AI SQL Tuner Studio vs DBmarlin

AI SQL Tuner Studio is a Windows tool for analyzing and tuning SQL queries. Its supported databases include Microsoft SQL Server, Azure SQL Database, and Azure SQL Managed Instance. The listed capabilities cover query analysis, wait and lock analysis, and query plan capture, giving database users several ways to examine query behavior. The free plan costs nothing and is limited to SQL Server Developer Edition. Paid plans are billed monthly: Standard costs $10 a month and Pro costs $15 a month, and each lists up to 2 server connections. Corporate costs $20 a month and lists unlimited server connections. The site also lists a 14-day trial. The product is listed for Windows, rather than web or mobile platforms. Buyers can compare the free edition's database-edition restriction with paid plans' connection allowances when deciding which plan fits their setup.

DBmarlin monitors database performance and tracks changes to help teams identify where SQL execution time goes. It captures SQL statement text and wait states, and automatically detects changes to schema objects, database parameters and explain plans. Its AI Co-pilot provides database tuning insights and advice. DBmarlin is available self-hosted or in the cloud, with Linux, Windows and web platforms listed. The free Starter licence covers one database instance, unlimited users and no time limit. Premium is listed at £999/year per licence and includes priority support; monthly pricing is unavailable, and prices exclude tax. Supported databases include MySQL, PostgreSQL, MariaDB, CockroachDB, SAP HANA, SQL Server, IBM Db2, Oracle, SAP ASE, Informix, MongoDB and Snowflake. Listed integrations include Datadog, Grafana, Harness, Instana, Jenkins, Liquibase, New Relic and Splunk Observability Cloud. Licensing counts active instances, databases or nodes depending on the technology. SAP HANA pricing is marked beta, with pricing to be confirmed. The download page requests a first name, last name and work email to access downloads.