Name: DBmarlin
Rating: 4.7 (18 reviews)

DBmarlin Pros and Cons: Top Advantages and Disadvantages

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Users find DBMarlin's installation process easy, allowing their DBA teams to set it up efficiently. (1 mentions)

Users find DBmarlin's comprehensive monitoring capabilities invaluable for tracking database performance and issues effectively. (1 mentions)

Users feel the data retention period is too short, and GUI performance may vary based on server setup. (1 mentions)

Users feel that the poor UI performance of DBmarlin detracts from their overall user experience. (1 mentions)

Users find the slow performance of DBmarlin affects usability and relies heavily on the on-prem server setup. (1 mentions)

Top Pros or Advantages of DBmarlin

1. Installation Ease

Users find DBMarlin's installation process easy, allowing their DBA teams to set it up efficiently.

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Matt P.

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

5.0/5

"Missing link in continuous Database monitoring"

What do you like about DBmarlin?

Very easy to install by DBA team.Marlin monitors everything that happens on database from DB engine perspective, e.g.:waitsreplication queriesqueries

2. Monitors

Users find DBmarlin's comprehensive monitoring capabilities invaluable for tracking database performance and issues effectively.

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Matt P.

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

5.0/5

"Missing link in continuous Database monitoring"

What do you like about DBmarlin?

Very easy to install by DBA team.Marlin monitors everything that happens on database from DB engine perspective, e.g.:waitsreplication queriesqueries

Top Cons or Disadvantages of DBmarlin

1. Data Limitations

Users feel the data retention period is too short, and GUI performance may vary based on server setup.

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Matt P.

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

5.0/5

"Missing link in continuous Database monitoring"

What do you dislike about DBmarlin?

Data retention could be longerGUI performance could be better - probably depends heavily on onprem server

2. Poor UI

Users feel that the poor UI performance of DBmarlin detracts from their overall user experience.

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Matt P.

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

5.0/5

"Missing link in continuous Database monitoring"

What do you dislike about DBmarlin?

Data retention could be longerGUI performance could be better - probably depends heavily on onprem server

3. Slow Performance

Users find the slow performance of DBmarlin affects usability and relies heavily on the on-prem server setup.

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Matt P.

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

5.0/5

"Missing link in continuous Database monitoring"

What do you dislike about DBmarlin?

Data retention could be longerGUI performance could be better - probably depends heavily on onprem server

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Jonathan L.

Trustee

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

11/25/2022

"DBmarlin helps us optimise our database performance"

5/5

What do you like best about DBmarlin?

DBmarlin has all the key features you'd expect from a DB tuning product but is exceptionally easy to use; this allowed us to identify performance issues right from the very start - without having to fight the tools! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about DBmarlin?

We haven't found any real downside yet. When we've had questions, DBmarlin's support has been exceptional. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

gabriele d.

DBA

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

2/12/2022

"Great product"

5/5

What do you like best about DBmarlin?

The chance to monitor both my production SQL Server and PostgreSQL. There aren't many software that can manage the monitoring of PosgreSQL so good Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about DBmarlin?

The free version let you manage only one DBMS, in the other hand this in fair Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Information Technology and Services

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

2/18/2022

"Great tool for performance monitoring of your databases"

4.5/5

What do you like best about DBmarlin?

It is very easy to set up and it takes very little time to get you going. After a short period of time you already have good look on what is going on in your database. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about DBmarlin?

There are still some things missing in the tool, but the contact with the team is so good that already almost all our remarks/suggestions have been taken into account in newer versions. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Scott M.

Show Host

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

11/25/2021

"DBMarlin is a great product!"

5/5

What do you like best about DBmarlin?

Adding SQL Profiling information to performance test report results, ease of use, and capabilities across multiple databases. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about DBmarlin?

It is missing a Prometheus monitor integration. It also needs a YAML, container-based installation. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering DBmarlin:

This product is useful for performance testers, performance engineers, DevOps engineers, Site Reliability Engineers, and anyone who wants to have a consolidated view of SQL profiling data across multiple databases but does not want to have to use a different one for each kind (MySQL, PostgreSQL, CockroachDB, etc) Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is DBmarlin solving and how is that benefiting you?

It fills in a blind spot for many performance testing tools that do not report detailed SQL profiling data. It enhances LoadRunner, Neoload, and JMeter use. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Luis A. S.

CEO

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

3/4/2022

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"A modern solution for DB Monitoring and Performance, with very good support for multiple databases"

4.5/5

What do you like best about DBmarlin?

The single pane of view to my most important databases, together with the multiple dimensions to look at DB performance and the ability to drill down on each one. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about DBmarlin?

Lack of alerts, but we could live without them for sometime Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Matt H.

DevOps Engineer

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

2/2/2022

"Loving DBMarlin"

5/5

What do you like best about DBmarlin?

We have Inatana in use and had issues getting the queries; DBMarlin has the full query. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about DBmarlin?

The date search is not a feature full as instana Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Srdan S.

VP of Engineering

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

2/13/2022

"Useful DB insight and DB performance diagnosis tool"

4.5/5

What do you like best about DBmarlin?

Very quick to get first performance info about your database. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about DBmarlin?

Nothing in particular pops to mind; it comes free for one database out of the box with Instana, so not too picky. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.