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Agentless SQL Server Performance Monitoring Tool - Completely FREE

IgniteFree is the only free response-time based SQL Server performance monitor. IgniteFree monitors your SQL Server instances and gives you continuous, real time displays of the bottlenecks affecting applications for SQL Server 2000, 2005, 2008, and 2012.

Only minutes are required for the installation, and you can monitor up to 20 MS SQL instances with less than 1% load on the monitored servers. There are no agents on the monitored servers. You'll see instance response time down to the detailed Wait Type, correlated server resources, sessions, blockers and locks.

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After you see the power of response time SQL Server performance monitoring, you'll want all the details. Ignite 8 is the full product, with session history, expert analysis, customizable reports and alerts. Drill into explain plans, or isolate the impact of a specific program or object.

You can get a free 2 week trial of Ignite 8 by clicking the link below.

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IgniteFree FAQs

  • What is IgniteFree?

    IgniteFree is a completely free performance tool that gives the power of response-time monitoring and analysis to any DBA or database developer. It monitors continuously and provides real time SQL performance information, session detail, and server health on both on physical and virtual (VMware) servers.

  • Why is IgniteFree Different?

    IgniteFree uses the response time monitoring technology pioneered by Confio. Unlike other free tools that show just a few server health statistics, IgniteFree shows the real time bottlenecks that slow applications.  

    IgnitefreeVM is the only free database performance product that correlates the effect physical and VMware server resources have on response time.

  • Why is it Free?

    The free versions are a subset of the full features found in Ignite. IgniteFree and IgnitefreeVM give DBAs, developers, and VMWare admins a great introduction to the power of response time analysis. Confio believes that some users will want to upgrade to a full trial key of Ignite and consider a paid license for the full feature set, so we offer IgniteFree and IgnitefreeVM as an easy way to become familiar with the benefits.  Get a free 14 day trial of Ignite here.

  • Where do you get Support?

    IgniteFree is self supported with info on our Knowledge Base and the IgniteFree user forum. There is no direct technical support for the free version.  Join the community to get help from Confio moderators and other users.

  • How do you Upgrade from the free to full version?

    No new software is required, just a full trial key to open up all Ignite features. Contact Confio (license@confio.com) to request your 14 day free Ignite trial key, including technical support, and a performance consultation.

  • What Repository Server is required for the free versions of Ignite?

    Any Oracle or SQL Server instance will do, including Oracle Express and SQL Server Express.

  • What is the difference between Ignitefree and IgnitefreeVM?

    If all at least one of the databases you anticipate monitoring is running on a VMware virtual machine then you will want to download IgnitefreeVM.   Both include the free database performance features.   IgniteFreeVM adds visibility to the VMware server layers.   

  • What is IgniteFreeVM?

    It is a free performance monitoring tool designed for DBAs whose databases run on VMware servers, and for VMware administrators interested in ensuring the success of databases on their virtual platforms.