Percona Monitoring and Management vs Redgate Monitor

Percona Monitoring and Management9.3Visit Redgate Monitor9.1Visit

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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Redgate Monitor #3 in Database Monitoring 9.1/10 14-day trial Free trial✓ 3 of 3 features Visit Redgate

• Percona Monitoring and Management fits best

  Free, self-hosted multi-database monitoring

• Redgate Monitor fits best

  Mature teams monitoring mixed database estates

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Side by side

Feature	Percona Monitoring and Management 9.3/10 Visit ↗	Redgate Monitor 9.1/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.3	9.1
Ranking	#1 in Database Monitoring	#3 in Database Monitoring
Best for	Free, self-hosted multi-database monitoring	Mature teams monitoring mixed database estates
Pricing model	Free	Paid
Starting price	Free plan	—
Free plan	✓ (best)	—
Free trial	—	14 days
Deployment	Cloud, Self-hosted	Cloud, Self-hosted
Platforms	Web, Linux	Web, Windows, Linux
Support	Docs, Community	Docs, Community
Integrations	12 integrations	12 integrations
Built for	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Percona Monitoring and Management 3/3 · Redgate Monitor 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, PostgreSQL, Oracle, MySQL, MongoDB
Deployment model	Hybrid	Hybrid
Data retention	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
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	Covers SQL Server, PostgreSQL, Oracle, MySQL, and MongoDB Combines query, wait, blocking, plan, alerting, and security analysis Supports self-hosted, Redgate-managed SaaS, and hybrid deployments
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	No free plan is available Enterprise features are required for security monitoring and auditing The platform may exceed the needs of teams with a single database type
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 →	Redgate Monitor is a database monitoring platform for database professionals and teams managing Microsoft SQL Server, PostgreSQL, Oracle, MySQL, and MongoDB estates. Its unified web-based dashboard covers database instances, availability… 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

• Redgate Monitor — where it wins

  • Covers SQL Server, PostgreSQL, Oracle, MySQL, and MongoDB
  • Combines query, wait, blocking, plan, alerting, and security analysis
  • Supports self-hosted, Redgate-managed SaaS, and hybrid deployments

  Where it doesn't

  • No free plan is available
  • Enterprise features are required for security monitoring and auditing
  • The platform may exceed the needs of teams with a single database type

• 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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• Redgate Monitor9.1/10 · 14-day trial

  Broad database monitoring for teams managing mixed, multi-platform environments.

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