Application Performance Monitoring pricing compared
Tracing & application monitoring · 12 vendors · Pricing snapshot: June 2026
APM pricing is the most varied axis in observability. Datadog charges $31/host/month for APM (annual), Dynatrace bundles APM into full-stack at ~$69/month per 8 GiB host, and Splunk ranges from ~$60/host (App+Infra) to $150-175/host for full APM. AppDynamics bills per vCPU ($33/vCPU/month for Premium). New Relic unlocks APM per Full Platform user ($99-$349/user) on top of a per-GB ingest meter. Usage-based options -- Sentry (per span), Honeycomb (per event) and Grafana Cloud -- can be far cheaper at low volume. The right choice depends on host density, team size and how much telemetry you emit.
Source: Vendor pricing pages. Data as of June 2026.
APM pricing by vendor
| Vendor | Rate | Unit | Billing | Free tier? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Datadog | $31/host/mo | per host / month | Per host | Yes |
| New Relic | Standard: $99/user; Pro: $349/user (annual) | per user / month | Per GB / usage | Yes |
| Grafana Cloud | $19/mo platform + $8 per active visualization user | per active user / month | Per GB / usage | Yes |
| Sentry | Free: 10K spans; included quotas scale with plan | per span / month | Per event / volume | No |
| Dynatrace | $0.08/hr per GiB ~ $69/mo per 8 GiB host | per 8 GiB host / hour | Per host | No |
| Honeycomb | Uses the same event meter | per million events / month | Per event / volume | Yes |
| Splunk Observability Cloud | ~$60/host (App+Infra) to $75 end-to-end; APM ~$150-175/host at higher tiers | per host / month | Per host | No |
| Elastic Observability | Part of Complete tier (per-GB) | per GB ingested + retained | Per GB / usage | No |
| Coralogix | Built on traces/metrics (per-GB) | per GB ingested | Per GB / usage | No |
| Site24x7 | from $35/mo (Pro APM) | per plan / month | Per monitor | Yes |
| Splunk AppDynamics | $33/vCPU/mo (annual) | per vCPU / month | Per vCPU | No |
| Last9 | Built on the event meter | per event ingested | Per event / volume | Yes |
Pricing snapshot: June 2026 - verify current pricing on the vendor's site before relying on these figures.
How apm is priced
APM is priced per host (Datadog, Dynatrace, Splunk), per vCPU (AppDynamics), per Full Platform user (New Relic) or per usage/event (Sentry, Honeycomb, Grafana, Elastic, Coralogix). Per-host models penalize dense Kubernetes nodes; usage models penalize verbose instrumentation.
Cheapest apm (by listed rate)
- Datadog - $31/host/mo
- Splunk AppDynamics - $33/vCPU/mo (annual)
- Site24x7 - from $35/mo (Pro APM)
- Splunk Observability Cloud - ~$60/host (App+Infra) to $75 end-to-end; APM ~$150-175/host at higher tiers
- Dynatrace - $0.08/hr per GiB ~ $69/mo per 8 GiB host
Usage-based / custom (no flat rate to rank): Coralogix, Elastic Observability, Grafana Cloud, Honeycomb, Last9, New Relic, Sentry.
Every vendor for apm
$31/host/mo
Splunk AppDynamics$33/vCPU/mo (annual)
Site24x7from $35/mo (Pro APM)
Splunk Observability Cloud~$60/host (App+Infra) to $75 end-to-end; APM ~$150-175/host at higher tiers
Dynatrace$0.08/hr per GiB ~ $69/mo per 8 GiB host
CoralogixBuilt on traces/metrics (per-GB)
Elastic ObservabilityPart of Complete tier (per-GB)
Grafana Cloud$19/mo platform + $8 per active visualization user
HoneycombUses the same event meter
Last9Built on the event meter
New RelicStandard: $99/user; Pro: $349/user (annual)
SentryFree: 10K spans; included quotas scale with plan
Frequently asked questions
Which observability vendor is cheapest for apm?
On its listed apm rate, Datadog ($31/host/mo) is among the lowest of the priced vendors. Several vendors are usage-based here (Coralogix, Elastic Observability, Grafana Cloud, Honeycomb, Last9, New Relic, Sentry), so the real winner depends on your data volume. Pricing snapshot: June 2026.
How is apm priced?
APM is priced per host (Datadog, Dynatrace, Splunk), per vCPU (AppDynamics), per Full Platform user (New Relic) or per usage/event (Sentry, Honeycomb, Grafana, Elastic, Coralogix). Per-host models penalize dense Kubernetes nodes; usage models penalize verbose instrumentation. Pricing snapshot: June 2026 - verify current pricing on the vendor's site before relying on these figures.
Which vendors offer apm?
We track 12 vendors for apm: Datadog, New Relic, Grafana Cloud, Sentry, Dynatrace, Honeycomb, Splunk Observability Cloud, Elastic Observability, Coralogix, Site24x7, Splunk AppDynamics, Last9. Each has its own pricing page with rates, free-tier details and pros/cons.
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Last updated: 2026-06-21