What is AppSignal?
AppSignal offers comprehensive application performance monitoring (APM) solutions designed specifically for developers. The platform combines eight powerful monitoring features into one intuitive interface, including error tracking, performance monitoring, host monitoring, anomaly detection, uptime monitoring, metric dashboards, log management, and check-ins for background processes.
With support for multiple programming languages and frameworks including Ruby, Elixir, Node.js, JavaScript, Python, PHP, Java, Go, and Rust, AppSignal provides out-of-the-box monitoring capabilities. The lightweight monitoring agent built with Rust ensures stable performance across thousands of applications while maintaining minimal resource usage.
Features
- Error Tracking: Track exceptions, get real-time error alerts, debug and fix bugs with detailed error reports and custom attribute tagging
- Performance Monitoring: Monitor slow actions down to the nanosecond with duration breakdowns, tracing timelines, and slow query identification
- Host Monitoring: Monitor server metrics including CPU usage, disk I/O, load average, memory, network usage, and Kubernetes metrics
- Anomaly Detection: Set alerts on any metric with pre-configured triggers, smart delay reduction, and notifications via Slack, email, and other channels
- Metric Dashboards: Create interactive dashboards with auto-generated and custom charts, fullscreen viewing, and timeframe comparison capabilities
Use Cases
- Monitoring web application performance and identifying bottlenecks
- Tracking and debugging application errors in real-time
- Monitoring server infrastructure and resource utilization
- Detecting anomalies in application metrics and system performance
- Ensuring application uptime and availability
- Managing and analyzing application logs centrally
- Monitoring background jobs and scheduled processes
FAQs
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What counts as a request in AppSignal's pricing?
Requests refer to the number of monitored application requests processed by AppSignal's monitoring system. -
What happens if I exceed my plan limits?
AppSignal continues monitoring without interruption and won't charge overage fees; they only initiate upgrade conversations after exceeding limits for 2 out of 3 months. -
How long is logging data stored?
The free plan offers 5-day retention, with paid options available for long-term log storage. -
What programming languages does AppSignal support?
AppSignal supports Ruby, Elixir, Node.js, JavaScript, Python, PHP, Java, Go, Rust, and various frameworks within these languages. -
Does AppSignal offer enterprise features?
Yes, enterprise features include SAML SSO, HIPAA compliance, and long-term log storage as paid add-ons.
