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Head-to-head · Database Monitoring

pganalyze vs SolarWinds Database Performance Analyzer

  • Updated Oct 2026
  • Both researched from official sources
  • 5 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
SolarWinds Database Performance Analyzer #11 in Database Monitoring 8.1/10 14-day trial Free trial✓ 3 of 3 features Visit SolarWinds

pganalyze leads on 0 checks, SolarWinds Database Performance Analyzer on 1, and 4 are even. Who comes out ahead on the 5 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 priceSolarWinds Database Performance Analyzer · $142/mo
  • Free trialboth

pganalyze scores higher on our rubric for database monitoring: 8.3 against 8.1 out of 10; our editors rank them #9 and #11.

SolarWinds Database Performance Analyzer is cheaper to start at $142/mo against $149/mo.

pganalyze is the better fit for postgreSQL specialists needing tuning depth. SolarWinds Database Performance Analyzer is the better fit for deep cross-engine performance tuning.

  • pganalyze fits best

    PostgreSQL specialists needing tuning depth

  • SolarWinds Database Performance Analyzer fits best

    Deep cross-engine performance tuning

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Side by side

Feature pganalyze 8.3/10 Visit ↗ SolarWinds Database Performance Analyzer 8.1/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score 8.3 8.1
Ranking #9 in Database Monitoring #11 in Database Monitoring
Best for PostgreSQL specialists needing tuning depth Deep cross-engine performance tuning
Pricing model Paid Paid
Starting price $149/mo $142/mo (best)
Free plan — —
Free trial 14 days 14 days
Free trial length 14 days · no card needed 14 days
Deployment Cloud, Self-hosted Desktop, Self-hosted
Platforms Web, Linux Windows, Linux
Features pganalyze 3/3 · SolarWinds Database Performance Analyzer 3/3
Query profiling ✓ ✓
Wait and lock analysis ✓ ✓
Execution plans ✓ ✓
Specs
Supported databases PostgreSQL PostgreSQL, Oracle, Microsoft SQL Server, MySQL, Azure SQL Database, MariaDB, IBM DB2, Amazon Aurora, SAP ASE, Google Cloud SQL, Percona, SAP HANA
Deployment model Hybrid Hybrid
Data retention 14 /days Not checked yet
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
  • Query, wait-time, blocking, and execution-plan analysis
  • Tuning advisors and machine-learning anomaly detection
  • Supports major on-premises, cloud, and virtualized environments
Cons
  • Coverage is limited to PostgreSQL
  • No free plan is available
  • Enterprise requires tailored pricing and annual purchasing
  • No free plan for ongoing use
  • Starts at $142 per database per month with annual billing
  • The trial lasts 14 days
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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SolarWinds Database Performance Analyzer is a database monitoring and tuning product for database administrators, developers, and IT teams. It brings query performance, wait-time, SQL statement, execution-plan, and resource data into one…

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  1. pganalyzeDatabase Monitoring 8.314-day trial
  2. SolarWinds Database Performance AnalyzerDatabase Monitoring 8.114-day trial

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

  • SolarWinds Database Performance Analyzer — where it wins

    • Query, wait-time, blocking, and execution-plan analysis
    • Tuning advisors and machine-learning anomaly detection
    • Supports major on-premises, cloud, and virtualized environments

    Where it doesn't

    • No free plan for ongoing use
    • Starts at $142 per database per month with annual billing
    • The trial lasts 14 days

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Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026

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