apm-server
The premium Open Source alternative to New Relic
🎯 Best for:Organizations already utilizing the ELK stack for logging
What is apm-server?
Receives performance data from Elastic APM agents and transforms it into Elasticsearch documents. It acts as a critical bridge for monitoring application metrics, errors, and spans.
Tech Stack
GoMonitoring & Logs
Why apm-server?
- • Seamless Kibana integration
- • High throughput processing
- • Supports OpenTelemetry
Limitations
- • Requires Elasticsearch
- • Resource intensive
- • Complex configuration
3/5/2026
Last Update
542
Forks
234
Issues
Other
License
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Competitor Cost
-$1,440
/ year (est. based on New Relic)
Self-Hosted
$0
/ year
Team Size10 Users
150+
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