Best Tideways Alternatives in 2026
Updated
20 apps from application performance monitoring ranked against Tideways on the same published basis.
- 1Tideways vs Middleware
- 2Tideways vs Apache SkyWalking
- 3Tideways vs SigNoz
- 4Tideways vs Uptrace
- 5Tideways vs groundcover
- 6Tideways vs ManageEngine Applications Manager
- 7Tideways vs Dynatrace Application Monitoring
- 8Tideways vs Honeycomb
- 9Tideways vs Jaeger
- 10Tideways vs Azure Monitor
- 11Tideways vs Pointer
- 12Tideways vs SolarWinds Observability
- 13Tideways vs Coralogix APM
- 14Tideways vs Logz.io APM
- 15Tideways vs Sematext APM
- 16Tideways vs eG Enterprise
- 17Tideways vs Chronosphere Application Observability
- 18Tideways vs Scout APM
- 19Tideways vs AppSignal
- 20Tideways vs Blackfire.io
Tideways alternatives compared
| # | App | Score | Free plan | From | Runs on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middleware | 9.5 | Free plan | $0.30/mo | Android, API, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 2 | Apache SkyWalking | 9.0 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 3 | SigNoz | 8.8 | Free plan | $19/mo | Android, API, iOS, self-hosted, Web |
| 4 | Uptrace | 8.8 | Free plan | $39/mo | API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 5 | groundcover | 8.7 | Free plan | $30/mo | Linux, self-hosted, Web |
| 6 | ManageEngine Applications Manager | 8.7 | Free plan | $32.92/mo | Android, iOS, Linux, Web, Windows |
| 7 | Dynatrace Application Monitoring | 8.6 | No | $58/mo | Android, API, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 8 | Honeycomb | 8.4 | Free plan | $150/mo | Android, API, iOS, self-hosted, Web |
| 9 | Jaeger | 7.4 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 10 | Azure Monitor | 7.3 | No | — | API, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 11 | Pointer | 7.1 | No | — | Web |
| 12 | SolarWinds Observability | 7.1 | No | — | Web, Windows, Linux |
| 13 | Coralogix APM | 7.1 | No | $0.16/mo | API, Web |
| 14 | Logz.io APM | 7.0 | No | $0.16/mo | API, Web |
| 15 | Sematext APM | 6.7 | No | — | Web |
| 16 | eG Enterprise | 6.7 | No | — | Web, Windows, Linux |
| 17 | Chronosphere Application Observability | 6.6 | No | — | Web |
| 18 | Scout APM | 6.4 | No | — | Web |
| 19 | AppSignal | 6.4 | No | — | Web |
| 20 | Blackfire.io | 6.4 | No | €33.25/mo | API, Browser, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
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Questions about Tideways alternatives
What is the best alternative to Tideways?
Middleware, number 1 in application performance monitoring with a score of 9.5 out of 10. The others here: Apache SkyWalking, SigNoz, Uptrace and 16 more.
What is the best free alternative to Tideways?
Middleware is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 8 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: documentation depth, a free tier and the platforms it runs on. Paid placements never change a rank.