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OtterTune

OtterTune (ottertune.com): 7 changes recorded in its website history since October 2020. Homepage last checked 6 November 2026.

Recorded changes

Newest observations first. Each interval bounds when the website changed; it is not an exact event date.

  1. PricingBetween and

    Removed its pricing page link.

    Observed on the company’s website; business claims are not independently verified.

  2. HeadlineBetween and
    Before4x faster. 50% cheaper.
    After(2020—2024)

    Observed on the company’s website; business claims are not independently verified.

  3. Go-to-marketBetween and

    Added a free sign-up or free trial.

    Observed on the company’s website; business claims are not independently verified.

  4. HeadlineBetween and
    BeforeAI-Powered Database Admin. Finally.
    After4x faster. 50% cheaper.

    Observed on the company’s website; business claims are not independently verified.

  5. ComplianceBetween and

    Now states SOC 2 compliance on its homepage.

    Observed on the company’s website; business claims are not independently verified.

  6. HeadlineBetween and
    BeforeDatabase optimization. On autopilot.
    AfterAI-Powered Database Admin. Finally.

    Observed on the company’s website; business claims are not independently verified.

  7. PricingBetween and

    Added a pricing page.

    Observed on the company’s website; business claims are not independently verified.

First recorded website

Observed 28 October 2020

Our earliest capture with readable facts. This is our first observation, not when the company introduced these things. These website claims are not independently verified.

How it described itself

OtterTune - Automated Database Tuning Service

Automatically optimize database configuration files using machine learning to improve performance and reduce costs.

All facts above belong to this capture. Unlisted fields mean we have no readable observation, not that they were absent.

How it describes itself

Similar headlines are grouped together. The quote shown is from the last capture in each group, not necessarily the exact wording throughout that period.

  1. July 2024 – November 2026 · 5 captures · latest observed messaging(2020—2024)

    OtterTune was an automated database tuning service out of Carnegie Mellon University. It is dead.

    This wording observed 6 November 2026.

    Inspect 5 captures in this group
  2. Seen January 2024 · 1 capture4x faster. 50% cheaper.

    OtterTune uses AI to automate database tuning and solves configuration problems to optimize PostgreSQL & MySQL performance and lowers costs.

    This wording observed 5 January 2024.

  3. July 2022 – January 2023 · 2 capturesAI-Powered Database Admin. Finally.

    OtterTune uses machine learning to automate database tuning that improves PostgreSQL and MySQL performance and reduces costs.

    This wording observed 2 January 2023.

    Inspect 2 captures in this group
    • 20 July 2022 · AI-Powered Database Admin. Finally. archived page
    • 2 January 2023 · AI-Powered Database Admin. Finally. archived page
  4. Seen January 2022 · 1 captureDatabase optimization. On autopilot.

    OtterTune uses machine learning to automate database tuning that improves PostgreSQL and MySQL performance and reduces costs.

    This wording observed 17 January 2022.

  5. October 2020 – January 2021 · 2 capturesOtterTune - Automated Database Tuning Service

    Automatically optimize database configuration files using machine learning to improve performance and reduce costs.

    This wording observed 18 January 2021.

    Inspect 2 captures in this group
    • 28 October 2020 · OtterTune - Automated Database Tuning Service archived page
    • 18 January 2021 · OtterTune - Automated Database Tuning Service archived page

Cite this record

StartupHistory, “OtterTune” company record, https://startuphistory.org/c/ottertune.com

Machine-readable: /c/ottertune.com.json. How changes are found: method.