Monitor
For individuals and small startups with lightweight workloads, offering essential database visibility and insights at no cost.
$0
Always Free up to 3 servers
16 GBServer memory
7 daysData retention
1Cloud region
Crystal DBA ensures your PostgreSQL databases run efficiently,
reliably, and with minimal manual intervention. Choose the plan that best
suits your business size or needs.
For individuals and small startups with lightweight workloads, offering essential database visibility and insights at no cost.
$0
Always Free up to 3 servers
16 GBServer memory
7 daysData retention
1Cloud region
Ideal for startups and growing teams to automate DBA tasks, saving developer time and boosting performance with advanced tools and high availability.
$200
/month/server
64 GBServer memory
30 daysData retention
5Cloud regions
Designed for large organizations with complex needs, delivering custom solutions with top-tier scalability, availability, and dedicated support.
Custom
256 GB+Server memory
365 daysData retention
UnlimitedCloud regions
| Monitor | Optimize | Enterprise | |
| Replica server discount | N/A | 50% | Custom |
| Dev or test server | Free | Free | Custom |
| Max server memory | 16 GB | 64 GB | Custom |
| Max servers | 3 | 10 | Custom |
| Max databases per server | 10 | 50 | Custom |
| Max regions | 1 | 5 | Custom |
| Multi-cloud | No | No | Yes |
| Data retention | 7 days | 30 days | 365 days |
| Target SLO | 99.9% | 99.9% | 99.995% |
| Support availability | M-F business hours | M-F business hours | 24×7 |
| Supported clouds | AWS RDS, GCP, Azure | AWS RDS, GCP, Azure | AWS RDS, GCP, Azure, On-Prem |
| Health status | |||
| Wait event analysis | |||
| Comprehensive metrics | |||
| Slow query report | |||
| Precise alerts | |||
| Removes PII | |||
| Capacity planning | |||
| Cost optimization | |||
| SOC2 environment | |||
| SSO integration |
Why Crystal DBA
Businesses often face the challenge of choosing between hiring in-house experts, relying on monitoring tools, opting for managed database services,
or using remote DBAs. Each option can be costly, lack proactive optimization,
or fail to provide real-time support. Crystal DBA delivers a unique People + AI approach that combines the best of all these options.
Here’s why Crystal DBA might be just what you’re looking for:
Crystal DBA advises on routine DBA tasks, allowing your PostgreSQL databases to optimize and manage themselves, significantly reducing manual workload.
Benefit from AI-driven automation paired with on-demand access to PostgreSQL experts, ensuring your databases are self-managing and supported by human expertise when needed.
By integrating the automation of routine DBA tasks with human oversight, Crystal DBA minimizes the need for expensive in-house hires or ongoing remote DBA services.
Crystal DBA adapts to your evolving needs, providing everything from basic monitoring to comprehensive database management while maintaining peak performance.
FAQs
Find out more about Crystal DBA and what we do. Below you’ll find a list of answers to our most
frequently asked questions.
Crystal DBA offers competitive pricing that combines advanced features with expert support, making it a cost-effective alternative to traditional monitoring tools, DBaaS, and remote DBA services.
Our Business and Enterprise plans include features like replica server discounts and comprehensive backup services to ensure high availability and disaster recovery at competitive rates.
Crystal DBA advises on routine DBA tasks such as query tuning, capacity planning, and index management, significantly reducing the need for manual intervention and freeing up developer time.
Crystal DBA continuously monitors and optimizes database performance, using automated tuning and resource management to reduce operational costs and ensure efficient use of resources.
Crystal DBA is easy to set up, with most users seeing improvements in database performance within a few days. Our support team is available to assist with onboarding to ensure a smooth transition.