18.7
Netdata is an observability platform for monitoring infrastructure and investigating problems in real time.
Free planOpen sourceAndroidiOSWeb
Best Runtime Monitoring Software in 2026
Runtime monitoring software helps you watch running applications and services. Depending on the tool, you can compare error tracking, distributed tracing, continuous profiling, service maps, real user monitoring and log correlation. Check the platforms you need before choosing. Listed platforms include web, API, Linux, Windows, self-hosted and iOS; confirm whether an Android app is available if you monitor from a…
28.4
Grafana Cloud Application Observability is a cloud application monitoring product that uses OpenTelemetry and Prometheus data to help software…
Free planAndroidiOSWeb
38.4
Uptrace is an OpenTelemetry-native observability platform that brings traces, metrics, and logs together.
Free planOpen sourceWebAPILinux
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Coroot
Coroot is an open-source observability platform that uses eBPF to collect metrics, logs, traces and profiling data without code changes.
Free planOpen sourceWebAPILinuxSelf-hosted8.2From $1 a month - 5
Embrace
Embrace is a real user monitoring platform for mobile apps and websites, connecting technical performance data with user sessions.
Free planAndroidiOSWebAPI8.2$0.80 usage-based - 6
Middleware
Middleware is a full-stack observability platform for spotting and addressing issues across infrastructure, applications, and real-user activity.
Free planAndroidiOSWebAPI8.2$0.30 usage-based - 7
BugSnag
BugSnag monitors mobile and web apps to help development teams find errors, resolve them, and deploy stable releases.
Free planAndroidiOSWebAPI7.8Free plan - 8
Backtrace
Backtrace manages crashes and exceptions across platforms for software development, support, and QA teams.
Free planAndroidiOSWebLinux7.7From $600 a year - 9
Airbrake
Airbrake monitors application errors and performance, continuously watching an application stack and sending real-time alerts.
Free planAndroidiOSWebAPI7.6From $17 a month - 10
SigNoz
SigNoz is an open-source observability tool for monitoring applications and infrastructure.
Free planAndroidiOSWebAPI7.6From $19 a month - 11
Alibaba Cloud ARMS RUM
AndroidiOSWebAPI7.5$0.02 usage-based - 12
Honeycomb
Honeycomb is an observability platform for debugging systems, application code and databases with structured telemetry.
Free planAndroidiOSWebAPI7.5From $150 a month - 13
LogRocket
LogRocket combines session replay, product analytics, and error monitoring for web and native mobile apps.
AndroidiOSWebAPI7.3From $176 a month - 14
groundcover
groundcover is a cloud-native observability platform for monitoring production environments.
Free planWebLinuxSelf-hosted7.1From $30 a month - 15
ManageEngine Applications Manager
ManageEngine Applications Manager is a hybrid application and infrastructure monitoring product available for Android, iOS, Linux, web, and Windows.
Free planAndroidiOSWebLinux7.1From $395 a year - 16
Rollbar
Rollbar is a code-first observability platform connecting error monitoring, session replays, and release information.
Free planAndroidiOSWebAPI7.0Free plan - 17
AppSignal
AppSignal is a cloud application monitoring service for developers, combining error tracking, performance monitoring, logs, and tracing.
Free planWebAPI6.9From $279 a year - 18
Exceptionless
Exceptionless provides real-time error, feature, and log reporting for applications.
Free planWebAPISelf-hosted6.9From $15 a month - 19
GlitchTip
GlitchTip is a software monitoring service that gathers application errors, organizes them as issues for triage, and sends alerts.
Free planWebAPISelf-hosted6.9From $15 a month - 20
Scout APM
Scout APM is a cloud application performance monitoring platform from Zimuth, Inc., built to help engineering teams find and address application performance problems.
Free planWebAPI6.9From $10 a month - 21
SolarWinds Observability
SolarWinds Observability combines application, digital experience, database, infrastructure, network, and log data to help teams detect problems,…
WebAPILinuxSelf-hosted6.9From $5 a month - 22
eG Enterprise
eG Enterprise is an application and infrastructure monitoring platform that correlates user experience, application behavior, and infrastructure…
WebLinuxSelf-hostedWindows6.8From $100 a month - 23
Honeybadger
Honeybadger brings production monitoring for web apps into one service, combining error tracking, structured logging, application performance…
Free planWebAPI6.8From $26 a month - 24
Hypertrace
Hypertrace is a free, open-source observability platform that analyzes distributed traces to show production request behavior and network trends.
Free planWebLinuxSelf-hostedWindows6.8Free plan - 25
Pyroscope
Pyroscope is a profiling tool for examining CPU, memory, and thread activity in applications.
Free planWebLinuxmacOSWindows6.7From $19 a month
Choosing well
Match the monitoring features
Compare the signals you need, such as distributed tracing, error tracking, continuous profiling, service maps, real user monitoring and log correlation.
A tool may focus on a narrower part of runtime visibility, so check its feature details against your application and team workflow.
Check platform access
The list includes web, API, Linux, Windows, self-hosted and iOS options. Confirm the deployment and dashboard platforms that fit your setup.
If phone access matters, check for an Android app directly; iOS availability does not confirm Android support.
Compare free and paid plans
Free plans are available from tools on this list, while pricing models also include paid and freemium options. Review what the free plan covers before committing.
Published starting prices range from free or open-source offerings to paid plans such as Airbrake at $17 per month on annual billing, AppSignal at $23.25 per month on annual billing, and Datadog APM at $31 per month on annual billing.
Use a trial when offered
A free trial can help you check setup, alert details and the monitoring views you need before paying. Trial periods listed here include 14, 15 and 30 days.
Open-source code is available from tools such as DataBuff, which can suit teams that want to inspect or manage the software themselves.
Questions people ask
Which monitoring features can I compare?
The comparison covers free plan, paid-from price, distributed tracing, error tracking, continuous profiling, service maps, real user monitoring and log correlation.
Are free plans available?
Yes. Tools on the list offer free plans, and pricing models also include free, freemium and paid options.
Can I try a paid runtime monitoring tool first?
Some tools offer free trials. Listed trial periods include 14, 15 and 30 days, depending on the product.
Is open-source runtime monitoring available?
Yes. Open-source code is offered by tools on the list, including DataBuff.