Solarwinds Alternative
AppSignal, Your Simple SolarWinds Alternative
Frustrated with confusing tools and complex tiers in SolarWinds? AppSignal keeps things simple with clear pricing, amazing human support, and an interface that's actually nice to use.
AppSignal makes monitoring simple
- Clear, flat pricing
- Clean, focused UI
- Dev-to-dev support included
- Full APM on all plans
- No-stress upgrade policy
Solarwinds is complex and costly
- Complex pricing models
- Enterprise-focused UI
- Limited support on lower tiers
- Features split across products
- Usage-based billing surprises
APM tools comparison
Why developers choose AppSignal over Solarwinds.
AppSignal APM is the all-in-one Solarwinds alternative that helps teams focus on writing great code. Your team will have all the tools they need in one easy-to-use interface.
Features | Solarwinds | AppSignal |
|---|---|---|
| Error tracking | Requires SolarWinds Observability plan. | A simple solution-focused UI with all the bug-fixing data you need. |
| Performance monitoring | Requires SolarWinds Observability plan. | |
| Host monitoring | Requires Observability plan, SolarWinds Observability Self-Hosted plan or Infrastructure Monitoring and Observability plan. | |
| Anomaly detection | Requires Loggly integration for logs. | |
| Uptime monitoring | Only with a "Server & Application Monitor" plan. | Don't ping us, we'll ping you. Easily add monitors via our app with a simple overview. |
| Metric dashboards | ||
| Log management | SolarWinds log management is a segregated tool, unlike AppSignal's integrated approach. | |
| Automated dashboards | Referred to as pre-built dashboards, require some manual tweaking. | Generated automatically based on the data you send us. |
| Background job and process monitoring | Only supports process monitoring at an OS and infrastructure level. | Monitor cron jobs, background processes and more with Check-ins. |
Core functionality | Solarwinds | AppSignal |
|---|---|---|
| Deploy markers | Only via API or third party workflow tools. | Universally supported with a simple set-up. |
| Namespace monitoring | Possible with tagging but metrics are default grouped by infrastructure and device. | Simple, no-fuss namespace set-up for all of our packages. |
| Tagging | ||
| Filter data | Data obfuscation is possible for log data with masking. | Easily configured via denylist. |
| Custom metrics | Requires several alternative instrumentation methods. |
Benefits | Solarwinds | AppSignal |
|---|---|---|
| Free 30-day trial | 14-day trial. | Includes all of our features. |
| Simple pricing | Complex pricing and product offering. | Flat, predictable pricing. |
| Relaxed upgrade policy | According to SolarWinds' Software Services Agreement, upgrades take effect immediately, and you'll be billed right away for any additional fees, with no option for refunds (see Section 2.3). | No surprise bills; we'll reach out when you're due an upgrade and make upgrading easy. |
| No overage fees | According to SolarWinds' Software Services Agreement, if you exceed your licensed capacity additional non-refundable fees will apply (see Section 6.1). | As per our relaxed upgrade policy, we'll never add additional charges to your bill. |
| Free support | According to SolarWinds' Software Services Agreement, support is only provided if applicable to your license, and excludes issues caused by unsupported changes or third-party products (see Section 13). | Always talk to a human! We'll help you with any issues you run into while using AppSignal, even those related to third-party integrations we don't officially support. In some cases, we may work to improve or add support for them. |
| Straightforward docs | Complicated and segregated per product. | Optimized for solving problems. |
| Free stroopwaffles | No sweet treats. We did hear some customers on Reddit received free headaches though. | You send us metrics, and we'll send you FREE stroopwaffles, deal? |
Simple Pricing with AppSignal
Straightforward all-in-one pricing.
One simple, request-based plan covering unlimited users, apps, teams, and every feature within a user-friendly platform. No complex pricing models, no limits on metrics, no tiered support plans, and no hidden fees.
Designed for developers
AppSignal's intuitive interface is built with developers in mind, making it easy to access all the essential tools you need to monitor your apps effectively.
Free human support
All AppSignal customers get unlimited, free dev-to-dev support. We're dedicated to helping teams of every size get the most out of their metrics.
Flexible fair billing
SolarWinds charges extra when you exceed your plan limits. AppSignal's flexible upgrade policy keeps your costs predictable with no surprises.
Customer Stories
What our customers think
We love our customers, and they love us back. Over 1500+ development teams rely on AppSignal to ship code with confidence. Here's why AppSignal is a great alternative to Solarwinds if you ask our customers.
Read customer stories →Thimo
Developer, SportCityAppSignal has been a tremendous help to us, so thanks for this service!
Matt
Founder, WrestlingIQI like the request based pricing rather than the host based pricing other tools offer. And the fact that you have an actually affordable plan.
Selim
CTO, SapiologieI'm extremely happy with AppSignal! It has solved many issues in 30 minutes of configuration and given me great peace of mind. We're a very small team tackling hard challenges so good tools like AppSignal are HUGE time savers.
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