Percona Monitoring and Management vs New Relic Database Monitoring

Percona Monitoring and Management9.3Visit New Relic Database Monitoring6.9Visit

Higher score Percona Monitoring and Management #1 in Database Monitoring 9.3/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 3 of 3 features Visit Percona

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New Relic Database Monitoring #23 in Database Monitoring 6.9/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 3 of 3 features Visit New Relic

• Percona Monitoring and Management fits best

  Free, self-hosted multi-database monitoring

• New Relic Database Monitoring fits best

  Budget-conscious teams wanting broad coverage

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Side by side

Feature	Percona Monitoring and Management 9.3/10 Visit ↗	New Relic Database Monitoring 6.9/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.3	6.9
Ranking	#1 in Database Monitoring	#23 in Database Monitoring
Best for	Free, self-hosted multi-database monitoring	Budget-conscious teams wanting broad coverage
Pricing model	Free	Free plan + paid
Starting price	Free plan	$10/user/mo
Free plan	✓	✓
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud, Self-hosted	Cloud
Platforms	Web, Linux	Web
Integrations	12 integrations	7 integrations
Features Percona Monitoring and Management 3/3 · New Relic Database Monitoring 3/3
Query profiling	✓	✓
Wait and lock analysis	✓	✓
Execution plans	✓	✓
Specs
Supported databases	MySQL and variants (Percona Server for MySQL, Percona XtraDB Cluster, MariaDB), MongoDB, PostgreSQL, Valkey/Redis; also Amazon RDS/Aurora, Azure Database, Google Cloud SQL	Microsoft SQL Server, Oracle Database, MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Azure Cosmos DB, Amazon DynamoDB
Deployment model	Hybrid	Hybrid
Data retention	Not checked yet	8 /days
Our review
Pros	Free and open-source with hybrid deployment options Deep query profiling, execution plans, and wait/lock analysis Supports databases, cloud services, proxies, and infrastructure monitoring	Free monitoring across seven database types Query waits, locks, blocking, and execution plans Correlates database behavior with application dependencies
Cons	Self-hosted operation requires PMM Server and distributed PMM Clients Backup and restore are specified for MySQL and MongoDB Some advanced query analysis is specified specifically for MongoDB	Paid pricing is based on full platform users Data ingest beyond the free allowance is billed separately Advanced support and identity features require paid tiers
Our verdict	Percona Monitoring and Management (PMM) is an open-source observability, monitoring, and management platform for database administrators and DevOps teams. It combines database-specific dashboards, performance metrics, Query Analytics,… Read the review →	New Relic Database Monitoring provides database performance visibility within the New Relic observability platform. It is designed for database administrators, infrastructure teams, developers, and organizations monitoring self-hosted or… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Percona Monitoring and Management — where it wins

  • Free and open-source with hybrid deployment options
  • Deep query profiling, execution plans, and wait/lock analysis
  • Supports databases, cloud services, proxies, and infrastructure monitoring

  Where it doesn't

  • Self-hosted operation requires PMM Server and distributed PMM Clients
  • Backup and restore are specified for MySQL and MongoDB
  • Some advanced query analysis is specified specifically for MongoDB

• New Relic Database Monitoring — where it wins

  • Free monitoring across seven database types
  • Query waits, locks, blocking, and execution plans
  • Correlates database behavior with application dependencies

  Where it doesn't

  • Paid pricing is based on full platform users
  • Data ingest beyond the free allowance is billed separately
  • Advanced support and identity features require paid tiers

• Percona Monitoring and Management9.3/10 · Free plan

  A free, self-hosted choice for deep monitoring across databases, queries, and infrastructure.

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• New Relic Database Monitoring6.9/10 · Free plan

  Broad database coverage with useful diagnostics and a free starting tier.

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