# Elastic APM

- **Canonical URI:** https://www.vioscale.ai/software/elastic-apm
- **Category:** APM Tools
- **Homepage:** https://www.elastic.co/observability/application-performance-monitoring
- **Also known as:** elastic-apm
- **Profile claimed by vendor:** no
- **Last updated:** 2026-08-05T14:16:40.745Z

## Vioscale score

**47.1 / 100**, confidence 23% (low).

Composite of weighted, independently-sourced signals (no user reviews, no vendor payment).

| Signal | Score | Weight | Contribution | Evidence present |
|---|--:|--:|--:|:--:|
| price_level | 80 | 0.047 | 3.8 | ✓ |
| reliability | 50 | 0.175 | 8.8 | ✓ |
| capabilities | 28.9 | 0.07 | 2 | ✓ |
| github_stars | 58.6 | 0.029 | 1.7 | ✓ |
| integrations | 0 | 0.094 | 0 | - |
| github_activity | 51.4 | 0.105 | 5.4 | ✓ |
| release_cadence | 0 | 0.058 | 0 | - |
| security_posture | 0 | 0.129 | 0 | - |
| package_downloads | 0 | 0.152 | 0 | - |
| pricing_transparency | 25 | 0.07 | 1.8 | ✓ |
| stackoverflow_activity | 0 | 0.07 | 0 | - |

## Pricing

_As of 2026-08-01, [verify at source](https://www.elastic.co/observability/application-performance-monitoring). Independently observed._

Free tier

## About

Monitor, visualize, and analyze the performance and availability of your applications with real user monitoring (RUM), synthetic testing, and uptime monitoring.

_Independently observed._

## Platform & deployment

- **Platforms:** Web
- **Deployment:** Cloud / SaaS, Self-hosted

## Capabilities

_The capabilities that matter for APM Tools. "-" = undocumented, not absent._

| Capability | Supported |
|---|:--:|
| **Instrumentation** | |
| Auto-instrumentation | - |
| Distributed tracing | - |
| **Insight** | |
| Service map | - |
| Code / continuous profiling | - |
| Database monitoring | - |
| Error analytics | - |
| Real-user monitoring | ✓ |
| **Intelligence** | |
| Anomaly / root-cause AI | - |
| **Standards** | |
| OpenTelemetry support | - |
| **Core** | |
| Language agents | - |
| **Deployment** | |
| Hosting | Cloud + self-hosted |
| **Insight** | |
| SLO / error-budget tracking | - |

## Facts

Every value below carries its source and our confidence. Facts are re-crawled on a freshness schedule.

### activity

| Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| activity.commits_last_30d | 42 | [link](https://github.com/elastic/apm-server/pulse) | 2026-08-01 | 65% (medium) |

### adoption

| Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| adoption.github_stars | 1,272 | [link](https://github.com/elastic/apm-server) | 2026-08-01 | 90% (high) |

### language

| Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| language.primary | Go | [link](https://github.com/elastic/apm-server) | 2026-08-01 | 90% (high) |

### pricing

| Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| pricing.free_tier | yes | [link](https://www.elastic.co/observability/application-performance-monitoring) | 2026-08-01 | 60% (medium) |
| pricing.model | commercial | [link](https://www.elastic.co/observability/application-performance-monitoring) | 2026-08-05 | 70% (medium) |
| pricing.price_level | low | [link](https://www.elastic.co/observability/application-performance-monitoring) | 2026-08-01 | 60% (medium) |

### reliability

| Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| reliability.status_page | yes | [link](https://status.elastic.co) | 2026-08-05 | 60% (medium) |

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*Source: Vioscale (https://www.vioscale.ai/software/elastic-apm). Independent, evidence-based software intelligence. Cite the canonical URI.*