AppSignal alternatives: 5 apps ranked by verified data

Facts checked Oct 25, 2026AppBreakup editorialHow we rank

Common reasons people leave AppSignal: fewer language integrations than big APM vendors, and less infrastructure depth. We ranked 5 alternatives by how directly each one replaces AppSignal, then by reviews, real visits and how recently each app's facts were checked against its own website. Datadog currently ranks first.

Quick comparison

#	App	Pricing	Open source	Platforms	Verified facts	Score
1	Datadog	Free plan + paid	No	Web, iOS, Android	4 of 4	70.3
2	New Relic	Free plan + paid	No	Web, iOS, Android	4 of 4	57.2

1. DatadogTop pick
Best for: Cloud-heavy teams that want metrics, traces, logs and alerts in one hosted product and can budget for it
Free plan + paidWeb, iOS, Android
70.3
score / 100
Why switch from AppSignal
Broad infrastructure and APM coverage for bigger environments.
Pros
Very wide integration catalogue that works with little setup
Metrics, traces and logs are linked in one interface
Mature dashboards, monitors and on-call features
Cons
Per-product, per-host pricing makes bills hard to forecast
Custom metrics and log volume get expensive quickly
No self-hosted option
Visit Datadog Details and reviews
How this score is calculated
Editorial fit ×0.363
Reviews ×0.363
Clicks (90 days) ×0.15100
Freshness ×0.1585
Votes ×0.150
0 counted reviews, 0 up and 0 down votes. Full formula
Is Datadog a good AppSignal alternative?
Verified facts
4 of 4 verified
Starting price
$15 per host/month (Infrastructure Pro, annual)
Checked Oct 25, 2026datadoghq.com(opens source in a new tab)
Free tier
Up to 5 hosts, 1-day metric retention
Checked Oct 25, 2026datadoghq.com(opens source in a new tab)
Free trial
14 days
Checked Oct 25, 2026datadoghq.com(opens source in a new tab)
Integrations
1,000+
Checked Oct 25, 2026datadoghq.com(opens source in a new tab)
2. New Relic
Best for: Teams that want full-stack APM with predictable data-based pricing and a usable free tier
Free plan + paidWeb, iOS, Android
57.2
score / 100
Why switch from AppSignal
Full-stack APM with a big free data allowance.
Pros
Perpetual free tier with a meaningful monthly data allowance
One query language across all telemetry types
Wide language agent support plus OpenTelemetry ingest
Cons
Full-platform user seats are expensive on paid tiers
Interface has many overlapping views to learn
Hosted only
Visit New Relic Details and reviews
How this score is calculated
Editorial fit ×0.369
Reviews ×0.363
Clicks (90 days) ×0.150
Freshness ×0.1585
Votes ×0.150
0 counted reviews, 0 up and 0 down votes. Full formula
Is New Relic a good AppSignal alternative?
Verified facts
4 of 4 verified
Free tier
100 GB data ingest/month
Checked Oct 25, 2026newrelic.com(opens source in a new tab)
Data price
$0.40/GB beyond free allowance
Checked Oct 25, 2026newrelic.com(opens source in a new tab)
Free full user
1
Checked Oct 25, 2026newrelic.com(opens source in a new tab)
Basic users
Unlimited, free
Checked Oct 25, 2026newrelic.com(opens source in a new tab)

The best AppSignal alternative for…

The highest-ranked app in this list for each need.

Best AppSignal alternative for most people

Datadog

Broad infrastructure and APM coverage for bigger environments.

Best AppSignal alternative for a free plan you can upgrade

Scout Monitoring

Similar developer-focused APM with a free tier and N+1 query detection.

Best AppSignal alternative for self-hosting

Sentry

Larger error-tracking ecosystem with tracing and session replay.

Best AppSignal alternative for iPhone and Android

New Relic

Full-stack APM with a big free data allowance.

Best AppSignal alternative for working in the browser

Honeybadger

Errors, uptime and cron checks with a free developer plan.

AppSignal alternatives: common questions

What is the best alternative to AppSignal?

Datadog ranks first right now. Broad infrastructure and APM coverage for bigger environments. Scout Monitoring and Honeybadger follow it in our ranking.

Is there a free alternative to AppSignal?

Yes. Datadog (free plan + paid), Scout Monitoring (free plan + paid), Honeybadger (free plan + paid) and Sentry (free plan + paid) have a free option. Check each app's verified facts for current plan limits.

Is there an open-source alternative to AppSignal?

None of the 5 alternatives in this list is open source.

Why do people switch from AppSignal?

The complaints we hear most: fewer language integrations than big APM vendors; less infrastructure depth; free plan limits are small.

How is this list ranked?

Every app is scored with the same published formula: how directly it replaces AppSignal, reviews (weighted by verification), visits from AppBreakup, how recently its facts were checked against its own website, and reader votes.