Monitoring tools help you track performance, detect errors, and ensure a smooth user experience for your Next.js apps. Hereโs a complete and updated list of top tools in 2025:
1. Sentry
๐ง Real-time error tracking and performance monitoring.
๐งฉ Supports distributed tracing and source map integration.
๐ฅ Session replay for user-based debugging.
2. New Relic
๐ Full-stack observability for SSR, API, and client-side tracking.
โ๏ธ Deep Next.js integration with @newrelic/next.
๐ Actionable insights and dashboards.
3. SigNoz
๐ OpenTelemetry-based performance tracking.
๐ Visuals like flamegraphs and Gantt charts for performance bottlenecks.
๐ Pre-configured dashboards for traces and metrics.
4. Datadog
โฑ๏ธ Real-time monitoring of applications and infrastructure.
๐งช Synthetic testing and step-by-step transaction tracking.
๐ฆ Combines APM, logs, and RUM in one place.
5. Middleware
๐ง Real User Monitoring (RUM) + synthetic testing.
๐บ Visual performance dashboards.
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Designed for modern full-stack apps.
6. Dotcom-Monitor
๐ Global uptime and performance monitoring.
๐งช Real browser testing and smart alerting.
๐ฅ Detailed and customizable reporting.
7. Sematext
๐ค Cloud-based monitoring platform for apps, servers, and user interactions.
๐ฃ Alerts and performance anomaly detection.
๐ Metrics, logs, and traces in one UI.
8. Dynatrace
๐ค AI-powered monitoring for apps, infra, and user sessions.
๐ Business-impact prioritization of issues.
๐งฉ End-to-end observability including custom metrics.
9. LogRocket
๐ฅ Session replay to reproduce bugs visually.
๐ ๏ธ Tracks console errors, slow interactions, and UI glitches.
๐ Performance data combined with user behavior.
10. AppSignal
๐งช Error tracking, performance monitoring, and custom metrics.
๐ Lightweight and optimized for Next.js and serverless apps.
๐ฆ Built-in anomaly detection and easy setup.
11. Upptime
๐ GitHub-powered uptime monitor using GitHub Actions.
๐ Self-hosted and open-source status page generation.
๐ฌ Slack & email alerts supported.
12. Highlight.io
๐๏ธ Session replay + frontend & backend observability.
๐ Full visibility into logs, traces, and performance in one view.
โก Built for modern JS frameworks like Next.js.
13. BetterStack (formerly Better Uptime)
๐ก Uptime & incident monitoring with on-call scheduling.
๐ง Smart incident resolution workflows.
๐ฑ Mobile and Slack notifications with clean status pages.
14. Elastic Observability (Elastic APM)
๐ Integrated logging, metrics, and tracing via the Elastic Stack.
๐ Great for advanced analytics and full-text search on logs.
โ๏ธ OpenTelemetry support for wide compatibility.
15. Raygun
๐ฅ Real-time error and crash reporting with performance monitoring.
๐ฒ User-centric diagnostics.
๐ฏ Focused on front-end experience tracking and load time metrics.
16. StatusCake
๐งช Simple and effective uptime and performance testing.
๐ Multiple test locations for global visibility.
๐ง Alerting integrations with email, SMS, Slack, and more.
17. Airbrake
โ ๏ธ Exception tracking for client and server errors.
๐ฆ Performance analytics and deploy tracking.
๐๏ธ Lightweight and dev-friendly.
18. Instana
๐ค AI-assisted APM tool with distributed tracing.
โ๏ธ Automatic service discovery and dependency mapping.
๐ Built for dynamic apps and microservices.
19. Netdata
๐ High-frequency monitoring with real-time metrics.
๐ฅ๏ธ Beautiful, interactive dashboards for system-level tracking.
๐งฉ Works well alongside Next.js server monitoring.
20. Grafana + Prometheus
๐ Advanced dashboarding and alerting system.
โ๏ธ Custom instrumentation via Prometheus metrics.
๐ Ideal for teams who want full control over their observability stack.