Comparison of functionality by database engine

The following compares capabilities of Redgate Monitor available for different Database Platforms.

Monitorable environments

SQL ServerPostgresOracleMySqlMongoDB
Version support✅ 2008R2 - 2025✅ v10-18✅ 19c/21c✅ v8.0.31+✅ v6.0+
Linux✅ Ubuntu 20.04+, RHEL 8.0+, SUSE Enterprise Server 15 sp3+, Rocky 8.0+
Windows✅ Server 2008-2025, Desktop 10-11❌❌❌❌
AWS PaaS✅ RDS✅ RDS, Aurora✅ RDS✅ RDS, Aurora❌
Azure PaaS✅ SQL DB (inc Elastic Pools), MI✅ Flexible Server❌✅ Flexible Server❌
Google Cloud PaaS✅ Cloud SQL✅❌❌❌
AWS IaaS✅✅✅✅✅
Azure IaaS✅✅✅✅✅
Google Cloud IaaS✅✅✅✅✅
Database instance connectivity✅ SQL password, Windows (inc gMSAs), Entra ID✅ Postgres password, IAM, Entra ID✅ Direct Connect, JDBC✅ MySQL password, Entra ID✅ MongoDB password
Environment connectivity✅ Windows (inc gMSAs), SSH password or key, API key, IAM, Entra ID
Workload analysis

SQL ServerPostgresOracleMySqlMongoDB
Top queries list✅✅✅✅✅
Query tracking✅✅❌❌❌
Query search✅✅❌❌❌
Estimated query plans✅n/an/an/an/a
Runtime query plans✅ 2019+✅❌❌n/a
Query wait stats✅✅✅❌n/a
Tuning recommendations✅ From plan analysis + static analysis✅ From plan analysis❌❌❌
Query history✅✅✅✅✅
Individual query executions✅❌❌❌❌
Plan regressions✅✅❌❌n/a
Store procedure stats✅n/an/an/an/a
Parent relationship✅n/an/an/an/a
Blocking analysis✅❌❌❌n/a
User session✅✅✅❌❌
Current activity✅✅✅✅❌
Deadlock analysis✅❌❌❌n/a
Estate-wide visibility

SQL ServerPostgresOracleMySqlMongoDB
Global dashboard✅✅✅✅✅
Reporting✅✅✅✅✅
Database versions✅ Not Azure SQL DB❌❌❌❌
Configuration✅❌❌❌❌
Backups✅❌❌❌❌
Jobs✅ SQL Agent, Azure Elastic Jobs❌❌❌❌
Disk✅ Not Azure SQL DB✅✅✅✅
Licensing✅ Self-managed onlyn/a❌n/an/a
Data API *✅✅✅✅✅
Performance

SQL ServerPostgresOracleMySqlMongoDB
Database instance metrics✅✅✅✅✅
Environment (OS) metrics✅✅✅✅✅
Wait statistics✅✅✅❌❌
Query Performance✅✅✅✅✅
AI query analysis✅✅✅✅✅
TempDb info✅ Not Azure SQL DBn/an/an/an/a
Vacuum infon/a✅n/an/an/a
OS processes✅ Not Azure SQL DB or MI✅ Not Flexible Server❌❌❌
Custom metrics✅✅✅❌❌
Metric analysis✅✅✅✅✅
Metric baselining✅✅✅✅✅
Index analysis✅✅❌❌❌
Event annotations✅✅❌❌❌
Multi-Tenantn/an/a✅n/an/a
Profiler trace✅ Windows onlyn/an/an/an/a
Operational

SQL ServerPostgresOracleMySqlMongoDB
Config info✅✅❌❌❌
Permissions✅ Self-managed only❌❌❌❌
VMWare✅ Windows only❌❌❌❌
Disk info✅✅✅✅✅
Error log✅ Not Azure SQL DB✅✅✅✅
Database drilldown✅✅✅(Multi-Tenant container)❌❌
Job tracking✅❌❌❌❌
Service health✅n/an/an/an/a
HA monitoring✅ AGs, Transactional Replication✅ Physical replication✅ DataGuard❌❌
Backup health✅❌❌❌❌
File usage tracking✅❌❌❌❌
Data usage projections✅❌❌❌❌
Alerting

SQL ServerPostgresOracleMySqlMongoDB
Built-in alerts✅✅✅✅✅
Custom alerts✅✅✅❌❌
Severity thresholds✅✅✅✅✅
Notifications✅✅✅✅✅
Granular configuration✅✅✅✅✅
Alert inbox✅✅✅✅✅
Alert suppression windows✅✅✅✅✅
Install, maintenance, and admin

SQL ServerPostgresOracleMySqlMongoDB
PowerShell configuration✅✅✅✅✅
User roles✅✅✅✅✅
Granular permission controls✅✅✅✅✅
Flexible auth options inc SSO✅✅✅✅✅
Variable data retention✅✅✅✅✅
Distributed monitoring✅✅✅✅✅
Server discovery✅ Windows only❌❌❌❌
Grouping, aliasing, tagging✅✅✅✅✅
High Availability install *✅✅✅✅✅
Log of changes / sensitive actions *✅✅✅✅✅
Embedded expertise✅✅✅✅✅
Security monitoring

SQL ServerPostgresOracleMySqlMongoDB
Instance permissions✅ Not Azure SQL DB❌❌❌❌
Estate-wide permissions *✅ Not Azure SQL DB❌❌❌❌
Database-level permissions *✅ Not Azure SQL DB❌❌❌❌
Permission change tracking *✅ Not Azure SQL DB / MI❌❌❌❌
Configuration compliance *✅❌❌❌❌

* Only available in Redgate Monitor Enterprise Edition

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