TL; DR: Based on the APM benchmarks results is evident that one of the main performance problems for a Node.js application in a production environment is the usage of the very same applications in charge of monitoring the performance for the application itself. This article explains the reasons with an in-depth analysis to show why using most APMs in a Node.js application is that expensive performance-wise.

If you haven’t checked out the first two-part of our ‘Securing your Applications in Node.js’ series, click here and the second part here. This is a 3-part blog series on Node.js. This article aims to establish a Node.js security roadmap by addressing security challenges comprehensively and consistently for large infrastructures. Let’s begin! 🚀

If you haven’t checked out the first part of Securing your Applications in Node.js, click here. This is a 3-part blog series on Node.js. This article aims to establish a Node.js security roadmap by addressing security challenges comprehensively and consistently for large infrastructures. Let’s begin! 🚀