What Claude (Anthropic) with web search answered for application performance monitoring (agencies) on 2026-09-11

Claude (Anthropic) with web search claude-opus-5 asked 2026-09-11

Coverage: Claude (Anthropic) with web search. Other engines not included.

The question asked, verbatim: best application performance monitoring for agencies

Brands named, in the order the engine gave

1. Sentry mentioned
   For most agencies I'd pick Sentry as the default, add New Relic if you need deeper server-side monitoring cheaply, and choose Datadog only if you also run your clients' infrastructure.
2. New Relic mentioned
   For most agencies I'd pick Sentry as the default, add New Relic if you need deeper server-side monitoring cheaply, and choose Datadog only if you also run your clients' infrastructure.
3. Datadog mentioned
   For most agencies I'd pick Sentry as the default, add New Relic if you need deeper server-side monitoring cheaply, and choose Datadog only if you also run your clients' infrastructure.
4. GitHub mentioned
   Since June 2025, one GitHub organization can connect to several Sentry organizations, which fixes an old problem for agencies that host client code under their own GitHub.
5. Tideways recommended
   Tideways: best for PHP, WordPress, Magento or Drupal agencies.
6. WordPress recommended
   Tideways: best for PHP, WordPress, Magento or Drupal agencies.
7. Scout APM mentioned
   Scout APM or AppSignal: good lightweight options for Laravel or Rails shops.
8. AppSignal mentioned
   Scout APM or AppSignal: good lightweight options for Laravel or Rails shops.
9. Ruby mentioned
   AppSignal adds server metrics and uptime checks, and supports Ruby, Elixir, Node, Python and PHP.
10. Dynatrace mentioned
    Dynatrace: only for large enterprise clients.

Sources the engine cited

The answer, as recorded

For most agencies I'd pick **Sentry** as the default, add **New Relic** if you need deeper server-side monitoring cheaply, and choose **Datadog** only if you also run your clients' infrastructure. By situation: 1. **Sentry**: best default for agencies that build and hand off apps. It combines error tracking with performance tracing, and the Team plan starts at about $26/month, which is easy to pass on to clients. You can put all clients in one organization with a project each, or give each client their own organization. Each organization has its own subscription, so billing per client stays clean. Since June 2025, one GitHub organization can connect to several Sentry organizations, which fixes an old problem for agencies that host client code under their own GitHub. - https://www.index.dev/skill-vs-skill/sentry-vs-datadog-vs-new-relic - https://github.com/getsentry/sentry/issues/47246 - https://sentry.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/27677039248027-Can-I-have-multiple-organizations-for-one-Sentry-subscription 2. **New Relic**: best value for full APM across many small client apps. The free tier includes 100 GB of data a month. After that you pay about $0.30-$0.50 per GB, with no separate per-host APM charge, so it's usually cheaper than Datadog for mid-sized setups. It supports multiple accounts and account sharing for managed service providers, so a client can see their own account while you manage it. The Partnership API is only available if New Relic sets it up for you. The PHP agent can also send different apps to different accounts, which helps with shared hosting. - https://monitoringcost.com/apm-pricing-comparison - https://docs.newrelic.com/docs/new-relic-partnerships/partner-integration-guide/partner-account-maintenance/partnership-accounts-users-subscriptions/ - https://docs.newrelic.com/docs/apm/agents/php-agent/features/multiple-accounts/ 3. **Datadog**: best if you run and host client infrastructure. Its parent/child organizations were built for this: each client gets a child organization with its own data, users and billing, you get a combined view across them from the parent, and you can set up new clients with Terraform. The downside is cost: about $15-$23 per host per month for infrastructure plus $31 per host for APM, and logs and custom metrics add up quickly. - https://docs.datadoghq.com/account_management/multi_organization/ - https://docs.datadoghq.com/account_management/org_settings/cross_org_visibility/ - https://www.spendhound.com/marketplace/datadog-pricing 4. **Tideways**: best for PHP, WordPress, Magento or Drupal agencies. It has dashboards built for those frameworks and CMSs, and it's simpler than the big platforms. It only supports PHP and is priced per server. - https://blog.fortrabbit.com/apm-for-php 5. **Scout APM** or **AppSignal**: good lightweight options for Laravel or Rails shops. Scout automatically catches N+1 query problems and combines errors, logs and traces in one tool. AppSignal adds server metrics and uptime checks, and supports Ruby, Elixir, Node, Python and PHP. - https://www.scoutapm.com/blog/php-monitoring-tool-roundup - https://www.scoutapm.com/competitor-comparisons/scout-vs-appsignal 6. **Dynatrace**: only for large enterprise clients. Its main strength is automatic setup and AI-driven root-cause analysis, but it's more than most agencies need. - https://www.guideflow.com/blog/application-performance-monitoring-tools Many agencies use **Sentry for every client** and add **New Relic or Datadog** only for clients who pay for ongoing hosting or support. The prices above come from third-party comparison sites, not the vendors' own pricing pages, so check them before quoting anything to a client. Sources: - [Guideflow - 12 best APM tools for 2026](https://www.guideflow.com/blog/application-performance-monitoring-tools) - [Index.dev - Sentry vs Datadog vs New Relic](https://www.index.dev/skill-vs-skill/sentry-vs-datadog-vs-new-relic) - [MonitoringCost.com - APM pricing comparison](https://monitoringcost.com/apm-pricing-comparison) - [SpendHound - Datadog pricing 2026](https://www.spendhound.com/marketplace/datadog-pricing) - [Datadog - Managing multiple-organization accounts](https://docs.datadoghq.com/account_management/multi_organization/) - [Datadog - Cross-organization visibility](https://docs.datadoghq.com/account_management/org_settings/cross_org_visibility/) - [New Relic - Introduction to multi-tenancy](https://docs.newrelic.com/docs/new-relic-partnerships/partner-integration-guide/partner-account-maintenance/partnership-accounts-users-subscriptions/) - [New Relic - PHP agent multiple accounts](https://docs.newrelic.com/docs/apm/agents/php-agent/features/multiple-accounts/) - [Sentry GitHub issue #47246 - multiple Sentry orgs per GitHub org](https://github.com/getsentry/sentry/issues/47246) - [Sentry Help Center - multiple organizations per subscription](https://sentry.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/27677039248027-Can-I-have-multiple-organizations-for-one-Sentry-subscription) - [fortrabbit - APM for PHP landscape in 2026](https://blog.fortrabbit.com/apm-for-php) - [Scout - Best PHP APM tools in 2026](https://www.scoutapm.com/blog/php-monitoring-tool-roundup) - [Scout vs AppSignal](https://www.scoutapm.com/competitor-comparisons/scout-vs-appsignal)

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