9 Best Database Monitoring Tools of 2026

1. 1

   Datadog Database Monitoring

   A query-level database monitoring product inside the Datadog platform, billed per database host.

   8.7overall

   A query-level database monitoring product inside the Datadog platform, billed per database host.

   Best forSRE and platform teams already on Datadog APM

   Adoption data

   4,860Datadog had about 4,860 customers with $100,000 or more in annual recurring revenue on September 30, 2026, up 20% in a year.

   Datadog, Datadog Announces Third Quarter 2026 Financial Results (Form 8-K, Exhibit 99.1) (2026): “As of September 30, 2026, we had about 4,860 customers with ARR of $100,000 or more, an increase of 20% from about 4,060 as of September 30, 2025.”

   Datadog Database Monitoring (DBM) is the strongest choice when database work and application work happen in the same tool. Datadog's documentation lists support for self-hosted and managed Postgres, MySQL, MariaDB, Oracle, SQL Server, MongoDB, Amazon DocumentDB, ClickHouse and IBM Db2, the broadest list here. The product page describes wait event load analysis, a blocking query view that finds root blockers, query metrics such as average latency and rows read over time, and recommendations for indexes and query rewrites. Its main advantage over DBA-focused tools is correlation: explain plans and query metrics sit next to APM traces, so an SRE can follow a slow endpoint down to one statement. The cost is the catch. The pricing list shows $70 per database host per month billed annually and $84 month to month, on top of any infrastructure or APM hosts. We compared documented features and published prices and did not run the product.

   Strengths

   • +Widest engine coverage in this list, nine database types in the docs
   • +Links slow queries to the services and traces that call them
   • +Public per-host price on the Datadog pricing list

   Limitations

   • −$70 per database host is the highest published per-host rate here
   • −Billed separately from infrastructure and APM, so a full stack costs more
   • −Datadog's free tier does not include Database Monitoring

   SummaryDatadog Database Monitoring is the best choice for SRE teams already on Datadog because it ties query metrics and explain plans to APM traces across nine database engines. Budget $70 per database host per month on top of other Datadog products.

2. 2

   Dynatrace

   A full-stack observability platform with database monitoring and AI root cause analysis, sold under an annual platform commitment.

   8.5overall

   A full-stack observability platform with database monitoring and AI root cause analysis, sold under an annual platform commitment.

   Best forlarge enterprises standardizing on one platform

   Adoption data

   $2,207 millionDynatrace reported total annual recurring revenue of $2,207 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2026, up 16% from a year earlier.

   Dynatrace, Dynatrace Reports Second Quarter Fiscal Year 2027 Financial Results (Form 8-K, Exhibit 99.1) (2026): “Total ARR of $2,207 million, an increase of 16% on an as reported and constant currency basis”

   Dynatrace treats databases as one layer of a full-stack platform rather than as a separate product. Its database monitoring page lists Amazon RDS, Google Cloud SQL, MySQL, Microsoft SQL Server, Oracle Database and PostgreSQL, and says the platform identifies slow queries, inefficient execution plans and resource contention automatically. Database metrics are correlated with application health and SLO tracking, which helps an SRE judge whether a database slowdown is hurting users. Adoption is well documented: Dynatrace reported $2,207 million of total ARR for the quarter ended September 30, 2026. Pricing is published but layered. The pricing page lists Foundation and Discovery at $7 per host per month, Infrastructure Monitoring at $29 and Full-Stack Monitoring at $58 per 8 GiB host, all drawn from a minimum annual commitment. The $7 tier covers basic host health, so plan for a higher tier when you need query analysis. We compared documented features and published prices.

   Strengths

   • +Second largest disclosed revenue base in this list, $2,207 million of ARR
   • +No per-seat fees, so every DBA and developer can log in
   • +Database data sits in the same platform as traces, logs and user experience

   Limitations

   • −Requires a minimum annual spend commitment under the platform subscription
   • −The $7 entry tier covers basic host health, not deep database analysis
   • −Six named database platforms on the product page, fewer than Datadog or Site24x7

   SummaryDynatrace is the best choice for enterprises that want database, application and user monitoring under one contract because it includes unlimited seats and automatic root cause analysis. Smaller teams may find the annual commitment heavy.

