-plan availability, and paid-from pricing add practical points of comparison. The ranked entries begin with Percona Monitoring and Management, DBPLUS Performance Monitor, and pganalyze; DBmarlin and MySQL are also among the first options shown. Use the listed capabilities to narrow down which tools match the systems you need to observe and the kinds of database behavior you need to investigate.
Database Monitoring, one module each.A lit port is something its maker publishes; 11 of 11 with a known API signal have a public API.
- 01 MySQL API yesFREE yesDOCS 7.4Free
- 02 Dynatrace Kubernetes Monitoring API yesFREE yesDOCS 7.3$1.40/mo
- 03 Guance Container Monitoring API yesFREE yesDOCS 7.2Free
- 04 Percona Monitoring and Management API yesFREE yesDOCS 7.1Free
- 05 DBPLUS Performance Monitor API yesDOCS 6.8
- 06 Site24x7 Database Monitoring API yesDOCS 6.8$9/mo
- 07 Atatus API Analytics API yesDOCS 6.6
- 08 LogicMonitor API yesFREE noDOCS 6.6$16/mo
- 09 pganalyze API yesFREE noDOCS 6.6$149/mo
- 10 SolarWinds Database Observability API yesFREE noDOCS 6.6$142/mo
- 11 SolarWinds Database Performance Analyzer API yesDOCS 6.6
- 12 New Relic Kubernetes Monitoring FREE yesDOCS 5.9$29.08/mo
- 13 DBmarlin FREE yesDOCS 5.8Free
- 14 Grafana Cloud Application Observability FREE yesDOCS 5.8$0.03/mo
- 15 Paessler PRTG Database Monitoring FREE yesDOCS 5.8$16.67/mo
- 16 New Relic Database Monitoring FREE yesDOCS 5.7$10/mo
- 17 PoWA FREE yesDOCS 5.7Free
- 18 XorMon FREE yesDOCS 5.7Free
- 19 ManageEngine Applications Manager FREE yesDOCS 5.5$32.92/mo
- 20 Oracle Enterprise Manager DOCS 5.4
- 21 Quest Spotlight DOCS 5.3
- 22 Redgate SQL Provision DOCS 5.3
- 23 Sematext Container Monitoring DOCS 5.3$2.80/mo
- 24 dbWatch DOCS 5.2
- 25 eG Enterprise FREE noDOCS 5.2$100/mo
Compare all 25 in a table
| # | Platform | Score | Free plan | From | Free plan | Paid from | Query profiling | Wait and lock analysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MySQL | 7.4 | Free plan | Yes | ||||
| 2 | Dynatrace Kubernetes Monitoring | 7.3 | $1.40/mo | No | Yes | Yes | ||
| 3 | Guance Container Monitoring | 7.2 | Free plan | Free | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| 4 | Percona Monitoring and Management | 7.1 | Free plan | Free | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| 5 | DBPLUS Performance Monitor | 6.8 | Yes | Yes | Yes | |||
| 6 | Site24x7 Database Monitoring | 6.8 | $9/mo | Yes | Yes | |||
| 7 | Atatus API Analytics | 6.6 | No | Yes | Yes | |||
| 8 | LogicMonitor | 6.6 | No | $16/mo | No | 16 /mo | ||
| 9 | pganalyze | 6.6 | No | $149/mo | No | 149 /mo | Yes | Yes |
| 10 | SolarWinds Database Observability | 6.6 | No | $142/mo | No | 70 /mo | Yes | Yes |
| 11 | SolarWinds Database Performance Analyzer | 6.6 | No | 142 /mo | Yes | Yes | ||
| 12 | New Relic Kubernetes Monitoring | 5.9 | Free plan | $29.08/mo | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| 13 | DBmarlin | 5.8 | Free plan | Free | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| 14 | Grafana Cloud Application Observability | 5.8 | Free plan | $0.03/mo | Yes | |||
| 15 | Paessler PRTG Database Monitoring | 5.8 | Free plan | $16.67/mo | Yes | 200 /mo | Yes | |
| 16 | New Relic Database Monitoring | 5.7 | Free plan | $10/mo | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| 17 | PoWA | 5.7 | Free plan | Free | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| 18 | XorMon | 5.7 | Free plan | Free | Yes | |||
| 19 | ManageEngine Applications Manager | 5.5 | Free plan | $32.92/mo | Yes | |||
| 20 | Oracle Enterprise Manager | 5.4 | ||||||
| 21 | Quest Spotlight | 5.3 | Yes | Yes | ||||
| 22 | Redgate SQL Provision | 5.3 | No | Yes | Yes | |||
| 23 | Sematext Container Monitoring | 5.3 | $2.80/mo | Yes | Yes | |||
| 24 | dbWatch | 5.2 | No | Yes | Yes | |||
| 25 | eG Enterprise | 5.2 | No | $100/mo | No | 100 /mo |
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