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pgwd vs check_postgres: catalog facts
pgwd	check_postgres
Free The MIT licensed software is distributed free of charge.	Free Free and open source under the BSD-2-Clause license.
Windows, Linux, Command line	Command line
Monitors active, idle, and stale PostgreSQL connections Sends threshold alerts through Slack, Loki, PagerDuty, Teams, or webhooks	Checks a range of PostgreSQL database attributes Works with Nagios, MRTG, or standalone scripts
It is not a full PostgreSQL metrics platform, APM, or query-performance suite.	Requires Perl and access to a PostgreSQL database
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: MIT	License: BSD-2-Clause
Not stated if an account is needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 6, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 8, 2026

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