Paessler PRTG Database Monitoring
Paessler PRTG Database Monitoring tracks database availability, query performance, and errors across Microsoft SQL Server, MySQL, PostgreSQL, Oracle, Azure S…
What Paessler PRTG Database Monitoring is
Paessler PRTG Database Monitoring tracks database availability, query performance, and errors across Microsoft SQL Server, MySQL, PostgreSQL, Oracle, Azure SQL Database, AWS RDS, and ODBC/ADO-compatible databases. Users can schedule custom SQL queries and map their returned values to monitoring channels. Sensors measure complete-request time separately from query execution time, in milliseconds, and can detect connection timeouts, authentication failures, service interruptions, and query-validated errors. Azure SQL Database and AWS RDS sensors collect metrics through Azure Monitor and AWS CloudWatch APIs without an agent on the database host. Threshold alerts can be sent by email, SMS, push notification, syslog, or webhook. Scan intervals are configurable by sensor; Paessler recommends five minutes for production database monitoring. Backup checks can use backup history tables or file timestamps but require query-level configuration. PRTG is available as a Windows download or cloud-hosted service, with web, Windows, iOS, and Android listed as platforms.
Good
- Supports major relational and cloud database options
- Custom SQL results can map to monitoring channels
- Measures request and query time separately
- Alerts support email, SMS, push, syslog, and webhooks
Watch out
- Backup checks require query-level configuration
Who it suits
It suits teams monitoring databases across supported engines and cloud services, especially those needing custom SQL checks and configurable alerts. Backup completion monitoring requires query-level setup.
Verdict
PRTG covers database health, query timing, and alerts across a broad set of database types. Its free option and 30-day trial provide ways to begin before selecting an annual paid plan.
Plans and prices
From Paessler PRTG Database Monitoring's own pricing page, checked 7 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| PRTG Freeware Edition | Free | Up to 100 sensors · about 10 devices |
| PRTG 500 | $200 | Up to 500 sensors · about 50 devices · per month paid annually |
| PRTG 1000 | $358 | Up to 1,000 sensors · about 100 devices · per month paid annually |
| PRTG 2500 | $742 | Up to 2,500 sensors · about 250 devices · per month paid annually |
| PRTG 5000 | $1,300 | Up to 5,000 sensors · about 500 devices · per month paid annually |
| PRTG 10000 | $1,642 | Up to 10,000 sensors · about 1,000 devices · per month paid annually |
The facts
Each one read from Paessler PRTG Database Monitoring's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Alerts
- Threshold alerts can be sent through email, SMS, push notifications, syslog, or webhooks.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Availability and errors
- PRTG can monitor connection timeouts, authentication failures, service interruptions, and query-validated error conditions.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Backup checks
- Backup completion can be monitored with custom queries against backup history tables or file timestamps, which require query-level configuration.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Cloud integrations
- Azure SQL Database and AWS RDS sensors collect metrics through Azure Monitor and AWS CloudWatch APIs without an agent on the database host.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Custom SQL monitoring
- Users can run custom SQL queries on configured intervals and map returned values to monitoring channels.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Database coverage
- PRTG monitors Microsoft SQL Server, MySQL, PostgreSQL, Oracle, Azure SQL Database, AWS RDS, and ODBC/ADO-compatible databases.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Deployment
- PRTG Network Monitor is available as a Windows download, and Paessler also offers a cloud-based PRTG Hosted Monitor version.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Query performance
- Database sensors measure complete-request and query execution time separately in milliseconds.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Scan interval
- The scanning interval is configurable per sensor, and Paessler recommends five minutes for production database monitoring.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Security certification
- Paessler states that it is certified to ISO 9001 for quality management.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Support and updates
- PRTG Network Monitor subscriptions include access to the latest version and email support through Paessler's support ticket system.checked 7 Oct 2026
The company
- Founded
- 1997checked 28 Sep 2026
- Headquarters
- Nuremberg, Germanychecked 28 Sep 2026
Money
- Trial
- The PRTG Network Monitor trial provides full access for 30 days, is free, and requires no credit card.checked 7 Oct 2026
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