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Real User Monitoring (RUM) Tools

Tools that measure real visitors’ experience of web and mobile applications, plus references on web vitals.

28 topics•4 categories•Updated November 2026

RUM Tools

13 entries

Measure real user sessions in the browser and apps.

01Dynatrace RUMDynatrace real user monitoring documentation. 02New Relic BrowserNew Relic browser monitoring. 03Splunk AppDynamics Browser RUMAppDynamics is now part of Splunk (Cisco). 04Datadog Real User MonitoringDatadog RUM. 05Elastic Real User MonitoringElastic observability RUM. 06Akamai mPulseAkamai real user monitoring. 07Raygun Real User MonitoringRaygun RUM. 08Sematext ExperienceSematext RUM. 09SentryApplication monitoring and error tracking. 10SpeedCurveWeb performance monitoring (now part of Embrace). 11SmartBear AlertSiteSynthetic web monitoring. 12PingdomWebsite monitoring from SolarWinds. 13EmbraceMobile and web user-experience observability; owner of SpeedCurve.

Open-Source & Free RUM Options

6 entries

Self-hosted and platform-provided real user measurement.

14Grafana FaroOpen-source web SDK for real user monitoring with Grafana. 15Grafana Faro Web SDKSource code and releases. Faro Web SDK v2.13.0 was released on 22 October 2026, according to GitHub. 16OpenTelemetry for browsersVendor-neutral browser instrumentation; browser support is still evolving. 17Chrome UX Report (CrUX)Public field data from real Chrome users. 18Cloudflare Web AnalyticsPrivacy-first analytics with Core Web Vitals. 19Vercel Speed InsightsReal-user performance data for sites on Vercel.

References

3 entries

Standards and guidance.

20Web Vitals (web.dev)Google guidance on Core Web Vitals. 21web-vitals libraryJavaScript library for measuring Core Web Vitals in the field. 22PerformanceObserver (MDN)Browser API used by RUM scripts.

Web Performance Standards

2 entries

Standards and tools for measuring real user experience.

23W3C Web PerformanceWeb performance specifications. 24WebPageTestSynthetic page speed tests.

Related Pages

4 entries

Neighbouring directories on this site.

25Real-Time ComputingHub for RTOS, real-time Java, embedded databases and stream analytics. 26AIOps ToolsAI for IT operations tools. 27IT OperationsIT operations hub. 28Software Tools DirectoryHub of tool directories across AI, DevOps, observability, data and security.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is real user monitoring?

Collecting performance and experience data from real visitors’ browsers and apps, as opposed to synthetic tests.

How do I choose?

Check Core Web Vitals support, mobile coverage, sampling and privacy controls, correlation with traces and logs, and cost per session.

Which vendors and projects are listed?

Observability suites such as Dynatrace, Datadog, New Relic, Splunk AppDynamics and Elastic, focused tools such as Raygun, SpeedCurve, Embrace and Sentry, and open options such as Grafana Faro and OpenTelemetry.

What related pages are there?

AIOps Tools, IT Operations and the Real-Time Computing hub.

How current is this list?

Links were checked in October 2026. Vendors that block automated checks are kept and may need a manual click; renamed or acquired products are labelled.

Which related standards, open tools and references does this page add?

The section 'Web Performance Standards' lists Core Web Vitals, W3C Web Performance, web-vitals library, Chrome UX Report, WebPageTest. Standards and tools for measuring real user experience.

Where can I find more tool directories?

The Software Tools Directory page links to curated directories across AI and ML, DevOps, observability, data, security and developer tooling.

What did Gartner's 2026 Magic Quadrant for Observability Platforms say?

Gartner published its 2026 Magic Quadrant for Observability Platforms on 13 July 2026. According to vendor announcements, Datadog, Dynatrace and Grafana Labs say they were named Leaders, and Coralogix says it moved from Visionary to Leader. These are company claims, the full report is paywalled, and Gartner does not endorse any vendor, so check the quadrant itself for placements.