微软公司的工具：
- Microsoft Operations Manager (MOM)
- Performance Monitor
- (ships with Windows)
- SQL Profiler
- (ships with SQL Server client tools)
三方公司提供的监控工具：
- BMC DBXray
- BMC Patrol
- Embarcadero Performance Center
- Heorix eQ
- HybridX SQL Spy
- Intrinsic Design Coefficient
- Mercury Interactive SiteScope
- Micromuse Netcool
- NetIQ AppManager
- NetIQ DiagnosticManager
- PUREnetworking ServerMonitor
- Quest Foglight
- Quest I/Watch
- Quest Spotlight
- SQL Server Monitor (The site has a demo, but doesn't make it clear how to obtain the code/product.)
- Veritas InDepth (formerly a product from Precise)
- Zero Impact SQL Monitor