ClusterControl
ClusterControl: A broad operations platform for teams automating multi-database infrastructure. Ranked #1 of 33 in Database Administration Tools by our editors (9.4/10); pricing: Free plan · 30-day trial; best for multi-database fleets needing operational automation.
At a glance
- Editor score9.4 / 10
- PricingFree plan · 30-day trial
- Best forMulti-database fleets needing operational automation
- Free planYes
- Paid from€250/device/mo
- Deployment modelHybrid
- Facts checked22 Sep 2026
Where it wins
- Supports deployment, monitoring, backups, failover, scaling, and upgrades
- Covers MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Redis, and other database technologies
- Offers CLI, API, GUI, Terraform, RBAC, and audit logging
Where it doesn't
- Advanced self-serve pricing starts at €250 per node monthly
- Several advanced capabilities are reserved for higher-tier plans
- Self-hosted and hybrid deployment require infrastructure management
Our verdict on ClusterControl
ClusterControl is a database operations platform from Severalnines for DevOps, platform, and development teams managing database infrastructure. It supports deployment, monitoring, backups, restore and point-in-time recovery, scaling, failover, upgrades, configuration management, and operational reporting. The platform covers MySQL, MariaDB, PostgreSQL, SQL Server for Linux, ClickHouse, Galera Cluster, TimescaleDB, Elasticsearch, MongoDB, Valkey, and Redis. Deployment options include on-premises installation and cloud infrastructure, with management through a GUI, CLI, API, or Terraform provider.
Pricing follows a freemium structure. The Community plan is free and includes deployment, monitoring, performance advisors, and community support. Advanced self-serve costs €250 per node per month with monthly billing and adds deployment for 2 to 5 node clusters, while retaining community support. The Advanced plan adds load balancers, scaling and failover, backup and recovery, monitoring and alerting, database user management, and business-hours support. Enterprise adds ClusterControl Ops Centre, backup verification, operational reports and audit logs, RBAC, LDAP/Active Directory, key management, TLS encryption, and 24/7 support. A separate 30-day trial provides Enterprise features before reverting to Community.
ClusterControl fits teams that need one operational layer across varied database fleets and connected infrastructure. Its integrations include Amazon S3, Google Cloud Storage, Microsoft Azure Blob Storage, Slack, Telegram, PagerDuty, Splunk On-Call, ServiceNow, OpsGenie, ilert, HAProxy, ProxySQL, Keepalived, PgBouncer, and Kubernetes. The main trade-off is operational and commercial complexity: pricing is per node rather than per user, advanced capabilities are divided across paid tiers, and self-hosted or hybrid deployment places infrastructure responsibility with the customer. Choose it for multi-database automation, high-availability management, and centralized administration; choose an alternative if you want a narrower tool or a fully managed service.
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ClusterControl pricing
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ClusterControl fact sheet
| Free plan | Yes |
|---|---|
| Paid from | €250/device/mo |
| Deployment model | Hybrid |
| Supported database engines | MySQL, MariaDB, PostgreSQL, SQL Server for Linux, ClickHouse, Galera Cluster, TimescaleDB, Elasticsearch, MongoDB, Valkey, Redis |
| Automated provisioning | Yes |
| High availability management | Yes |
| Roles and permissions | Yes |
| Audit logging | Yes |
| Free trial | 30 days · no card needed |
| Deployment | Cloud, Self-hosted |
| Platforms | Web, Linux |
| Compliance & security | SOC 2, GDPR, HIPAA, PCI DSS |
| Support | Email, Tickets, Community, Docs · 24/7 |
| Built for | Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise (editorial estimate) |
| Integrations | 17 integrations: Slack, Telegram, ServiceNow, PagerDuty, Splunk On-Call, OpsGenie … See all → |
| Pricing | Free plan · 30-day trial (source) |
| Website | severalnines.com |
| Facts checked | 22 Sep 2026 |
ClusterControl integrations
ClusterControl lists 17 integrations on its own site.
- Slack
- Telegram
- ServiceNow
- PagerDuty
- Splunk On-Call
- OpsGenie
- ilert
- webhooks
- Ansible
- Puppet
- Chef
- Vagrant
- Docker
- Nagios
- Zabbix
- Prometheus
- Terraform
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Alternatives to ClusterControl
- OpenEverestA broad, self-hosted control plane for teams managing multiple database engines.9.2
- Oracle Enterprise ManagerA broad administration suite for complex Oracle, hybrid, and multicloud database estates.9.0
- SQL Server Management StudioA free Windows administration environment with broad Microsoft SQL platform coverage.8.9
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