3. 3

   Percona Monitoring and Management

   An open source monitoring and management tool for MySQL, PostgreSQL and MongoDB from Percona.

   8.2overall

   An open source monitoring and management tool for MySQL, PostgreSQL and MongoDB from Percona.

   Best forteams on a budget running open source databases

   Percona Monitoring and Management (PMM) is the strongest free option for teams that run MySQL, PostgreSQL or MongoDB. Percona describes it as an open source database observability, monitoring and management tool for those three engines and the servers they run on, so there is no license fee. Query Analytics ranks every query by load and lets a DBA drill from the fleet down to one statement, view explain plans and slice by parameter. Engine-specific dashboards cover InnoDB, MyRocks and WiredTiger metrics, and Percona Advisors run background checks for security gaps, misconfigurations and performance issues. Alerting supports more than 15 notification channels, and PMM also schedules backups with point-in-time recovery for MySQL and MongoDB. The limits are scope and effort: there is no SQL Server or Oracle coverage, and you run the PMM server yourself. Percona does not publish a PMM user count, so we scored adoption conservatively. We compared documented features.

   Strengths

   • +No license fee for the software
   • +One Query Analytics view works the same for all three engines
   • +Adds backup and restore, which most monitoring tools leave out

   Limitations

   • −No SQL Server or Oracle support
   • −You host, upgrade and scale the PMM server yourself
   • −Percona publishes no user or customer count for PMM

   SummaryPercona Monitoring and Management is the best free database monitoring tool for MySQL, PostgreSQL and MongoDB because it is open source and includes Query Analytics for all three. Teams with SQL Server or Oracle need another tool.

4. 4

   pganalyze

   A Postgres-only performance product with index, query and VACUUM advisors.

   8.1overall

   A Postgres-only performance product with index, query and VACUUM advisors.

   Best forengineering teams that run PostgreSQL

   Adoption data

   700+pganalyze says more than 700 teams, including Notion, Auto Trader UK and Fivetran, use its Postgres performance product.

   pganalyze, pganalyze: Postgres performance optimization (2026): “More than 700 teams, including Notion, Auto Trader UK, and Fivetran, use it through the cloud service or self-host with pganalyze Enterprise Server.”

   pganalyze does one database and goes deeper on it than the general platforms. It collects per-query statistics, wait events and EXPLAIN plans through auto_explain, then turns them into advice: the Index Advisor tries hundreds of index combinations with What If analysis, and the VACUUM Advisor suggests per-table autovacuum settings to control bloat. Log Insights parses Postgres logs into structured data and applies more than 100 PII filters. The site has setup guides for Amazon RDS and Aurora, Google Cloud SQL and AlloyDB, Azure, Heroku, Supabase, Neon and self-managed servers. Pricing is public: Production is $149 per month for one server with 14 days of history, and Scale is $399 per month for four servers plus $100 for each extra, with 35 days of history. Every plan has unlimited users. pganalyze says more than 700 teams use it. It does not monitor MySQL, SQL Server or other engines. We compared documented features and published prices.

   Strengths

   • +Unlimited users on every plan
   • +Collector is open source and reads only statistics and metadata
   • +Self-hosted Enterprise Server option for regulated teams

   Limitations

   • −PostgreSQL only
   • −Production plan keeps just 14 days of history
   • −Query plans and VACUUM Advisor start on the $399 Scale plan

   Summarypganalyze is the best choice for PostgreSQL teams because its Index and VACUUM Advisors give concrete tuning advice, from $149 per month per server. Mixed-engine shops need a broader tool.

5. 5

   Redgate Monitor

   A multi-platform database monitoring tool for SQL Server, PostgreSQL, Oracle, MySQL and MongoDB, self-hosted or SaaS.

   8.1overall

   A multi-platform database monitoring tool for SQL Server, PostgreSQL, Oracle, MySQL and MongoDB, self-hosted or SaaS.

   Best forDBAs running large SQL Server estates

   Adoption data

   200,000+Redgate says more than 200,000 data professionals, including 92% of the Fortune 100, rely on its database tools; the figure covers its whole product range, not only Redgate Monitor.

