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Best RootCause Alternatives in 2026

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20 apps from application performance monitoring ranked against RootCause on the same published basis.

  1. 1
    Uptrace Free plan Open sourceapiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb $39/mo8.0
    RootCause vs Uptrace
  2. 2
    Grafana Cloud Application Observability Free plan AndroidapiextensioniOSLinux $0.03/mo6.8
    RootCause vs Grafana Cloud Application Observability
  3. 3
    Middleware Free plan AndroidapiextensioniOSLinux $0.30/mo6.8
    RootCause vs Middleware
  4. 4
    Apache SkyWalking Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb Free6.5
    RootCause vs Apache SkyWalking
  5. 5
    Honeycomb Free plan AndroidapiiOSself-hostedWeb $150/mo6.5
    RootCause vs Honeycomb
  6. 6
    Jaeger Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb Free6.5
    RootCause vs Jaeger
  7. 7
    ManageEngine Applications Manager Free plan AndroidiOSLinuxWebWin $32.92/mo6.5
    RootCause vs ManageEngine Applications Manager
  8. 8
    New Relic Kubernetes Monitoring Free plan Linuxself-hostedWebWin $29.08/mo6.5
    RootCause vs New Relic Kubernetes Monitoring
  9. 9
    SigNoz Free plan AndroidapiiOSself-hostedWeb $19/mo6.5
    RootCause vs SigNoz
  10. 10
    groundcover Free plan Linuxself-hostedWeb $30/mo6.4
    RootCause vs groundcover
  11. 11
    Keymetrics Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWeb $79/mo6.4
    RootCause vs Keymetrics
  12. 12
    New Relic Session Replay Free plan AndroidiOSWeb $10/mo6.4
    RootCause vs New Relic Session Replay
  13. 13
    Scout APM Free plan apiWeb $10/mo6.4
    RootCause vs Scout APM
  14. 14
    Skylight Free plan apiLinuxMacWeb $20/mo6.4
    RootCause vs Skylight
  15. 15
    AppSignal Free plan apiWeb $23.25/mo6.3
    RootCause vs AppSignal
  16. 16
    Chronosphere Application Observability Free trial apiWeb 6.3
    RootCause vs Chronosphere Application Observability
  17. 17
    New Relic APM Free plan Web $10/mo6.2
    RootCause vs New Relic APM
  18. 18
    Azure Application Insights AndroidapiiOSLinuxWeb 5.7
    RootCause vs Azure Application Insights
  19. 19
    Elastic Observability Free trial apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb 5.6
    RootCause vs Elastic Observability
  20. 20
    Blackfire.io apiextensionLinuxMacWeb €33.25/mo5.5
    RootCause vs Blackfire.io

RootCause alternatives compared

#AppScoreFree planFromRuns on
1Uptrace8.0Free plan$39/moAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
2Grafana Cloud Application Observability6.8Free plan$0.03/moAndroid, API, Browser, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
3Middleware6.8Free plan$0.30/moAndroid, API, Browser, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
4Apache SkyWalking6.5Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
5Honeycomb6.5Free plan$150/moAndroid, API, iOS, self-hosted, Web
6Jaeger6.5Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
7ManageEngine Applications Manager6.5Free plan$32.92/moAndroid, iOS, Linux, Web, Windows
8New Relic Kubernetes Monitoring6.5Free plan$29.08/moLinux, self-hosted, Web, Windows
9SigNoz6.5Free plan$19/moAndroid, API, iOS, self-hosted, Web
10groundcover6.4Free plan$30/moLinux, self-hosted, Web
11Keymetrics6.4Free plan$79/moAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Web
12New Relic Session Replay6.4Free plan$10/moAndroid, iOS, Web
13Scout APM6.4Free plan$10/moAPI, Web
14Skylight6.4Free plan$20/moAPI, Linux, Mac, Web
15AppSignal6.3Free plan$23.25/moAPI, Web
16Chronosphere Application Observability6.3API, Web
17New Relic APM6.2Free plan$10/moWeb
18Azure Application Insights5.7Android, API, iOS, Linux, Web, Windows
19Elastic Observability5.6API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
20Blackfire.io5.5€33.25/moAPI, Browser, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
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Questions about RootCause alternatives

What is the best alternative to RootCause?

Uptrace, number 1 in application performance monitoring with a score of 8.0 out of 10. The others here: Grafana Cloud Application Observability, Middleware, Apache SkyWalking and 16 more.

What is the best free alternative to RootCause?

Uptrace is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 16 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.

Is there an open-source alternative to RootCause?

Yes: Uptrace.

How are these alternatives ranked?

Ranked free-and-open first: a usable free tier and open-source code, then the platforms it runs on and its documentation.