APPLICATION PERFORMANCE MONITORING
Real Time Observability Solutions
Accelerate incident resolution, ensure application reliability, and optimize performance with IBM Instana's AI-powered observability designed for modern cloud-native environments.

OVERVIEW
Intelligent Observability for Complex Applications
IBM Instana Observability automatically monitors and analyzes microservices and containerized applications with 1-second metric granularity. It provides automated application performance monitoring, end-user experience tracking, root cause analysis, and anomaly detection. With complete visibility into application health and performance across 250+ technologies, Instana empowers teams to maintain reliability and accelerate innovation.
Key Features
Explore powerful capabilities designed to simplify observability across your application landscape.
Automated Discovery and Monitoring
Automatically discover and monitor applications, services, infrastructure, and mobile apps across 250+ technologies. Deploy in minutes with zero manual configuration.
Distributed Tracing
Trace 100% of requests end-to-end across microservices with 1-second granularity. No sampling means you never miss critical issues.
AI-Powered Analytics
Automated anomaly detection and intelligent root cause analysis reduce MTTR by up to 90%. Receive actionable insights within seconds of impact.
Infrastructure Monitoring
Monitor servers, containers, databases, and cloud platforms with automatic dependency mapping across your entire stack.
Kubernetes & Container Support
Native monitoring for Kubernetes, OpenShift, and Docker with complete visibility into pods, clusters, and service meshes.
End-User Monitoring
Track real user experiences across web and mobile applications, measuring performance from the user's perspective.
Synthetic Monitoring
Proactively test application availability and performance from multiple global locations before issues impact users.
Smart Alerts
Threshold-based alerts with built-in intelligence provide complete context, root cause, and recommended actions.
OpenTelemetry & Open Standards
Seamless integration with Prometheus, Jaeger, Grafana, and OpenTelemetry for vendor-neutral observability.

Which Deployment Option is Right for You?
Instana SaaS
Fully managed cloud solution with rapid deployment, automatic updates, and global availability. Choose your data retention region and focus on observability without infrastructure management.
Instana Self-Hosted
Complete control over monitoring infrastructure and data. Ideal for strict compliance requirements, air-gapped environments, or on-premises deployment needs.
CASE STUDY
See Everything. Understand Instantly.
Instana delivers complete, automated observability for modern applications. It maps every service and dependency in real time, correlates metrics, traces, and logs, and uses AI-driven insights to pinpoint root causes instantly. The result is faster troubleshooting, proactive performance optimization, and a seamless experience for both users and DevOps teams.
