# Elastic APM: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 28 judge labels across 2 categories by 13 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/elastic-apm

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Application performance monitoring](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/operations/application-performance-monitoring/index.md) | 0% | 10 | 4% | 27 |
| [Error and crash monitoring](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/developer/error-and-crash-monitoring/index.md) | 0% | 38 | 100% | 1 |

## What the models said for it

- "Free open-source core with paid cloud options. Cost-effective if you're already using Elasticsearch, but it can require more setup and maintenance." (Grok 4.20, APM)
- "Other options include OpenObserve, Grafana Stack, and Elastic APM, which are open-source or low-cost alternatives." (Llama 4 Maverick, APM)
- "Elastic APM is great for small to medium-sized companies and offers a budget-friendly yet capable APM solution" (Claude Haiku 4.5, APM)
- "Open-source friendly, with good customization and distributed tracing, but less AI-powered insights" (Mistral Small, APM)

## And against it

- "New Relic and Elastic both document that you need to intentionally control what data is sent and sanitized." (GPT-5.4 mini, APM)
- "it's free if you self-host, though requires some infrastructure knowledge" (Claude Haiku 4.5, Error monitoring)

## By model

| Model | First choice | Alternative | Mention | Warning | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| GPT-5.4 mini | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Grok 4.20 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Mistral Small | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Kimi K2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| GPT-6 Luna | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named Elastic APM, from 38 of the 56 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- newrelic.com: 18
- atatus.com: 16
- g2.com: 11
- manageengine.com: 11
- coralogix.com: 10
- rollbar.com: 9
- cubeapm.com: 8
- posthog.com: 8
- dotcom-monitor.com: 7
- elastic.co: 7 (its own site)

### Pages cited

- https://newrelic.com/blog/observability/enterprise-apm: 13
- https://manageengine.com/it-operations-management/application-observability/apm-tools-comparison.html: 10
- https://atatus.com/guides/best-apm-tools-for-startups: 9
- https://rollbar.com/blog/best-apm-tools: 9
- https://atatus.com/guides/cheapest-apm-solutions: 8
- https://coralogix.com/guides/application-performance-monitoring-tools: 8
- https://newrelic.com/info/best-apm-tools-2026: 8
- https://dotcom-monitor.com/blog/application-performance-monitoring-tools: 7

## In its own words

What Elastic APM's own pages state, read 2026-09-28. Stated by the vendor, not checked by the index.

- Positioning: OpenTelemetry-native application performance monitoring (https://www.elastic.co/observability/application-performance-monitoring)
- For: modern or legacy apps (https://www.elastic.co/observability/application-performance-monitoring)
- Price stated: free (https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-apm/120111)
- Free plan or trial: Start free trial (https://www.elastic.co/observability/application-performance-monitoring)
- Customers named: Equinox, Wells Fargo, Lufthansa's Miles & More, Pepsi

## Record

- Method: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/methodology
- License: CC BY 4.0. Cite as Gane Index, November 2026 Edition, www.gane.ai/index/it.