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Best Database Monitoring in 2026

Database monitoring tools help you examine database performance and investigate activity in the systems you use. Compare supported databases and deployment model with query profiling and execution plans to see what diagnostic detail and operating options are listed.

  1. 01 Grafana Cloud Application Observability

    It suits software engineers who need to detect application anomalies and investigate root causes using service health and telemetry signals.

    From $0.03/mo Free plan Web · Windows · macOS · Linux
    9.3 Visit Specs
  2. 02 MySQL
    Free plan Windows · macOS · Linux · API
    9.1 Visit Specs
  3. 03 eG Enterprise

    IT operations, architects, SREs, SMEs, DevOps personnel, and developers needing application, infrastructure, and user-experience monitoring.

    From $100/mo Free trial Web · Windows · Linux · Self-hosted
    8.5 Visit Specs
  4. 04 DBmarlin

    DBmarlin suits teams that need SQL performance analysis and change tracking across its listed database platforms.

    Free plan Web · Windows · Linux · Self-hosted
    8.4 Visit Specs
  5. 05 Paessler PRTG Database Monitoring

    It suits teams monitoring several supported database types that want query timing, availability checks, and configurable alerts.

    From $16.67/mo Free plan Web · Windows · iOS · Android
    8.3 Visit Specs
  6. 06 LogicMonitor

    LogicMonitor suits enterprises, IT teams, and MSPs managing complex hybrid environments across Linux, Windows, cloud, and on-premises systems.

    From $16/mo Free trial Web · Windows · Linux · API
    8.2 Visit Specs
  7. 07 dbWatch

    It suits database teams managing environments from small businesses to large enterprises and database farms.

    Free trial Web · Windows · Linux · Self-hosted
    8.1 Visit Specs
  8. 08 pganalyze

    pganalyze is for teams operating PostgreSQL databases in production that need query analysis, index and vacuum guidance, alerts, or self-hosted deployment.

    From $149/mo Free trial Web · Linux · API · Self-hosted
    8.1 Visit Specs
  9. 09 Google Cloud Database Center
    Free plan Web · API
    8.0 Visit Specs
  10. 10 Oracle Enterprise Manager

    It suits teams managing Oracle databases and engineered systems across on-premises and cloud environments, including those needing monitoring, compliance tools and runbooks.

    Web · Windows · Linux · Self-hosted
    8.0 Visit Specs
  11. 11 SolarWinds Database Observability
    From $142/mo Free trial Web · Windows · Linux · API
    8.0 Visit Specs
  12. 12 DBPLUS Performance Monitor
    Free trial Web · API
    7.9 Visit Specs
  13. 13 Site24x7 Database Monitoring

    It suits teams managing supported databases across cloud and on-premises environments, particularly those needing query investigation, resource reporting or automated corrective actions.

    From $9/mo Free trial Web · Windows · Linux · iOS
    7.9 Visit Specs
  14. 14 Okmeter
    From $5/mo Free trial Web · Linux · Self-hosted
    7.8 Visit Specs
  15. 15 Percona Monitoring and Management

    PMM suits teams managing MySQL, PostgreSQL, or MongoDB across on-premises, cloud, or hybrid environments.

    Free plan Web · Linux · API · Self-hosted
    7.8 Visit Specs
  16. 16 IDERA SQL Diagnostic Manager

    It suits database teams responsible for SQL Server estates across on-premises, virtual, and cloud environments.

    Free trial Web · Windows · Self-hosted
    7.7 Visit Specs
  17. 17 PG Monitoring
    From $59/mo Free trial Web · Self-hosted
    7.7 Visit Specs
  18. 18 Grafana Alerting
    From $0.03/mo Free plan Web · Windows · macOS · Linux
    7.6 Visit Specs
  19. 19 PoWA

    PoWA suits PostgreSQL administrators who want self-hosted charts, query profiling, wait and lock analysis, and tuning data.

    Free plan Web · Linux · Self-hosted
    7.6 Visit Specs
  20. 20 WhaTap Database Monitoring
    From $20/mo Free trial Web
    7.5 Visit Specs
  21. 21 ManageEngine Applications Manager

    It may suit teams monitoring applications and infrastructure across a hybrid environment, particularly those needing tracing, dependency mapping, user monitoring, or log correlation.

    From $32.92/mo Free plan Web · Windows · Linux · iOS
    7.4 Visit Specs
  22. 22 MODWAI
    Free trial Windows · macOS
    7.4 Visit Specs
  23. 23 SolarWinds Database Performance Analyzer

    It suits DBAs, DevOps teams, and application developers responsible for database performance across mixed environments.

    Free trial Windows · Linux · API · Self-hosted
    7.4 Visit Specs
  24. 24 Quest Spotlight

    It suits database professionals who need self-hosted monitoring, diagnostics, and tuning analysis across supported SQL Server and other listed database environments.

    Free trial Windows · Self-hosted
    7.3 Visit Specs
  25. 25 SQLGrease
    From $67.17/mo Free trial Web · Windows
    7.3 Visit Specs
How this list is ordered. Specifiction scores each tool on how fully its maker documents it, whether its prices are published, where the research puts it, the platforms it runs on and whether it can be tried for free (how we rank). Makers can also buy a numbered place (how Specifiction is paid for).

Wait and lock analysis can add another angle for examining database behavior, while data retention is a practical point to review. Guance Container Monitoring, MySQL, and Dynatrace Kubernetes Monitoring are among the entries, alongside Grafana Cloud Application Observability. Consider free-plan availability and paid-from pricing together with the databases and monitoring details relevant to your work.

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