SQLGrease

About

SQLGrease is ranked #18 of 33 in database monitoring on Inferse. It runs on Web, Windows. There is no free plan. A free trial is offered. Paid plans start at $67.17/mo.

Compared on database monitoring

Free plan

Nosqlgrease.com

Paid from

$79/mosqlgrease.com

Query profiling

Yessqlgrease.com

Wait and lock analysis

Yessqlgrease.com

Execution plans

Yessqlgrease.com

Supported databases

SQL Server 2008, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2022, 2025; Azure SQL Database; Azure Managed Instances; Amazon RDSsqlgrease.com

Deployment model

cloudsqlgrease.com

Facts

Product

SQLGrease monitors SQL Server performance and supports SQL Server versions 2008 through 2025, Azure SQL Database, Azure Managed Instances, and Amazon RDS.sqlgrease.com · 4 Oct 2026

Query diagnostics

It tracks query-level wait events, historical execution plans, response times, CPU, IO, locks, deadlocks, memory, and tempdb usage.sqlgrease.com · 4 Oct 2026

Query Store

Query Store integration maps collected execution plans to Query Store and generates commands to force or unforce plans.sqlgrease.com · 4 Oct 2026

Alerts

Users can configure events and email notifications for conditions such as long executions, waits, blocking, plan changes, and exceeded baselines.sqlgrease.com · 4 Oct 2026

Deployment

A lightweight Windows collector service runs in the customer network and can monitor multiple SQL Server instances.sqlgrease.com · 4 Oct 2026

Data handling

The maker says its collector sends data outbound over HTTPS, and query, deadlock, and execution plan sanitization masks constants before data leaves the customer network.sqlgrease.com · 4 Oct 2026

Permissions

The security page says VIEW SERVER STATE and VIEW ANY DEFINITION are sufficient for collection, with VIEW DATABASE STATE for Azure SQL Database; OS performance counters require sysadmin.sqlgrease.com · 4 Oct 2026

Compliance

SQLGrease says it is audited for SOC 2 compliance by a third party and offers its compliance report upon request.sqlgrease.com · 4 Oct 2026

Trial

The 30-day trial is fully functional and requires no payment information to start.sqlgrease.com · 4 Oct 2026

Plan limits

The pricing page lists storage tiers of 8, 15, and 30 Gig and recommends them for up to 8, 8 to 24, and 24+ CPUs respectively.sqlgrease.com · 4 Oct 2026

Retention

SQLGrease Lite stores only 2 hours of historical data, while regular plans allow more history.sqlgrease.com · 4 Oct 2026

Company

The about page identifies Franklin Yamamoto as founder and CEO and says SQLGrease was built by a small team of technology enthusiasts.sqlgrease.com · 4 Oct 2026

Where it ranks on Inferse

• Best Database Monitoring in 2026#18 of 33

Sources

• sqlgrease.com· checked 4 Oct 2026
• sqlgrease.com/Home/Features· checked 4 Oct 2026
• sqlgrease.com/Home/Security· checked 4 Oct 2026
• sqlgrease.com/Home/PricingOptions· checked 4 Oct 2026
• sqlgrease.com/Home/Pricing· checked 4 Oct 2026
• sqlgrease.com/Home/About· checked 4 Oct 2026