SQL Server Monitoring Tools

SQL Server Performance Monitoring Tools

A handful of vendors have built SQL Server performance products that can be quickly deployed to collect performance metrics to focus resources on the most resource intensive portions of SQL Server.  These products include:

ID	Product	Monitoring	Tuning	SQL Server	Windows	Network	Reporting	Alerting	Advice
1	ApexSQL Monitor	*		*	*	*		*
2	Confio Ignite	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
3	Embarcadero DB Performance Center XE	*		*			*		*
4	Heroix Longitude	*		*	*	*	*	*
5	Idera's SQL diagnostic manager	*	*	*	*		*	*	*
6	Lepide SQL Storage Manager	*	*	*			*	*	*
7	ManageEngine SQLDBManager Plus	*	*	*			*	*	*
8	Microsoft's System Monitor	*		*	*	*		*
9	Microsoft's SQL Server Profiler	*		*
10	Microsoft's SQL Server Database Engine Tuning Advisor		*	*			*		*
11	Pearl Knowledge Solution's SQL Centric	*		*	*	*	*	*
12	Precise i3 for SQL Server	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
13	Quest Products for SQL Server	*	*	*			*	*	*
14	Red-Gate SQL Monitor	*	*	*			*	*	*
15	SQL Power Tools	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
16	SQLRanger	*		*
17	SQL Sentry Performance Advisor	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
18	SQLTreeo	*		*			*	*	*
19	TNT Software's ELM Performance Manager