   Redgate, About Redgate (2026): “More than 200,000 data professionals across the globe, including 92% of the Fortune 100, rely on Redgate’s solutions to enable automation, resilience and efficiency throughout the database lifecycle”

   Redgate Monitor comes from a vendor with more than 25 years in SQL Server tooling, and it shows in the estate-level features. The product page lists SQL Server, PostgreSQL, Oracle, MySQL and MongoDB from a single dashboard, on premises, in the cloud or hybrid, with self-hosted and SaaS editions. Beyond query performance and alerting, it tracks deployments to catch bad releases and reports on configurations, access rights, patches, backups and disk use, which matters for audits. Licensing is per server per year: one license covers every instance on a server, five Azure SQL Databases or one cloud PaaS node such as Amazon RDS or Aurora. Redgate says more than 200,000 data professionals, including 92% of the Fortune 100, use its tools, though that figure covers its whole range. The pricing calculator did not show USD rates from our location, so the price is marked pending. We compared documented features.

   Strengths

   • +One license covers every instance on a server
   • +A license can cover up to 5 Azure SQL Databases
   • +Choice of self-hosted or SaaS deployment

   Limitations

   • −USD prices load in a calculator and could not be confirmed here
   • −Per-server annual licensing, with volume tiers above 20 servers by quote
   • −Adoption figure covers all Redgate products

   SummaryRedgate Monitor is the best choice for DBAs who run large SQL Server estates because one license covers every instance on a server and it adds audit and deployment reporting. Confirm USD pricing in Redgate's calculator.

6. 6

   New Relic

   A usage-priced observability platform with database integrations and a permanent free tier.

   8.0overall

   A usage-priced observability platform with database integrations and a permanent free tier.

   Best forsmall teams that want database metrics free

   New Relic approaches database monitoring as part of a usage-priced platform rather than as a separately billed product. Database metrics arrive through on-host integrations; the PostgreSQL integration documentation shows a setting that turns on query performance monitoring with response time and count thresholds. That data sits next to APM traces, infrastructure and logs. The draw is the price model. The pricing page lists a perpetual free tier with 100 GB of ingest a month and one full platform user, and Standard costs $10 for the first full user and $99 for each additional user up to five, with unlimited free basic users. Larger teams move to Pro at $349 per full user per month on annual terms. Setup is more manual than in DBA-focused tools, and New Relic does not publish a customer count, so we scored adoption conservatively. We compared documented features and published prices.

   Strengths

   • +Most generous free data allowance in this list
   • +Database metrics come with APM and logs at no extra product fee
   • +Usage pricing scales down for small estates

   Limitations

   • −Full platform users cost $99 each after the first on Standard
   • −Query monitoring is set up per integration in config files
   • −New Relic is private and publishes no customer count

   SummaryNew Relic is the best choice for small teams that want database metrics without a license fee because its free tier includes 100 GB of ingest a month. Teams that need many full users should price Pro carefully.

7. 7

   SolarWinds Database Observability

   SolarWinds' database monitoring, sold as Database Observability in SolarWinds Observability SaaS and as the self-hosted Database Performance Analyzer.

   7.8overall

   SolarWinds' database monitoring, sold as Database Observability in SolarWinds Observability SaaS and as the self-hosted Database Performance Analyzer.

   Best forDBAs who tune with wait-time analysis

   SolarWinds sells database monitoring two ways. Database Performance Analyzer (DPA) is the self-hosted product that many DBAs know for wait-time analysis: it ranks SQL statements by what they wait on, reports longest I/O waits and daily peaks, and offers tuning advisors. SolarWinds lists SQL Server including Azure SQL, Oracle, MySQL, MariaDB, PostgreSQL and SAP HANA, and says the agentless design uses less than 1% of resources. DPA also maps database response time to VMware vSphere metrics, which helps when a VM host is the real bottleneck. The same approach is offered as Database Observability in SolarWinds Observability SaaS, priced from $70 per database instance per month on multi-year contracts billed annually, where an instance counts when its agent sent telemetry the previous day. DPA itself is quote-based with a 14-day trial. SolarWinds does not publish a database customer count, so adoption is scored conservatively. We compared documented features and published prices.

