DBmarlin vs SolarWinds SQL Sentry
DBmarlin
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| Figure | DBmarlin | SolarWinds SQL Sentry |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | — |
| Free plan | Yes | — |
| Free trial | — | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | — |
| Self-hosted | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 2 | 1 |
| Spec score · Database Monitoring | 8.4 (#4) | 7.2 (#27) |
| Spec score · Database Performance Monitoring Software | 8.2 (#6) | 7.1 (#17) |
| Founded | 2020 | 1999 |
| Purpose | DBmarlin monitors database performance, tracks changes and helps databases run fast. | SQL Sentry monitors database performance for SQL Server and Azure SQL databases, with root cause analysis and visibility across the data estate. |
| Support | The Premium plan includes priority support. | SolarWinds lists technical support, documentation, training, and a user community of over 200,000 registered members. |
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In their own words
DBmarlin
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.
SolarWinds SQL Sentry
SolarWinds SQL Sentry has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.