Compare pganalyze to Datadog | Datadog | pganalyze |
|---|---|---|
| Top-Level Query Metrics | Truncates query texts | Tracks all queries with full text, no limit. |
| Drill Into Per-Query Metrics | ||
| EXPLAIN Plan Collection | Supports auto_explain. | Supports auto_explain and log-based EXPLAIN. |
| EXPLAIN Plan Normalization | No normalization of auto_explain plans; may expose sensitive values from query parameters. | Normalizes EXPLAIN plans to remove sensitive data, with configurable PII filtering options. |
| EXPLAIN Insights (“Why is this query slow?”) | Tracks plan changes over time; visualizes & compares plans. | |
| Automatic EXPLAIN ANALYZE through auto_explain | Optionally available | |
| Query Tuning & Benchmarking | No way to benchmark queries through EXPLAIN ANALYZE. | Benchmark query performance in Workbooks. |
| Index Recommendations | Optimizes individual queries only; sequential scans; B-Tree only. | Index Advisor supports B-Tree & GiST; analyzes all queries on a table to recommend the best indexes. |
| VACUUM Recommendations | No VACUUM tuning support. | VACUUM Advisor: per-table tuning; scale factor & memory; alerts; bloat tracking. |
| Query Rewrite Recommendations | No recomendations | Query Advisor recommends query improvements |
| Overall System Metrics | ||
| Integration with APM tools / Tracing | Query tags; integrates with OpenTelemetry, Datadog APM & others. | |
| Integration with Third-Party Dashboards | No (only Datadog Infrastructure Monitoring). | Yes (through API). |
| Active Session History | Built-in. | |
| Wait Events & Lock Monitoring | Shown under Queries page. | Detailed wait/lock monitoring under Connections page. |
| Schema Monitoring | Limited to basic schema monitoring. | Built-in. |
| VACUUM Monitoring | Limited to top-level metrics in a separate tab. | Detailed VACUUM tracking & alerts. |
| Replication Monitoring | ||
| Log Monitoring | Generic logs via Datadog Logs (extra cost; no Postgres-specific parsing). | Built-in Postgres log analysis. |
| Pre-Configured Log Filters | 100+ Log Events Detected Automatically | |
| PII obfuscation | Yes (configurable) | |
| Supported Databases | MySQL and PostgreSQL. | PostgreSQL. |
| Deployment Method | Cloud only. | Cloud or On-Premise (behind firewall). |
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