Dataset size
The latest Application Performance Monitoring (APM) Tools run found 18 recommended brands and 13 cited sources in AI answers.
Application Performance Monitoring (APM) Tools
This weekly AI Brand Index shows how AI tools answer buyer questions in the Application Performance Monitoring (APM) Tools category. SupaIntent asks each LLM the same question: which brands are the most visible, significant, and recommended in that niche. Each system returns its own top. We track what brands are recommended, which cited sources are used and how positions move week to week. Use it to see the freshest AI visibility data for this category.
Updated 9 August 2026
Brands
Category coverage
18
ranked across AI engines
Sources
Evidence base
13
domains cited in answers
Brand sites
Official share
9%
from brand-owned domains
AI model filter
Position history
Position history chart for the top brands in this AI Brand Index category. Lower rank numbers mean stronger visibility.
| Brand | Latest rank |
|---|---|
| Dynatrace | 1 |
| Datadog | 2 |
| New Relic | 3 |
| AppDynamics | 4 |
| IBM | 5 |
What AI tools say about Application Performance Monitoring (APM) Tools
Movement
What changed this week?
Dynatrace overtook Datadog this week to take the top position.
Sources
Which sources shape AI answers?
Review platforms shape this category: G2 and G2 are the most cited review sources, and review platforms account for 38% of all citations.
Engines
Do AI engines agree on the leader?
The engines disagree on the leader. ChatGPT and Google AI Mode both name Dynatrace first, Gemini names Datadog, and Perplexity names New Relic.
Citation-ready
Key facts from this AI Brand Index report
Current leader
Dynatrace ranks #1 for Application Performance Monitoring (APM) Tools in the latest SupaIntent AI Brand Index run.
Top brands
Dynatrace, Datadog, and New Relic lead Application Performance Monitoring (APM) Tools across AI answers from ChatGPT, Google AI Mode, Gemini and Perplexity.
Brand sites
G2, Gartner, and Augmentcode are the most cited brand sites in this category.
Weekly movement
Top 10 onlyEntered the index
New in the top 10
IBM#5
Elastic APM#7
Biggest gains
Moved up this week
Sentry9 to #6
ManageEngine4 to #9
Biggest losses
Moved down this week
Instana12 to #18
Splunk5 to #10
Rank history
Weekly rank changes for the current top 10
| Rank | Brand | Previous | Current | Change | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | #2 | #1 | 1 | #1 | |
| #2 | #1 | #2 | 1 | #1 | |
| #3 | #3 | #3 | 0 | #2 | |
| #4 | #4 | #4 | 0 | #1 | |
| #5 | New | #5 | New | #5 | |
| #6 | #15 | #6 | 9 | #6 | |
| #7 | New | #7 | New | #7 | |
| #8 | #8 | #8 | 0 | #8 | |
| #9 | #13 | #9 | 4 | #9 | |
| #10 | #5 | #10 | 5 | #5 |
Current brand snapshot
18 brands
| # | Pos. | Brand |  ChatGPT |  Google AI Mode |  Gemini |  Perplexity | Seen in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | +1 | #1 | #1 | #2 | #2 | | |
| 2 | -1 | #2 | #3 | #1 | #3 | | |
| 3 | 0 | #3 | #2 | #3 | #1 | | |
| 4 | 0 | #7 | #4 | #4 | #4 | | |
| 5 | New | #4 | #10 | #5 | - | | |
| 6 | +9 | #5 | - | #8 | #6 | | |
| 7 | New | - | - | #7 | #5 | | |
| 8 | 0 | - | #7 | #6 | - | | |
| 9 | +4 | #10 | #5 | - | - | | |
| 10 | -5 | - | #6 | #10 | - | | |
| 11 | +1 | #9 | #8 | - | - | | |
| 12 | New | #6 | - | - | - | | |
| 13 | +4 | #3 | #2 | #3 | #1 | | |
| 14 | New | #2 | #3 | #1 | #3 | | |
| 15 | New | #8 | - | - | - | | |
| 16 | -5 | - | - | #9 | - | | |
| 17 | New | - | #9 | - | - | | |
| 18 | -12 | - | - | - | #9 | |
Position history
Position history chart for the top brands in this AI Brand Index category. Lower rank numbers mean stronger visibility.
| Brand | Latest rank |
|---|---|
| Dynatrace | 1 |
| Datadog | 2 |
| New Relic | 3 |
| IBM Instana | 4 |
| Sentry | 5 |
Current brand snapshot
10 brands
| # | Pos. | Brand | ChatGPT | Google AI Mode | Gemini | Perplexity | Seen in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | #1 | - | - | - | | |
| 2 | 0 | #2 | - | - | - | | |
| 3 | 0 | #3 | - | - | - | | |
| 4 | +3 | #4 | - | - | - | | |
| 5 | +4 | #5 | - | - | - | | |
| 6 | New | #6 | - | - | - | | |
| 7 | New | #7 | - | - | - | | |
| 8 | New | #8 | - | - | - | | |
| 9 | New | #9 | - | - | - | | |
| 10 | 0 | #10 | - | - | - | |
Current source snapshot
1 sources
| # | Source | Ment.Mentions | LLMs |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 20 | |
Position history
Position history chart for the top brands in this AI Brand Index category. Lower rank numbers mean stronger visibility.
