
AppSignal
6.9#7 in distributed tracing toolsFrom $279 a yearFree planWebAPI
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| Fact | AppSignal | Uptrace |
|---|---|---|
| Integrations | The site highlights Slack, GitHub, Jira, Linear, GitLab, and PagerDuty integrations. | Telemetry can arrive through OpenTelemetry, Prometheus, Vector, Fluent Bit and CloudWatch, and Grafana can use Uptrace as Prometheus or Tempo data sources. |
| Intended users | The free plan is described as suitable for startups, hobby projects, and side projects. | The self-hosted editions page describes Community as for individuals, Starter as suitable for side projects, Team as a production default, and Business for reliability and compliance. |
| Product | AppSignal is an all-in-one application monitoring product for developers, with error tracking and performance monitoring. | Uptrace is an OpenTelemetry-native observability platform that unifies traces, metrics, and logs. |
| Security | AppSignal states that it is ISO 27001 certified and GDPR and HIPAA compliant. | Uptrace states that browser traffic uses SSL/TLS, database backups are encrypted, and most live database data is not encrypted at rest. |
| Support | AppSignal says customers can contact a real engineer through live chat or support email. | The project directs users to Telegram, Slack and GitHub Discussions for help; paid editions add email, priority, fast-SLA or dedicated support. |
AppSignal may suit developers who need error, performance, log, and tracing tools in a cloud service. Its free plan is described as suitable for startups, hobby projects, and side projects.
Uptrace suits teams that need to correlate traces, metrics, and logs, and choose between cloud and self-hosted deployment. Its listed editions range from Community for individuals to Business for reliability and compliance needs.