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Releem
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Continuously analyzes MySQL, MariaDB, and PostgreSQL workloads to recommend and safely apply configuration and query fixes.
22K visits/mo5.1K saves
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Aura
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All-in-one digital-safety subscription protecting families from identity theft, fraud and online threats, with parental controls.
2.5M visits/mo762 saves
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Bark
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Parental-control service that AI-monitors kids' texts, apps and social media, plus screen time, web filtering and GPS location.
1.6M visits/mo
Pricing
Starter: $39/month billed annually (1 database server, or $49/month on-demand)
Scale: $123/month billed annually (up to 5 database servers, or $199/month on-demand)
Hosting: $99/month (up to 9 database servers)
Free trial available
Kids: $10/mo billed annually
Individual: $12/mo billed annually (1 adult)
Couple: $22/mo billed annually (2 adults)
Family: $32/mo billed annually (5 adults)
Free trial available
Bark App (Android): $14/mo (or $99/yr)
Bark App (iOS): $20/mo (or $148/yr)
Bark Watch: $22/mo
Bark Home: $6/mo (or $79 one-time)
Free trial available
Core features
- ✦Workload-based configuration tuning
- ✦SQL query analytics and optimization suggestions
- ✦Schema optimization (duplicate/unused index detection)
- ✦24/7 automated health and security monitoring
- ✦One-command agent installation
- ✦Human approval required before applying changes
- ✦Identity theft protection with insurance
- ✦3-bureau credit monitoring and lock
- ✦Antivirus, VPN and password manager
- ✦Online data removal from brokers
- ✦Parental controls and safe-gaming alerts
- ✦Dark-web and financial-fraud alerts
- ✦AI content monitoring across 29+ risk categories
- ✦Screen-time schedules and limits
- ✦Website and app blocking
- ✦GPS location tracking and alerts
- ✦Dedicated Bark Phone, Watch and Home devices
- ✦Contact and app-download approvals
Use cases
- →Database teams reducing manual tuning workload
- →Hosting providers optimizing customer databases at scale
- →Engineering teams without a dedicated DBA fixing performance issues
- →AWS RDS users tuning managed database instances
- →Protecting against identity theft
- →Monitoring family credit and finances
- →Keeping kids safe online
- →Removing personal data from broker sites
- →Alerting parents to online dangers
- →Limiting and scheduling kids' screen time
- →Filtering inappropriate content
- →Tracking a child's location
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