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Calibre RUM vs Grafana Cloud Application Observability
Both stand on synthetic monitoring. Which one you can start free with, which one lets you read the code, and what each costs once you pay.
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Calibre RUM offers page-level real-user performance signals and several report filters, with plans priced by sessions. Check session and synthetic-test allocations when choosing a plan.
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Grafana Cloud Application Observability brings several telemetry types and service-level views together for application investigation. Review the included host hours and billing basis, especially for serverless environments, before choosing a plan.
Visit Grafana Cloud Application ObservabilityThe facts
| Calibre RUM | Grafana Cloud Application Observability | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | A free trial | Yes |
| Open source | Not published | No |
| Runs on | API, Web | Android, API, Extension, iPhone, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| Lowest paid plan | Starter: $75 a month | Pro: $0.03 a month |
| Plans published | 3 | 3 |
| Maker | Not published | Not published |
| Website | calibreapp.com | grafana.com |
| On synthetic monitoring | #28 of 46 | #4 of 46 |
Calibre RUM: what it does well
- Ranks pages by traffic volume
- Connects performance signals to page elements
- Filters reports by device, browser and country
- RUM script uses no cookies or personal data
- Offers web and API access
What to know first
- No free plan
- Starter includes 5K real user sessions
- Synthetic monitoring stops when monthly test allocation is exhausted
Grafana Cloud Application Observability: what it does well
- Automatically discovers services and relationships.
- Service catalog displays latency, errors, and request rate.
- Unifies metrics, logs, traces, and profiles.
- Free plan includes up to 2,232 host hours monthly.
What to know first
- Free plan includes community support.
- Paid usage charges for host hours and telemetry.
- Serverless billing is based on ingested telemetry.
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