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Head-to-head · Database Monitoring

Redgate Monitor vs DBmarlin

  • Updated Oct 2026
  • Both researched from official sources
  • 4 checks side by side
Higher score Redgate Monitor #3 in Database Monitoring 9.1/10 14-day trial Free trial✓ 3 of 3 features Visit Redgate
DBmarlin #15 in Database Monitoring 7.9/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 3 of 3 features Visit DBmarlin

Redgate Monitor leads on 0 checks, DBmarlin on 1, and 3 are even. Who comes out ahead on the 4 yes/no, price and count checks where we have data for both products. The editor score weighs everything else too.

Our verdict

  • Highest scoreRedgate Monitor · 9.1/10
  • Free planonly DBmarlin
  • Free trialonly Redgate Monitor

Redgate Monitor scores higher on our rubric for database monitoring: 9.1 against 7.9 out of 10; our editors rank them #3 and #15.

DBmarlin offers free plan; Redgate Monitor doesn't.

Redgate Monitor is the better fit for mature teams monitoring mixed database estates. DBmarlin is the better fit for teams needing broad database coverage.

  • Redgate Monitor fits best

    Mature teams monitoring mixed database estates

  • DBmarlin fits best

    Teams needing broad database coverage

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Side by side

Feature Redgate Monitor 9.1/10 Visit ↗ DBmarlin 7.9/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score 9.1 7.9
Ranking #3 in Database Monitoring #15 in Database Monitoring
Best for Mature teams monitoring mixed database estates Teams needing broad database coverage
Pricing model Paid Free plan + paid
Starting price — —
Free plan — ✓ (best)
Free trial 14 days —
Deployment Cloud, Self-hosted Cloud, Self-hosted
Platforms Web, Windows, Linux Web, Windows, Linux
Support Docs, Community Email, Docs
Integrations 12 integrations 8 integrations
Built for Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Redgate Monitor 3/3 · DBmarlin 3/3
Query profiling ✓ ✓
Wait and lock analysis ✓ ✓
Execution plans ✓ ✓
Specs
Supported databases Microsoft SQL Server, PostgreSQL, Oracle, MySQL, MongoDB PostgreSQL, MySQL, Oracle, SQL Server, CockroachDB, IBM Db2, MariaDB, SAP HANA, Informix, SAP ASE, MongoDB, Snowflake
Deployment model Hybrid Hybrid
Data retention Not checked yet 8 /days
Our review
Pros
  • 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
  • Supports PostgreSQL, MySQL, Oracle, SQL Server, MongoDB, Snowflake and more
  • Combines wait-state, blocking, plan and change analysis
  • Offers Datadog, Grafana, Jenkins, Splunk and other integrations
Cons
  • 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
  • Premium licensing is £999 per licence annually
  • Default second-level data retention is 8 days
  • Advanced coverage may require paid licences for additional databases or nodes
Our verdict

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…

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DBmarlin is a database monitoring and performance analysis product for teams managing relational and cloud database estates. It brings SQL activity, wait states, resource usage, execution plans and database changes into one interface. Its…

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  1. Redgate MonitorDatabase Monitoring 9.114-day trial
  2. DBmarlinDatabase Monitoring 7.9Free plan

Strengths and trade-offs

  • 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

  • DBmarlin — where it wins

    • Supports PostgreSQL, MySQL, Oracle, SQL Server, MongoDB, Snowflake and more
    • Combines wait-state, blocking, plan and change analysis
    • Offers Datadog, Grafana, Jenkins, Splunk and other integrations

    Where it doesn't

    • Premium licensing is £999 per licence annually
    • Default second-level data retention is 8 days
    • Advanced coverage may require paid licences for additional databases or nodes

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Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026

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