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Amazon RDS vs pgwatch

Amazon RDS

aws.amazon.com

pgwatch

cybertec-postgresql.com

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FigureAmazon RDSpgwatch
Price fromFreeFree
Free planYesYes
Free trialYes—
Open source——
WebYesYes
APIYes—
Self-hostedYesYes
Plans published61
Spec score · Database Performance Monitoring Software8.8 (#3)8.2 (#7)
Founded20062000
HeadquartersSeattle, Washington, United StatesWöllersdorf, Austria

Plans

Amazon RDS

  • AWS Free TierFree
  • AWS Free Tier for RDSFree
  • On-demandPrice not published
  • On-Demand InstancesPrice not published
  • Reserved InstancePrice not published
  • Reserved InstancesPrice not published

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pgwatch

  • Open SourceFree

pgwatch pricing →

In their own words

Amazon RDS

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pgwatch

pgwatch is a free, open-source metrics collector and visualization solution for PostgreSQL databases. A remote daemon periodically connects to databases and reads PostgreSQL statistics using a normal database user, without special database rights or server-side extensions. Grafana presents the metrics and lets users add graphs; optional alerts can go through Mail, Slack, or PagerDuty. Metrics can be extended using pure SQL, and supported storage options include PostgreSQL, Prometheus, JSON File, and RPC. A built-in web interface manages databases and metric definitions and displays logs. pgwatch supports PostgreSQL 14 and newer, including single instances, high-availability clusters, pooled environments using PgBouncer or Pgpool II, and Patroni cluster managers. It is self-hosted, with a one-minute Docker installation described alongside custom installation options. The FAQ says it can be deployed fully on premises. Some operating-system metrics may be unavailable on cloud-managed PostgreSQL services because of platform restrictions.

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