   Strengths

   • +Long-standing wait-time method for finding the statement that is slow
   • +Choice of SaaS or self-hosted deployment
   • +Published SaaS price per database instance

   Limitations

   • −$70 SaaS rate applies to multi-year contracts billed annually
   • −Self-hosted DPA pricing is by quote
   • −SolarWinds publishes no product-level customer count we could cite

   SummarySolarWinds Database Observability is the best choice for DBAs who tune by wait time because DPA ranks statements by what they wait on across six database platforms. Read the contract terms behind the $70 rate.

8. 8

   Idera SQL Diagnostic Manager

   An agentless SQL Server monitoring tool priced per instance, with no ingest fees.

   7.7overall

   An agentless SQL Server monitoring tool priced per instance, with no ingest fees.

   Best forSQL Server shops that want per-instance pricing

   Adoption data

   50,000+Idera says more than 50,000 database professionals use SQL Diagnostic Manager.

   Idera, SQL Diagnostic Manager | SQL Server Database Observability (2026): “Trusted by 50,000+ database professionals worldwide”

   Idera SQL Diagnostic Manager (SQL DM) is built for SQL Server DBAs who want deep instance diagnostics without agents. The product page says it collects data agentlessly across on-premises servers, VMware and Hyper-V, Azure SQL Database and Managed Instance, AWS RDS and GCP. Adaptive baselines learn each server's normal behavior so alerts fire on anomalies rather than fixed thresholds. Deadlocks are captured and drawn automatically, and wait statistics break down by database, user, application and query. Alerts can run a remediation script, open a ServiceNow ticket or send an SNMP trap, and configuration templates help roll out the same settings to hundreds of servers. History stays in a repository the customer owns. Pricing starts at $1,247 per instance with volume pricing by quote and no ingest fees. Idera says more than 50,000 database professionals use it. The product covers only SQL Server. We compared documented features and published prices.

   Strengths

   • +No per-GB ingest fees
   • +Monitoring history in a repository the customer owns
   • +Configuration templates for rolling out to many servers

   Limitations

   • −SQL Server only in this product (MySQL is a separate product)
   • −$1,247 per instance is a large upfront outlay
   • −Volume pricing needs a sales quote

   SummaryIdera SQL Diagnostic Manager is the best choice for SQL Server teams that want fixed per-instance costs because it charges from $1,247 per instance with no ingest fees. It does not cover other engines.

9. 9

   Site24x7

   A low-cost cloud monitoring service from Zoho's ManageEngine division that includes database monitors.

   7.7overall

   A low-cost cloud monitoring service from Zoho's ManageEngine division that includes database monitors.

   Best forsmall IT teams on a tight budget

   Site24x7, from Zoho's ManageEngine division, is the cheapest way on this list to put database health on the same screen as servers and websites. Its database monitoring page lists Microsoft SQL Server, MySQL, Amazon RDS and Aurora, Oracle, SAP HANA, MongoDB and MongoDB Atlas, PostgreSQL, DB2, Cassandra, CouchDB, VoltDB and ClickHouse, with custom query monitors for Postgres and DB2. It flags slow queries, lock contention and resource bottlenecks and tracks metrics such as the InnoDB buffer pool and PostgreSQL dead tuples. Licensing is simple: each database server uses an advanced monitor license that covers 10 databases. The pricing page lists Infrastructure Monitoring Lite at $9 per month paid annually with two servers, a 30-day free trial and a free plan for uptime checks. Query diagnostics are lighter than in specialist tools, and Site24x7 publishes no customer count we could cite. We compared documented features and published prices.

   Strengths

   • +Lowest paid entry price in this list
   • +Free forever plan for uptime checks on up to 50 resources
   • +Wide engine list, including Cassandra and ClickHouse

   Limitations

   • −Less query-level depth than pganalyze or Datadog
   • −Database servers use advanced monitor licenses
   • −No citable customer count for Site24x7

   SummarySite24x7 is the best choice for small IT teams on a budget because paid monitoring starts at $9 per month and covers more than ten database engines. DBAs who tune queries daily will want a deeper tool.

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