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SolarWinds Database Performance Monitor

by SolarWinds · Since 1999
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VendorSolarWinds
Year launched1999
StatusActive
LocationAustin, Texas US
Countries servedGlobal
Languages7
Integrations4+
Free tier
Free trial
Contact salesYES

About SolarWinds Database Performance Monitor

SolarWinds Database Performance Monitor is a database management software from SolarWinds that provides monitoring and improvement for multiple database platforms. It includes cross-platform performance management, database performance analysis, and proactive alerting so organizations can improve application performance. The software supports a variety of database environments, allowing users to analyze performance metrics across various systems. This allows for quicker identification and resolution of performance issues. Key capabilities: monitoring across multiple platforms proactive alerts detailed performance analysis historical performance tracking customizable dashboards Best for: database administrators and IT professionals that need to monitor and improve database performance efficiently.

SolarWinds Database Performance Monitor (DPM) is a robust, cloud-based performance monitoring and data visualization solution tailored for organizations that prioritize the health and efficiency of their database systems. Designed primarily for database administrators, DevOps engineers, and IT operations teams, the software offers in-depth monitoring and analytics for databases such as MySQL, MongoDB, Redis Enterprise, and Amazon Aurora. Its central purpose is to provide real-time visibility into database performance, help pinpoint slow queries, identify performance bottlenecks, and enhance overall system optimization through data-driven insights. The user interface of SolarWinds DPM is sleek, modern, and intuitive. It is structured around dashboards that present vital metrics clearly, using rich data visualizations including graphs, charts, heat maps, and timeline-based views. One of the key strengths of the UI is the customizable layout that allows users to focus on the metrics most relevant to their specific roles—whether that's query latency, transaction volume, or system health. Navigation is seamless, with logical grouping of functions such as historical data analysis, alerts configuration, and workload comparison.

Pros & Cons

What users like
  • +Cross-Platform: Monitors diverse databases (SQL, Oracle, Postgres, MySQL) on-prem and cloud.
  • +Deep Performance Insight: Excellent for SQL query analysis, anomaly detection (ML-driven), and tuning.
  • +Root Cause Analysis: Pinpoints performance bottlenecks with wait-time analysis.
  • +Cloud & Virtualization Support: Monitors databases in Azure, AWS, Google Cloud, and VMware.
  • +Centralized View: Provides a unified dashboard for all monitored instances.
What users flag
  • Learning Curve: Can be steep for new users due to its depth of features.
  • Alert Fatigue: Some users report an overwhelming number of alerts for minor fluctuations.
  • Support & Documentation: Mixed reviews on customer support and documentation depth.

Features

Key features

Cross-Platform Database Support
Monitors multiple DBMS platforms (Oracle, SQL Server, PostgreSQL, MySQL, Azure SQL, Amazon RDS, etc.) in both cloud and on-premises environments.
Database Anomaly Detection
Utilizes machine learning to identify unusual behavior, workload shifts, and performance deviations.
SQL Query Analysis & Optimization
Tools to trace, analyze, and improve SQL queries and indexes, along with expert tuning advisors.
Real-time & Historical Monitoring
Provides down-to-the-second monitoring for both current and historical performance analysis.
Wait-Time Analysis
Focuses on analyzing "wait times" to pinpoint the root cause of performance bottlenecks from the perspective of the application end-user.
Virtualized Database Performance Monitoring
Support for VMware vSphere to understand the impact of the virtualization layer on database performance.

Additional features

Azure SQL Server Performance Monitoring
Database Anomaly Detection powered by machine learning
SQL Query Analyzer
SQL Database Monitor
SQL Server Audit Log Tool
SQL Server Performance Tuning Tool
SQL Query Optimization
SQL Server Activity Monitoring
Amazon RDS Monitoring
VMware Monitoring for virtualized databases
Oracle Exadata Performance Monitoring
Database Performance Analyzer Oracle SE specific features
MySQL Performance Tuning
MySQL Query Analyzer
MySQL Slow Query Log analysis
Postgres Performance Tuning
Cross-platform database support for Oracle, Azure SQL Database, Microsoft SQL Server, PostgreSQL, MySQL, Db2, SAP ASE, MariaDB, Percona, EDB Postgres.
Support for databases running on Azure, AWS, and Google Cloud.
Expert tuning advisors (index and query tuning advice).
Trace, analyze, and improve queries and indexes.
24/7, down-to-the-second monitoring for both real-time and historical analysis.
Ability to find worst-performing applications, SQL, and tables in seconds.
Hybrid monitoring for virtualized, physical, and cloud-based database instances.
Uncover root causes from CPU and I/O down to the SQL statement.
Visualize all wait times from resources to blocking, to host and VM resources.
Detailed blocking and deadlock analysis exposing SQL blocking hierarchy.
Ability to search for and filter individual SQL query statements.
Agentless and easy to install with quick time-to-value and low overhead (1% or less).
Runs on either Windows or Linux servers, in Azure, or as an AWS subscription.
Goes beyond problem analysis with expert advice with table tuning and query advisors.
Complete picture of all database instance resources spanning CPU to storage I/O.
Granularity to drill down to the SQL Text level.
Custom reports and automated email alerts.
Integrate into DevOps automation routine with RESTful API.
Correlate resource metrics of hardware constraint impacts on end users.
Scalability to support large, dynamic environments.
End-to-end visibility with SolarWinds Orion Platform, PerfStack, and AppStack integration.
CyberArk Credential Management Vault Integration.
Monitoring of SQL Server Deadlocks.
Support for RDS for SQL Server.
Integration with SolarWinds SQL Sentry (as part of broader SolarWinds Database Insights for SQL Server offering).
Database Management Software capabilities.
SQL Server Diagnostics Solutions.

Pricing

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Countries & Languages

Global
Countries served
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Interface languages
11
Billing currencies

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