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Head-to-head · Database Monitoring

pganalyze vs New Relic Database Monitoring

  • Updated Oct 2026
  • Both researched from official sources
  • 6 checks side by side
Higher score pganalyze #9 in Database Monitoring 8.3/10 14-day trial Free trial✓ 3 of 3 features Visit pganalyze
New Relic Database Monitoring #23 in Database Monitoring 6.9/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 3 of 3 features Visit New Relic

pganalyze leads on 1 check, New Relic Database Monitoring on 2, and 3 are even. Who comes out ahead on the 6 yes/no, price and count checks where we have data for both products. The editor score weighs everything else too.

Our verdict

  • Highest scorepganalyze · 8.3/10
  • Lowest starting priceNew Relic Database Monitoring · $10/user/mo
  • Free planonly New Relic Database Monitoring
  • Free trialonly pganalyze

pganalyze scores higher on our rubric for database monitoring: 8.3 against 6.9 out of 10; our editors rank them #9 and #23.

New Relic Database Monitoring offers free plan; pganalyze doesn't. New Relic Database Monitoring is cheaper to start at $10/mo against $149/mo. pganalyze leads on data retention: 14 /days versus 8 /days.

pganalyze is the better fit for postgreSQL specialists needing tuning depth. New Relic Database Monitoring is the better fit for budget-conscious teams wanting broad coverage.

  • pganalyze fits best

    PostgreSQL specialists needing tuning depth

  • New Relic Database Monitoring fits best

    Budget-conscious teams wanting broad coverage

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Side by side

Feature pganalyze 8.3/10 Visit ↗ New Relic Database Monitoring 6.9/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score 8.3 6.9
Ranking #9 in Database Monitoring #23 in Database Monitoring
Best for PostgreSQL specialists needing tuning depth Budget-conscious teams wanting broad coverage
Pricing model Paid Free plan + paid
Starting price $149/mo $10/user/mo (best)
Free plan — ✓ (best)
Free trial 14 days —
Deployment Cloud, Self-hosted Cloud
Platforms Web, Linux Web
Integrations 10 integrations 7 integrations
Features pganalyze 3/3 · New Relic Database Monitoring 3/3
Query profiling ✓ ✓
Wait and lock analysis ✓ ✓
Execution plans ✓ ✓
Specs
Supported databases PostgreSQL Microsoft SQL Server, Oracle Database, MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Azure Cosmos DB, Amazon DynamoDB
Deployment model Hybrid Hybrid
Data retention 14 /days (best) 8 /days
Our review
Pros
  • Detailed query, plan, index, VACUUM, wait, lock, and log analysis
  • Production includes Index Advisor, health checks, and team collaboration
  • Hosted, API, and self-hosted deployment options support varied environments
  • Free monitoring across seven database types
  • Query waits, locks, blocking, and execution plans
  • Correlates database behavior with application dependencies
Cons
  • Coverage is limited to PostgreSQL
  • No free plan is available
  • Enterprise requires tailored pricing and annual purchasing
  • 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

pganalyze is a PostgreSQL performance monitoring and tuning platform for database administrators, developers, and infrastructure teams. It collects query statistics, logs, connection activity, and execution plans, then presents historical…

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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…

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  1. pganalyzeDatabase Monitoring 8.314-day trial
  2. New Relic Database MonitoringDatabase Monitoring 6.9Free plan

Strengths and trade-offs

  • pganalyze — where it wins

    • Detailed query, plan, index, VACUUM, wait, lock, and log analysis
    • Production includes Index Advisor, health checks, and team collaboration
    • Hosted, API, and self-hosted deployment options support varied environments

    Where it doesn't

    • Coverage is limited to PostgreSQL
    • No free plan is available
    • Enterprise requires tailored pricing and annual purchasing

  • 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

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Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026

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