Elastic APM

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Founded 2012Mountain View, California, United States1000+ EmployeesWeb, Linux, Windows, Mac

Key Features

Centralized OperationsCustom DashboardsDistributed WorkflowsError ChecksMachine LearningOpen closed eyes like magicReal user MonitoringService ManagementTransaction Management

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Elastic APM — Pros & Cons

Pros

  • Supports multiple programming languages including Java, Go, and Node.js
  • Integrates seamlessly with the Elastic Stack for comprehensive observability
  • Provides detailed transaction timelines for performance analysis
  • Offers real-time monitoring of application performance metrics
  • Facilitates distributed tracing across microservices architectures

Cons

  • High CPU and memory usage reported in .NET Core microservices
  • Challenges in capturing traces for WSO2 applications
  • Issues with Go agent not sending data to APM server
  • Difficulties in capturing error messages in Node.js applications
  • Problems with transaction timelines missing spans for SQL and Redis