Best Application Performance Monitoring in 2026
Updated
33ranked
1free plans on this page
$0.02/molowest paid tier
11 Oct 2026last checked
Input list Application Performance Monitoring 8 channels on this page · 51 of 64 spec lines stated by the makers
Ch Tool Free planPaid fromDistributed tracingTransaction tracingDependency mappingReal user monitoringLog correlationDeployment model Spec sheet Score
26 Blackfire.io Free planNoPaid fromDistributed tracingNoTransaction tracingYesDependency mappingYesReal user monitoringYesLog correlationDeployment modelcloud 6/8spec lines stated 6.8
27 Coralogix APM Free planNoPaid fromDistributed tracingYesTransaction tracingYesDependency mappingYesReal user monitoringYesLog correlationYesDeployment modelcloud 7/8spec lines stated 6.7
28 Dash0 Free planNoPaid fromDistributed tracingYesTransaction tracingYesDependency mappingYesReal user monitoringYesLog correlationYesDeployment model 6/8spec lines stated 6.7
29 Logz.io APM Free planNoPaid fromDistributed tracingYesTransaction tracingYesDependency mappingYesReal user monitoringYesLog correlationYesDeployment modelcloud 7/8spec lines stated 6.7
30 New Relic APM Free planYesPaid fromDistributed tracingYesTransaction tracingYesDependency mappingYesReal user monitoringYesLog correlationYesDeployment modelcloud 7/8spec lines stated 6.7
31 RootCause Free planNoPaid from$99/moDistributed tracingNoTransaction tracingNoDependency mappingNoReal user monitoringNoLog correlationNoDeployment modelhybrid 8/8spec lines stated 6.7
32 Google Cloud Trace Free planYesPaid fromDistributed tracingYesTransaction tracingYesDependency mappingReal user monitoringLog correlationYesDeployment modelcloud 5/8spec lines stated 6.6
33 Pointer Free planPaid fromDistributed tracingYesTransaction tracingYesDependency mappingYesReal user monitoringLog correlationYesDeployment modelself hosted 5/8spec lines stated 6.5
Compare all 8 in a table
| # | Tool | Score | Free plan | From | Free plan | Paid from | Distributed tracing | Transaction tracing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | Blackfire.io | 6.8 | €33.25/mo | No | No | Yes | ||
| 27 | Coralogix APM | 6.7 | No | $0.16/mo | No | Yes | Yes | |
| 28 | Dash0 | 6.7 | No | $0.02/mo | No | Yes | Yes | |
| 29 | Logz.io APM | 6.7 | No | $0.16/mo | No | Yes | Yes | |
| 30 | New Relic APM | 6.7 | Free plan | $10/mo | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| 31 | RootCause | 6.7 | No | $99/mo | No | 99 /mo | No | No |
| 32 | Google Cloud Trace | 6.6 | $0.20/mo | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
| 33 | Pointer | 6.5 | Yes | Yes |
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