Apache SkyWalking vs SolarWinds Observability
| Apache SkyWalking | SolarWinds Observability | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | No |
| Free trial | No | Yes |
| Paid from | Free | $5/mo |
| Open source | No | No |
| Platforms | api, Linux, macOS, self-hosted, Web, Windows | api, Linux, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| Free plan | Yes | No |
| Distributed tracing | Yes | Yes |
| Transaction tracing | Yes | Yes |
| Dependency mapping | Yes | Yes |
| Real user monitoring | Yes | Yes |
| Log correlation | Yes | Yes |
| Deployment model | self_hosted | hybrid |
| Paid from | — | 8 /mo |
Both are listed in Best Application Performance Monitoring, Best Distributed Tracing Tools. On Specifiction, Apache SkyWalking scores higher on our published basis.