Best Scout APM Alternatives in 2026
Updated
20 platforms from application performance monitoring ranked against Scout APM on the same published basis.
- 2Scout APM vs Uptrace
- 3Scout APM vs Apache SkyWalking
- 4Scout APM vs AppSignal
- 5Scout APM vs Honeycomb
- 6Scout APM vs Jaeger
- 7Scout APM vs Middleware
- 8Scout APM vs SigNoz
- 9Scout APM vs Azure Application Insights
- 10Scout APM vs Elastic Observability
- 11Scout APM vs Blackfire.io
- 12Scout APM vs Sematext APM
- 13Scout APM vs Logz.io APM
- 14Scout APM vs SolarWinds Observability
- 15Scout APM vs Coralogix APM
- 16Scout APM vs Dynatrace Application Monitoring
- 17Scout APM vs Grafana Cloud Application Observability
- 18Scout APM vs New Relic Kubernetes Monitoring
- 19Scout APM vs groundcover
- 20Scout APM vs New Relic APM
- 21Scout APM vs ManageEngine Applications Manager
Scout APM alternatives compared
| # | Platform | Score | Free plan | From | Runs on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Honeycomb | 7.3 | Free plan | $150/mo | Android, API, iOS, self-hosted, Web |
| 6 | Jaeger | 7.3 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 7 | Middleware | 7.3 | Free plan | $0.30/mo | Android, API, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 8 | SigNoz | 7.3 | Free plan | $19/mo | Android, API, iOS, self-hosted, Web |
| 9 | Azure Application Insights | 7.0 | No | — | Android, API, iOS, Linux, Web, Windows |
| 10 | Elastic Observability | 7.0 | No | — | API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 11 | Blackfire.io | 6.9 | No | €33.25/mo | API, Browser, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 12 | Sematext APM | 6.9 | No | $19/mo | API, Linux, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 13 | Logz.io APM | 6.8 | No | $0.16/mo | API, Web |
| 14 | SolarWinds Observability | 6.8 | No | $5/mo | API, Linux, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 15 | Coralogix APM | 6.7 | No | $0.16/mo | API, Web |
| 16 | Dynatrace Application Monitoring | 6.7 | No | $58/mo | Android, API, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 17 | Grafana Cloud Application Observability | 6.0 | Free plan | $0.03/mo | Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 18 | New Relic Kubernetes Monitoring | 6.0 | Free plan | $29.08/mo | Linux, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 19 | groundcover | 5.9 | Free plan | $30/mo | Linux, self-hosted, Web |
| 20 | New Relic APM | 5.8 | Free plan | $10/mo | Web |
| 21 | ManageEngine Applications Manager | 5.7 | Free plan | $32.92/mo | Android, iOS, Linux, Web, Windows |
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Questions about Scout APM alternatives
What is the best alternative to Scout APM?
Uptrace, number 2 in application performance monitoring with a score of 7.4 out of 10. The others here: Apache SkyWalking, AppSignal, Honeycomb and 16 more.
What is the best free alternative to Scout APM?
Uptrace is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 12 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.