Best Database Monitoring in 2026
Updated
35ranked
2free plans on this page
$10/molowest paid tier
11 Oct 2026last checked
Input list Database Monitoring 10 channels on this page · 56 of 80 spec lines stated by the makers
Ch Tool Free planPaid fromQuery profilingWait and lock analysisExecution plansSupported databasesDeployment modelData retention Spec sheet Score
26 Quest Spotlight Free planPaid fromQuery profilingYesWait and lock analysisYesExecution plansYesSupported databasesMicrosoft SQL Server, Azure SQL Database, Oracle Database, IBM DB2Deployment modelself-hostedData retention 5/8spec lines stated 6.6
27 SolarWinds Database Performance Analyzer Free planNoPaid from$142/moQuery profilingYesWait and lock analysisYesExecution plansYesSupported databasesPostgreSQL, Oracle, Microsoft SQL Server, MySQL, Azure SQL Database, MariaDB, IBM DB2, Amazon Aurora, SAP ASE, Google Cloud SQL, Percona, SAP HANADeployment modelhybridData retention 7/8spec lines stated 6.6
28 XorMon Free planYesPaid fromQuery profilingWait and lock analysisExecution plansSupported databasesDeployment modelData retention 1/8spec lines stated 6.6
29 Atatus API Analytics Free planNoPaid fromQuery profilingYesWait and lock analysisYesExecution plansYesSupported databasesMySQL, MongoDB, Memcached, Redis, PostgreSQL, SQLite, MS SQL, MariaDB, OracleDeployment modelhybridData retention 6/8spec lines stated 6.5
30 New Relic Database Monitoring Free planYesPaid fromQuery profilingYesWait and lock analysisYesExecution plansYesSupported databasesMicrosoft SQL Server, Oracle Database, MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Azure Cosmos DB, Amazon DynamoDBDeployment modelhybridData retention8 /days 7/8spec lines stated 6.5
31 PG Monitoring Free planNoPaid from$59/moQuery profilingYesWait and lock analysisYesExecution plansYesSupported databasesPostgreSQL 13–17Deployment modelhybridData retention 7/8spec lines stated 6.5
32 SolarWinds SQL Sentry Free planNoPaid fromQuery profilingYesWait and lock analysisYesExecution plansYesSupported databasesSQL Server; Azure SQL Database; SQL Server Analysis Services; Amazon RDS for SQL Server; Azure SQL Managed InstanceDeployment modelhybridData retention 6/8spec lines stated 6.5
33 WhaTap Database Monitoring Free planNoPaid from$20/moQuery profilingYesWait and lock analysisYesExecution plansYesSupported databasesMySQL, MariaDB, PostgreSQL, EDB, AgensSQL, Oracle, MSSQL, Tibero, CUBRID, Altibase, Redis, MongoDB, SingleStore, IBM DB2, SAP ASEDeployment modelcloudData retention 7/8spec lines stated 6.5
34 Redgate Monitor Free planNoPaid fromQuery profilingYesWait and lock analysisYesExecution plansYesSupported databasesMicrosoft SQL Server, PostgreSQL, Oracle, MySQL, MongoDBDeployment modelhybridData retention 6/8spec lines stated 6.2
35 Dynatrace Database Monitoring Free planPaid fromQuery profilingYesWait and lock analysisYesExecution plansYesSupported databasesDeployment modelhybridData retention 4/8spec lines stated 5.7
Compare all 10 in a table
| # | Tool | Score | Free plan | Paid from | Query profiling | Wait and lock analysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | Quest Spotlight | 6.6 | Yes | Yes | ||
| 27 | SolarWinds Database Performance Analyzer | 6.6 | No | 142 /mo | Yes | Yes |
| 28 | XorMon | 6.6 | Yes | |||
| 29 | Atatus API Analytics | 6.5 | No | Yes | Yes | |
| 30 | New Relic Database Monitoring | 6.5 | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| 31 | PG Monitoring | 6.5 | No | 59 /mo | Yes | Yes |
| 32 | SolarWinds SQL Sentry | 6.5 | No | Yes | Yes | |
| 33 | WhaTap Database Monitoring | 6.5 | No | 20 /mo | Yes | Yes |
| 34 | Redgate Monitor | 6.2 | No | Yes | Yes | |
| 35 | Dynatrace Database Monitoring | 5.7 | Yes | Yes |
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