Observability and APM Platform
Provider 
Founded 2012
Sells To Enterprise, Small Business
Pricing Model Recurring, Software, Subscription
Ownership Public

Unified observability platform built on the Elastic Stack for logs, metrics, traces, and security analytics.
Elastic Observability provides a unified platform built on the Elastic Stack for logs, metrics, traces, and security analytics. It enables organizations to monitor, search, and analyze operational data at scale across cloud and on-premises environments.
The platform leverages Elasticsearch for fast search and analytics, combined with Kibana for visualization and Elastic Agent for data collection. It supports OpenTelemetry and offers AI-powered anomaly detection for infrastructure and application monitoring.
| Attribute | Observability and APM Platform | Application Performance Monitoring, Log Management | Observability | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Provider | ||||
| Founded | 2012 | 2010 | 2021 | |
| Sells To | Enterprise, Small Business | Enterprise, Small Business | Enterprise, Small Business | |
| Pricing Model | Recurring, Software, Subscription | Recurring | Recurring, SaaS | |
| Ownership | Public | Public | Venture Capital |
Provider 
Founded 2012
Sells To Enterprise, Small Business
Pricing Model Recurring, Software, Subscription
Ownership Public
Provider 
Founded 2010
Sells To Enterprise, Small Business
Pricing Model Recurring
Ownership Public
Provider 
Founded 2021
Sells To Enterprise, Small Business
Pricing Model Recurring, SaaS
Ownership Venture Capital

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