SQLGrease

Spec sheet

Product

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

Deployment

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

Trial

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

Compliance

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

Company

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

Alerts

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

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.Read 4 Oct 2026 · sqlgrease.com

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.Read 4 Oct 2026 · sqlgrease.com

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.Read 4 Oct 2026 · sqlgrease.com

Query diagnostics

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

Query Store

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

Retention

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

Plans and prices

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Where Specifiction places it

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