Paessler PRTG Database Monitoring vs PoWA

Paessler PRTG Database Monitoring plans

• PRTG Freeware EditionFree
• PRTG 500$200
• PRTG 1000$358
• PRTG 2500$742
• PRTG 5000$1,300
• PRTG 10000$1,642

PoWA plans

• PoWAFree

Pick Paessler PRTG Database Monitoring if…

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.

Pick PoWA if…

PoWA suits PostgreSQL operators who can host their own monitoring setup and want charted metrics for one or multiple instances. It requires PostgreSQL and pg_stat_statements.