Get started with database monitoring

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• How-to guide
• Published Jan 20, 2026

Dynatrace database monitoring starts with installing the Databases app from the Hub. You can then use SQL extensions to collect performance metrics, query insights, and custom SQL data by adding monitoring configurations to each instance.

Install the Databases app

Set up Dynatrace database monitoring

Explore the available SQL extensions below to learn how to configure each one for database monitoring. These extensions provide performance metrics, query insights, and custom SQL monitoring without requiring agents on database hosts. To start monitoring your database instances, follow the activation and configuration steps for each extension.

Oracle Database

Monitor Oracle Database instances with performance metrics and query insights.

Microsoft SQL Server Database

Monitor Microsoft SQL Server Database instances with performance metrics and query insights.

PostgreSQL

Monitor PostgreSQL instances with performance metrics and query insights.

MySQL

Monitor MySQL instances with performance metrics and query insights.

Snowflake

Monitor Snowflake instances with performance metrics and query insights.

SAP HANA DB

Monitor SAP HANA DB instances with performance metrics and query insights.

IBM DB2

Monitor IBM DB2 instances with performance metrics and query insights.

MariaDB

Monitor MariaDB instances with performance metrics and query insights.