Best Database Performance Monitoring Software in 2026
Updated
In short: Percona Monitoring and Management is ranked #1 of 15 as of 2 October 2026, ahead of pganalyze and DBmarlin. The best-ranked option with a free plan is DBmarlin. The lowest first paid tier on this page is Google Cloud SQL at $0.04/mo.
15 database performance monitoring software ranked on what their makers publish — plans and prices, free tiers, platforms and the facts on their own pages.
| # | Platform | Score | Why | From | Free plan | Paid from | Supported databases | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Percona Monitoring and Management | 8.7 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | Free | Yes | — | — | View |
| 2 | pganalyze | 7.5 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | $149/mo | No | 149 /mo | — | View |
| 3 | DBmarlin | 7.2 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | Free | Yes | — | — | View |
| 4 | Amazon RDS | 7.2 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | Free | No | — | — | View |
| 5 | MySQL | 7.1 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | Yes | — | — | View |
| 6 | Google Cloud SQL | 6.5 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | $0.04/mo | No | — | — | View |
| 7 | pgwatch | 6.4 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | Free | — | — | PostgreSQL | View |
| 8 | AimBetter | 6.3 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | $110/mo | No | — | Microsoft SQL Server; Oracle | View |
| 9 |  Site24x7 Database Monitoring | 6.2 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | — | — | — | View |
| 10 |  SolarWinds Database Performance Analyzer | 6.0 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | No | 142 /mo | — | View |
| 11 |  dbWatch | 5.6 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | No | — | — | View |
| 12 |  IDERA SQL Diagnostic Manager | 5.6 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | No | — | — | View |
| 13 |  SolarWinds SQL Sentry | 5.4 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | No | — | — | View |
| 14 |  SQLStream | 5.3 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | No | — | PostgreSQL, MySQL | View |
| 15 | Quest Spotlight | 5.2 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | — | — | — | View |
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Questions about this list
Which database performance monitoring software is ranked first on Inferse?
Percona Monitoring and Management is ranked #1 of 15 with a score of 8.7. pganalyze is second and DBmarlin third.
How many of these have a free plan?
5 of the 15 on this page publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
Which is the cheapest paid option?
On this page, Google Cloud SQL has the lowest first paid tier we found: $0.04/mo.
How is this list ranked?
Ranked on what each maker publishes, open and connectable first: a public API, open-source code, the depth of its documentation and a free tier to try it on. Model lists are sorted by the figure in their title, exactly as each provider publishes it. Paid placements never change a rank.