“OpenObserve helped us migrate from Datadog in under an hour... reducing observability costs by 4x.”
4x
Lower observability cost
< 1 hour
Migrated off Datadog
Flat pricing
No month-end surprises
Query-Level Database Observability
Database Monitoring: Every Slow Query, No Blind Spots
Correlate queries, logs, and traces at 140x lower storage cost than Elasticsearch.
Databases
SQL Server
Postgres
MongoDB
Redis
MySQL
MariaDB
Oracle
Snowflake
Cassandra
DynamoDB
Databricks
SQL Server MetricsLogs
Collect SQL Server metrics with the OpenTelemetry Collector and ship them to OpenObserve.
1 Prepare SQL Server
sqlcmdDockerSQL Client
TERMINAL
sqlcmd -S localhost,1433 -U sa -C -Q "CREATE LOGIN otel WITH PASSWORD = '••••••';GRANT VIEW SERVER PERFORMANCE STATE TO otel;GRANT VIEW ANY DATABASE TO otel;"
Step 2 installs the Collector Contrib build - the receiver ships only in Contrib.
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Thirteen engines, each with its own receiver and dashboard.
Native database integrations
Native integrations or OpenTelemetry. Zero agents. Zero glue code.
Unified Insights
See all your databases in a single pane of glass. Track performance, health metrics, and capacity.
Key Metrics Collection
Capture critical database metrics, from query response times to resource utilization patterns, with minimal overhead.
Proactive Performance Visibility
Spot issues before they impact users with dynamic dashboards and instant alerts that keep your databases performing at their peak.
Why Use OpenObserve for Database Monitoring?
Performance Monitoring
Workload and Resource Insights
Know exactly where database load is coming from. Track request volumes by user and application alongside hardware and software resource utilization.
Throughput and Optimization Analytics
Find the queries actually slowing you down. Performance metrics surface bottlenecks and optimization opportunities directly.
Proactive Error Detection & Resolution
Error Tracking and Alerts
Catch degrading query performance before users notice. Real-time monitoring and alerting flag issues as they develop.
Root Cause Analysis
Fix the actual cause, not the symptom. Detailed diagnostics trace error patterns back to the query or configuration behind them.
Data-Driven Decisions
Query Performance Insights
Find slow queries based on how your database is actually used, not assumptions. Response times and resource consumption are tracked per query.
Capacity Planning and Optimization
Plan scaling before you need it. Historical trends forecast capacity needs ahead of time.
Holistic Monitoring & Alerts
System-Wide Visibility
See a database issue in the context of the infrastructure around it, not in isolation.
Customizable Alerts
Get notified before performance drops affect users. Alerts trigger on the thresholds and trends that matter to you.
Benchmarks
Measured against industry leaders
Same telemetry, same workloads, one platform. Every number is OpenObserve against a named vendor - not an industry average.
vs. Datadog
8×
more cost-effective
8x cost reduction means you can unify your observability into a single platform.
vs. Elastic
140×
storage efficiency
140x storage means longer retention doesn't necessarily mean expensive bills.
vs. Grafana stack
5–15×
faster performance
5x to 15x faster queries mean dashboards load in milliseconds, not minutes.
See how much you'd save switching today.
Testimonials
Teams trust OpenObserve with their database monitoring
Correlate between the environments and signals across various sources with OpenObserve built-in correlation engine.
Start in just a few steps
From zero to database dashboards in minutes - no agents to babysit, no pipelines to wire by hand.
See the guide- 1
Sign up
Spin up a in the region closest to you.
- 2
Connect your database
Point your slow query logs and metrics at OpenObserve and load prebuilt database dashboards in a couple of clicks.
- 3
Visualize
Watch logs, metrics, and traces stream in - correlated and query-ready from the first event.
Resources
Explore guides, videos, and articles
to help you get the most out of database monitoring.
Database Monitoring FAQs
Ready to get started with database observability?
Monitor every database you run with prebuilt dashboards, query metrics, logs, and alerting rules. Pick the plan that fits your team.
Enterprise Professional
Self-hosted Enterprise, free up to 50GB. Advanced features for growing teams.
Cloud Free trial
Fully managed OpenObserve in the cloud. Start with a free trial - no infrastructure to run.
Enterprise Premium
Enterprise-grade support, SSO, and SLAs for large-scale, multi-region deployments.
