Elastic APM
Application performance monitoring for today's elastic world.
Overview
Elastic APM is an application performance monitoring solution that is part of the Elastic Stack (formerly known as the ELK Stack). It provides developers and DevOps teams with the tools to monitor their applications and services in real-time. By collecting detailed performance information, such as response times for incoming requests, database queries, and calls to caches, Elastic APM helps teams to quickly identify and resolve performance bottlenecks. It is an open-source based solution that offers both self-hosted and cloud-based deployment options.
✨ Key Features
- Distributed Tracing
- Service Maps
- Error and Exception Tracking
- Real User Monitoring (RUM)
- Machine Learning for Anomaly Detection
- Integration with Elastic Stack (Elasticsearch, Kibana)
🎯 Key Differentiators
- Built on the popular Elastic Stack
- Open-source core
- Flexible deployment options (cloud or self-hosted)
Unique Value: Provides a unified observability solution within the familiar Elastic Stack, enabling teams to correlate APM data with logs and metrics.
🎯 Use Cases (4)
🏆 Alternatives
Offers a more integrated experience for users of the Elastic Stack and a more flexible, open-source based approach.
💻 Platforms
✅ Offline Mode Available
🔌 Integrations
🛟 Support Options
- ✓ Email Support
- ✓ Phone Support
- ✓ Dedicated Support (Varies by plan tier)
🔒 Compliance & Security
💰 Pricing
✓ 14-day free trial
Free tier: Basic features are free and open source.
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