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title: Monitoring in Neon
subtitle: Learn about monitoring resources and metrics in Neon
summary: >-
  Covers the monitoring of resources and metrics in Neon, including usage
  tracking, performance analysis, and integration with Datadog and OpenTelemetry
  for enhanced observability.
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To find out what's going on with your Neon projects and databases, Neon offers several ways to track metrics and monitor usage.

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<a href="/docs/introduction/monitoring-page" description="View system and database metrics on the Neon Monitoring dashboard" icon="queries">Monitoring dashboard</a>

<a href="/docs/introduction/monitor-usage" description="Monitor billing and usage metrics for your Neon account and projects" icon="chart-bar">Monitor billing and usage</a>

<a href="/docs/guides/autoscaling-guide#monitor-autoscaling" description="Monitor Autoscaling RAM usage" icon="autoscaling">Autoscaling</a>

<a href="/docs/manage/operations" description="Monitor Neon project operations from the Neon Console, API, or CLI" icon="transactions">Neon system operations</a>

<a href="/docs/introduction/monitor-active-queries" description="View and analyze running queries in your database" icon="import">Active Queries</a>

<a href="/docs/introduction/monitor-query-performance" description="View and analyze query performance for your Neon database" icon="research">Query performance</a>

<a href="/docs/extensions/pg_stat_statements" description="Monitor query performance and statistics in Postgres with pg_stat_statements" icon="metrics">pg_stat_statements</a>

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## Datadog integration

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<a href="/docs/guides/datadog" description="Export Neon Metrics to Datadog with the Neon Datadog Integration" icon="trend-up">Datadog</a>

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## OpenTelemetry

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<a href="/docs/guides/opentelemetry" description="Export Neon metrics to any OpenTelemetry-compatible observability platform" icon="trend-up">OTel integration</a>

<a href="/docs/guides/grafana-cloud" description="Export Neon metrics and logs to Grafana Cloud with native OTLP integration" icon="trend-up">Grafana Cloud</a>

<a href="https://neon.com/guides/betterstack-otel-neon" description="Monitor Neon with Better Stack using OpenTelemetry integration" icon="trend-up">Better Stack</a>

<a href="https://neon.com/guides/newrelic-otel-neon" description="Monitor Neon with New Relic using OpenTelemetry integration" icon="trend-up">New Relic</a>

<a href="/docs/reference/metrics-logs" description="Metrics and logs reference for monitoring" icon="research">Metrics and logs reference</a>

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## Other monitoring tools

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<a href="/docs/introduction/monitor-pgadmin" description="Monitor your Neon Postgres database with pgAdmin" icon="wrench">pgAdmin</a>

<a href="/docs/introduction/monitor-pghero" description="Monitor your Neon Postgres database with PgHero" icon="wrench">PgHero</a>

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## Feedback and future improvements

At Neon, we understand that observability and monitoring are critical for running successful applications.

If you've got feature requests or feedback about what you'd like to see in Neon monitoring and observability features, let us know via the [Feedback](https://console.neon.tech/app/projects?modal=feedback) form in the Neon Console or our [feedback channel](https://discord.com/channels/1176467419317940276/1176788564890112042) on Discord.