Best RootCause Alternatives in 2026
Updated
20 platforms from application performance monitoring ranked against RootCause on the same published basis.
- 1RootCause vs Scout APM
- 2RootCause vs Uptrace
- 3RootCause vs Apache SkyWalking
- 4RootCause vs AppSignal
- 5RootCause vs Chronosphere Application Observability
- 6RootCause vs Honeycomb
- 7RootCause vs Jaeger
- 8RootCause vs Middleware
- 9RootCause vs SigNoz
- 10RootCause vs Skylight
- 11RootCause vs Azure Application Insights
- 12RootCause vs Elastic Observability
- 13RootCause vs Blackfire.io
- 14RootCause vs Sematext APM
- 15RootCause vs Google Cloud Trace
- 16RootCause vs Logz.io APM
- 17RootCause vs SolarWinds Observability
- 18RootCause vs Coralogix APM
- 19RootCause vs Dash0
- 20RootCause vs Dynatrace Application Monitoring
RootCause alternatives compared
| # | Platform | Score | Free plan | From | Runs on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scout APM | 7.4 | Free plan | $10/mo | API, Web |
| 2 | Uptrace | 7.4 | Free plan | $39/mo | API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 3 | Apache SkyWalking | 7.3 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 4 | AppSignal | 7.3 | Free plan | $23.25/mo | API, Web |
| 5 | Chronosphere Application Observability | 7.3 | API, Web | ||
| 6 | Honeycomb | 7.3 | Free plan | $150/mo | Android, API, iOS, self-hosted, Web |
| 7 | Jaeger | 7.3 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 8 | Middleware | 7.3 | Free plan | $0.30/mo | Android, API, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 9 | SigNoz | 7.3 | Free plan | $19/mo | Android, API, iOS, self-hosted, Web |
| 10 | Skylight | 7.3 | Free plan | $20/mo | API, Linux, Mac, Web |
| 11 | Azure Application Insights | 7.0 | Android, API, iOS, Linux, Web, Windows | ||
| 12 | Elastic Observability | 7.0 | API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows | ||
| 13 | Blackfire.io | 6.9 | €33.25/mo | API, Browser, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows | |
| 14 | Sematext APM | 6.9 | $19/mo | API, Linux, self-hosted, Web, Windows | |
| 15 | Google Cloud Trace | 6.8 | $0.20/mo | API, Linux, Web | |
| 16 | Logz.io APM | 6.8 | No | $0.16/mo | API, Web |
| 17 | SolarWinds Observability | 6.8 | No | $5/mo | API, Linux, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 18 | Coralogix APM | 6.7 | No | $0.16/mo | API, Web |
| 19 | Dash0 | 6.7 | No | $0.02/mo | API, self-hosted, Web |
| 20 | Dynatrace Application Monitoring | 6.7 | No | $58/mo | Android, API, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
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Questions about RootCause alternatives
What is the best alternative to RootCause?
Scout APM, number 1 in application performance monitoring with a score of 7.4 out of 10. The others here: Uptrace, Apache SkyWalking, AppSignal and 16 more.
What is the best free alternative to RootCause?
Scout APM is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 9 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
How are these alternatives ranked?
Ranked on what each maker publishes, open and connectable first: a public API, open-source code, the depth of its documentation and a free tier to try it on. Model lists are sorted by the figure in their title, exactly as each provider publishes it.