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pgwatch vs pgBadger: catalog facts
pgwatch	pgBadger
Free Free and open source.	Free Free and open source.
Linux, Self-hosted	Linux, Command line
Dedicated metrics collection for PostgreSQL Several output sinks including gRPC	Generates detailed HTML reports from PostgreSQL logs Fast log processing
Focused on PostgreSQL only Setting up storage and dashboards takes some work	Needs PostgreSQL logging configured to capture useful data Analyzes logs after the fact rather than live
Self-hosted	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License not stated	License not stated
Not stated if an account is needed	No account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026

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