Navicat Monitor 3
Relational databases
Database software
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What is Navicat Monitor 3
Navicat Monitor 3 is a database monitoring and administration tool used to track performance, availability, and operational health of supported database servers. It targets DBAs, developers, and operations teams that need dashboards, alerting, and historical metrics for troubleshooting and capacity planning. The product is typically deployed as a self-hosted web application and focuses on monitoring rather than acting as a database engine.
Multi-database monitoring coverage
Navicat Monitor supports monitoring across multiple common database platforms, allowing teams to standardize on one monitoring console. This can reduce the need to maintain separate monitoring tools for each database type. It is useful in mixed environments where different applications run on different database engines.
Web dashboards and alerting
The product provides browser-based dashboards for key health and performance indicators. It includes alerting capabilities so teams can be notified when thresholds are breached or when availability changes. This supports day-to-day operational monitoring and faster incident triage.
Historical metrics for troubleshooting
Navicat Monitor stores and visualizes historical performance data, which helps correlate incidents with workload changes over time. This is practical for root-cause analysis, trend review, and basic capacity planning. Historical views can also help validate the impact of configuration changes.
Not a database platform
Navicat Monitor does not provide database storage, query processing, or managed database hosting. Organizations still need separate database products or cloud services for the underlying relational database. This makes it complementary to, rather than a replacement for, core database platforms.
Monitoring scope varies by engine
Depth of metrics and diagnostics can differ depending on the specific database type and version being monitored. Some advanced engine-specific insights may require additional configuration, permissions, or may not be available uniformly. Teams should validate coverage for their exact database versions and required KPIs.
Self-hosting adds operations work
Because it is typically deployed and maintained by the customer, teams must handle installation, upgrades, backups, and security hardening. This can add operational overhead compared with fully managed monitoring services. High-availability requirements may also require additional infrastructure planning.
Plan & Pricing
| Plan | Price | Key features & notes |
|---|---|---|
| Standard — Perpetual (Reseller Price) | USD 1,299 per token (per license) | Listed on Navicat Store as "Perpetual License" (Reseller Price). 1 token monitors 1 Server or 4 Azure Databases. Volume perpetual-license discounts listed (5-9:20%, 10-19:30%, 20-49:40%, 50+:60%). Source: Navicat store. |
| Standard — Yearly Subscription | Price not displayed on public store page (USD for a token per year) | Navicat Store lists a yearly subscription option but does not show the numeric amount on the public page (may be region/account dependent). |
| Standard — Monthly Subscription | Price not displayed on public store page (USD for a token per month) | Navicat Store lists a monthly subscription option but does not show the numeric amount on the public page (may be region/account dependent). |
| Non-Commercial — Perpetual (Reseller Price) | USD 1,299 per token (per license) | Navicat Store shows a Non-Commercial perpetual entry with USD 1,299 displayed (Reseller Price). Non-commercial licenses are restricted to qualifying educational/non-profit use. |
| Non-Commercial — Yearly Subscription | Price not displayed on public store page (USD for a token per year) | Yearly subscription listed but numeric value not shown on public store page. |
| Non-Commercial — Monthly Subscription | Price not displayed on public store page (USD for a token per month) | Monthly subscription listed but numeric value not shown on public store page. |
| Historical / press release price (at product release) | Standard: USD 499 per token; Non-Commercial: USD 199 per token | Navicat press release for Navicat Monitor 3 (Feb 1, 2023) states these prices; the Navicat Store currently displays different/reseller pricing for perpetual license. |
Notes: "token" = license token; 1 token unlocks monitoring for 1 MySQL/MariaDB/PostgreSQL/SQL Server or 4 Azure Databases. Official Navicat pages used: product store, product discover/press, download and buy pages.
Seller details
PremiumSoft CyberTech Ltd.
Hong Kong, China
1999
Private
https://www.navicat.com/
https://x.com/navicat
https://www.linkedin.com/company/premiumsoft-cybertech-ltd/
