Understanding and maximizing your MySQL database

Monitoring Products

There are many different types of existing monitoring products that perform various functions. Some provide real time analysis, some are only text based, and some provide a graphical interface.

Most of the graphical products provide plugins to support MySQL, and are as such not a complete product for MySQL Monitoring. For each product we aim to provide the following information.

  • URLs for Home Page, Downloads and Documentation
  • Cost
  • Features
  • Limitations
Free Products

Cacti

Complete network graphing solution with SNMP support.

Free

Munin

Networked resource monitoring tool with plugin architecture.

Free

Nagios

Industry standard IT infrastructure monitoring system.

Free

Zabbix

Enterprise-class open source monitoring solution.

Free

MyTop

Console-based tool for monitoring MySQL threads.

Free

Innotop

Advanced real-time MySQL and InnoDB monitor.

Free

Statpack

MySQL status snapshot collection utility.

Free

mysqlreport

Makes a friendly report of MySQL status values.

Free

mtop

MySQL top-like monitoring tool for the terminal.

Free

RRDTool

High performance data logging and graphing system.

Free
Commercial Products

A number of these commercial products offer free trial periods.

MONyog

MySQL monitor and advisor by Webyog.

Commercial

Zenoss

IT infrastructure monitoring with MySQL support.

Commercial

MySQL Enterprise Monitor

Official MySQL monitoring solution by Oracle.

Commercial

Big Brother

Network and systems monitoring by Quest.

Commercial

EM7

IT infrastructure monitoring by ScienceLogic.

Commercial

iGlass

Network monitoring by iGlass Networks.

Commercial

Hyperic

Application and infrastructure monitoring platform.

Commercial

DBTuna

Database performance monitoring and tuning.

Commercial

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