Best Real User Monitoring in 2026
Updated
Understanding how an app behaves for its users means looking at experience signals alongside the practicalities of collecting them. Compare Core Web Vitals, interaction tracking, error correlation, and mobile app monitoring to see which kinds of user activity are covered. Geographic breakdown and data retention add further points to consider, as do pricing metric, free-plan availability, and paid-from cost. BugSnag, Middleware, and Dynatrace Kubernetes Monitoring are among the entries to examine. Consider which user experiences you need to observe, how errors should relate to those experiences, and how long monitoring data needs to remain available.
15 of 20 with known pricing have a free tier;0 of 6 with known code status publish open-source code;0 apps show full bars: free, open, on most devices and documented.
| # | App | Signal | Free tier | Open code | Devices | From | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grafana Cloud Application ObservabilityWeb · Windows · Mac · Linux · Android · iPhone · API · Extension | Three bars | No | 6 of 6 | $0.03/mo | 6.8 | |
| 2 | MiddlewareWeb · Windows · Mac · Linux · Android · iPhone · API · Extension | Three bars | No | 6 of 6 | $0.30/mo | 6.8 | |
| 3 | BugSnagWeb · Windows · Mac · Linux · Android · iPhone · Self-hosted · API | Three bars | No | 6 of 6 | Free | 6.7 | |
| 4 | Sumo LogicWeb · Windows · Mac · Linux · API | Three bars | No | 4 of 6 | Free | 6.7 | |
| 5 | Dynatrace Kubernetes MonitoringWeb · Linux · Android · iPhone · Self-hosted · API | Three bars | 4 of 6 | $1.40/mo | 6.6 | ||
| 6 | EmbraceWeb · Android · iPhone · API · Extension | Three bars | No | 3 of 6 | $0.80/mo | 6.5 | |
| 7 | New Relic Kubernetes MonitoringWeb · Windows · Linux · Self-hosted | Three bars | 3 of 6 | $29.08/mo | 6.5 | ||
| 8 | Amazon CloudWatch LogsWeb · API | Two bars | 1 of 6 | $0.03/mo | 6.4 | ||
| 9 | Dynatrace Real User MonitoringWeb · Android · iPhone | Three bars | 3 of 6 | $2.25/mo | 6.4 | ||
| 10 | Grafana k6Linux | Two bars | 1 of 6 | $19/mo | 6.3 | ||
| 11 | New Relic Browser MonitoringWeb · Android · iPhone · API · Extension | Three bars | No | 3 of 6 | $10/mo | 6.3 | |
| 12 | PerfBee Real User MonitoringWeb | Two bars | 1 of 6 | $19/mo | 6.3 | ||
| 13 | WebYes Real User MonitoringWeb | Two bars | 1 of 6 | Free | 6.3 | ||
| 14 | Yottaa Real User MonitoringWeb · API | Two bars | 1 of 6 | $1,000/mo | 6.3 | ||
| 15 | Grafana FaroWeb | Two bars | 1 of 6 | $19/mo | 6.2 | ||
| 16 | Elastic ObservabilityWeb · Windows · Mac · Linux · Self-hosted · API | Two bars | 4 of 6 | 5.6 | |||
| 17 | TrueWatch Real User MonitoringWeb · Android · iPhone | Two bars | 3 of 6 | 5.5 | |||
| 18 | Raygun Application Performance MonitoringWeb · Windows · Linux · Android · iPhone | Two bars | No | 5 of 6 | $120/mo | 5.3 | |
| 19 | RUMalyzeWeb · API | One bar | 1 of 6 | €89/mo | 5.3 | ||
| 20 | eG EnterpriseWeb · Windows · Linux · Self-hosted | Two bars | No | 3 of 6 | $100/mo | 5.1 | |
| 21 | Last9 Real User MonitoringWeb · Android · iPhone | Two bars | 3 of 6 | 5.1 | |||
| 22 | Amazon CloudWatch RUMWeb · Android · iPhone | Two bars | No | 3 of 6 | $0.03/mo | 5.0 | |
| 23 | Calibre RUMWeb · API | One bar | No | 1 of 6 | $75/mo | 4.9 | |
| 24 | Coralogix APMWeb · API | One bar | No | 1 of 6 | $0.16/mo | 4.9 | |
| 25 | Coralogix RUMWeb · Android · iPhone | One bar | 3 of 6 | 4.9 |
Compare all 25 in a table
| # | App | Score | Free plan | From | Free plan | Paid from | Core Web Vitals | Mobile app monitoring |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grafana Cloud Application Observability | 6.8 | Free plan | $0.03/mo | Yes | |||
| 2 | Middleware | 6.8 | Free plan | $0.30/mo | Yes | |||
| 3 | BugSnag | 6.7 | Free plan | Free | Yes | |||
| 4 | Sumo Logic | 6.7 | Free plan | Free | Yes | |||
| 5 | Dynatrace Kubernetes Monitoring | 6.6 | $1.40/mo | No | Yes | Yes | ||
| 6 | Embrace | 6.5 | Free plan | $0.80/mo | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| 7 | New Relic Kubernetes Monitoring | 6.5 | Free plan | $29.08/mo | Yes | Yes | No | |
| 8 | Amazon CloudWatch Logs | 6.4 | Free plan | $0.03/mo | No | Yes | Yes | |
| 9 | Dynatrace Real User Monitoring | 6.4 | $2.25/mo | No | Yes | Yes | ||
| 10 | Grafana k6 | 6.3 | Free plan | $19/mo | Yes | 19 /mo | Yes | |
| 11 | New Relic Browser Monitoring | 6.3 | Free plan | $10/mo | Yes | Yes | No | |
| 12 | PerfBee Real User Monitoring | 6.3 | Free plan | $19/mo | No | 59 /mo | Yes | |
| 13 | WebYes Real User Monitoring | 6.3 | Free plan | Free | Yes | 59 /mo | Yes | |
| 14 | Yottaa Real User Monitoring | 6.3 | Free plan | $1,000/mo | Yes | Yes | ||
| 15 | Grafana Faro | 6.2 | Free plan | $19/mo | Yes | 19 /mo | Yes | |
| 16 | Elastic Observability | 5.6 | No | Yes | No | |||
| 17 | TrueWatch Real User Monitoring | 5.5 | Yes | Yes | Yes | |||
| 18 | Raygun Application Performance Monitoring | 5.3 | No | $120/mo | No | 80 /mo | Yes | Yes |
| 19 | RUMalyze | 5.3 | €89/mo | Yes | No | |||
| 20 | eG Enterprise | 5.1 | No | $100/mo | No | 100 /mo | ||
| 21 | Last9 Real User Monitoring | 5.1 | Yes | Yes | ||||
| 22 | Amazon CloudWatch RUM | 5.0 | No | $0.03/mo | No | Yes | Yes | |
| 23 | Calibre RUM | 4.9 | No | $75/mo | No | 75 /mo | Yes | No |
| 24 | Coralogix APM | 4.9 | No | $0.16/mo | No | Yes | Yes | |
| 25 | Coralogix RUM | 4.9 | No | Yes | Yes |
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