| Brand | Latest rank |
|---|---|
| Dynatrace | 1 |
| New Relic | 2 |
| Datadog | 3 |
| AppDynamics | 4 |
| ManageEngine | 5 |
Current brand snapshot
10 brands
| # | Pos. | Brand | ChatGPT | Google AI Mode | Gemini | Perplexity | Seen in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | - | #1 | - | - | | |
| 2 | +1 | - | #2 | - | - | | |
| 3 | -1 | - | #3 | - | - | | |
| 4 | 0 | - | #4 | - | - | | |
| 5 | +5 | - | #5 | - | - | | |
| 6 | -1 | - | #6 | - | - | | |
| 7 | 0 | - | #7 | - | - | | |
| 8 | New | - | #8 | - | - | | |
| 9 | New | - | #9 | - | - | | |
| 10 | New | - | #10 | - | - | |
Position history
Position history chart for the top brands in this AI Brand Index category. Lower rank numbers mean stronger visibility.
| Brand | Latest rank |
|---|---|
| Datadog | 1 |
| Dynatrace | 2 |
| New Relic | 3 |
| AppDynamics | 4 |
| IBM Instana | 5 |
Current brand snapshot
10 brands
| # | Pos. | Brand | ChatGPT | Google AI Mode | Gemini | Perplexity | Seen in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | - | - | #1 | - | | |
| 2 | 0 | - | - | #2 | - | | |
| 3 | 0 | - | - | #3 | - | | |
| 4 | New | - | - | #4 | - | | |
| 5 | New | - | - | #5 | - | | |
| 6 | 0 | - | - | #6 | - | | |
| 7 | 0 | - | - | #7 | - | | |
| 8 | New | - | - | #8 | - | | |
| 9 | -1 | - | - | #9 | - | | |
| 10 | -5 | - | - | #10 | - | |
Position history
Position history chart for the top brands in this AI Brand Index category. Lower rank numbers mean stronger visibility.
| Brand | Latest rank |
|---|---|
| New Relic | 1 |
| Dynatrace | 2 |
| Datadog | 3 |
| AppDynamics | 4 |
| Elastic Observability | 5 |
Current brand snapshot
9 brands
| # | Pos. | Brand | ChatGPT | Google AI Mode | Gemini | Perplexity | Seen in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | +2 | - | - | - | #1 | | |
| 2 | +2 | - | - | - | #2 | | |
| 3 | -2 | - | - | - | #3 | | |
| 4 | +1 | - | - | - | #4 | | |
| 5 | New | - | - | - | #5 | | |
| 6 | New | - | - | - | #6 | | |
| 7 | +2 | - | - | - | #1 | | |
| 8 | New | - | - | - | #3 | | |
| 9 | -3 | - | - | - | #9 | |
Common AI search questions about Application Performance Monitoring (APM) Tools
Q1
Who leads Application Performance Monitoring (APM) Tools in AI answers?
Dynatrace is the most recommended application performance monitoring (APM) tools brand in the latest AI Brand Index run. The next highest-ranked brands are Datadog and New Relic. The engines disagree on the leader. ChatGPT and Google AI Mode both name Dynatrace first, Gemini names Datadog, and Perplexity names New Relic.
Q2
Which cited sources are used for Application Performance Monitoring (APM) Tools?
The most cited sources for application performance monitoring (APM) tools recommendations are G2, Gartner and Augmentcode, out of 13 tracked sources. Review platforms shape this category: G2 and G2 are the most cited review sources, and review platforms account for 38% of all citations.
Q3
How fresh is this Application Performance Monitoring (APM) Tools ranking?
The AI Brand Index updates every Sunday. In the latest run, IBM and Elastic APM entered the top 10 and Instana, Sentry, Splunk and ManageEngine moved three or more positions in the application performance monitoring (APM) tools index.
How to cite this report
Cite the canonical SupaIntent report page when referencing this AI visibility ranking.
SupaIntent AI Brand Index: Application Performance Monitoring (APM) Tools. https://supaintent.com/ai-brand-index/it-infrastructure-monitoring-software-application-performance-monitoring-apm-tools
Report data
Download the same ranking data used by the chart, tables and Dataset schema.
AI Brand Index methodology
Rankings use collected AI answers, cited sources, brand-site matching, and provider-level position history.
- SupaIntent measures buying-intent AI answers across ChatGPT, Google AI Mode, Gemini and Perplexity.
- This report uses the latest observed AI answers for Application Performance Monitoring (APM) Tools, including 18 recommended brands and 13 cited sources.
- Brand sites are identified from official domains and subdomains, then separated from review, community and publisher sources.
- Weekly movement compares the latest rank with the previous collected position for each brand.
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