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Best RootCause Alternatives in 2026

Updated

20 apps from application performance monitoring ranked against RootCause on the same published basis.

  1. 1
    Honeycomb Free plan AndroidapiiOSself-hostedWeb $150/mo7.9
    RootCause vs Honeycomb
  2. 2
    SigNoz Free plan AndroidapiiOSself-hostedWeb $19/mo7.9
    RootCause vs SigNoz
  3. 3
    Middleware Free plan AndroidapiiOSLinuxMac $0.30/mo7.8
    RootCause vs Middleware
  4. 4
    ManageEngine Applications Manager Free plan AndroidiOSLinuxWebWin $32.92/mo7.6
    RootCause vs ManageEngine Applications Manager
  5. 5
    New Relic Session Replay Free plan AndroidiOSWeb $10/mo7.6
    RootCause vs New Relic Session Replay
  6. 6
    Azure Application Insights AndroidapiiOSLinuxWeb 7.3
    RootCause vs Azure Application Insights
  7. 7
    RoRvsWild Free trial AndroidiOSWeb €400/mo7.2
    RootCause vs RoRvsWild
  8. 8
    Dynatrace Application Monitoring Free trial AndroidapiiOSLinuxMac $58/mo7.0
    RootCause vs Dynatrace Application Monitoring
  9. 9
    Raygun Application Performance Monitoring Free trial AndroidiOSLinuxWebWin $120/mo7.0
    RootCause vs Raygun Application Performance Monitoring
  10. 10
    Grafana Cloud Application Observability Free plan LinuxMacWebWin $0.03/mo6.4
    RootCause vs Grafana Cloud Application Observability
  11. 11
    groundcover Free plan Linuxself-hostedWeb $30/mo6.4
    RootCause vs groundcover
  12. 12
    New Relic Kubernetes Monitoring Free plan Linuxself-hostedWebWin $29.08/mo6.4
    RootCause vs New Relic Kubernetes Monitoring
  13. 13
    Scout APM Free plan apiWeb $10/mo6.4
    RootCause vs Scout APM
  14. 14
    Uptrace Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb $39/mo6.4
    RootCause vs Uptrace
  15. 15
    Apache SkyWalking Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb Free6.3
    RootCause vs Apache SkyWalking
  16. 16
    AppSignal Free plan apiWeb $23.25/mo6.3
    RootCause vs AppSignal
  17. 17
    Chronosphere Application Observability Free trial apiWeb 6.3
    RootCause vs Chronosphere Application Observability
  18. 18
    Jaeger Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb Free6.3
    RootCause vs Jaeger
  19. 19
    Skylight Free plan apiLinuxMacWeb $20/mo6.3
    RootCause vs Skylight
  20. 20
    New Relic APM Free plan Web $10/mo6.1
    RootCause vs New Relic APM

RootCause alternatives compared

#AppScoreFree planFromRuns on
1Honeycomb7.9Free plan$150/moAndroid, API, iOS, self-hosted, Web
2SigNoz7.9Free plan$19/moAndroid, API, iOS, self-hosted, Web
3Middleware7.8Free plan$0.30/moAndroid, API, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
4ManageEngine Applications Manager7.6Free plan$32.92/moAndroid, iOS, Linux, Web, Windows
5New Relic Session Replay7.6Free plan$10/moAndroid, iOS, Web
6Azure Application Insights7.3Android, API, iOS, Linux, Web, Windows
7RoRvsWild7.2€400/moAndroid, iOS, Web
8Dynatrace Application Monitoring7.0No$58/moAndroid, API, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
9Raygun Application Performance Monitoring7.0No$120/moAndroid, iOS, Linux, Web, Windows
10Grafana Cloud Application Observability6.4Free plan$0.03/moLinux, Mac, Web, Windows
11groundcover6.4Free plan$30/moLinux, self-hosted, Web
12New Relic Kubernetes Monitoring6.4Free plan$29.08/moLinux, self-hosted, Web, Windows
13Scout APM6.4Free plan$10/moAPI, Web
14Uptrace6.4Free plan$39/moAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
15Apache SkyWalking6.3Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
16AppSignal6.3Free plan$23.25/moAPI, Web
17Chronosphere Application Observability6.3API, Web
18Jaeger6.3Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
19Skylight6.3Free plan$20/moAPI, Linux, Mac, Web
20New Relic APM6.1Free plan$10/moWeb
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Questions about RootCause alternatives

What is the best alternative to RootCause?

Honeycomb, number 1 in application performance monitoring with a score of 7.9 out of 10. The others here: SigNoz, Middleware, ManageEngine Applications Manager and 16 more.

What is the best free alternative to RootCause?

Honeycomb is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 15 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.

How are these alternatives ranked?

Ranked mobile-first: a phone app alongside the web or desktop product, a free tier and the depth of its documentation.