AppDynamics vs Lightstep

AppDynamics is an application performance monitoring (APM) platform by Cisco that provides real-time visibility into application performance, user experience, and business outcomes. It supports full-stack monitoring across on-premises and cloud environments.

Lightstep is observability platform focused on distributed tracing and change intelligence, now part of ServiceNow Cloud Observability. It provides comprehensive features for monitoring workflows. The tool is actively maintained with regular updates and strong community/vendor support.