Comparison

AppDynamics vs Glowroot

On the evidence we track, AppDynamics leads this comparison with a composite score of 61/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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AppDynamics61
Glowroot53
Score
Vioscale score
AppDynamics61 / 100medium · 53%
Glowroot53 / 100medium · 53%
Pricing
Model
AppDynamicscommercial
Glowrootopen_source
Price level
AppDynamicsunknown
Glowrootfree
Transparent
AppDynamics
Glowroot
Integrations
Count
AppDynamics
Glowroot50
Security
Disclosure policy
AppDynamics
Glowroot
Fedramp
AppDynamics
Glowroot
Gdpr
AppDynamics
Glowroot
Hipaa
AppDynamics
Glowroot
Iso27001
AppDynamics
Glowroot
Pci
AppDynamics
Glowroot
Scorecard
AppDynamics
Glowroot4.2
Soc2
AppDynamics
Glowroot
Reliability
Status page
AppDynamics
Glowroot
Adoption
Dependent repos
AppDynamics
Glowroot13
Github stars
AppDynamics
Glowroot1,355
Activity
Commits last 30d
AppDynamics
Glowroot27
Release
Cadence days
AppDynamics
Glowroot19
History
AppDynamics
Glowroot20 items
License
Spdx
AppDynamics
GlowrootApache-2.0
Language
Primary
AppDynamics
GlowrootJava

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for apm tools. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Instrumentation
Auto-instrumentation
AppDynamics
Glowroot
Distributed tracing
AppDynamics-
Glowroot
Insight
Service map
AppDynamics-
Glowroot-
Code / continuous profiling
AppDynamics
Glowroot
Database monitoring
AppDynamics
Glowroot
Error analytics
AppDynamics
Glowroot
Real-user monitoring
AppDynamics
Glowroot-
SLO / error-budget tracking
AppDynamics-
Glowroot-
Intelligence
Anomaly / root-cause AI
AppDynamics
Glowroot-
Standards
OpenTelemetry support
AppDynamicsOTel-native
GlowrootNone
Core
Language agents
AppDynamics-
GlowrootJava
Deployment
Hosting
AppDynamicsCloud + self-hosted
GlowrootSelf-hosted only

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

AppDynamics

Leader

Provides real-time visibility into application performance, user experience, and infrastructure across on-premises and hybrid environments. Automatically detects anomalies and identifies root causes at the code level, helping teams understand how technical issues affect business metrics.

Independently observed

Glowroot

Glowroot is a Java application performance monitoring (APM) tool that captures request traces, provides continuous profiling, response time analysis, and database monitoring with extensive library and framework instrumentation.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

AppDynamics

Leader
Subscription30-day trial
as of verify ↗

Glowroot

Open source
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platforms
Web
AppDynamics
Glowroot
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
AppDynamics
Glowroot
Self-hosted
AppDynamics
Glowroot
On-premise
AppDynamics
Glowroot

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

AppDynamics

Leader

Not documented yet.

Glowroot

39 total
  • Apache Camel
  • Cassandra
  • EJB
  • Elasticsearch
  • Grails
  • Hibernate
  • Apache HttpClient
  • Apache HttpAsyncClient
  • AsyncHttpClient
  • OkHttp
  • JavaMail
  • JAX-RS
  • JAX-WS
  • JDBC
  • JMS
  • JSF
  • JSP
  • Kafka
  • JUL
  • Log4j
  • Logback
  • MongoDB
  • Netty
  • Play Framework
  • +15 more
Independently observed

Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.