Track RDS Performance Insights dashboard EOL

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https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonRDS/latest/UserGuide/USER_PerfInsights.Overview.html

AWS has announced the end-of-life date for Performance Insights: November 30, 2025. After this date, Amazon RDS will no longer support the Performance Insights console experience, flexible retention periods (1-24 months), and their associated pricing. The Performance Insights API will continue to exist with no pricing changes. Costs for the Performance Insights API will appear in your AWS bill with the cost of CloudWatch Database Insights.

We recommend that you upgrade any DB instances using the paid tier of Performance Insights to the Advanced mode of Database Insights before November 30, 2025. For information about upgrading to the Advanced mode of Database Insights, see Turning on the Advanced mode of Database Insights for Amazon RDS.

If you take no action, DB instances using Performance Insights will default to using the Standard mode of Database Insights. With Standard mode of Database Insights, you might lose access to performance data history beyond 7 days and might not be able to use execution plans and on-demand analysis features in the Amazon RDS console. After November 30, 2025, only the Advanced mode of Database Insights will support execution plans and on-demand analysis.

With CloudWatch Database Insights, you can monitor database load for your fleet of databases and analyze and troubleshoot performance at scale. For more information about Database Insights, see Monitoring Amazon RDS databases with CloudWatch Database Insights. For pricing information, see Amazon CloudWatch Pricing.

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More detail in an AWS Health event email:

We are reaching out to you because you have enabled Performance Insights for your RDS/Aurora database instances. On November 30, 2025, the Performance Insights dashboard in the RDS console and flexible retention periods along with their pricing [1] [2] will be deprecated. Instead of Performance Insights, we recommend that you use the Advanced mode of CloudWatch Database Insights [3]. Launched on December 1, 2024, Database Insights is a comprehensive database observability solution that consolidates all database metrics, logs, and events into a unified view. It offers an expanded set of capabilities compared to Performance Insights, such as fleet-level monitoring, integration with application performance monitoring through CloudWatch Application Signals, and advanced root-cause analysis features like lock contention diagnostics [4].

The following are the key changes that will take place on November 30, 2025:

1. The Performance Insights dashboard in the RDS console will be removed and all its links will redirect to the CloudWatch Database Insights dashboard.
2. The Execution Plan Capture feature [5] for RDS for Oracle and RDS for SQL Server (currently available in the Performance Insights free tier) will transition to the Advanced mode of CloudWatch Database Insights.
3. The On-demand Analysis feature [6] for Aurora PostgreSQL, Aurora MySQL, and RDS for PostgreSQL (currently available in the Performance Insights paid tiers) will transition to the Advanced mode of CloudWatch Database Insights.
4. Performance Insights flexible retention periods (1 to 24 months) along with their pricing will be deprecated.
5. Performance Insights APIs will continue to exist with no pricing changes, but their costs will appear under CloudWatch alongside Database Insights charges on your AWS bill.

A list of your RDS/Aurora database instances with Performance Insights enabled is available in the 'Affected resources' tab of your AWS Health Dashboard.

Actions Required:

1. Review your current Performance Insights usage and monitoring requirements for affected instances.
2. Assess which mode of Database Insights [7] (Standard or Advanced) will best meet your needs. For detailed information on the features offered in each of these two modes, please refer to the user documentation [4].
3. If you take no action, your database instances will all default to the Standard (free) mode of Database Insights after November 30, 2025.

We are committed to supporting you through this transition and ensuring that you have the tools you need for effective database monitoring and performance optimization. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact AWS Support [8].

[1] https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonRDS/latest/UserGuide/USER_PerfInsights.UsingDashboard.Opening.html
[2] https://aws.amazon.com/rds/performance-insights/pricing/
[3] https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonRDS/latest/AuroraUserGuide/USER_DatabaseInsights.TurningOnAdvanced.html
[4] https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonCloudWatch/latest/monitoring/Database-Insights.html#Database-Insights-modes
[5] https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonRDS/latest/UserGuide/USER_PerfInsights.UsingDashboard.AnalyzingPlans.html
[6] https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonRDS/latest/AuroraUserGuide/USER_PerfInsights.UsingDashboard.AnalyzePerformanceTimePeriod.html
[7] https://aws.amazon.com/cloudwatch/pricing/
[8] https://aws.amazon.com/support