Amazon RDS vs pgwatch
Amazon RDS
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| Figure | Amazon RDS | pgwatch |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | Free |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | Yes | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| API | Yes | — |
| Self-hosted | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 6 | 1 |
| Spec score · Database Performance Monitoring Software | 8.8 (#3) | 8.2 (#7) |
| Founded | 2006 | 2000 |
| Headquarters | Seattle, Washington, United States | Wöllersdorf, 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
In their own words
Amazon RDS
Amazon RDS has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.
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.