Best Application Performance Monitoring in 2026
Updated
Application performance monitoring tools help teams examine application activity and investigate issues. Compare distributed tracing and transaction tracing with real user monitoring and log correlation to see which signals each entry lists. Dependency mapping can show how products represent relationships between components, while deployment model offers another point of comparison. Middleware, Grafana Cloud Application Observability, and Uptrace are among the entries shown. Free-plan availability and paid-from pricing add cost context. Consider which monitoring views and operating model fit the applications you need to observe.
33ranked
16free plans on this page
$0.03/molowest paid tier
11 Oct 2026last checked
17 of 18 with known pricing have a free tier;0 apps show full bars: free, open, on most devices and documented.
| # | App | Signal | Free tier | Open code | Devices | From | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MiddlewareWeb · Windows · Mac · Linux · Android · iPhone · API | Three bars | 6 of 6 | $0.30/mo | 6.8 | ||
| 2 | Grafana Cloud Application ObservabilityWeb · Windows · Mac · Linux | Three bars | 4 of 6 | $0.03/mo | 6.7 | ||
| 3 | Apache SkyWalkingWeb · Windows · Mac · Linux · Self-hosted · API | Three bars | 4 of 6 | Free | 6.6 | ||
| 4 | HoneycombWeb · Android · iPhone · Self-hosted · API | Three bars | 3 of 6 | $150/mo | 6.6 | ||
| 5 | JaegerWeb · Windows · Mac · Linux · Self-hosted · API | Three bars | 4 of 6 | Free | 6.6 | ||
| 6 | ManageEngine Applications ManagerWeb · Windows · Linux · Android · iPhone | Three bars | 5 of 6 | $32.92/mo | 6.6 | ||
| 7 | New Relic Kubernetes MonitoringWeb · Windows · Linux · Self-hosted | Three bars | 3 of 6 | $29.08/mo | 6.6 | ||
| 8 | SigNozWeb · Android · iPhone · Self-hosted · API | Three bars | 3 of 6 | $19/mo | 6.6 | ||
| 9 | UptraceWeb · Windows · Mac · Linux · Self-hosted · API | Three bars | 4 of 6 | $39/mo | 6.6 | ||
| 10 | groundcoverWeb · Linux · Self-hosted | Two bars | 2 of 6 | $30/mo | 6.5 | ||
| 11 | SkylightWeb · Mac · Linux · API | Three bars | 3 of 6 | $20/mo | 6.5 | ||
| 12 | AppSignalWeb · API | Two bars | 1 of 6 | $23.25/mo | 6.4 | ||
| 13 | Chronosphere Application ObservabilityWeb · API | Two bars | 1 of 6 | 6.4 | |||
| 14 | KeymetricsWeb · Linux · Self-hosted · API | Two bars | 2 of 6 | $79/mo | 6.4 | ||
| 15 | New Relic Session ReplayWeb · Android · iPhone | Three bars | 3 of 6 | $10/mo | 6.4 | ||
| 16 | Scout APMWeb · API | Two bars | 1 of 6 | $10/mo | 6.4 | ||
| 17 | New Relic APMWeb | Two bars | 1 of 6 | $10/mo | 6.3 | ||
| 18 | Azure Application InsightsWeb · Windows · Linux · Android · iPhone · API | Two bars | 5 of 6 | 5.8 | |||
| 19 | Elastic ObservabilityWeb · Windows · Mac · Linux · Self-hosted · API | Two bars | 4 of 6 | 5.7 | |||
| 20 | Blackfire.ioWeb · Windows · Mac · Linux · API · Extension | Two bars | 4 of 6 | €33.25/mo | 5.6 | ||
| 21 | RoRvsWildWeb · Android · iPhone | Two bars | 3 of 6 | €400/mo | 5.5 | ||
| 22 | Sematext APMWeb · Windows · Linux · Self-hosted · API | Two bars | 3 of 6 | $19/mo | 5.5 | ||
| 23 | Dynatrace Application MonitoringWeb · Windows · Mac · Linux · Android · iPhone · Self-hosted · API | Two bars | No | 6 of 6 | $58/mo | 5.4 | |
| 24 | Google Cloud TraceWeb · Linux · API | One bar | 2 of 6 | $0.20/mo | 5.4 | ||
| 25 | PointerWeb · Self-hosted · API | One bar | 1 of 6 | 5.4 |
Compare all 25 in a table
| # | App | Score | Free plan | From | Free plan | Paid from | Distributed tracing | Transaction tracing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middleware | 6.8 | Free plan | $0.30/mo | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| 2 | Grafana Cloud Application Observability | 6.7 | Free plan | $0.03/mo | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| 3 | Apache SkyWalking | 6.6 | Free plan | Free | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| 4 | Honeycomb | 6.6 | Free plan | $150/mo | Yes | 150 /mo | Yes | Yes |
| 5 | Jaeger | 6.6 | Free plan | Free | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| 6 | ManageEngine Applications Manager | 6.6 | Free plan | $32.92/mo | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| 7 | New Relic Kubernetes Monitoring | 6.6 | Free plan | $29.08/mo | Yes | Yes | ||
| 8 | SigNoz | 6.6 | Free plan | $19/mo | Yes | 49 /mo | Yes | Yes |
| 9 | Uptrace | 6.6 | Free plan | $39/mo | Yes | 39 /mo | Yes | Yes |
| 10 | groundcover | 6.5 | Free plan | $30/mo | Yes | 30 /mo | Yes | Yes |
| 11 | Skylight | 6.5 | Free plan | $20/mo | Yes | Yes | ||
| 12 | AppSignal | 6.4 | Free plan | $23.25/mo | Yes | 23.25 /mo | Yes | Yes |
| 13 | Chronosphere Application Observability | 6.4 | No | Yes | Yes | |||
| 14 | Keymetrics | 6.4 | Free plan | $79/mo | No | 39 /mo | Yes | Yes |
| 15 | New Relic Session Replay | 6.4 | Free plan | $10/mo | Yes | Yes | ||
| 16 | Scout APM | 6.4 | Free plan | $10/mo | Yes | 19 /mo | No | Yes |
| 17 | New Relic APM | 6.3 | Free plan | $10/mo | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| 18 | Azure Application Insights | 5.8 | No | Yes | Yes | |||
| 19 | Elastic Observability | 5.7 | Yes | Yes | Yes | |||
| 20 | Blackfire.io | 5.6 | €33.25/mo | No | No | Yes | ||
| 21 | RoRvsWild | 5.5 | €400/mo | Yes | Yes | |||
| 22 | Sematext APM | 5.5 | $19/mo | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
| 23 | Dynatrace Application Monitoring | 5.4 | No | $58/mo | No | 7 /mo | Yes | Yes |
| 24 | Google Cloud Trace | 5.4 | $0.20/mo | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
| 25 | Pointer | 5.4 | Yes | Yes |
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