Redgate Monitor vs Splunk Database Monitoring

Redgate Monitor9.4Visit Splunk Database Monitoring8.8Visit

Higher score Redgate Monitor #1 in Database Performance Monitoring Software 9.4/10 14-day trial Free trial✓ 4 of 4 features Visit Redgate

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Splunk Database Monitoring #5 in Database Performance Monitoring Software 8.8/10 Pricing on request · 14-day trial Free trial✓ 1 of 4 features Visit Splunk

• Redgate Monitor fits best

  Mature teams monitoring mixed database estates

• Splunk Database Monitoring fits best

  Splunk-centric database operations teams

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Side by side

Feature	Redgate Monitor 9.4/10 Visit ↗	Splunk Database Monitoring 8.8/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.4	8.8
Ranking	#1 in Database Performance Monitoring Software	#5 in Database Performance Monitoring Software
Best for	Mature teams monitoring mixed database estates	Splunk-centric database operations teams
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	—	Pricing on request · 14-day trial
Free plan	—	—
Free trial	14 days	14 days
Free trial length	14 days	14 days · no card needed
Deployment	Cloud, Self-hosted	Cloud
Platforms	Web	Web
Support	Email, Tickets, Community, Docs	Tickets, Phone, Community, Docs
Integrations	20 integrations	3 integrations
Built for	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Redgate Monitor 4/4 · Splunk Database Monitoring 1/4
Query analysis	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
Wait and lock analysis	✓	✓
Resource metrics	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
Query plan capture	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
Specs
Supported databases	Microsoft SQL Server, PostgreSQL, Oracle, MySQL, MongoDB	Not checked yet
History retention	7 days	Not checked yet
Deployment model	Hybrid	Not checked yet
Our review
Pros	Monitors SQL Server, PostgreSQL, Oracle, MySQL, and MongoDB Combines query, wait, blocking, plan, and resource analysis Offers SaaS and self-hosted deployment with hybrid monitoring	Correlates database performance with application traces and infrastructure metrics Analyzes execution plans, wait states, blocking sessions, and lock contention Adds generative AI recommendations for complex SQL queries
Cons	No free plan is available The trial period is limited to 14 days Enterprise SaaS has fewer governance features than Enterprise self-hosted	No free plan is available Supports four database systems The documented retention period is 15 days for normalized queries and samples
Our verdict	Redgate Monitor is database performance monitoring software for database administrators, operations teams, and organizations managing mixed database estates. Its unified web interface covers Microsoft SQL Server, PostgreSQL, Oracle, MySQL,… Read the review →	Splunk Database Monitoring is a cloud service for DevOps, ITOps, and SRE teams that need database performance visibility within Splunk Observability Cloud. It focuses on Microsoft SQL Server, MySQL, Oracle Database, and PostgreSQL, with… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Redgate Monitor — where it wins

  • Monitors SQL Server, PostgreSQL, Oracle, MySQL, and MongoDB
  • Combines query, wait, blocking, plan, and resource analysis
  • Offers SaaS and self-hosted deployment with hybrid monitoring

  Where it doesn't

  • No free plan is available
  • The trial period is limited to 14 days
  • Enterprise SaaS has fewer governance features than Enterprise self-hosted

• Splunk Database Monitoring — where it wins

  • Correlates database performance with application traces and infrastructure metrics
  • Analyzes execution plans, wait states, blocking sessions, and lock contention
  • Adds generative AI recommendations for complex SQL queries

  Where it doesn't

  • No free plan is available
  • Supports four database systems
  • The documented retention period is 15 days for normalized queries and samples

• Redgate Monitor9.4/10 · 14-day trial

  A broad monitoring platform for teams managing mixed database estates across hybrid infrastructure.

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• Splunk Database Monitoring8.8/10 · Pricing on request · 14-day trial

  A focused choice for Splunk teams needing query, wait-state, and correlation analysis.

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